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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Legislative Update: From the Desk of Senator Dockstader
With just a couple of weeks left of the Legislative Session, I am happy to report that good, steady work continues at the Capitol. This has been one of the smoother legislative sessions I have been a part of, and…
WATCH – WHP Trooper dodges rogue semi
A Trooper with the Wyoming Highway Patrol is lucky to be alive after dodging out of the way of an out-of-control semi. WHP posted the video to their social media pages, saying the Trooper nearly got hit by a commercial…
SVHS transitioning to trimester schedule beginning August 2023
◆ Officials believe the change will boost academic success while providing more choice to students. Star Valley High School administration has announced that they are moving forward with transitioning the high school schedule from a semester schedule to a trimester…
Most roads in Wyoming closed Wednesday due to winter weather
One day away from the start of State Wrestling events in Casper, a large portion of Wyoming roads are closed due to winter weather. As of 7:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, all state roads around Kemmerer were closed, along with South…