Leftover draw offers second chance at a hunting license
There’s one more chance to get a limited-quota elk, deer and antelope license through the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s leftover license draw. Residents and nonresidents have five days to enter. The application period is open Monday, June 19 through…
Bridger Fitness hosts weightlifting event
Story provided by Bridger Fitness – On Saturday June 3, athletes came from Montana, Oregon, Idaho, and Wyoming (Sublette and Lincoln Counties) to compete in the Wyoming Weightlifting Open put on by Bridger Fitness in the Etna Community Center. Weightlifters’…
(Photos) Mudslide hits Swift Creek Canyon
According to a news tip from John Bowers, a mudslide recently occurred in Swift Creek Canyon east of Afton. The slide blocked part of the creek and is the cause of the brown, muddy water downstream. Photos provided by John Bowers.
Yellowstone visitation statistics for May 2023
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – The park hosted 454,929 recreation visits in May 2023. This is a 13% decrease from May 2022 (523,680 recreation visits), which was Yellowstone National Park’s busiest May on record. This May’s visitation showed a 5% increase…
Updated search engine locates Wyoming history at a click
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Wyoming State Libraries Digital Suite Collections underwent a seven-month process to create an easier way to navigate through collections on Wyoming, from federal documents to the places, inventors and business owners that make up the state’s…
Regulatory Reduction Task Force Seeking Public Input
The Regulatory Reduction Task Force will meet on Monday, June 19 to begin its interim work. The Task Force was created by the Management Council at its March 23 meeting to examine rules, regulations, statutes, and processes affecting the mining,…
Independent Obituaries: June 14, 2023
The following obituaries appeared in the June 14, 2023 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. Lynn Wollenzien Chadwick completed his mortal…
Wyoming Has 10 Cowboys Named Preseason All-MW by Phil Steele
• Place-kicker John Hoyland Named Third Team All-American Tim Harkins Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations, Public Relations and Broadcasting University of Wyoming Athletics Laramie, Wyo. The 2023 Phil Steele Preseason All-America and All-Conference teams were announced on Monday…
Man rescued from Snake River after vehicle incident
The following is a release from the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office – A man was rescued from the Snake River in the Heise area early this morning after his pickup, camper, and trailer went off the road and into the…
CWD found in new Wyoming deer hunt area
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed the presence of chronic wasting disease in Deer Hunt Area 131. The disease was detected in a targeted mule deer buck near Rock Springs that was euthanized by wildlife managers in late…