Governor Orders Wyoming Flag be Flown at Half Staff at the Capitol and in Teton and Fremont Counties on Thursday, September 17
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has ordered the Wyoming State Flag be flown at half staff at the Capitol in Cheyenne, in Teton County and in Fremont County from sunrise to sunset on September 17, 2020 in honor of Grant Larson. Mr….
Torrington man dies in Lingle crash
On September 15, 2020, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 123 on US 85 north of Lingle, Wyoming. At 5:00 a.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were notified of a motor vehicle collision. A 2009 Dodge 3500 was traveling southbound on…
Bridger-Teton National Forest Begins Salt Creek Restoration
The Salt Creek Restoration Project will begin this week on the Kemmerer Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest and is planned to conclude in mid-November of 2020. This restoration project is located in Lincoln County, Wyoming on Salt Creek…
Health Orders Extended, Restrictions on Indoor Contact Sports Lifted
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has announced that Wyoming’s Public Health Orders have been extended an additional two weeks through Sept. 30. One change has been made to Order No. 1, which now permits indoor close-contact group activities and sports…
New leadership for St. John’s Health
With a new state-of-the art senior living community opening at St. John’s Health next summer, a seasoned nurse leader from the executive team has been appointed to take the helm of senior living services. St. John’s has announced that Marsha…
Funeral services for Tammy Harmon
Funeral services for Tammy Harmon will take place Saturday September 19, 2020 at 12 noon in the Afton Tabernacle. A viewing will take place on Friday September 18, 2020 from 6-8 p.m. at Schwab Mortuary and from 10-11:45 a.m. prior…
“Qualified Volunteers” to begin culling non-native mountain goats
MOOSE, WY- The culling of non-native mountain goats from Grand Teton National Park will begin September 14 as part of a management plan to conserve a native and vulnerable population of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in the Teton Range. More than…
Independent Obituaries: September 9, 2020
The following obituaries appeared in the September 9, 2020 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries, please visit Schwab Mortuary. Find more area resources courtesy of the Star Valley Historical Society. Noel Marvin Sessions was born on…
Caribou-Targhee to continue fuel reduction project in Teton Canyon
◆ Crews will work along the Sheep Bridge Trail (130) over the next several weeks. Provided by Caribou-Targhee National Forest The Caribou-Targhee National Forest resumed fuel reduction work near Teton Canyon Sept. 8. This is one component of the larger…