Second potential buyer emerges for Contura mines
By Greg Johnson Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — In a span of less than 36 hours, hundreds of former Wyoming Blackjewel LLC coal miners have gone from wondering if the Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr mines…
Airport business dispute returns to Supreme Court
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — A legal dispute that has held up the largest business deal in the history of the Jackson Hole Airport reached the Wyoming Supreme Court for oral arguments last…
Riverton police kill man after knife attack
By Steve Peck Riverton Ranger Via –Wyoming News Exchange RIVERTON — A police officer shot a man to death Saturday afternoon outside Walmart after the man attacked the officer with a knife, eyewitnesses said. The shooting happened on the sidewalk…
Governor Gordon appoints Suzannah Robinson as District Court Judge to the Third Judicial District
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Suzannah Robinson to be a District Court Judge for the Third Judicial District serving Sweetwater County, Wyoming. Robinson fills the vacancy occurring with the retirement of Judge Nena James. Ms. Robinson has…
KICK IT OR KEEP IT: “The Git Up” by Blanco Brown
Kick It or Keep It returns to The Spur this week with one of the most popular songs of 2019. “The Git Up” by Blanco Brown was first released May 3, 2019. It has been in the top 10 downloads…
Independent Obituaries: September 18, 2019
The following obituaries appeared in the September 18, 2019 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries, please visit Schwab Motuary. Debra L. Scott 68 a long time resident of Alpine passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019…
Friday Night Prep Recap: September 20, 2019
• 3A State Golf It was not a pleasant day at Star Valley View Golf Course. With temperatures that struggled to climb past 50 and a steady rain that forced two delays, it took the 3A teams six hours to…
Afton man found guilty in child abuse case
According to information obtained from the Lincoln County Attorney’s Office, an Afton man has been found guilty of two counts of Aggravated Child Abuse and was taken into custody on September 19, 2019. “On September 19, 2019 a Jury of…
