Weather-permitting, East Entrance Road in Yellowstone National Park opens Friday, May 6
Weather-permitting, the road from East Entrance to Lake Village (Sylvan Pass), and Canyon Village to Lake Village, will open Friday, May 6 at 8 a.m. to public motor vehicle traffic. Conditions in Yellowstone can change quickly, especially during spring and…
Elk calving season begins soon
Officials remind visitors to be aware of their surroundings during this crucial time. Elk calving season will begin soon in Yellowstone National Park. Cow elk are much more aggressive towards people during the calving season and may run towards you…
Wyoming to Partner with Idaho National Laboratory on Advanced Energy and Related Technologies
Cheyenne, WY – The State of Wyoming has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Batelle Energy Alliance, the operating contractor of the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to collaborate in the research, development, demonstration and deployment of advanced energy technologies…
Southwest District Music Festival at SVHS
• All SVHS performing groups received Superior ratings. Star Valley High School hosted the annual WMEA Southwest District Music Festival last week. Music students from throughout Southwest Wyoming came to Afton to play for and be instructed by high level…
Rawlins under water restrictions
RAWLINS (WNE) — Rawlins residents are under water restrictions as the city continues to attempt to mitigate impacts from a catastrophic failure of the water system in March and ongoing drought conditions throughout the region. The restrictions went into…
May 4: Alec Howard, SLMC
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Game and Fish: Wolves remain recovered species
By Zac Taylor Cody Enterprise Via- Wyoming News Exchange CODY – For two decades, Wyoming’s wolf population has been above the minimum population number to be considered a recovered species. Wyoming Game and Fish recently released its annual report on…
Secretary Buchanan Joins Lieutenant Governors in Urging Biden Administration to Restore United States to Energy Independence
Cheyenne, WY – Secretary Ed Buchanan along with Alaska Lt. Governor Kevin Meyer, Arkansas Lt. Governor Tim Griffin, Missouri Lt. Governor Michael Kehoe, Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted and Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser are urging the Biden administration to re-establish…
April precipitation boosts runoff potential
Provided by Meteorologist Jack Hales April showers, rain and snow provided a beneficial boost to the runoff that is underway in Western Wyoming. Given the below normal winter snowfall across much of the region, the active storm track that has…
Independent Obituaries: May 4, 2022
The following obituaries appeared in the May 4, 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. Our beloved Jefferson Lysager, died…