Ramaco CEO Testifies on Future of Coal Industry to U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Washington, D.C. — Today Randall Atkins, CEO of Wyoming-based coal technology company Ramaco Carbon, testified before the full U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. His testimony centered on the growing field of coal-to-products, in which the carbon from coal…
Transportation Commission awards $49.4 million in contracts in April
The Wyoming Department of Transportation will replace two bridges on Interstate 25 in Casper that are in need of repairs. The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded a $29.7 million contract to Ames Construction Inc., of Burnsville, Minnesota, for work on the…
Funeral services for Keith Jensen
Funeral services for Keith Jensen will take place Monday April 26 at 11 a.m. at the Grover Ward LDS Church. A viewing will take place from 10-10:45 a.m. prior to the services.
Independent Obituaries: April 21, 2021
The following obituaries appeared in the April 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. There was dancing and much…
Bringing community dances back to Star Valley
◆ Dances appeal to all ages. Visitors join from Utah and Idaho. Cassie Hunsaker started a new hobby when she went to college. Now that she is back, she wants to share it with the community. When Cassie and her…
Funeral Services for Jim Beus
Funeral services for Jim Beus will take place Saturday, April 24, at 12 noon at the Grover LDS Church. A viewing will take place from 6-8 p.m. on on Friday, April 23 at Schwab Mortuary in Afton and from 10:30-11:45…
Lincoln County with just two active COVID-19 cases
As of 3 p.m. Monday, April 19, the number of laboratory-confirmed coronavirus cases seen since the disease was first diagnosed in the state in mid-March stood at 48,535, an increase of 306 cases over the 48,229 cases reported on April…
One for the History Books: The Challenges of Wyoming’s 2021 Legislative Session
◆ Senate President Dan Dockstader summarizes historic 66th legislature Neither a pandemic nor a historic winter storm could keep Wyoming from holding its most recent legislative session. Dan Dockstader, President of the Wyoming State Senate and Senator for Senate District…
Lincoln County Library System Book Review: “We Love Fishing”
◆ “We Love Fishing” by Ariel Bernstein. By Richard Landreth Director, Lincoln County Library Systems It’s almost that time of year again…where everyone LOVES to go fishing! In the picture book “We Love Fishing!” by Ariel Bernstein, Bear, Porcupine, Otter…
Hypertension: the silent killer
◆ Hypertension makes the heart work harder, and the high force of blood flow can harm arteries and organs. By Shelley Rae Balls UW Extension Nutrition and Food Safety Educator Did you know that most people with high blood pressure…