Trumpeter swan illegally killed in Bear Lake County
Idaho Fish and Game is investigating the illegal killing of a trumpeter swan in Bear Lake County. In the afternoon on Saturday, April 1, Senior Conservation Officer Kolby White received a report of a dead swan floating in the Bear…
Danny Sprinkle Named Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Utah State
Utah State University Interim Director of Athletics Jerry Bovee announced Friday that Danny Sprinkle has been named the Aggies’ 21st head men’s basketball coach. Sprinkle is 81-43 (.681) in four years as a head coach and has 23 years of…
Six Month Temporary Boat Slip Trial to Begin at Palisades Reservoir
Beginning Memorial Weekend, 30 boat slips will be available to rent courtesy of Pinnacle Recreation under a temporary one-year special use permit provided by the Palisades Ranger District. Twenty-five of the slips are designated for season-long parking and will be…
Wildlife managers actively monitoring winter impacts, evaluating hunting seasons
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is actively monitoring impacts the harsh winter is having on big game populations across southern, central and western Wyoming. As a result of extreme winter impacts, Game and Fish wildlife managers have made significant…
LDS Church Provides Update on Elder Holland’s Health
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released the following statement: “As announced last weekend, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland was excused from general conference due to the fact he and Sister Patricia Holland are both suffering from the…
Knowing Your Wellness
Provided by Heather Hobbs This month we will be focusing on the frontal lobe; this is the first of the ten hit categories mentioned by Dr. Neil Nedley. The frontal lobe is a major functioning portion of the brain. These…
Classroom Placement Applications are available
Applications for Classroom Placement are now available on Lincoln County School District No. 2 elementary school websites and in the main offices of each school. For consideration, applications must be submitted to the requesting student’s school office by the end…
Kemmerer to host Wyoming Sheep & Wool Festival
The Wyoming Wool Growers Association is pleased to announce that the first annual Wyoming Sheep & Wool Festival will be held June 30-July 2, in Kemmerer, Wyoming. Make plans to bring your family to enjoy arts, educational and cultural events…
Independent Obituaries: April 5, 2023
The following obituaries appeared in the April 5, 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. Truusje Schenkelaars Schell was born on…
Coach bus with 40 passengers crashes in eastern Wyoming
The following has been provided by the Wyoming Highway Patrol On April 5, 2023, the Wyoming Highway Patrol was notified of a crash involving a coach bus at milepost 5.9 on the Service Road of Interstate 25 south of Wheatland,…