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Year: 2022

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Sept. 22: Local singer/songwriter Tim Knecht

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Woman taken into custody after high speed chase from Kemmerer to Cokeville

Police have arrested a woman after a high speed chase that began in Kemmerer and ended on Highway 89 roughly 10 miles north of Cokeville. Chief Mike Kahre with the Kemmerer Police Department said the incident started about 8:20 a.m….

Third Annual Ride for Clyde Junior Rodeo happening October 1 as benefit

◆ Registration to ride opens and closes this week. This year’s event is at Cokeville Rodeo Grounds. Rodeo fans throughout Lincoln County are gathering in Cokeville, Saturday, October 1 for the late-season, Third Annual Junior Rodeo, Ride for Clyde. Events…

Puccini’s Italian opera “Tosca” comes to the Ford Theatre this weekend

◆ Professional classical singers will deliver some of opera’s most prolific melodies in downtown Afton. Giacomo Puccini’s beloved opera “Tosca” is coming to Afton’s historic Ford Theatre on Saturday, September 24 at 7 p.m. “Tosca” contains some of the most…

EPA will hold hearing on Afton Spring September 27

◆ Public comment opened September 1; Public meeting September 27. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public hearing in Afton on the community’s municipal water source, the Intermittent Spring Tuesday, September 27, from 6 to 9:30 p.m….

Bridger-Teton National Forest hiring NOW for Summer 2023

The Bridger-Teton National Forest may fill up to 65 positions, including: recreation (trails, wilderness, campgrounds, off highway vehicle, river), timber, range, wildlife, fisheries, archeology, hydrology, minerals, equipment operator and customer service. Applications must be submitted between September 29 and October…

Crews respond to rollover accident near Smoot

A single vehicle rollover drew first responders south of Smoot on Wednesday morning just before 9 am. Star Valley EMS, the Afton Volunteer Fire Department, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and the Wyoming Highway Patrol were on the scene approximately five…

LCSD No. 2 Board approves girls wrestling

◆ Search is on for program coach. Seemingly alone in having to put genders against each other for many years on the mat, the sport of wrestling has grown to the point where one of the fastest and most popular…

Independent Obituaries: September 21, 2022

The following obituaries appeared in the September 21, 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. With thousands of miles and…

Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Aaron changes tune on Stefon Diggs, and week 3 picks (SVI 100th Podcast episode!)

Aaron rants about the Bears losing the Packers, Aaron and Dahl discuss fantasy football, Aaron Judge vs Shohei Ohtani, and make their week 3 picks!   Spotify: Podbean: Youtube: