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Month: November 2024

Death of 399 prompts discussion on expanding grizzly territory

  • Concerns and solutions evaluated as human-wildlife conflicts increase. In a recent update from the Game and Fish Department, Director Anji Bruce addressed the ongoing challenges surrounding grizzly bear populations in the region. A significant incident involving grizzly bear…

Star Valley Health preparing for ER service in Alpine

  • Open house planned for Saturday, Jan. 11. When Dr. Ryker Kiel, DO, learned of Star Valley Health plans for expansion of the Alpine Clinic he welcomed the opportunity to help. His interest was emergency room care for a…

Independent Obituaries: November 13, 2024

The following obituaries appeared in the November 13, 2024 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.   Jane Andersen Laural Jane…

Wall Street makes wagers on the likely winners and losers in a second Trump term

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is already making big bets on what take two for a White House led by Donald Trump will mean for the economy. Since Election Day, investors have sent prices zooming for stocks of banks,…

Teen’s killer pleads guilty

  CASPER (WNE) — On a dreary Friday morning, more than a dozen people gathered outside Courtroom 1A of the Townsend Justice Center to witness the end of the prosecution of the killer of 17-year-old Lene’a Brown, who was shot…

Wyoming unveils plan to boost teaching on historical wars

By Allison Allsop Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — On America’s annual day of honor for its military veterans, Wyoming unveiled its plan for implementing a new curriculum on historical wars that Superintendent Megan Degenfelder hopes will help…

Area gas prices tick down but still well above the national average

  While the price of gasoline has dropped somewhat, area residents will continue to pay more than the national average and more than the state average at the pump. According to GasBuddy.com‘s survey of 494 stations in Wyoming, the average…