Yellowstone lake trout numbers dropping
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — A quarter-century after a Yellowstone Lake angler’s exotic catch first alarmed fisheries managers, the population of the non-native lake trout finally appears to be crashing. Yellowstone National Park…
Single-vehicle crash claims the life of Afton man
A 21-year old Afton man is dead following a single-vehicle accident in Grover in the early morning hours on Wednesday, July 19. According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol, Alexander Rex Verley, 21 of Afton, was driving a Dodge Dakota northbound…
Groups want lower grizzly hunting quota
By Mark Davis Powell Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — On the final day for hunters to apply for grizzly bear tags in the first season in Wyoming in more than four decades, a collaboration of environmental organizations have…
Independent Obituaries: July 18, 2018
The following obituaries appeared in the July 18, 2018 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more local obituaries, please visit Schwab Mortuary. Jeanice E. Harrison beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend passed away peacefully at home in Severance, Colorado,…
Afton Fire Department responds to controlled burn
A call came into the Afton Volunteer Fire Department on Tuesday afternoon of visible flame and smoke in the Twin Cliffs road area on the north end of Afton. The AVFD responded as did the Afton Police Department and Star…
Snake River Canyon accident causes delays
An accident on U.S. Highway 89 between Alpine and Hoback Junction near the Taco Hole area at milepost 124 caused delays and reduced the flow of traffic on Tuesday afternoon, July 17. According to the Wyoming Department of Transportation Northwest…
Wyoming News Briefs: July 16, 2018
The Star Valley Independent is a member of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtey the WNE. Missing Jackson motorcyclist found dead JACKSON (WNE) — The body of a Jackson man who became the subject of a multi-state search…
National attention prompts early launch of UW campaign
By Jeff Victor Laramie Boomerang Via Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — When the University of Wyoming decided on a new marketing slogan — one element of a $500,000 campaign to boost enrollment — it hoped to reach potential students across…
Man thrown from vehicle, killed in Bear Lake County crash
This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission. FISH HAVEN — A Montpelier man was killed after his car rolled early Saturday morning in Bear Lake County. Russell J. Johnson, 41, was driving north on U.S. 89…