Star Valley United Church invites citizens to join them for Holy Week
Star Valley United Church in Thayne, invites area citizens to join them for Holy Week services beginning Sunday April 2. Events continue with Maundy Thursday with services and again on Good Friday. The week will conclude on Easter Sunday, April…
Linder Announces Addition of Bryston Williams to Coaching Staff
Nick Seeman Assistant Athletic Director, Communications University of Wyoming Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo. (March 30, 2023) – University of Wyoming head men’s basketball coach Jeff Linder announced the addition of Bryston Williams to the coaching staff on Wednesday. Williams has served…
DEQ to recognize Asbestos Awareness
By Kimberly Mazza The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will be recognizing Asbestos Awareness from April 1-7, 2023 to help the public better understand what asbestos is, where it comes from, what building materials might contain it and how…
Barrasso, Lummis Introduce Legislation to Improve Rural Airports
The following is a release from the office of Senator John Barrasso – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., recently introduced legislation to help small, rural airports unfairly affected by burdensome regulations from the…
2023 Wyoming Spring Football Practice Off and Running
• Cowboys Return a Veteran Team That Finished Second in the Mountain Division in 2022 Tim Harkins Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations, Public Relations and Broadcasting University of Wyoming Athletics Laramie, Wyo. (March 30, 2023) — Wyoming Football is…
Gov. calls meeting to discuss weather impacts to wildlife
Governor Mark Gordon and Wyoming Game and Fish Director Brian Nesvik have announced a town hall meeting on Thursday, March 30, at the Pinedale Library. The forum’s focus is to provide an update on the status of Wyoming wildlife impacted…
Independent Obituaries: March 29, 2023
The following obituaries appeared in the March 29, 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. Brett Dean Smith, 49, of Hyrum,…
Eastern Idaho coach charged with 20 counts of rape arrested in Franklin County
This story courtesy EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission – PRESTON — A former Soda Springs High School girl’s basketball coach already facing 20 rape charges has been arrested near the Idaho-Utah border. Wade Lee Schvaneveldt, 52, was arrested…
Snowmobiler trapped in Utah avalanche found dead
The following story courtesy EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission – CEDAR FORT, Utah (KSL.com) — The Utah County Sheriff’s Office located the body of a man who was trapped in an avalanche in Pole Canyon, northwest of Cedar…
Yellowstone National Park 2023 road improvement projects
• $216 million invested to improve safety, access and experience on park roads MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – There will be four major road improvement projects in Yellowstone National Park in 2023. All four projects will cause delays (Lewis River Bridge, Old Faithful to…