More property taxes doesn’t mean more for local school districts
• Teton #1 now a recapture district In the most recent board meeting for Lincoln County School District No. 2, JC Inskeep, Director of Finance, addressed the board of trustees and those online with some points of clarification. These…
Deadline for RMP designation is Monday Sept. 23
• Current plan could possibly make 1.8 million acres in SW Wyoming ‘single use.’ U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis is encouraging residents throughout southwest Wyoming to make their feelings known about the current Resource Management Plan (RMP) recommendation which could…
The Pokes need their fans more than ever
• Support will be key amid shifting landscape I went to Laramie (AKA ‘Laradise’) this past weekend to watch my beloved Cowboys take on the BYU Cougars. It’s been a bit since I’ve been there to be honest. I had…
Weed and Pest: ’Disconnect” from the land driving invasive species spread
What does Travis Osmond, Supervisor of the Lincoln County Weed and Pest think about in his daily battle with noxious weeds? “I want to make my great-great grandfather proud,” he said in an interview with SVI during the Weekday Wake-up…
Shorthanded Lady Braves 2nd, Braves 4th at Tiger-Grizz meet
The SVHS cross-country teams ran at the Tiger-Grizz Invite in Idaho Falls on Friday afternoon. The boys ran in the seeded division while the Lady Braves ran in the Varsity ‘A’ division. Habtamu Wetzel and Kylee Linford, both typically varsity…
Lady Braves qualify for State Golf; trio of Braves will play individually
The SVHS Golf teams competed in Casper on Thursday and Friday and tried to qualify for the Wyoming 4A State tournament wihich is scheduled for September 20-21 at Valli Vu Golf Course in Afton. With the extra pressure of…
Braves top Diggers with late touchdown pass 27-21
At times it felt as though the Braves would see the game slip away. Other times the momentum was clearly in their favor. But after a second half filled with turnovers and tide-shifting plays, Star Valley came away with…
With conference foes jumping ship, what does that mean for Wyoming?
In 1999 the Mountain West Conference was formed from teams that were part of the 16-team WAC. I got married that same year and having some money in our collective pocket, we went to Hawaii on our honeymoon because we…
Wyoming and Idaho clash in Braves/Diggers match up
In their last 69 games, the Sugar-Salem Diggers are 63-6. Over that same stretch, Star Valley is 55-15. Five of those Star Valley losses have been to the Diggers. Sugar-Salem has won five of the last six Idaho state titles…
SV and Jackson meet in area dual
• Golfers in Casper to compete for state berth this week While two-day tournaments are a staple of are golf teams in the fall, this past week the Star Valley and Jackson Hole high school teams met in a…