Board of Trustees Selects Reeves as UW President
A Sweetwater County native with a distinguished military, academic and leadership career in the U.S. Army has been named the 29th president of the University of Wyoming. Brigadier General Shane Reeves, currently the dean of the Academic Board at the…
Hearing delayed for annexation on Alpine Holdings and Premier Realty
The Town of Alpine has delayed a hearing for the annexation of Alpine Property Holding’s Group, LLC and Premier Realty Investments, LLC property until May of this year. In a notice released at the end of March, the town…
Independent Obituaries: April 1, 2026
The following obituaries and death notices appeared in the April 1, 2026 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more resources including headstones, please visit the Star Valley Historical Society. Joyce Rainey Joyce Mitton Rainey returned peacefully to her Heavenly Father on…
Game and Fish tests more than 5,300 samples for CWD in 2025
The following is a press release from the Wyoming Game & Fish Department LARAMIE — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Wildlife Health Laboratory tested 5,370 samples from elk, deer and moose for chronic wasting disease in 2025, and CWD…
Game & Fish publishes 2026 mule deer conservation strategy
The following is a press release from the Wyoming Game & Fish Department The Wyoming Game and Fish Department recently published the 2026 Mule Deer Conservation Strategy, a plan developed in coordination with partners and stakeholders that will help provide guidance…
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announces changes to Sunday worship schedule
The following is a press release from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Two-hour church to include weekly Sunday School, Relief Society, Young Women, and priesthood quorum meetings In advance of the upcoming general conference leadership session (April…
(Video) – Bear Lake Softball vs Soda Springs
The Bear Lake Softball team is facing Soda Springs on Monday with a start time of 4 p.m.
Letters to the Editor: March 25, 2026
The following letters to the editor appeared in the March 25, 2026 edition of the Star Valley Independent. Gravel pit Dear Editor, I am writing about the Lincoln County Commissioner’s pondering approval of a gravel pit on the North Bedford…
(Video) – Bear Lake Softball at Marsh Valley
The Bear Lake High School softball team will face Marsh Valley on Friday afternoon with a first pitch time scheduled for 4 p.m.
TerraPower and SoftServe integrate Nvidia Omniverse to speed advanced nuclear energy deployment
The following is a press release from TerraPower TerraPower, a leading nuclear innovation company, and SoftServe, a digital engineering and technology consulting company, today, released a preview of the NVIDIA Omniverse-powered engineering platform they are designing that will rapidly accelerate the siting and design…