Community Events: June 9-21
© Copyright Star Valley Independent • Thursday, June 9 CERT TRAINING with Lincoln County Emergency Management. 6 week course. Free of charge at the Lincoln County Office in Afton. 6-9 p.m. • Saturday, June 11 LINCOLN COUNTY RODEO QUEEN Contest…
Hunter’s Education class to begin
A Summer session of Hunter’s Education will take place in Star Valley Monday, June 13 through Friday, June 17. The class is under the direction of Chuck Sutter and will be held at the Afton Town Hall from 6-9 p.m….
ATV rollover takes the life of Etna man
On Wednesday, June 8, at about 10:30 a.m. the Caribou County Sheriff received notification from the Lincoln County, Wyoming Sheriff of an ATV accident that had occurred approximately 9.5 miles southeast of Afton, Wyoming, in Idaho. Lincoln County Search and…
Spring Snow Provides Major Benefit to Star Valley
In the wake of a particularly long, mild winter period of little snow, the storm track has been favorable for Star Valley/Western Wyoming the past three months. A striking example is the fact that at Star Valley Ranch the total…
Independent Obituaries: June 8, 2022
The following obituaries appeared in the June 8, 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. Kenneth L. Shackelford was…
Governor’s RIDE Group meeting in Afton.
Governor Gordon’s Reimagining and Innovating the Delivery of Education (RIDE) Advisory Group was formed to study and develop recommendations for elevating Wyoming’s primary and secondary education system into a position of national leadership. The group recently released the results of…
Chad Hudson selected as Forest Supervisor for Bridger-Teton National Forest
OGDEN, UTAH, June 7, 2022 – Intermountain Region, Regional Forester Mary Farnsworth is pleased to announce she has selected Chad Hudson as the Forest Supervisor for the Bridger-Teton National Forest, he replaces Tricia O’Connor who is retiring at the end…
Lummis, Gillibrand Introduce Landmark Legislation to Create Regulatory Framework for Digital Assets
The following is a release from the office of Senator Cynthia Lummis – Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), member of the Senate Banking Committee, introduced the Responsible Financial Innovation…
Pair of Cowboys Prepare for 2022 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
John Durgee Director, Digital Strategy University of Wyoming Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo. — A duo of Cowboys from the University of Wyoming Track & Field team are set to head west to compete in the in the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Track…
Fungus linked to White-Nose Syndrome found at Minnetonka Cave
Prevention efforts to increase MONTPELIER, Idaho, June 6, 2022 – The United States Forest Service was notified by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game that the fungus known as Pseudogymnoascus destructans, or Pd, which is responsible for causing the…