Nearly 50 UW students quarantined because of coronavirus
———— By Brandon Foster Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — COVID-19 infections stemming from University of Wyoming students gathering off campus have led the school to quarantine nearly 50 students since Monday. Seven students have tested positive this…
Hemp’s stumbles reveal hurdles in Wyoming’s race to diversify
By Andrew Graham, WyoFile.com ALBIN—Ron Rabou is no hemp-necklace-wearing hippy. A Trump 2020 flag flies at the entrance to his driveway. A hanging in his office reminds him that “God made a Farmer.” The eastern Wyoming agriculturalist has never tried…
Second-half turnovers doom Braves’ effort versus Summit Academy
◆ SVHS hosts Preston (0-1) this Friday evening. The Braves asked a lot of their defensive unit on Friday as the high-powered Summit Academy Bears invaded Afton averaging 45 points per game. Not only were the visitors looking to avenge…
G&F Director Nesvik looks to a promising hunting season
◆ G&F Director calls hunting ‘the ultimate social distancing activity.’ With the start of September comes the start of the fall hunting seasons in some parts of the state. Early archery hunts started with the new month. “Today marks the…
Only 30 days left to be counted on the 2020 United States Census
——— Time is winding down to participate in the 2020 United States Census. According to Jennifer Hillmann, U.S. Census Bureau Representative for Wyoming, data collection will end on September 30. “The U.S. Census Bureau is encouraging everyone in Wyoming who…
Independent Obituaries: September 2, 2020
The following obituaries appeared in the September 2, 2020 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries, please visit Schwab Mortuary. More area resources can be found by visiting the Star Valley Historical Society. Our precious daughter,…
September 2: Darin Robinson, Star Valley Road Projects
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September 2: Ted Austin, Fall River Propane
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Spider leads to Gillette crash
GILLETTE (WNE) — Arachnophobia can be expensive. Just ask the 57-year-old woman who crashed her 2005 Toyota Tacoma into a 2006 Coachmen Camper on Thursday afternoon in the 1000 block of Buckskin Drive. She wasn’t hurt, but the camper and…
Returned Jackson fugitive to represent self
JACKSON (WNE) — About a month after being arrested in California on a Teton County warrant, Casey Hardison is back in Jackson and ready to represent himself on five pending felony charges. Hardison, an infamous DIY chemist and longtime advocate…