Grand Teton National Park employees unionize
• Unionization effort with 11 other units follows more than a year of tumult. By Christina MacIntosh Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Grand Teton National Park employees have voted to join a union,…
Teton County Search and Rescue rescues 5 stranded rafters
JACKSON (WNE) — Teton County Search and Rescue plucked a family of five off the Snake River on Wednesday evening after a woman was separated from her family. The group included an adult man, an adult woman and…
Yellowstone bison gores 12-year-old near Mud Volcano
JACKSON (WNE) — A bison injured a 12-year-old Yellowstone National Park visitor Friday. The child is the first person to be injured by one of the free-roaming ungulates this year. Almost every year, bison injure, or “gore,” at least…
LSO: Wyoming schools face additional $3.9M activities gap
By Marit Gookin The Ranger Via- Wyoming News Exchange RIVERTON — Not every Wyoming school district lost out in the recent school finance recalibration’s changes to the funding model. But for those that did, one of the areas that…
158-year-old Fort Laramie image sparks quest for a nameless girl’s identity
• Who was the small native girl posing with six white officials in 1868? That question sent historian Sandweiss digging for answers. By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com They say a picture is worth a thousand words. For historian and…
Outdoor recreation study highlights economic challenges for Wyoming businesses
• The report represents the first comprehensive study of the state’s outdoor recreation economy. Businesses ranked hiring, climate and marketing as top concerns. By Calla Shosh, WyoFile.com Atmosphere Mountainworks designs, cuts and sews backpacks and other outdoor gear…
Deputy ‘steadily improving’ after being shot 3 times by man in Baggs
• Suspect ‘stockpiled hundreds of AR15 magazines,’ appeared prepared for ‘large-scale act of violence,’ according to sheriff. By Maya Shimizu Harris, WyoFile.com A Carbon County deputy shot three times by a man in Baggs earlier this month…
Independent Obituaries: June 24, 2026
The following obituaries and death notices appeared in the June 24, 2026 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more resources including headstones, please visit the Star Valley Historical Society. Doyle Berdon Doyle Eugene Berdon passed away on June 16, 2026. He…
Lawmakers call for answers from Wyoming Business Council leader
By Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The future of Wyoming’s primary economic development agency remains a point of deep contention as state lawmakers move forward with a sweeping effort to reform –…
Bridger-Teton contains 2 more blazes amid ‘high’ fire danger
JACKSON (WNE) — Firefighters responded Monday to two fires on the Bridger-Teton National Forest, including one that led passersby to report smoke on Teton Pass. Fire crews and a forest firefighting engine responded to the smoke report, which…