Afton Fire Department responds to apartment fire Tuesday morning
The Afton Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to an apartment fire shortly after 9:00 Tuesday morning, March 20. The apartment is located on Doyle Child Circle, off of Adams street. Residents in the building were evacuated with the help of…
Warmer weather, rain prompts flood warning in Star Valley this week
The National Weather Service’s Riverton, Wyoming office issued a statement this week regarding the potential of flooding in Star Valley. The statement reads that “Afternoon basin temperatures are expected to warm into the middle to upper 40’s Wednesday and Thursday…
(Video) Star Valley Medical Center to host CNA Training.
Star Valley Medical Center will once again host CNA training for those interested in entering the health care field. SVMC’s Joel Johnson spoke with SVI Media about the training and the scholarship options available through the program.
Funeral services for Chuck Putnam
Funeral services for Chuck Putnam will take place on Friday, March 23, at 11 a.m. in the Cottonwood Ward LDS Chapel. A viewing will take place on Thursday, March 22, from 6-8 p.m. at Schwab Mortuary in Afton and from…
SBA: “National Park rate hikes will hurt local businesses”
Last fall the U.S. Department of the Interior announced an open comment period on its proposal to increase entrance fees at many of the nation’s most popular national parks, including the flagship of Wyoming’s tourism industry: Yellowstone. The comment period…
Independent Obituaries: March 14, 2018
The following obituaries appeared in the March 14, 2018 edition of the Star Valley Independent. Allen Keith Brown, 95, of Lakewood, Calif, died on Feb. 22, 2018 of natural causes incident of age, at his home surrounded by family. Keith…
Independent Obituaries: March 7, 2018
The following obituaries appeared in the March 7, 2018 edition of the Star Valley Independent Our loving Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother Bonita (Bonnie) Block left this world on Feb. 19, 2018 to reunite with her husband of 65 years…
Independent Obituaries: February 28, 2018
The following obituaries appeared in the February 28, 2018 edition of the Star Valley Independent. Robert Michael McKim , age 72, passed away on Feb. 19, 2018 in Afton, of Pulmonary Fibrosis. He was born in Laramie on January 18,…
Independent Obituaries: February 21, 2018
The following obituaries appeared in the February 21, 2018 edition of the Star Valley Independent. Emily Gayle Erickson Izatt passed away from pancreatic cancer on her 81st birthday, Feb. 16, 2018 at her home in Freedom surrounded by her family….
Independent Obituaries: February 14, 2018
The following obituaries appeared in the February 14, 2018 edition of the Star Valley Independent. Dennis Coy Hebdon, 74, of Rexburg, Idaho, passed away unexpectedly on February 9, 2018, at Madison Memorial Hospital. Dennis was born July 21, 1943, in…