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Year: 2021

UW Basketball inks Junior College All-American Deng Dut

Nick Seeman Assistant Athletic Director, Communications University of Wyoming Athletics LARAMIE, Wyo. (MAY 7, 2021) – University of Wyoming head basketball coach Jeff Linder announced on Friday the signing of Junior College All-American Deng Dut of the College of Southern…

Wyoming Football holds Spring Game: Brown defeats Gold 30-17

Tim Harkins Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations, Public Relations and Broadcasting University of Wyoming Athletics Laramie, Wyo. (May 8, 2021) —  Saturday’s Brown and Gold Game featured a great game, with a great fanbase in attendance on a beautiful…

Governor Gordon Statement on the Biden Administration 30×30 Report

  The following is a release from the office of Governor Mark Gordon CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Gordon has issued the following statement on the Biden Administration’s 30×30 report, which calls for setting aside 30% of the nation’s lands and…

KICK IT OR KEEP IT: “Set In Stone” by Travis Tritt

This week’s Kick It or Keep It features a country music icon who just released his first studio album in more than a decade. Set In Stone was released by Travis Tritt on Friday, May 7. The albums title track,…

Opinion: Independent Notes

◆ Art Teacher of the Year, the importance of one student and prayer! What a wonderful year for the Star Valley High School Art program! How about those SVHS art awards? It was a record setting year for the Star…

LCSD2 bus driver suffers “Medical Incident” during afternoon route

The following is a statement from Lincoln County School District #2 regarding a medical issue involving a bus driver during the Friday afternoon route. “There was a medical incident with the bus driver on a lower valley elementary route this…

Erickson retires after 29 years teaching and coaching at SVHS

◆ “It has been really rewarding to see students achieve at their true potential.” After 29 years teaching and coaching at Star Valley High School, McKay Erickson is retiring from education to pursue entrepreneurship and his bucket list. McKay will…

Reggae In The Rockies coming to Alpine in June

◆ Summer Music Festival Coming to Alpine. After a year with almost no live music, Dave Walters found a home for reggae in the Rocky Mountains with a two-day music festival on June 5-6 in Alpine. Dave hopes that with…

GoFundMe set up for injured SVHS soccer player

UPDATE 5/10: Ethan was discharged from the hospital on May 9 and is now recovering home. Family members say he has throbbing head pain and dizziness, as expected. UPDATE: A family member of Ethan’s told SVI that Ethan is now…

Star Valley rest stop to reopen later this month

Just under a year ago, nine Wyoming rest stops were shut down by Governor Mark Gordon in cost-cutting moves due to declining state revenues and the COVID-19 shutdown. One of those stops included one on U.S. 89 just south of…