Fish habitat connection project in Greys River moving forward
◆ Crews working to install culverts. Efforts to install culverts and reconnect more than 21 miles of stream habitat for native fish in Greys River are underway. The culvert project involves building a new bridge and replacing an undersized culvert…
COVID-19 Q&A with Star Valley Health
◆ Local hospital is utilizing its resources to meet local COVID-19 needs. By Sarah Hale and Dan Dockstader SVI Media Author’s Note: SVI Media had a question and answer session with Star Valley Health recently relating to COVID-19. See below….
Lady Braves Volleyball hosting Rich County, Preston and Grace this Saturday
—————— Fans of Star Valley High School Volleyball should be thrilled that not only will there be a season in 2020, but that there will be home matches to begin the campaign this Saturday morning. Typically one of the stalwarts…
August 28: Cathy Sundberg, SLHD
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Legislative Joint Agriculture Committee meeting set for SV
———————- ◆ Meetings set to begin Thursday, August 27. The Legislative Joint Agriculture Committee will meet in Star Valley this week. According to Representative Evan Simpson, the committee meeting provides “a rare opportunity.” “The meeting will be held both remotely…
August 26: Kris Simkins
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August 26: Fred Baldwin, Victory Theater
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Independent Obituaries: August 26, 2020
The following obituaries appeared in the August 26, 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. Denny Zingshiem passed away…
Wyoming Unemployment Falls to 7.1% in July 2020
The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 7.6% in June to 7.1% in July. Wyoming’s unemployment rate peaked at 9.6% in April and has…
Fire ban in place for Lincoln County
◆ County adopts fire closure resolution. The Lincoln County Commissioners adopted a fire closure resolution during a Tuesday, August 25 meeting. The fire ban will go into effect on Friday, August 27 at 12:01 a.m. Under the fire ban the…