School’s Out and Food Bank of Wyoming is Here to Support Kids All Summer Long
Summertime for kids in Wyoming should be filled with water fights, exploring, and nourishing meals. Yet one in eight children in Wyoming face hunger, with kids and families in rural areas facing even more food insecurity. However, Food Bank of Wyoming’s Totes of Hope™…
Update on potential flooding from LC Emergency Management
The following is a release from Lincoln County Emergency Management – Lincoln County, Wyoming – Rivers and streams have been running high for several weeks now, as runoff season finally arrived across the region. Despite record snowfall in many areas,…
Video / Photo Gallery: Simplot Smoky Canyon 40th Year Celebration
Thousands of area residents turned out for the Simplot Smoky Canyon Mine’s 40th Year Celebration at the Simplot Ballfields west of Afton on Saturday June 10. Here are some pictures and video of the occasion. (SVI Photos by Dan Dockstader)
Road Construction and Improvements to Begin on Pinedale District
Pinedale Wyo., June 8, 2023 – The Pinedale Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest will be starting a large road reconstruction project in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration, Central Federal Lands Highway Division, Sublette County, and the town…
Visitor Use Surveys Continue on the Bridger-Teton
Western Wyo., June 7, 2023 –The public will encounter contract employees working on the Bridger-Teton National Forest in developed and dispersed recreation sites and along forest service roads. They will be out in all types of weather conditions, wearing bright…
Notice to Avoid and Report Possible Harmful Cyanobacterial Blooms in Wyoming Waters
CHEYENNE, Wyo – With summer nearly upon us and more people heading to Wyoming’s lakes and reservoirs to recreate, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Wyoming Department of Health (WDH), Wyoming Livestock Board (WLB), and local, state, and federal…
WYDOT hosting WYO 22 Corridor Project Open House June 14 & 15
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will be hosting two public meetings to discuss the environmental analysis and design of improvements to the WY 22 corridor. The WY 22 Corridor Project extends from the Y intersection with Broadway Avenue through…
Independent Obituaries: June 7, 2023
The following obituaries appeared in the June 7, 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. Saige Elizabeth Mortensen was born September…
Wyoming Unemployment Falls to 3.5% in April 2023
The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 3.7% in March to 3.5% in April. Wyoming’s unemployment rate was higher than its April 2022 level of 3.2%…
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis staff to hold remote office hours in Kemmerer
• Staff for U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming will hold remote office hours in Kemmerer, WY on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Field Representative Sarah Hale will be available to meet with residents on an individual basis and hear ideas,…