Mosquito Creek prescribed burn to begin soon
The Jackson Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest will be moving forward with prescribed burn operations in the Mosquito Creek North unit, part of the Teton to Snake Fuels Reduction Project. Implementation could begin as early as this week…
The Ideal Western American Girl
Compete to represent the western way of life and promote the sport of rodeo at the 2022 Lincoln County Fair –Breanna Call SVI Media Do you love horses? Are you ambitious? Do you know rodeo life like the back of…
Independent Obituaries: May 11, 2022
The following obituaries appeared in the May 11, 2022 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. George Wm Hare Jr, known…
Forest Service Leaders Celebrate Public Employees During Public Service Recognition Week
Public employees serve the American people every day Regional Forester Frank Beum, along with the regional leadership team of the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region, ask you to join us in honor of the role public employees play in…
Governor Appoints Nichole Collier to be a Circuit Court Judge for the Seventh Judicial District
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Nichole Collier to be a Circuit Court Judge for the Seventh Judicial District serving Natrona County. Collier’s appointment fills the vacancy left by the retirement of Judge H. Steven Brown. Collier has…
Organization honoring local teen with posthumous award 18 months after his death
Rett Nelson EastIdahoNews.com This story courtesy EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission – IDAHO FALLS – When Jamison and Stacy McPherson sent their sons off to school on that cold December morning in 2020, they had no idea…
Firefighters remove explosive nitric acid from Pinedale museum
(Pinedale, WY) During the late afternoon of May 04, 2022 Sublette County Unified Fire was dispatched to the Museum of the Mountain Man in Pinedale to safely collect and dispose of a small quantity of concentrated nitric acid stored in…
(Video) Jackson hosts Star Valley Soccer
It’s the final match of the regular season as Star Valley and Jackson face each other on the soccer pitch. The girls varsity match is scheduled for 4 pm with the guys scheduled for 6 pm.
Alpine Area Wildfire Protection Coalition “All Fire Days”
Provided by Lincoln County Fuels Mitigation ALPINE, WYO. – Lincoln County Emergency Management will be participating in a simulated wildfire exercise with several emergency response organizations and land management agencies on May 21, 2022. The simulation will take place within…
Weather-permitting, East Entrance Road in Yellowstone National Park opens Friday, May 6
Weather-permitting, the road from East Entrance to Lake Village (Sylvan Pass), and Canyon Village to Lake Village, will open Friday, May 6 at 8 a.m. to public motor vehicle traffic. Conditions in Yellowstone can change quickly, especially during spring and…