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…
Gordon, EPA head agree on tech innovation to combat climate crisis
Both leaders tout Wyoming’s role in advancing carbon capture technologies, but state officials still critical of EPA’s ‘power plant rule.’ By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com LARAMIE—Gov. Mark Gordon and the state’s top environmental regulators are often at loggerheads with the…