First Wyoming West Nile Virus Case Reported for 2018
Wyoming’s first reported West Nile virus case for 2018 involves a Fremont County adult, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). Mosquitos spread West Nile virus (WNV) when they feed on infected birds and then bite people, animals or…
Wyoming News Briefs: August 27, 2018
The Star Valley Independent is a member of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy of the WNE. ‘North of 1,700’ freshmen head to UW campus LARAMIE (WNE) — University of Wyoming spokesman Chad Baldwin said Friday the school…
Southwest Sports Roundup
It was a full weekend of action for Wyoming sports teams as the Fall season is officially underway for all sports. Star Valley Cross-country hosted a 2019 Wyoming state preview on Friday afternoon. Soda Springs took the team title with…
Man gets 130 days in jail for infamous bison-taunting Yellowstone incident
A man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to four charges of misconduct in national parks, including a now-infamous incident of aggressively provoking a bison. Raymond Reinke, 55, was arrested in early August after video surfaced of the incident where…
10-year-old boy injured by bear in Yellowstone National Park
The following is a news release from Yellowstone National Park. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK – Around 10 a.m. Thursday, a family of four from Washington encountered a bear half mile up the Divide Trail, southeast of Old Faithful. The son, 10,…
Fire Area Closure Lifted for Fire Trail Fire near Alpine
The following is a news release from the Bridger-Teton National Forest ALPINE, Wyo., August 22, 2018 – Today, the Greys River Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest has lifted the closure order around the Fire Trail Fire, just 5-miles…
Southwest Sports Preview: August 24 & 25
SVI Media is pleased to expand our footprint and endeavor to bring other regional communities great sports coverage in the 2018-19 school year. Radio broadcasts will take place under the SVI umbrella in Kemmerer, Cokeville and Montpelier with video coverage…
Lady Braves volleyball opening play at Cokeville Tourney
Although the Lady Braves volleyball team is the only Fall sport at SVHS to be going through a transition to the 4A classification, those types of changes will not be noticeable this weekend as the program plays in Cokeville at…
2018 Lincoln County Primary Election Results
Numbers for the 2018 Wyoming Primary Election are being tallied across the state. In Lincoln County there was a total of 4,362 votes cast. All results are considered unofficial. In the county commissioner race, incumbents Jerry T Harmon and Robert…