LDS missionary from Utah dies in Australia
By Liesl Nelson, KSL.com SALT LAKE CITY — A missionary from Utah died after he slipped and fell from a cliff in Australia Monday, according to officials from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Gavin Paul Zimmerman, 19,…
State: Haynes ‘not eligible to be governor’
By Daniel Bendtsen Laramie Boomerang Via Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — Wyoming officials are seeking a court ruling that would make Republican candidate for governor Taylor Haynes ineligible for the office. Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Buchanan and Attorney General…
Crews organize last volunteer search to find man missing in Uintas
By Tania Dean, KSL TV SOUTH JORDAN — Search crews are organizing one last big push in an effort to find 66-year-old Ray Humpherys who’s been missing since Wednesday night in the Uintas. His family isn’t giving up hope that…
Wyoming News Briefs: July 20, 2018
The Star Valley Independent is a member of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy of the WNE. Man attempts to flee police in concrete mixer truck GILLETTE (WNE) — During a chase early Thursday morning, a South Dakota…
Funeral services for Karen Howell
Funeral services for Karen Howell will take place on Wednesday, July 25 at 11 a.m. in the Auburn LDS Church. A viewing will be held prior to the service from 9:30-10:45 a.m.
Funeral services for Alex Verley
Funeral services for Alex Verley (son of Kori Helm and Jeffrey Verley) will be held Monday, July 23, at 12 noon in the Afton LDS Tabernacle. A viewing will take place on Sunday, July 22, from 6-8 p.m. and also…
Yellowstone lake trout numbers dropping
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — A quarter-century after a Yellowstone Lake angler’s exotic catch first alarmed fisheries managers, the population of the non-native lake trout finally appears to be crashing. Yellowstone National Park…
Single-vehicle crash claims the life of Afton man
A 21-year old Afton man is dead following a single-vehicle accident in Grover in the early morning hours on Wednesday, July 19. According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol, Alexander Rex Verley, 21 of Afton, was driving a Dodge Dakota northbound…
Groups want lower grizzly hunting quota
By Mark Davis Powell Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — On the final day for hunters to apply for grizzly bear tags in the first season in Wyoming in more than four decades, a collaboration of environmental organizations have…
Independent Obituaries: July 18, 2018
The following obituaries appeared in the July 18, 2018 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more local obituaries, please visit Schwab Mortuary. Jeanice E. Harrison beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend passed away peacefully at home in Severance, Colorado,…