Lincoln County News

Two men have been killed in a rollover accident in far western Wyoming. The Wyoming Highway Patrol reports that 19-year-old Bracken Erickson of Afton and 18-year-old Michael Stank of Jackson both died Thursday morning at the Star Valley Medical Center in Afton.

By Diana Mackinen The City of Kemmerer has passed on first reading new ordinances relative to a oeDriving While Under the Influencea and a oeMinor Under the Influence.a Chief of Police Steve Dillree and City Attorney Joe Bluemel recommended the changes to the City of Kemmerer.

The Star Valley Independent has been bringing you the news uninterrupted for 108 years.A Take a look at what made the pages of the newspaper 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago.

October 19, 2009 - Whether you have a serious interest in genealogy or a simply a curiosity about family history, the collection of digital headstone images sponsored by the Lincoln County Historical Society will be of interest to you.

By Diana Mackinen The Lincoln County School Board met on Tuesday evening, October 13, at the Administration Building.

As nearly all of us climb behind the wheel of our cars and trucks, we might not realize just how much the local airport does in terms of service to the community.A Recently, the airport in Afton topped the state list in terms of economic viability due in large part to a diverse group of customers.

A Jackson woman was killed on US 30 about 1:30 in the afternoon last Wednesday 19 miles south of Cokeville.

KVFD firefighter Ty Dever positions the ladder in order to hoist the stokes basket during Saturday morning's mock aircraft crash.

By Diana Mackinen The Town of Diamondville met on Tuesday, September 8, 2009. The cause for the date change was due to the Labor Day Holiday falling on Monday, September 7th, their regularly scheduled meeting date.

Corrugated brown cardboard is one of the products that the county collects for recycling.

A bilingual University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service nutrition and food educator based in Sweetwater County will provide educational programs for a five-county area.

Search and Rescue teams found four people who were lost riding on horseback Sunday afternoon.

Lincoln County - " The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service is offering a continuous sign-up for the new Conservation Stewardship Program , State Conservationist Xavier Montoya recently announced.

The Community and Tribute to Industry Picnic will be held in the Triangle Park tomorrow, Thursday, August 27th at 6:00 p.m. according to City Administrator Michael Archibald.

The Bureau of Land Management Pinedale Field Office is seeking public comment on EOG Resourcesa TM proposal to drill approximately 604 natural gas wells from 454 new well pads within the LaBarge Platform field over a ten-year period.

Fossilfest has been awarded $7,000 grant from the Wyoming Community Foundation to purchase a cargo trailer and midway games for Family Fun Night.

August 10, 2009 - According to the National Spending Journal , Americans are spending less money on the consumption of culture.

The Lincoln County Fair has a huge number of entertainment choices. One of which is the annual hog wrestling event which utilizes an eight and under division, a 9-14 division and an adult division.

The Lincoln County Fair has a huge number of entertainment choices. One of which is the annual hog wrestling event which utilizes an eight and under division, a 9-14 division and an adult division.

Sam McCloud got busy gabbing, and then had to hustle to catch up with this baseball All-Stars during Saturday's parade Sparky is always friendly The seniors' float won first Batman, Cat Woman and Baby Dennis Clark had his Model A in the parade.