Star Valley Independent

The filing period for candidates interested in serving on either the Lincoln County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees or the North Lincoln County Hospital District Board of Trustees came to a close on Monday, Aug. 23. Candidate names for both boards were released this week.

Some of the most discussed elections in the entire county were going to be greatly affected by how the public came out and participated in the Primary Election on Tuesday August 17. The unofficial results proved to be interesting.

Alpine Police Chief, James Phillips, made it a point to recognize the efforts of a local business at the most recent Alpine Town Council meeting.

The Town of Alpine recently requested bids for their water system.

Construction work on WYO 22, Teton Pass, is not expected to have much of an impact on traffic now, but delays can be expected when slide repairs at milepost 13.2 progresses.

Lambert T (Bert) Bewkes, former resident of Alpine and Thayne died 25 November 2009 in St George, UT.

At least three counterfeit $20 bills have been discovered in Alpine and at least one of those has made it out of the town before being tracked down by law enforcement.

To those outside the valley, the Snake River and it’s brothers, are the very definition of summer fun, providing various activities for all.

Weather patterns are aiding the idea that Western Wyoming could be under siege this summer.

The Alpine Planning and Zoning Board has been operating with four board members for months.