Bomgaars celebrates its grand opening in Afton this week
The new Bomgaars store opened for business last week in Afton. This week the grand opening celebration will take place. Grand opening festivities include a ribbon cutting on Thursday, December 3 at 10:30 a.m. The community is invited to come…
A Very Vocalist Christmas album available starting this week
◆ Previous winners of “The Vocalist” are featured A Very Vocalist Christmas, featuring the talents of Melissa Dickey, Case Tippetts, EJ Pauni and Josh Jardine will be available beginning on Friday, December 4, 2020. “The album includes solos featuring various…
Students give back through Braves in Action Service Day
◆ Service efforts take on a whole new life amid pandemic. As planning began for the 2020 Braves in Action Service Day, an event traditionally held the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, concerns were high. “We talked about not doing it this…
Winter Wildlife Closures Begin on Bridger-Teton National Forest
The Bridger-Teton National Forest is stressing the importance of winter wildlife closure areas. As of December 1, all the winter closure areas are in effect except areas north of the Gros Ventre Road on the Jackson Ranger District. Closures for…
Cowboys host Incarnate Word Wednesday; travel to Oregon State Sunday
The Wyoming Cowboys close out their three-game homestand on Wednesday hosting Incarnate Word in the Arena-Auditorium in the first meeting between the two schools. The contest is slated for a 7 p.m. start. For more information regarding tickets for Wednesday’s…
Independent Obituaries: December 2, 2020
The following obituaries appeared in the December 2, 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. Wesley Doyle Cranney, 82, born…
Holiday boosts traffic at Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport
GREEN RIVER (WNE) — The Thanksgiving holiday has resulted in more people flying commercially from the Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport, but the recent increase in COVID-19 infections has hampered that growth. Airport Director Devon Brubaker said the Thanksgiving week will…
Curative COVID-19 Kiosks in Teton County, WY will be Used for Contact Tracing Efforts and Surveillance Testing
Teton County Health Department has partnered with the Wyoming Department of Health and Curative to bring two COVID-19 testing kiosks to Teton County, WY. These kiosks will be used to assist Teton County Health Department in their contact tracing efforts…
Game & Fish seeking public input via virtual meetings
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is inviting the public to participate in the development of a long-term feedgrounds management plan beginning with a series of virtual meetings in December. “Game and Fish manages several feedgrounds in Wyoming,” said Scott…