Halverson, ‘grandma’ of Wyo’s shift right, has a zeal for helping others
• The former state representative built up the Lincoln County Republican Party through her activism and organizing. She’s flamboyant, straight-talking and not immune from controversy. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com ETNA — Marti Halverson’s induction to Wyoming politics was the…
Game and Fish to begin grizzly bear captures for monitoring purposes in northwest Wyoming
LANDER – As part of ongoing efforts to monitor the population of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department will conduct capture operations in areas of northwest Wyoming beginning this spring and continuing through…
Women’s Retreat scheduled for Mother’s Day weekend at the Ford
◆ Events culminate with a public concert by Grammy-nominated violinist Jenny Oaks Baker. Afton’s historic Ford Theatre is offering something unique to women of all ages this Mother’s Day weekend. Saturday, May 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., mothers,…
Libertas International working to reunite families this Mothers Day
◆ Tyler Schwab continues to battle child trafficking. After seeing first-hand the exploitation that took place in Latin American countries while serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints more than a decade ago, Tyler Schwab formed…
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Star Valley Chapter Banquet this Saturday
◆ Banquet to be held Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 5 p.m. Dale Cottam, Co-Chair for the Star Valley Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) started as an attendee of the annual event, which eventually led to him…
May 10: Chris Levesque, TerraPower
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May 10: Jenny Oaks Bakers
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Sheriff’s Office investigates ammo thefts
◆ Residents encouraged to report missing items, including ammunition. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is asking any residents who believe they may have had ammunition or other items recently stolen to report the missing items. Sheriff Shane Johnson said roughly…
Independent Obituaries: May 10, 2023
The following obituaries appeared in the May 10, 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. John Dennis (JD), age 67 was…
