Braves capture 4A West Regional soccer crown in shootout win
It has been a remarkable season for the Braves soccer team when it was instead supposed to be one of adjustment or even rebuilding for those observing from the outside. After finishing heart-wrenchingly close to the program’s first ever state…
Wyoming News Briefs: May 10, 2019
The Star Valley Independent is a member of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy of the WNE. Whooping cough cases in Campbell County draw warning GILLETTE (WNE) — A cluster of at least five cases of whooping cough…
Back in the Saddle: Wilkes and Johnson rejoin programs
As part of the regular board meeting for the LCSD #2 Trustees on Wednesday, May 8, was the approval of a pair of veteran SVHS coaches who will be back in different roles in the 2019-2020 school year. Joining Kade…
Addition of sophomore coaches approved for 4A staffs at SVHS
As part of the LCSD #2 regular board meeting, the approval of additional sophomore coaches for those Star Valley High School sports in the 4A Classification were approved by a unanimous vote. Star Valley had sophomore coaches during the four-year…
Wyoming Water Supply Outlook and graphic.
HIGHLIGHTS: Wyoming April 2019 precipitation was 115 to 120 percent of average Current water year precipitation is averaging 110 to 115 percent of normal across Wyoming… Mountain snowpack across Wyoming is 90 to 100 percent of median… Near normal to…
Gordon Optimistic about coal’s Future
By Jonathan Gallardo Gillette News Record Via Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Wyoming has a bright future ahead of it with the strides it has made in technology and education, but nothing may be brighter than its coal industry, which…
NEWS BRIEFS for Thursday, May 9, 2019
Man facing five felonies in Cheyenne chase CHEYENNE (WNE) — The man who shot at law enforcement while leading them on a high-speed chase through Cheyenne on Friday is facing multiple charges, including five felonies. Dominique Childers was arrested Friday…
She helped 22,000 women get an abortion, and now she’s a mother of 8 working to end it
The story was originally published on East Idaho News and was used with permission. Editor’s note: The following is a detailed account of a woman’s experience with abortion. It includes a graphic description that may be upsetting to some users….
TEXT-IN RESPONSES: Should the legal age to purchase tobacco be raised to 21?
U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, joined a bipartisan effort recently to pass the Tobacco to 21 Act, which would prohibit the sale of tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to anyone under 21 nationwide. Romney stated that “What we know is that…