Kemmerer Senior Center closed until at least Thursday due to excavation
The Kemmerer Senior Center will be temporarily closed until Thursday June 25 according to reports from the Community Board for Kemmerer, Diamondville and surrounding areas Facebook page. According to information on that page, “[crews] are working diligently to get the…
Vandals destroy Afton public bathrooms
————- According to Afton Town Administrator, Violet Sanderson, there is typically some type of vandalism that targets public bathrooms but nothing like officials found on the morning of Monday June 22. Vandals destroyed toilets and flooded public bathrooms to the…
Wyoming COVID-19 recoveries now number at 909; confirmed cases at 947
As of the latest report from the Wyoming Department of health, the state has confirmed a total of 947 cases of COVID-19. Fremont County continues to lead that number with 294 of those cases. Laramie is next with 132 and…
Independent Obituaries: June 10, 2020
The following obituaries appeared in the June 10, 2020 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries please visit Schwab Mortuary. Elizabeta Lucretia Armani Rogers, better known to her friends in Star Valley as Betty or Betty Lou,…
Clearmont woman reported missing found deceased in Sublette County
On the evening of Saturday June 6, authorities with the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) put out a request via their Facebook page for assistance in locating a missing woman. Mary Latham of Clearmont, Wyoming was reported as last being…
Afton Freedom Festival cancels many activities due to health orders
—————- Another annual summer event has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic as it pertains to orders from the Wyoming Department of Health and Lincoln County officials. The Afton Freedom Festival, formerly Crazy Days, has taken place most years for…
NHSFR relocating from Nebraska to Oklahoma this summer
After a brief discussion about the National High School Finals Rodeo moving from their scheduled venue in Lincoln, Nebraska to either Gillette or Rock Springs, the National High School Rodeo Association announced on Friday June 5 that the event would…
U.S. unemployment gets an unexpected surge with 2.5 million new jobs
Despite the hectic nature of the news feed these days, the unemployment numbers for the United States got a big boost in the latest examination with the U.S. unemployment rate falling to 13.3 percent in May. This is an indication…
Kemmerer J.C. Penney store to stay open as company lists initial closures
A total of 154 stores will close in the first wave of activity after J.C. Penney declared bankruptcy on May 15. Not on that list is the original Kemmerer, Wyoming store which has served as a cornerstone for the town…
Early Birds adjust to Coronavirus
◆ SVHS Football players use what they have to “make it hurt a little.” The end of a school year isn’t just the commencement of graduates and the start of new adventures, it also serves as the last chance teachers…