(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…
Average gas prices down 4.6 cents a gallon in Wyoming in past week
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have fallen 4.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.08 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com’s survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Prices in Wyoming are 6.1 cents per…
Mountain West announces Grand Canyon to join for 2025
The following is a news release from the Mountain West Conference – The Mountain West Conference today announced that Grand Canyon University will join the league immediately for the 2025-26 academic year. GCU was scheduled to join the MW on…
Town of Alpine Requests Temporary Pause on Irrigation During Well Repairs
The following is a press release from the Town of Alpine The Town of Alpine is requesting that all residents and businesses temporarily pause or reduce irrigation while the Public Works Department repairs the pump on Well No. 3. This…
Burning Torch Productions and Wyoming PBS Announce Premiere of ‘Mountain Roots’ at Wyoming International Film Festival
>Riverton—What do the rugged peaks of Wyoming and the towering Alps of Northern Italy have in common? For one fearless 9-year-old, they’re both chapters in a remarkable family journey. Wyoming PBS and Burning Torch Productions proudly present the Wyoming…