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Teton Raptor Center introduces new programs, expands educational outreach

The Teton Raptor Center is expanding its reach in Lincoln and Teton counties with discounted summer programs and hands-on education for kids. Founder Roger Smith says it’s all part of a mission to inspire the next generation to protect raptors….

Concrete work scheduled in the Kemmerer/Diamondville area

The Wyoming Department of Transportation and contract crews from DeBernardi Construction will begin work on a concrete rehabilitation project in the Kemmerer area beginning the week of July 28.   Diamondville: Crews will be working on concrete slab replacements on…

Independent Obituaries: July 16, 2025

The following obituaries and death notices appeared in the July 16, 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.   DeVonna Frasier DeVonna Rae (Campbell)…

Las Vegas man sentenced for stealing gold and silver from Lincoln County home

Michael Reps was sentenced to between four and four-and-a-half years in prison for his part  in stealing both gold and silver items from his father’s home valued in the millions of dollars.  As part of the sentencing, Reps was also…

(Video) Year after rock slide, Afton mayor says trail to Intermittent Spring is in its best shape yet

Back-to-back slides — first mud, then rock — hit the Intermittent Spring during the summers of 2023 and 2024, forcing the closure of the trail to its mouth. Now, over a year after the last slide, Afton Mayor Jeff Jensen…

BLM announces September 2025 sale of oil and gas leases in Wyoming

  CHEYENNE, Wyo.  – The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for Sept.16, 2025, to offer 37 oil and gas parcels totaling 45,178 acres in Wyoming. The BLM completed scoping on…

Yellowstone visitation statistics for June 2025

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Yellowstone National Park hosted 928,250 recreation visits in June 2025, up 1% from June 2024 (914,612 recreation visits). This June’s visitation showed a 1% decrease from June 2021 (938,845 recreation visits). The park’s record-breaking year…

Bridger-Teton ‘State of the Forest’ reviewed in Afton

  The Bridger-Teton National Forest Draft Assessment will be reviewed in Star Valley Monday, July 14 meeting in the Afton Civic Center,  Room 125 A&B, 150 Washington Street, in Afton, Wyo., from 5 to 7 p.m. The assessment will be…

Independent Obituaries: July 9, 2025

The following obituaries and death notices appeared in the July 9, 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.   Gregg Fischer Gregg Fischer was…

Day In The Life Photo Gallery

The annual Day in the Life Photo Contest drew another batch of impressive pictures from SVI readers. All photos for the Day in the Life were captured between July 4-6. This year’s winner was Justene Worton for her photo of…