Woman gored by bison in Yellowstone National Park
The following is a release from the National Park Service – A 47-year-old female from Phoenix, Arizona, was gored by a bison near the Lake Lodge Cabins on the north shore of Lake Yellowstone the morning of July 17….
TerraPower and Centrus expand efforts to commercialize domestic HALEU production
• TerraPower and Centrus Energy execute MOU to accelerate joint efforts to create domestic, commercial-scale HALEU production TerraPower and Centrus Energy Corp. (NYSE American: LEU) announced today a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) to significantly expand their collaboration aimed at establishing…
UW College of Ag Announces Leadership Changes
The University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources has added a fourth associate dean to its administrative team and selected a new associate dean of academic and student programs. Kelly Crane, former director of UW Extension, has taken…
Alan Edwards To Assume Larger Role as DEQ Deputy Director
The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Director, Todd Parfitt, announced today that Alan Edwards, Deputy Director, and Industrial Siting Division (ISD) Administrator for the DEQ will be assuming a larger role as Deputy Director. “I have asked Alan Edwards to…
Natural gas pipeline proposed for Afton/Star Valley
Today the Caribou-Targhee National Forest released its Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement proposing construction of a new twelve-inch or less outside diameter, high-pressure pipeline to provide natural gas to the Afton/Star Valley, Wyoming area. “Our announcement kicks off a formal…
Lower Valley Energy election results
Lower Valley Energy held its annual meeting at the Jackson office. Board of Director District seats 1, 6 and 7 were up for election. Elections for the previous two years were uncontested so there was no voting those years. Below…
Fire danger increased to ‘Moderate’
The following is a release from the U.S. Forest Service – Western Wyo., July 12, 2023—Teton Interagency Fire managers have elevated the fire danger rating to “moderate” for Grand Teton National Park, Bridger-Teton National Forest, and the National Elk Refuge….
Independent Obituaries: July 12, 2023
The following obituaries appeared in the July 12, 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. Delsa Lancaster Erickson, lived the dash between 1934…
Proposed changes to fees on Greys River
Public is Invited to Provide Input Jackson, Wyo., July 11, 2023— The Bridger-Teton National Forest is proposing a new fee program in the Snake River Canyon and to charge new and increased fees at sites on the Greys River District. Most river…
Photo Gallery: Star Valley Half-Marathon
The 12th running of the Star Valley Half-Marathon took place on July 8, 2023. Here are some shots of the day. Look for select photos in the July 12, 2023 edition of the Star Valley Independent. (Photos by Dan Dockstader)…