Governor Utilizes CARES Funds to Provide Free COVID-19 Testing for Wyoming Residents
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has made free, at-home COVID-19 testing available to the state’s residents. The saliva test is administered by Vault Health and allows residents to get results at home without needing to visit a healthcare provider. Wyoming…
Silver Star fiber expansion project making final call for sign-ups in Southern Star Valley
Ever since Silver Star was awarded CARES Act funding through Wyoming Business Council, the company has been in a race against time to build out fiber in the area defined as the southern Star Valley CARES Fiberhood. The project timeline…
Funeral services for Aloria Lexis Floyd
Funeral services for Aloria Lexis Floyd will take place Saturday, October 17, 2020 at 2 p.m. A viewing will take place prior to the servies from 12-1:45 p.m. in the Osmond LDS Church.
Free school meals to continue for the entire 2020-2021 academic year
◆ U.S. Secretary of Ag announces extension of free meals program. Students and families in Lincoln County School District 2 will continue to benefit through the free school meals program. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has announced an extension…
All eight Wyoming Football games to be televised
The Mountain West Conference released the 2020 football TV schedule on Tuesday and all eight Wyoming Football games will be televised by either CBS Sports Network (CBSSN) or FS1. Wyoming’s season opener at Nevada on Saturday, Oct. 24 will be…
Fire restrictions end while fire danger remains high
Bridger-Teton National Forest Managers have made the decision to rescind the Stage 1 Fire Restriction Order effective at noon today (October 13, 2020). Despite the precipitation received over the weekend fire danger remains HIGH across much of the forest. Forest…
Independent Obituaries: October 7, 2020
The following obituaries appeared in the October 7, 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. Clyde Robert Heiner was…
Yellowstone records busiest September on record
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – The park hosted 837,499 recreation visits in September 2020. This is a 21% increase from September 2019, making it the busiest September on record. So far in 2020, the park has hosted 3,383,872 recreation visits,…
