Governor Gordon Orders Flags Be Flown at Half-Staff Statewide Immediately in Honor of Wyoming Marine
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has ordered both the U.S. and State of Wyoming flags to fly at half-staff statewide immediately until sunset on Monday, June 13 in honor and memory of U.S. Marine Seth Rasmuson of Buffalo. Rasmuson was one of five Marines…
Funeral services for Lance Bateman
Funeral services for Lance Bateman will take place Thursday June 16, 2022 at 12 noon in the Etna LDS Church. A viewing will take place on Wednesday June 15, 2022 from 6-8 at the Etna LDS Church and from 10-11:45…
Barrasso Statement on Death of U.S. Marine from Buffalo, WY
CASPER, WY – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) released the following statement regarding the news that Seth Rasmuson of Buffalo, WY was one of the U.S. Marines killed when an Osprey aircraft crashed in southern California on Wednesday. “We are…
Governor Gordon is Taking Action to Develop Solutions for High Fuel Prices
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Responding to surging gas and diesel prices, Governor Mark Gordon has announced the formation of a Gas and Diesel Price Working Group that will focus on ways to find relief for consumers feeling the pinch of rising fuel…
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…