Independent Obituaries: June 3, 2020
The following obituaries appeared in the June 3, 2020 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries please visit Schwab Mortuary. Another resource for area obituaries is the Star Valley Historical Society. Darla Mae Nelson passed away peacefully…
Robinson named new Principal at Afton Elementary
With the retirement of Layne Parmenter, Afton Elementary recently underwent the process of searching for a new principal for the school. The LCSD No. 2 Board of Trustees announced their decision to hire Danny Robinson for the position. According to…
With summer workouts underway, WHSAA will take cues from NCAA and pro leagues
◆ WHSAA Commissioner Ron Laird speaks with SVI. Culminating events canceled. Entire seasons evaporating into thin air and schools scrambling to put a bow on what has been a very strange and unique period of time for programs across the…
Independent Obituaries: May 20, 2020
The following obituaries appeared in the May 20, 2020 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries, please visit Schwab Mortuary. Logan passed away peacefully on May 15, 2020 after his 11-year battle with brain cancer. Logan Ray…
Wyoming COVID-19 cases rise by 18 as of Saturday afternoon
The number of coronavirus cases in Wyoming rose by 18 since yesterday afternoon. Fremont County’s cases increased by five; both Laramie and Natrona counties’ cases increased by three; and Albany, Carbon, Hot Springs, Sweetwater, Teton, Uinta and Washakie counties’ each…
Independent Obituaries: May 13, 2020
The following obituaries appeared in the May 13, 2020 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries please visit Schwab Mortuary. Helen Joyce Johnson, 87, passed out of this life May 7, 2020 in Afton. Helen has been…
Gardner doc to air in early June
◆ Duke and Dahl with the Weekday Wakeup will speak with director Adam Irving this Friday morning as part of First Bank Sports Friday. After achieving one of the biggest upsets in Olympic history, wrestler Rulon Gardner struggled with his…
Wyoming tops 500 COVID-19 cases; Fremont County adds eight more
The Wyoming Department of Health updated the total of of COVID-19 cases in Wyoming as of 3 p.m. on Sunday May 10. The state saw an increase of eight cases since Saturday May 9, all of which occurred in Fremont…
Idaho man arrested for Aggravated Assault and Stalking
This information courtesy of the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office On April 22, 2020, at approximately 12:15am, a Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputy came upon a vehicle involved in a crash in the intersection of Eagle and Sunnyside in Ammon. The Deputy…