(Video): First Bank of Wyoming Sports Friday
Dahl Erickson hosts the first winter edition of First Bank of Wyoming Sport Friday live from the SVI Media studio Star Valley, Wyoming. Erickson spoke with Thunder Basin Basketball Coach Rory Williams, Pinedale High School three time state champion wrestler…
Four-Legged Burglar Strikes
Thieves are jerks. Especially four-legged ones. Randall and Allix Merritt of Osmond in Star Valley first started noticing just before Christmas that the cat food they had set out for their cats was showing up completely gone the following morning….
Jackson Hole Airport construction begins this week
This week, the Jackson Hole Airport began construction on the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Checkpoint. The renovations will affect the TSA lanes and the holding area, but the airport remains open and operating. According to the Jackson Hole Airport, the…
Avalanche reported in the Snake River Canyon
UPDATE: According to WYDOT multiple minor slides have occurred in the Snake River Canyon today. Maintenance crews have been able to keep the road clear and open up to this point. However, if slides continue to happen it is likely…
Born in a Wyo blizzard, Breezy Johnson skis up a World Cup Storm
By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com VICTOR, Idaho — U.S. women’s downhill ski champion — Wyoming native Breezy Johnson — races into three World Cup events in January after storming the podium earlier this season and nipping the heels of…
Three Sheridan residents arrested in kidnapping, death
SHERIDAN — Co-defendants Casey Childers, 39, Leo VanBuskirk, 23, and Shantel Edlund, 43, appeared in Sheridan County Circuit Court Monday ahead of extradition proceedings. All three face kidnapping charges in Colorado. During court proceedings Monday, the defendants indicated they are…
Independent Obituaries: January 5, 2022
The following obituaries appeared in the January 5, 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. Wilna Allred, 88, of Cheyenne,…
Getting Down to Nutrition: Mindful Eating
By Shelley Balls UW Extension, Nutrition and Food Safety Educator It’s no secret that a common New Year’s resolution is weight loss. Healthy weight loss requires sustainable lifestyle changes to make it happen. You may have heard of the common…
Old Timer’s Chariot Race tradition continues this weekend
Old Timer’s Chariot Races are returning to Afton this weekend, January 8-9 at noon at the tracks west of Afton. According to Tom Nelson, event organizer, ten or twelve teams from Wyoming, Idaho and Utah are entered to participate in…
Star Valley Ranch updates master plan
One of the fastest growing communities in Lincoln County and western Wyoming is updating a master plan that will provide direction for the coming five years. The Town of Star Valley Ranch has already received four building applications in the…