Wyoming Business Council releases one-stop directory tool for communities; how to access, navigate services
The Wyoming Business Council has released a new tool, which can be found at wideopenwyo.org, to serve as a one-stop site to see open businesses in their community and how to access their services while they navigate the impacts of covid-19. “The site is searchable…
Law enforcement to host ‘Wyoming Virtual Torch Run 2020’ to benefit Special Olympics
Law Enforcement across the state will be hosting the “Wyoming Virtual Torch Run 2020” benefiting Special Olympics Wyoming starting on May 15 through July 15, 2020. With the cancellation of the 2020 Special Olympics Wyoming State Summer Games due to…
Roman Catholic Diocese of Cheyenne releases statement on public Masses; Bishop Steven asks for patience, prayers
Bishop Steven Biegler, Roman Catholic Diocese of Cheyenne, released the following statement on April 30 regarding the continued suspension of public Masses: These past weeks since COVID-19 descended upon us have been difficult, and the suspension of public Masses has…
Wyoming Catholic students raise funds for hospitals in Zambia; over $13,000 raised for personal protection equipment, supplies
Students from Saint Anthony’s Tri-Parish School in Casper and children of St. Joseph’s Children’s Home in Torrington raised more than $13,000 recently to assist Catholic hospitals and missions in Zambia with health challenges and the added threat of COVID-19. These…
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon addresses Etna Elementary faculty in zoom meeting; offers words of encouragement
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon Touting the “ingenuity of Wyoming people and in particular Star Valley people,” Governor Mark Gordon reached out Friday morning to offer a word of encouragement to the faculty of Etna Elementary. “Nobody ever anticipated” teachers and…
(Video) – Be The Light: Class of 2020 Celebration
Cars are encouraged to drive by Braves Field near Star Valley High School beginning at 10:20 p.m. Friday evening to support the Class of 2020. In addition, this video slideshow for this year’s seniors has also been put together.
LPD officer fired following domestic battery charges
LARAMIE (WNE) – An officer with the Laramie Police Department has been fired after being charged with domestic battery. At the time of the incident, Michael Morrow, 43, was the spouse of Albany County District Judge Tori Kricken. In an…
Independent Obituaries: April 29, 2020
The following obituaries appeared in the April 29, 2020 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries please visit Schwab Mortuary. On Thursday, April 23, 2020, Norris Cyril Roberts passed away at his home in Salt Lake…
Utah woman dies in accident near Wright
On April 30, 2020, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 57 on Wyoming 450 east of Wright, Wyoming. At 8:41 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were notified of a motor vehicle collision. A 2020 Dodge Ram was headed westbound on…
Educating the whole child takes on new meaning with COVID-19
“I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate…. If we treat people as they ought to be, we help them become what they are capable of…