Smoot’s Squire Farms among those receiving grant funds
The Wyoming Department of Family Services and Food Works Group are pleased to announce that nine Wyoming organizations have been awarded grant funds through the Wyoming Aggregation and Distribution Grant Program to strengthen local food infrastructure and food access across…
UW Women’s Athletics Programs Receive Significant Estate Gift
A significant gift from the estate of the late Roy C. Miller will add support to the Roy C. Miller Women’s Athletics Fund for University of Wyoming Athletics. This generous gift will continue to foster excellence and provide financial…
Bridger-Teton National Forest begins road maintenance project on Greys River Road
The following is a news release from the U.S. Forest Service – The Bridger-Teton National Forest will begin road maintenance work on the Greys River Road beginning this week, with work anticipated to be completed by July 2. Motorists can…
Book Review: The 30-Day Inflammatory Reset by Dr. Josh Redd
By Rachelle Draney In his book The 30-Day Inflammatory Reset, Dr. Josh Redd tackles the growing health issue of chronic inflammation. Inflammation is the body’s natural response to injury, infection, or harmful substances. In the short term, it helps protect…
Celebrating National Typewriter Day
By Rhonda Merritt, Thayne Branch Library Every year on June 23rd, writers, historians, and retro-enthusiasts pause to celebrate National Typewriter Day. This specific date honors the anniversary of the typewriter’s patent, granted to Christopher Latham Sholes in 1868. Sholes didn’t…
2026 Rock Church Summer Theater schedule
This year’s Historical Rock Church summer play is called “Just a Doggon Minute”, written by Allene W. Robinson. What the play is about: “Just a Doggon Minute” is set in 1902 Afton at Arthur and Martha Roberts’ store and post…
Governor Orders Flags Lowered to Half-Staff for Death Former Wyoming Legislator Boyd LaVell Eddins
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – June 5, 2026 – Governor Mark Gordon has ordered the Wyoming flags to be lowered to half-staff in Lincoln County and at the Wyoming Capitol from sunrise to sunset, Saturday, June 6, 2026. RELATED: OBITUARY FOR BOYD…
Letters to the Editor: June 3, 2026
The following Letters to the Editor appeared in the June 3, 2026 edition of the Star Valley Independent. Slush Fund Grift Dear Editor At a time when hardworking Americans are struggling to pay mortgages, medical bills, and grocery costs, some…
Wyoming’s Marcus Harris and Joe Glenn Named to 2027 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot
• Harris ended his Football Career as the NCAA’s All-time Leader in Total Receiving Yards, Glenn Coached UW from 2003 to 2008 Former two-time All-American and 1996 Biletnikoff Award winner Marcus Harris has once again been selected as one of the eligible players…
Independent Obituaries: June 3, 2026
The following obituaries and death notices appeared in the June 3, 2026 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more resources including headstones, please visit the Star Valley Historical Society. Judy Prescott Judy Kay Babb (formerly Monsen) Prescott, age 84, passed away…