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Southwest Sports Preview: Sept. 13-15

The SVI Broadcast Network will be all over western Wyoming this weekend once again bringing you coverage of various schools. Here’s a look at what is going on in those schools this weekend. • Kemmerer Rangers Football: After snapping a…

Info sought in mule deer case

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is seeking information relating to a doe mule deer that was illegally shot with archery equipment south of Afton. The deer was discovered on Sunday, Sept. 2, about a mile west on the Fish…

Judge delays grizzly hunt by two more weeks

U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen has again delayed the first grizzly bear hunt to be held in Wyoming in nearly 30 years. Data states that there are approximately 700 grizzlies in Yellowstone National Park and the surrounding areas. Judge Christensen…

Afton Police Department investigating fatality from SVHS incident

According to information released by the Afton Police Department (APD), the department is investigating an incident that occurred at Star Valley High School during the evening hours of September 12, 2018 where there has been a fatality. According to LCSD…

Distance Posse competes at Tiger-Grizz

A trio of very difficult courses to start the 2018 campaign came to a close this past Friday evening as the Star Valley High School teams competed at the Tiger-Grizz Invitational in Idaho Falls. The weekend came on the heels…

Star Valley Independent Preview: September 12, 2018

The latest edition of the Star Valley Independent is out and in the pages of the local paper, publishing since Feb. 13, 1901, you’ll find two reports on Silver Star Communications. First, the Star Valley based company has been called…

New school capacity formula continues to face pushback

By Ramsey Scott Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE – The method Wyoming uses to figure the number of students a classroom can handle is causing some serious consternation among school district officials across the state. During a…

Fiber Optic Line Installation Approved

MORAN, Wyo., September 6, 2018 – The Blackrock Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest has decided to authorize a Fiber Optic Line that will be installed along the length of the Buffalo Valley Road resulting in high speed internet…

August visitation numbers down for Yellowstone

The following is a news release from Yellowstone National Park. MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyoming — Yellowstone hosted 813,970 visits in August 2018. This is approximately an 11 percent decrease from August 2017, which was the busiest August on record with…