Afton News

A single rollover accident on Highway 238 west of Afton resulted in the deaths of two Star Valley residents on Thursday morning.

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.

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.

The Star Valley Independent has been covering the news for the communities for more than 108 years without missing a week.A Take a look at what made the news 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago.

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.

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Afton a ' Three lightning caused fires were discovered over the weekend burning on the south western portion of the Bridger-Teton National Forest.

The Star Valley Independent has not missed a weekly edition since February of 1901.A Take a look back as what made pages of the newspaper 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago.

The Independent has been covering the valley for over 100 years.A Take a look at what made the headlines 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4797 has long been a dominating force at the Wyoming VFW Convention.

A fire was discovered on the Kemmerer Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest.

A fire was discovered on the Kemmerer Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest on Thursday afternoon approximately 26-miles southeast of Afton, Wyoming.

On July 6, 2009 Paul Allen Miller pled guilty to Felony Robbery and was sentenced to not less than three years nor more than eight years in the Wyoming State Penitentiary.

The Star Valley Independent has been producing a weekly newspaper for well over 100 years.A Take a look at what made the headlines 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago.

Various roads in Uinta, Lincoln and Sweetwater counties will be resurfaced through a Wyo-ming Department of Transportation District Three maintenance chip sealing project during July.

Lincoln County has been awarded federal funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for the emergency food and shelter national board program.

A flight instructor and an airplane manufacturer are pointing fingers at each other about who, or what, is to blame for an emergency landing in a field at the Fountain Valley School last month.

Afton, Wyo. - " The employees of the Bridger-Teton National Forest Greys River Ranger District sponsored a scholarship for a deserving graduating student from the Star Valley High School this year.

Attorney On April 20, 2009 Chaz Allen Lilly was convicted of Delivering a Controlled Substance and sentenced to serve three to four years in the Wyoming State Penitentiary.

A historic, nostalgic and sometimes comical look back at what made the news in the Star Valley Independent, 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago.A The Independent has not missedA a weekly edition since February of 1901.