Wednesday is final day of “Dyer’s Woad Week”
Provided by the Wyoming Weed & Pest Council For nearly 20 years, the Lincoln County Weed and Pest District has held the annual “Dyer’s Woad Week,” when children 18 years and younger can pick Dyer’s Woad plants and trade it…
Yellowstone National Park’s Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel to open July 1, 2023
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park’s Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel and Cabins will open July 1, 2023. The hotel closed immediately after the historic 2022 flood because of damage to the area’s wastewater system. The hotel gift shop with sandwiches, snacks…
Graveside services for John Dennis
Graveside services for John Dennis will be held Saturday, July 1, at 11 am at the Afton, Wyoming Cemetery.
Cokeville’s Coach Linford and Moody step down from coaching wrestling
By: Jan Moody Head Coach Marty Linford has stepped down after coaching wrestling at Cokeville High School for 22 Years. During that time he coached seven team State Championships and 44 individual State Champions. He was recognized seven times as…
WWCC offers new degree in Outdoor Recreation starting Fall of 2023
The new Associates degree includes a Wilderness Skills Certification. Courtesy of: WesternWyoming.edu According to the Wyoming Business Council, the second largest industry in Wyoming is tourism, which brought in $2.9 billion dollars to Wyoming’s economy in 2002. Western Wyoming…
Independent Obituaries: June 21, 2023
The following obituaries appeared in the June 21, 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. Kelly C. Frome The family of Kelly C. Frome…
Star Valley girls win at Little Miss Wyoming pageant
Provided by Mindi Roberts-De Niz Three Star Valley girls, HannaLee Maria De Niz, age one, Helen Hope De Niz, age four, and Shayla Jill Roberts, age ten, competed in the 18th annual Little Miss Wyoming Scholarship Pageant June 15-17 in…
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.