Services for Hoopes and Rumbaugh
Funeral services for Jean Hoopes will take place Friday October 2, 2020 at 11 a.m. at the Salt River LDS Chapel. A viewing will take place prior to the service from 9-10:45 a.m. Funeral services for Beulah Rumbaugh will take…
SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available to Wyoming Small Businesses
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Small nonfarm businesses in 10 Wyoming counties and neighboring counties in Colorado, Nebraska and Utah are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Tanya N. Garfield…
Transportation Commission awards $62.7 million in contracts in September
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) will pave 13 miles of Interstate 80 between Rock Springs and Rawlins to improve the surface. The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded Interstate Highway Construction Inc., of Englewood, Colorado, a $20.8 million contract for the…
Wyoming receives $43 million with federal literacy grant
◆ Statewide literacy task force will be launched. CHEYENNE (WNE) – Teachers could soon have a few more tools to promote reading in their classrooms, as the Wyoming Department of Education has received a federal grant totaling $43.3 million that…
Funeral services for Margene Warren
Funeral services for Margene Warren will take place Saturday, October 3, 2020 at 12:30 p.m. in the Afton 3rd Ward Building. A viewing will take place on Friday October 2, 2020 from 6-8 p.m. and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:20…
Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing activated again for firefighting efforts
———— ◆ Aircraft and crew members to aid in fire supression. By State Public Affairs Office CHEYENNE -– The Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing has once again been activated by extension to support fire suppression efforts in California….
Fatal Crash East Of Sheridan, Wyoming
On September 21, 2020, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 3 on US 14 east of Sheridan, Wyoming. At 6:22 a.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were notified of a one-vehicle rollover. A 1991 Ford F-350 was traveling eastbound on US…
Independent Obituaries: September 23, 2020
The following obituaries appeared in the September 23, 2020 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. Anis Jean (Kennington) Brinkerhoff,…
Cheney: People Are Sick Of Democrats Ignoring The Constitution & Threatening To “Burn The Whole Place Down”
Washington – Wyoming Congresswoman and House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) joined “The Daily Briefing With Dana Perino” on Fox News today to discuss the vacancy on the United States Supreme Court and Democrats’ efforts to ignore the Constitution and impeach…
Earth Science Week Toolkits now available
The Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) is once again offering complimentary toolkits to science classrooms across the state in celebration of Earth Science Week 2020. The American Geosciences Institute (AGI) provides 50 toolkits to the WSGS to distribute to Wyoming…