Lummis introduces SAME Act to restore 18-year-olds’ constitutional right to purchase handgun
The following is a release from the office of Senator Cynthia Lummis United States Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) has introduced legislation to reinstate the right of adults between the ages of 18 and 20 to purchase a handgun from a…
Ozone pollution earns Sublette an F from American Lung Association
By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com The American Lung Association gave Sublette County an F for ozone pollution, underscoring a persistent health danger believed to be caused by gas-field emissions, snow cover, little wind, winter sunshine and other factors. The…
Independent Obituaries: April 28, 2021
The following obituaries appeared in the April 28, 2021 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries, please visit Schwab Mortuary. For more resources including headstones, please visit the Star Valley Historical Society. Keith Carpenter Jensen age…
Star Valley Chamber of Commerce Spotlight: Alpine Market
These days, Alpine Market is sharing the Aloha Spirit. The employees walk around in Hawaiian shirts. You can buy pineapples, pineapple upside down cake and Hawaiian chicken. If it’s anything Hawaiian, it’s discounted. “Every year [with exception of 2020], we…
SV Half Marathon returns for in-person event in 2021
◆ Bart and Denice Kunz leave for Germany, family takes over event. The 2021 Star Valley Half Marathon is on — as in on the road from the Gover Park area in the Bridger-Teton National Forest to the Thayne…
SVHS Art students and teacher honored at State Art Symposium
◆ Sanderson, Erickson, Brog, and Dockstader honored. SVHS Art Show is May 6, 5-7 p.m. New records were set by the students in the Star Valley High School Art program and an instructor was honored as Art Teacher of the…
Graveside services for Weldon Bassett
Graveside services for Weldon Bassett will take place Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 11 a.m. at the Afton Cemetery.
Weerheim no longer contesting Hakes murder charge
Joann Hakes disappeared January 3, 2015 and her remains were discovered on May 18 of 2019. Her former boyfriend, Ronald Weerheim, was charged in her murder. READ THE ORIGINAL STORY FROM SVI HERE– Lincoln County Attorney, Spencer Allred, has released…
