Wyoming State Treasurer’s office improves accounting system and is looking into where to invest money in construction
Wyoming State Treasurer Curt Meir says the office has overhauled aspects of the accounting system continuing the work of those before him. For the last three years the office had no way of tracking where to get money and where…
Lincoln County School District No. 2 has new bus routes, need drivers
The beginning of the upcoming school year is about one week away now and the Lincoln County School District No. 2 will have some new bus routes families will want to be aware of. LCSD2 transportation director Ryan Lyman says…
WYDOT asking Snake River recreationalists to be aware during construction project
The Wyoming Department of Transportation has begun work on the Jackson South II (Snake River South Section) project just north of Hoback Junction. The project is the second half of a broader corridor improvement project between the Hoback Junction and…
Address verification needed for Wyoming livestock brand records
The Wyoming Livestock Board Brand Recording Unit recently completed address verification on all livestock brand records. “There are approximately 1,241 addresses that are no longer deliverable,” said Renae Krakow, executive assistant of the Wyoming Livestock Board. “We are reaching out…
WWCC class schedule is now available; deadline is August 29
The Fall 2019 schedule of WWCC classes is now available. The cream colored brochures may be picked up at various businesses and other locations along Highway 89 and in each community. “Of course, you pick one up at the office…
Health Topics: education makes a big difference in an emergency situation
For Lindsey Hill, educating the public in heart saver first aid is a passion. And as the clinical educator with Star Valley Health, she takes that passion not only to healthcare professionals, but also to anyone in the community who…
Independent Obituaries: August 14, 2019
The following obituaries appeared in the August 14, 2019 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more local and regional obituaries, please visit Schwab Mortuary. Annalyse Rose Bell, 8 years old, passed away at home on August 5, 2019…
Spring Creek Fire found in Wyoming Range
The following news release from the Bridger-Teton National Forest:
Yellowstone uses humorous poster to advise against petting bison
By Lew Freedman, Cody Enterprise Via- Wyoming News Exchange CODY — For the people who still don’t get it, the National Park Service recently spelled out – for the zillionth time in the zillionth way – the stern, common-sense advice…
Number of bears killed around Yellowstone drops
By Mark Davis, Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — The rate at which grizzly bears have been “lethally removed” by wildlife managers in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has dropped significantly this year. Through mid-August, nine grizzlies have been…