Simpson recalls friendship with Bush
By Nick Reynolds Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — In a eulogy to the nation’s 41st president on Wednesday, former Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson remembered that while George H.W. Bush loved a good joke, his biggest fl aw…
Wyoming News Briefs: December 6, 2018
The Star Valley Independent is a member of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy of the WNE. Colorado murder suspect agrees to extradition CODY (WNE) — A Colorado man remains in custody at the Park County Law Enforcement…
SVI Sports Schedule: December 6-8
• Star Valley High School Girls Basketball: The Lady Braves open up their 2018-19 schedule in the same town as they hope to be in come March as they take on the Kelly Walsh Trojans on the KW floor. Tip-off…
Cowboys pluck the Gamecocks 73-64 for third win of the season
The Cowboys might have made it just a little more difficult to get quality teams to come to Laramie after knocking off South Carolina 73-64 on Wednesday evening. Always a chore to try and get quality opponents to visit 7,220…
Phone of missing Colorado mother pinged in Idaho
This article courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission. By Eric Grossarth, EastIdahoNews.com GOODING — The phone of a woman who vanished from Colorado on Thanksgiving was pinged in a small southern Idaho community. Kelsey Berreth, 29, was…
I-80 closed in both directions due to semi-truck pile-up
Slick conditions likely contributed to an accident that involved seven semi trucks and a pair of passenger cars that has Interstate 80 at a standstill. According to the Uinta County Fire and Ambulance Facebook page, the road is closed between…
Young, Thompson & Nate named WCA Coach of the Year for Fall sports efforts
Three coaches from Lincoln County School District #2 were honored on the Wyoming Coaches Association (WCA) Coach of the Year list for the Fall season. Bill Thompson of Cokeville was named the 1A Volleyball Coach of the year. The Panthers…
Cowgirls fend off Denver 78-74; Cowboys host South Carolina tonight
The Wyoming Cowgirls improved to (5-2) on the young season with a 78-74 victory over Denver University in Laramie on Tuesday evening. Three players scored in the teens for the Cowgirls, led by 18 points from Karla Erjavec who hit…
Al Simpson to Eulogize President George H.W. Bush
This story was written by the Wyoming News Exchange and used with permission. POWELL — President George H.W. Bush and former U.S. Sen. Al Simpson shared many personal and touching moments, including a snowball fight on the last night of…