Independent Obituaries: July 30, 2025
The following obituaries and death notices appeared in the July 30, 2025 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. Vance Harmon Vance Mont Harmon…
Star Valley Health Board Meeting recap
By John Little, SVI Media Star Valley Health is navigating staffing challenges and sweeping federal healthcare changes, but hospital leaders said their financial position is improving overall. A few months after an accounting error cost the hospital $3.5…
Juvenile sustains thermal burns in Yellowstone National Park
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – On Monday morning, July 28, a 17-year-old male suffered significant thermal burns to his foot and ankle area in the vicinity of Lone Star Geyser near Old Faithful. The juvenile was on a hike in the…
Center Jack Walsh Named to Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List
Cowboy football center Jack Walsh was named to the Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List on Tuesday morning. It marks the third-straight year that Wyoming has had a player on the list with Jordan Bertagnole named the previous two seasons. Walsh…
Governor Gordon formalizes Wyoming Highway Patrol agreement with ICE for immigration enforcement
• Program includes collaboration with local law enforcement participating in 287(g) program CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon announced today the Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP) has entered into an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to participate in…
Fire burning near Signal Mountain in Grand Teton National park
Grand Teton National Park wildland firefighters are actively responding to a wildland fire near Signal Mountain. Law enforcement rangers evacuated visitors from the top of Signal Mountain and along Signal Mountain Road. The road is currently closed to all traffic…
Cyber Wyoming: Reported scams and resources for suspected fraud
• The following column is comprised of examples of reported scams attempted on Wyoming residents and contains links on how to report them and who to contact in the case you suspect fraud. Better Safe Than Clicked: A Laramie business received…
Yellowstone announces lottery for 2025-2026 Non-Commercially Guided Snowmobile Access Program
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Beginning Friday, Aug. 1, people may apply to the 2025-2026 winter lottery for permits to snowmobile in Yellowstone National Park without a commercial guide. Authorized in 2013, the Non-Commercially Guided Snowmobile Access Program allows permit…
118 Wyoming Student-Athletes Honored with Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Award
The Mountain West Conference announced its Scholar-Athlete Award recipients on Thursday. A total of 118 Cowboys and Cowgirls were honored. The women’s track & field program led the way with 21 garnering the award. Women’s swimming & diving was second…
Wyoming Range 100 endurance run takes place August 8-10.
The fifth annual Wyoming Range 100-Mile Endurance Run will take place on August 8-10. Nearly 90 runners from across the United States will travel by foot for 105 miles through the Big Piney and Greys River Ranger Districts of the…