Sara Reed named 2018 Wyoming Teacher of the Year
CHEYENNE – Sara Reed, a kindergarten teacher at Hillcrest Elementary School in Campbell County School District #1, has been named Wyoming’s 2018 Teacher of the Year. State Superintendent Jillian Balow says Mrs. Reed is the kind of teacher that every…
Governor pleased with plans to rescind Clean Power Plan
Governor Matt Mead voiced his support of the initial step taken by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tuesday, Oct. 10, to rescind the Clean Power Plan (CPP). EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt signed the notice of proposed rulemaking which formally begins…
Rollover accident near Lyman claims two lives
A one-vehicle crash, reported on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, has claimed the lives of two Eden, Idaho residents. According to a Wyoming Highway Patrol accident report, a westbound 2007 Dodge Ram half-ton pickup lost control on an icy bridge on…
Independent Obituaries: October 4, 2017
The following obituaries appeared in the October 4, 2017 print edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries please visit Schwab Mortuary. Betty Lou Peterson Torghele, died September 17, 2017 at age 92 in Lincoln, Nebraska after suffering…
Have You Seen This? Illusion of the Year.
What do you see? That’s the question asked during the best illusion of the year contest. (Yes, that is actually a thing.) This year’s best illusion is titled “Shape From Motion Only.”
LDS Church provides 17,000 meals to feed the hungry in Virginia
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donated 20,000 pounds of food — worth roughly $22,000, or 17,000 meals — to Feed More in Richmond, Virginia, September 29, 2017. The donation will help feed the hungry this fall and…
(Video) – Jackson vs Star Valley football highlights
The Braves improved to 7-0 on the season and won the program’s 13th straight game with a 51-0 drubbing of the Jackson Broncs on Friday, October 6. Payton Erickson threw for 277 yards and four touchdowns in the victory. Star…
Wyoming Game & Fish seeking information in elk poaching cases
Wyoming Game and Fish Department Green River Game Warden Gary Boyd is seeking information to solve two elk poaching cases that occurred in Elk Hunt Area 31, Little Mountain, between October 4 and October 6. “The first elk discovered was a…
Offer made to potential SVMC CEO
The North Lincoln County Hospital District Board of Trustees held a special meeting Monday, Oct. 9, related to the search for a new Star Valley Medical Center CEO. Bob Saunders, NLCHD chair, reported, “The Board went directly to executive session…
(Video) – Dan Jeske with Star Valley Medical Center Therapy Services
Dan Dockstader caught up with Dan Jeske of Star Valley Medical Center Therapy Services and detailed some of the ways that his department can help residents in the area.