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SVI Radio Interview: Taylor Ward, District Court Expansion in Kemmerer
July 17, 2025
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LCSD2 Education Foundation updates
July 17, 2025
Tim Hale, Chairman of the Board for the Lincoln County School District #2 Education Foundation, visited the SVI Radio studio on Wednesday, July 9, to provide a quarterly update on the foundation’s activities, highlighting the success of the recent scholarship... Read More
Soccer Club registration closes this Sunday
July 16, 2025
Now in it’s third year of growth and filling a need for soccer experiences between the younger age groups and the high school, the Star Valley Soccer Club is open for fall registration until this Sunday July 20 for... Read More
Summer Night at the Wild 3 Ranch
July 16, 2025
A Summer Night at the Wild 3 Ranch is scheduled for Friday, July 18 in Grover. Proceeds from the evening go toward supplying protein options for the Afton and Thayne Food Pantries and support of the Star Valley Soccer... Read More
Burton sets new mark in 15th Star Valley Half Marathon
July 16, 2025
SVI PHOTOS BY DAN DOCKSTADER It was a beautiful day in the area as several hundred runners put on their best shoes and tackled the 13.1 miles that is the Star Valley Half-Marathon on Saturday July 12. After learning from... Read More
Independent Obituaries: July 16, 2025
July 16, 2025
The following obituaries and death notices appeared in the July 16, 2025 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries, please visit Schwab Mortuary. For more resources including headstones, please visit the Star Valley Historical Society. DeVonna Frasier DeVonna Rae (Campbell)... Read More
SVI Radio Interview: Chad Baldwin, University of Wyoming
July 16, 2025
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Ground broken for new District Court in Lincoln County
July 16, 2025
Space for judicial proceedings will be expanded in Lincoln County over the next year as a groundbreaking ceremony was held for a new district court in Kemmerer Tuesday, July 15. “This is creating a larger district court for future... Read More
Star Valley Health provides update on accounting and EMS
July 16, 2025
A $3.5 million shortfall at Star Valley Health in the past two months was related to accounting procedures, CEO Dan Orydna explained in an update interview, carried on SVI’s Weekday Wake-Up program. “To make sure that there’s accuracy, the... Read More
Bridger-Teton opens comment process in Star Valley
July 16, 2025
The Bridger-Teton National Forest management team was in Star Valley this week to roll out plans for the draft assessment and ultimately the management plan that will guide the 3.4 million acre forest. The B-T hosted a two hour open... Read More
Dry conditions reach critical levels in Lincoln County
July 15, 2025
As the dry summer continues, moisture levels in vegetation continue to decline. According to Kelly Hoffman, Lincoln County Fire Warden, moisture levels have reached critical status in most vegetation on county land. Hoffman stated that studies done on a variety... Read More
Las Vegas man sentenced for stealing gold and silver from Lincoln County home
July 15, 2025
Michael Reps was sentenced to between four and four-and-a-half years in prison for his part in stealing both gold and silver items from his father’s home valued in the millions of dollars. As part of the sentencing, Reps was also... Read More
SVI Radio Interview: Lxi Weber, Star Valley Arts Council
July 15, 2025
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(Video) Year after rock slide, Afton mayor says trail to Intermittent Spring is in its best shape yet
July 14, 2025
Back-to-back slides — first mud, then rock — hit the Intermittent Spring during the summers of 2023 and 2024, forcing the closure of the trail to its mouth. Now, over a year after the last slide, Afton Mayor Jeff Jensen... Read More
SVI Radio Interview: Lincoln County Commission Chief of Staff Stephen Allen on Septic Dumping
July 14, 2025
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Box-H Flyover Raffle for next Fourth of July
July 12, 2025
As the Fourth of July festivities wrap up, the Box-H Community Board is thrilled to announce next year’s Box-H Flyover Raffle. This raffle offers an extraordinary chance to soar through the skies with retired fighter pilot Karl “Gash” Gashler... Read More
Yellowstone visitation statistics for June 2025
July 12, 2025
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park hosted 928,250 recreation visits in June 2025, up 1% from June 2024 (914,612 recreation visits). This June’s visitation showed a 1% decrease from June 2021 (938,845 recreation visits). The park’s record-breaking year... Read More
Independent Notes: District rangers with a vision for possibilities
July 12, 2025
Changes in the federal administration may be opening up business opportunities for those watching and understanding the possibilities. SVI has featured some of the work developing on the south end of the Bridger-Teton National Forest where further trail development is... Read More
County looking for solution for septic services
July 11, 2025
• Towns limited in taking private septic shipments. The Lincoln County Commission hosted towns and septic system businesses in a July 8 meeting centered around finding a solution for a drop location. Chief of Staff Stephen Allen advised the meeting... Read More
Arts Council hosts Art Auction Fundraiser
July 11, 2025
The Star Valley Arts Council’s second annual Art Auction Fundraiser was held Saturday, July 5, at the Donn Wooden Civic Center in Alpine. Proceeds from the event totaled $13,500, with all money going to benefit the arts council in its... Read More