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Article Examining Farm Productivity Receives Honor

A paper examining farm productivity and innovation co-written by a faculty member in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Wyoming has received honors from the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. Associate professor Matt Andersen in…

9-1-1 Call in Sublette County

Sublette County Sheriff’s Office responds to a call of an unresponsive male. Tuesday May 21st 2019 at 2:40pm, Sublette County Dispatch received a call of an unresponsive male near Buckskin Crossing. Sublette County Deputies and Sublette County EMS were dispatched…

Car Crash in Sublette County

Sublette County First Responders and Wyoming Highway Patrol respond to vehicle crash near White Pine Ski area. Tuesday, May 21st 2019 at approximately 10:40am, Sublette County Dispatch received a call of a vehicle crash near White Pine Ski area. The…

What does the future hold for coal mining in Wyoming?

In 1981, there were 38,500 people employed by coal companies in Wyoming. Thirty years later, that number fell to 7,000. Coal mining in Wyoming has been an important part of the state’s economy for decades, and it continues to be….

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Independent Obituaries: December 31, 2018

The following obituaries appeared in the December 31, 2018 edition of the Star Valley Independent.   Nancy Ann Pinkerton Schwab passed away on December 21, 2018. She was born on December 25, 1931 in Bismark, Missouri to Henry White Pinkerton…

Independent Obituaries: December 24. 2018

The following obituaries appeared in the December 24, 2018 edition of the Star Valley Independent.   Louise Moser was born on October 6, 1931 in Afton to William Edward Merritt and Carrie Leana Anglesey Merritt, the third of six girls….

Independent Obituaries: December 19, 2018

The following obituaries appeared in the December 19, 2018 edition of the Star Valley Independent.   Judith Elaine “Judy” Roberts, passed away peacefully on December 11, 2018, surrounded by her husband of 53 years and her loving children. After struggling…

Independent Obituaries: December 12, 2018

The following obituaries appeared in the December 12, 2018 edition of the Star Valley Independent.   Craig N. Wright of Afton, Passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones on December 5, 2018 at the age of 73 in the Star…

Independent Obituaries: December 5, 2018

The following obituaries appeared in the December 5, 2018 edition of the Star Valley Independent.   Russell Gerald (Bud) Dayton was born on November 15, 1927 to Russell Oliver Dayton and Flora Cozzens Dayton at his home in Cokeville. He…

Laundry Love Turns Full Harts into Full Loads

By Melissa Cassutt  Jackson Hole News& Guide Via Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Yara Mauricio drags a wire cart through the doors, the laundry basket piled high with stuffed garbage bags. With each extra-large washing machine holding approximately 8 normal-size…