Making the Star Shine
◆ The plans to renovate the Star. The Town of Afton is working on plans to make the Star more visible and more accessible. About a year and a half ago, city officials for the Town of Afton had…
SVI Coming Events: May 20-June 3
© Copyright Star Valley Independent • Thursday, May 20 VETERANS NIGHT at the Thayne Community Food Bank. 6-7 p.m. All SV Veterans welcome! SV HISTORICAL SOCIETY monthly gathering at the Salt River Center in Afton. 7 p.m. It’s been 35…
Lincoln County Library System Book Review: “The Searcher”
◆ “The Searcher” by Tana French. By Wendi Walton Branch Manager, Alpine Branch Library Tana French is one of my favorite authors, and her work has been awarded the Edgar, Anthony, and Barry Awards, the L.A. Times Award for best…
Independent Obituaries: May 19, 2021
The following obituaries appeared in the May 19, 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. Edward Harry Bruce passed away…
(Video) – Singcopation & Friends Show
The Singcopation musical group will be performing at Star Valley High School at 7 p.m. on both Tuesday and Wednesday. SVI Media will be broadcasting the Tuesday show.
Governor Gordon Announces Cabinet Changes
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Deputy Director Stefan Johansson as Interim Director of the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) and Information Services Administrator Timothy Sheehan as Interim Chief Information Officer of the Department of Enterprise Technology Services (ETS)….
Funeral services for Ed Bruce
Funeral services for Edward Bruce will take place Saturday, May 22, at 11 a.m. in the Afton 3rd Ward building. A viewing will take place Friday, May 21, from 6-8 p.m. at Schwab Mortuary and from 9:30-10:45 a.m. prior to…
Bridger-Teton National Forest Continues Bridge Replacement
The following is a release from the U.S. Forest Service Moran, Wyoming May 17, 2021—The Hawks Rest Pack Bridge Replacement Project located in Yellowstone Meadows on the Blackrock Ranger District is scheduled to resume on May 20, 2021. Due to…
COVID-19 numbers up slightly from last week
Monday, May 17, the number of laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases seen since the disease was first diagnosed in the state in mid-March stood at 49,951, an increase of 360 cases over the 49,591 reported on May 10. Sweetwater County had the…
Coming Events: May 13-June 5
Community Events © Copyright Star Valley Independent Thursday, May 13 Star Valley Trout Unlimited Chapter meeting. 7 p.m. at the Afton Town Hall. Everyone is welcome. Friday, May 14 food bank friday at the Thayne Community Food Bank. 11 a.m.-1…