Visser wins third Wyoming Gatorade honor
Star Valley’s Peter Visser has been named the Wyoming Gatorade Cross-Country runner of the year. It is the third Gatorade honor for Visser who has the nation’s top time in the 2000-Meter Steeplechase. Visser has signed to run for Weber…
Overland Trails Presentation Made to Kemmerer City Council
◆ Proposed off road trail system would connect southwest Wyoming. Could Lincoln County have a trails system in place for all-terrain vehicles in the near future? Southwest Wyoming Outdoor Trails Program president Mark Tesoro argued for such a system at…
Star Valley Soldiers from WWI
Provided By the Star Valley Historical Society The Star Valley Historical Society invites all members and the public to gather at the 4-H Exhibit Building at the Lincoln County Fair Grounds at 7 p.m. on April 15, 2021 to honor…
Independent Obituaries: April 14, 2021
The following obituaries appeared in the April 14, 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. Alexis J. Loos was born…
Killer of three sentenced to 45 years to life
By The Sheridan Press Via- Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — In emotional statements given before Judge John Fenn in 4th Judicial District Court Tuesday, family members of victims killed in a triple homicide March 29, 2020, asked for a sentence “as…
Teton County, WY extends local mask order
The following is a release from the Teton County Health Department April 14, 2021, Jackson, WY – Teton District Health Officer, Travis Riddell, MD, MPH, has received approval to extend the local health order that requires individuals within Teton County,…
Vigil appointed Wyoming State FFA 2nd VP, Erickson steps down as State Secretary
◆ Star Valley FFA has provided a state officer only five times in 30 years. It is a rare and thrilling moment when a Star Valley FFA chapter member takes an office with the Wyoming State FFA Association. Star Valley…
Thayne Valley Market Makes Donation to Thayne Community Food Bank
◆ Nearly $1,000 will go towards helping area residents in need. Thayne Valley Market, in partnership with Associated Foods’ Feeding The Hunger Campaign, recently donated a check for just under $1,000 to the Thayne Community Food Bank. Brandon Carlson,…