(Video) – Braves battle Devils in 4A Southwest tilt
The Star Valley Braves (9-3)(1-0) enter Thursday night’s game having won eight of their last nine contests. That momentum will be tested as they try and pick up a conference win in Evanston against the Devils (8-5)(1-0). Join Duke Dance…
Spirit squads head to state
• All-State Teams announced. Provided By Star Valley Cheer and Dance Star Valley High School Dance and Cheer teams are heading to the Wyoming State Spirit Competition this week and the All-State Teams have been announced. Star Valley Spirit Squads…
Guest Editorial: Star Valley Winters
By Julie Dockstader Heaps The air was crisp and clean. The skies were blue. The snow sparkled like diamonds. I had just shot a photo of a trail on the Greys River Bench that seemed to show the sun in…
Statements on the Passing of Bobbi Barrasso
CASPER, WY – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) released the following statement regarding his wife Bobbi, who passed away in Casper after a two-year battle with Glioblastoma brain cancer. “After a courageous battle with cancer, Bobbi is now at peace…
Afton – coming together on the sled hills, ice rink and cross country trail
◆ The Elk Horn Arch serves as a landmark. By Julie Dockstader Heaps SVI Media “The small town everyone came from in their childhood.” – Garrison Keillor When Garrison Keillor penned those words, he must have been describing Afton. At…
(Photo Gallery) – Lady Braves Basketball @ Preston, Idaho
Former Star Valley resident and photographer, Lorene Hale, was on site this past Tuesday evening as the Lady Braves defeated Preston, 42-30. Here are a few of her shots from the evening. Thank you Lorene!
Barrasso, Lummis Introduce Judge Kelly Rankin, Nominee for U.S. District Court of Wyoming
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., introduced Judge Kelly Rankin, the nominee to be U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Wyoming, at his nomination hearing at the U.S. Senate Committee on the…
Cowgirls Outlast Falcons in a Slugfest
• Fertig leads all scorers with 21 points For the second game in a row, the Wyoming Cowgirls were able to rally in the second half and fourth quarter to hang on for a 66-63 win over Air Force Wednesday…
Collision on US 20 in Idaho Falls results in fatality
Idaho State Police is investigating a fatal vehicle collision that occurred at 12:43 P.M., on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, on eastbound US20 at milepost 308 in Idaho Falls. A 21-year-old man from Rexburg was driving westbound on US20 in a…
Independent Obituaries: January 24, 2024
The following obituaries appeared in the January 24, 2024 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries, please visit Schwab Mortuary. For more resources including headstones, please visit the Star Valley Historical Society. Ed Smith Ed was born July 18, 1946 in…