‘Big Boy Bash’ to celebrate massive UP engine’s overnight stop in Evanston
This information comes courtesy of the Evanston Historic Preservation Commission – Once again, Big Boy engine 4014 is heading across Wyoming and will be in Evanston on Wednesday, July 3, at approximately 2 p.m. The massive engine will stay overnight…
Independent Obituaries: June 26, 2024
The following obituaries appeared in the June 26, 2024 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. Fritz Ashauer Fritz John Ashauer, age…
Yellowstone visitation statistics for May 2024
The following is a news release from the offices of Yellowstone National Park – MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – The park hosted 522,450 recreation visits in May 2024, up 15% from May 2023 (454,262 recreation visits). This May’s visitation showed…
Wicks Announces Signing of Guards Dontaie Allen and A.J. Wills
LARAMIE, Wyo. University of Wyoming head men’s basketball coach Sundance Wicks announced the signing of transfer guards Dontaie Allen and A.J. Wills on Tuesday. The Cowboy roster is now complete for the 2024-25 season. “It’s always nice when you can…
Celebration of Life for William Crnkovich
A Celebration of Life for William Crnkovich will take place Saturday June 29, 2024 at Schwab Funeral Chapel in Thayne. A burial will take place at 2 p.m. in Soda Springs, Idaho at the Fairview Cemetery located at 148 S….
(Photo Gallery) – State Fireman’s Convention
The Afton Drill Fields were the sight of the 2024 Wyoming State Fireman’s Competition this past week. The Afton City Team took first place and the Afton Rural Team was second. Here are some shots of some of the competition….
Leftover Draw Offers Second Chance At a Hunting License
There’s one more chance to get a limited-quota elk, deer and antelope license through the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s leftover license draw. Residents and nonresidents have five days to enter. The application period is open Monday, June 24 through…
Wyoming Humanities awards thousands in grants dollars to organizations across the state
Nine non-profit organizations throughout the state recently received significant grants from Wyoming Humanities. Wyoming Crossroads Grants are part of an initiative to apply humanities perspectives locally, helping to realize growth through change. Since the program’s inception, Wyoming Humanities has awarded hundreds of thousands…
Bridger-Teton builds pollinator gardens in Afton
•Lawn to be replaced at Afton Greys River Office, Thursday, June 20. By SVI/B-T The Bridger-Teton National Forest, in celebration of National Pollinator Week June 17-23, 2024, will install two pollinator gardens. The public is invited to join us and…
Temporary detour nears completion on Teton Pass
• WYDOT still directing traffic through Alpine Provided by WYDOT Wyoming Department of Transportation crews, along with Evans Construction, are nearing completion of the dirt work to construct a temporary detour around the impacted slide area on Teton Pass,…