High Valley Dermatology coming to SV Health in Alpine
◆ Dr. Miner and Dr. Sewell will provide services for Star Valley area patients. High Valley Dermatology will is opening this week at the Star Valley Health Clinic in Alpine. The practice is based in Idaho Falls and is expanding…
Black bear killed near Dayton
SHERIDAN (WNE) — A young male black bear was shot and killed at a rural residence outside Dayton June 23. The bear had made multiple visits to the residence during the day and night of June 22, entering the garage,…
Uinta County has the third-highest COVID count in Wyoming
Uinta County now has had more confirmed cases of COVID-19 than Teton County despite the latter jumping out as one of the most infected counties in March and April. Since then Teton County’s numbers have tapered and stalled (86 while…
Former Goshen clerk to be sentenced for theft from office
TORRINGTON (WNE) — Former Goshen County Clerk of District Court Kathi Rickard, who pleaded guilty to two counts of felony theft in April, will learn her fate on July 16 at 1:30 p.m. Rickard was originally charged with six counts…
Uinta County COVID outbreak slows
EVANSTON (WNE) — Uinta County’s COVID-19 outbreak appears to have slowed this week, as only nine new confirmed cases have been reported since Monday, June 22. That brings the county’s total to 128 confirmed with another 34 probable, with 62…
Man sent to prison for sexually abusing teen but maintains he did ‘not commit the crimes’
This story comes courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com For more details on this story which have been reported by EIN, please CLICK HERE to be taken to their site. REXBURG — A convicted felon formally living in Sugar City will spend time…
5 Trusted Treatments for Chronic Pain
Everyday life is hard enough without having to endure chronic pain. Aches and pains that never subside can be annoying at the minimum and debilitating at worst. As we age, the aches and pain come regularly, so it’s important to…
Independent Obituaries: June 24, 2020
The following obituaries appeared in the June 24, 2020 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries visit Schwab Mortuary. On Monday, June 15, 2020, Burtis Leon Roberts passed away at his childhood home in Etna, Wyoming. Burtis…
Wyoming activists seek holiday for Juneteenth
By Kathryn Palmer Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Two local anti-racist community activists started a petition Monday to make Juneteenth a state holiday in Wyoming. Within hours, dozens of people had shared and signed it. Juneteenth,…
Legislators reject plan for in-person committee meetings
SHERIDAN (WNE) — Proposed policy changes that would have allowed committee chairs to host hybrid remote and in-person meetings in their home communities or at the Wyoming State Capitol died in the Wyoming Legislature Management Council Tuesday. Prior to the…