Independent Obituaries: July 21, 2021
The following obituaries appeared in the July 21, 2021 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. Maria Antonieta Merino Kovach…
Coming Events: July 22-24
© Copyright Star Valley Independent • Friday, July 23 Little Buckaroo Rodeo Cokeville Stockman Arena.10 a.m. Old Rock Church Summer Theater. This year’s play is titled “Of Mice and Turkeys”. Continues every Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. through the…
Closures issued in areas around Shale Creek Fire in Lincoln County
The following is a press release from the Bridger-Teton National Forest regarding an update on the Shale Creek Fire Kemmerer, Wyo., July 21, 2021 – The Kemmerer District of Bridger-Teton National Forest has issued a closure order for the Shale…
Op-Ed: Kemmerer stands ready to embrace nuclear power while not dismissing coal
On June 2nd 2021 Kemmerer City Administrator Brian Muir and I, Mayor Bill Thek, met with Rocky Mountain Power’s Regional Business Manager Ron Wild at Kemmerer City Hall. Ron had come with a contingent of local community Mayors: LaBarge…
Flags at half-staff in honor of Wyoming Vietnam soldier
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon made the following announcement: “I have ordered both the U.S. and Wyoming State Flags be flown at half-staff statewide from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, July 21 in honor and memory of First Lieutenant Alva “Ray”…
Star Valley Heritage Photo Gallery
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Lincoln County with 19 active COVID-19 cases
As of 3 p.m. Monday, July 19, the number of laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases seen since the disease was first diagnosed in the state in March 2020 stood at 53,363, an increase of 439 confirmed cases since the 52,924 reported on…
Teton to Snake Fuels Reduction Project Continues Along Phillips Ridge
Jackson Wyo., July 18, 2021—The next phase of the Teton to Snake Fuels Reduction Project on the Jackson Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest is set to begin July 19, 2021 on Phillips Ridge. Throughout the next month, contractors…
Charlie Company spends a month in California for rigorous training
◆ Service members work tirelessly through scenarios and missions to prepare for potential combat. Provided by Public Affairs Wyoming Military Department FORT IRWIN, California. – On May 31, over 60 soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment,…
“The Brighter Side”: Tune in to a daily radio segment that will brighten your day.
By Brianna Call SVI Media It‘s one of those days when you run out of your favorite cereal or get a flat tire or just wake up on the wrong side of the bed. You know what I mean, don’t…