(Video) – Lady Braves Soccer hosts Evanston in home-opener
The girls soccer teams from Star Valley and Evanston are both looking for their first win of the season as they battle in Afton on Thursday afternoon with a start time of 4 p.m. Video is here as well as…
Independent Obituaries: April 8, 2026
The following obituaries and death notices appeared in the April 8, 2026 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more resources including headstones, please visit the Star Valley Historical Society. Elaine Rainey Hale Elaine was born in the winter of 1932 to…
Ponies & Poems: Spring is perfect for poems
Provided by Horse Warriors™ April is National Poetry Month and the Horse Warriors™ ponies are celebrating! They are excited to have poems written about them – they are all so special! Join us on a Friday at one of your…
Bear Lake Baseball at American Falls
The Bear Lake Baseball team is in American Falls today to face the Beavers with a 4 p.m. start time.
Small snowpack melts early
By DeMont B. Grandy, Natural Resource Specialist Lincoln Conservation District It has definitely been an interesting water year since October 1, 2025, so far. Currently, many local snowpacks are melting out early except in the higher elevations. Overall snowpack levels…
WYDOT crews will be striping in Jackson area
The Wyoming Department of Transportation traffic crews will be striping traffic markings on US 26/89/189/191 south of Jackson on the 5-lane section between Hoback Junction and High School Road. The work will begin on Wednesday, April 8 and could carry…
Tallgrass Named First-Ever Jersey Patch Partner for Wyoming Athletics
• Multi-year, multi-million-dollar investment becomes the largest corporate investment in program history. Wyoming Athletics announced a historic new investment from leading infrastructure company Tallgrass, marking the largest corporate contribution in program history and making Tallgrass the first-ever jersey patch partner…
Letters to the Editor: April 1, 2026
The following letters to the editor appeared in the April 1, 2026 edition of the Star Valley Independent. EMT Tax District Dear Editor, I write today in response to an EMT tax district which is being proposed! How can we…
Board of Trustees Selects Reeves as UW President
A Sweetwater County native with a distinguished military, academic and leadership career in the U.S. Army has been named the 29th president of the University of Wyoming. Brigadier General Shane Reeves, currently the dean of the Academic Board at the…
Hearing delayed for annexation on Alpine Holdings and Premier Realty
The Town of Alpine has delayed a hearing for the annexation of Alpine Property Holding’s Group, LLC and Premier Realty Investments, LLC property until May of this year. In a notice released at the end of March, the town…