LDS Church, NAACP presidents meet, call for racial harmony
Carter Williams, KSL.com SALT LAKE CITY — Presidents for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People met Thursday, calling for greater racial and ethnic harmony and ending prejudice. “Together…
Seven-day joint pass for Yellowstone, Grand Teton Park ending
IDAHO FALLS — The combined seven-day entrance pass to Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks will no longer be offered. The $50 weekly pass covered admission to both parks in Wyoming but the National Park Service announced it is discontinuing…
Area law enforcement adding extra patrols from May 21 through Memorial Day
The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office is participating with area Law Enforcement agencies with extra patrols from May 21st through the Memorial Day Weekend to June 3rd on traffic enforcement looking for seat belt violations. This time of year becomes very busy…
NWS Riverton office will be down beginning on Monday, May 21
The weather radar used by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Riverton will be down for approximately five days beginning Monday, May 21, for the refurbishment of the transmitter. Although the form, fit, and function of the transmitter will…
Tradition doesn’t graduate
Nobody would have blamed the SVHS track & field team if there had been some kind of letdown in the middle distance events. After all, they lost two top three scorers from last year but that’s just not the way…
State Soccer Day 1 Recap
Star Valley’s crowd had to suffer through a lot of scoreless minutes as the Wyoming State Soccer Championships commenced in Jackson on Thursday morning. The Lady Braves faced off against the Worland Warriors in a 9 a.m. match. The action…
SLC Police searching Uinta County Landfill for evidence in murder case
By Brian Glathar Uinta County Herald EVANSTON — Salt Lake City police are sifting through trash at the Uinta County Landfill today, searching for evidence in the murder of a 15-year-old Utah girl. Former Evanston resident Shaun French, 24, was…
(Video) – SVMC’s Play Unplugged
Joel Johnson, Pam Clement and Kelsey Bailey discus Star Valley Medical Center’s “Play Unplugged” program which promotes activities that include putting down the daily electronics.
Wyoming News Briefs: May 14, 2018
The Star Valley Independent is part of the Wyoming News Exchange. These news briefs come courtesy of the WNE. Woman hurt, man dead in Cheyenne incident CHEYENNE (WNE) — One man is dead and a woman is in the hospital…
BLM to Conduct Prescribed Fires in Sublette and Lincoln Counties
PINEDALE, Wyo. – In support of the administration’s goals of conservation stewardship, the Bureau of Land Management High Desert District fire crews are planning to conduct two prescribed fires between May and June as part of a multi-year project. Both…