Barrasso, Lummis vote for postal reform
PINEDALE (WNE) — U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis released statements earlier this week supporting bipartisan postal reform legislation. The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 passed in the Senate by a 79 to 19 vote on Tuesday. “While…
Cowboys selected for NCAA Tournament
Cowboy Basketball was tabbed as an eleventh seed in the East Region during Sunday’s NCAA Championships Selection Show. They will face fellow 11-seed Indiana on Tuesday in the First Four in Dayton, Ohio. Wyoming is 25-8 on the season and…
KICK IT OR KEEP IT: “Sunday” by Ben Rector
Kick It or Keep It features a song from a new Ben Rector album. The Joy of Music was released Friday, March 11. “Living My Best Life” is a song from the album that has already been added to the SVI…
Thayne, Wyoming Stake Conference to be held, streamed live
THAYNE–The Thayne, Wyoming Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will hold their bi-annual stake conference March 19th and 20th virtually, with the conference being streamed live on the SVI1 Livestream channel. Members of the Thayne Stake…
Health Complications Wildland Firefighters Should Know About
Many things can go wrong for wildland firefighters health-wise. Here are some of the most common ones you should try to protect yourself from.
(Watch Live) Kemmerer Basketball – Wyoming 3A State Basketball Tournament
HIGHLIGHTS–Presented by First Bank of Wyoming and Rocky Mountain Yeti: CASPER–Kemmerer(2W) fell to Buffalo(3E) Thursday at the Ford Wyoming Center 44-62. Kemmerer will play against Lyman at 1:30 from Casper College in hopes to keep their post season alive….
(Watch Live) Star Valley Basketball – Wyoming 4A State Basketball Tournament
CASPER–Star Valley(2W) is playing Riverton(1W) in the 2022 Wyoming 4A State Basketball Consolation Championship Saturday at noon. The Braves easily took care of 4A West foe Natrona Friday, 64-35, in a matchup that appeared heavily lopsided in favor of Star…
Local snowfall totals from Tuesday-Wednesday storm
A March snowstorm brought much needed snowpack to the mountains of western Wyoming Tuesday and Wednesday. The National Weather Service has released the following snowfall totals for Star Valley communities and the surrounding mountains. Complete snowfall totals can be found…
R1 Rezoning request denied, blocking proposed Afton fly-in residential development
Boise, Idaho developer Third Eye Development LLC and a local landowner applied for a rezoning of a parcel west of Afton that would change its designation from agricultural to an R1 status––with an eye to developing it for a fly-in…
Independent Obituaries: March 9, 2022
The following obituaries appeared in the March 9, 2022 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. Arlene Weber Pettit passed away…