‘EMS in Idaho is broken’: Lawmakers move to reform underfunded emergency services
(Idaho Statesman) — In rural Idaho, most emergency medical service providers are volunteers, and some services are funded by bake sales or other community fundraisers. That’s because the state doesn’t deem emergency medical services (EMS) essential, the way it does…
Dancing With the Star Valley Stars comes to the Ford Theatre this Saturday
◆ All proceeds go toward upgrades on the historic building. Salt River Arts Society’s second annual Dancing with the Star Valley Stars is scheduled for Saturday, February 25 at 7 p.m. in the historic Ford Theatre on Main Street in…
Most Wyoming road remain closed Thursday morning
Many of the roads, highways and interstates in Wyoming remain closed Thursday morning following multiple days of heavy snowfall and winds. As of 7:00 a.m. both directions of I-80 were closed from Cheyenne to Rock Springs, with only the westbound…
Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Justin Fields To Make Jalen Hurts MVP Leap In 2023?
Aaron and Dahl discuss all the biggest talking points of the week including Justin Fields and his comments on a new dome, the XFL opening weekend, Injury situations across sports, and will Derek Henry be traded? Spotify: Podbean: Youtube:
Governor Gordon Orders Flags Be Flown at Half-Staff Statewide on Thursday, February 23 in Honor of Wyoming Sailor Killed at Pearl Harbor
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has ordered both the U.S. and State of Wyoming flag be flown at half-staff statewide on Thursday, February 23, 2023 in honor and memory of World War II veteran Herman Schmidt from Sheridan. Schmidt, a U.S. Navy…
John Lee wins LCSD2 Education bike raffle
Congratulations to John Lee, who is the lucky winner of a brand new Beta Motorcycle courtesy of the LCSD2 Education Foundation. Lee’s name was pulled out of a raffle drawing during the Jackson @ Star Valley basketball games on Friday,…
Use of Taser at The Wort leads to complaint
By Kate Ready Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — The Jackson Police Department has completed an investigation into a complaint it received Jan. 4 from a witness who saw someone being shot with an electroshock weapon at…
SVHS National Honor Society sponsors fundraiser for earthquake victims in Middle East
◆ Show up ready to walk, roll or slide around the golf course. Star Valley High School students are working together to provide relief to victims of multiple recent earthquakes in the Middle East. The SVHS National Honor Society is…
Independent Obituaries: February 22, 2023
The following obituaries appeared in the February 22, 2023 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. Frances Marie Caithamer Welling passed…
Feb. 22: Kendall Erickson, Sharp Insurance
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