2020 Lincoln County Fair Royalty
2020 Lincoln County Royalty includes: Queen- Ki Simkins; First Attn. Queen Katie Vigil; Princess – Harley Mackey; First Attn. Princess – Brooke Hatch; Jr. Princess – Gracie Jackson. The 2020 Lincoln County Fair runs August 1-8 in Afton, Wyoming. Click…
Women banned from Yellowstone for damaging hot pool
JACKSON (WNE) — A federal judge has banned two Philadelphia women from Yellowstone National Park, sentenced them to two days in jail and fined them for leaving a park boardwalk and damaging Opal Pool. The sentencing comes after witnesses saw…
Snake River Bridge on WYO 22 now restricting loads
The following is a news release from the Wyoming Department of Transportation After a recent safety inspection of the Snake River Bridge on WYO 22 near the intersection of WYO 390, WYDOT began restricting heavier loads from crossing the structure. …
Television association making move from analog to digital this weekend
The Lower Star Valley Television Association will be making some changes this weekend. According to Association President Robert Weber, the television service will be moving several channels from analog to digital. “This affects those people who have off air antenna…
Classic car tour making plans to visit Star Valley on Saturday
◆ Cache Valley Chapter of the Vintage Motor Car Club of America will make a road trip through SV. In 1958 William John Cassity purchased a Chrysler Desoto from Salt River Motors. This Saturday, June 20, the car will make…
Community concert set for Saturday at Kodiak Mountain Resort
◆ James F. Wright is featured performer. Kodiak Mountain Resort will host a free community concert on Saturday, June 20. Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair to enjoy a Star Valley summer evening listening to some beautiful music….
Mitchell named as regional director for the Wyoming Hunger Initiative
◆ Sierra Mitchell joins five other state directors appointed by Wyoming’s First Lady. Star Valley’s Sierra Mitchell is among six individuals across the state who will serve as regional directors of the Wyoming Hunger Initiative. Mitchell was appointed by…
Independent Obituaries: June 17, 2020
The following obituaries appeared in the June 17, 2020 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries please visit Schwab Mortuary. John Gilkey (Bud) Culliton passed away peacefully on June 10th at the Star Valley Care Center, after…
State agencies prepare for July 1 budget cuts
By Andrew Graham, wyofile.com Gov. Mark Gordon will be enacting more substantive cuts to state agencies beginning July 1, his budget director told the Legislature’s Joint Appropriations Committee last week. “[State] agencies have been instructed to cut as much as…
Tourism to Yellowstone creates $642 million in economic benefits
A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 4 million people to Yellowstone in 2019 spent $507 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 7,000 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the…