Yellowstone visitation numbers up above pre-pandemic levels
Numbers for visitation at Yellowstone National Park have been released and continue to be higher than they were prior to the pandemic in 2020. According to those numbers, the park hosted 969,692 visits in July which pushes the 2023 season…
TriSight Founder discusses uses for coal and timelines
• Company reports to LC Planning/Zoning. Founder and President of TriSight, Brad Burnham, sat down with SVI to discuss different uses for coal, along with timelines to get up and running in Lincoln County. He says they formed the company…
D.C. Delegation: Inflation, power plants, Grizzly bear management
• Updates from Barrasso, Lummis, Hageman. Barrasso: American Families Need Relief from Persistent and Painful High Prices U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, today issued the following statement after the July 2023 Consumer Price…
Pair of returning state championship teams highlight fall sports teams
• First contests are August 25. With the 2023 Lincoln County Fair now tucked away into the history books, the teachers return to the classroom this week as do the student-athletes for all sports except golf. The SVHS Golf team…
Star Valley Street Market and Art Trail happening this weekend in Alpine
Star Valley’s Street Market and Art Trail are happening this weekend in Alpine. Over 25 musicians, artists and vendors are scheduled to fill the street Friday and Saturday for two days of music, visual art, crafts, and tasty creations. Traditionally,…
August 17: Star Valley Arts Council
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Wilson the winner of VFW rifle raffle
• Funds are used to promote patriotism among area youth. Each year the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 4797 conducts a raffle to raise funds for community programs. This year, Jerry Lainhart and Ty Campbell were in studio at…
Vogt inducted into Hall of Fame
• Honor will take him to Florida in October. Alpine Fire Chief Mike Vogt will be inducted into the Firefighter Combat Challenge Hall of Fame in October. The national program tests a firefighter’s skills through an annual team challenge program….
Independent Obituaries: August 16, 2023
The following obituaries appeared in the August 16, 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. Tina Owning Tina Marie Owning, 61, born November…