Weekend Sports Wrap: October 12-14
(Main photo provided by Andrea Draney) The Star Valley Cross-Country teams dominated the competition at the 3A West Regionals, the Lady Braves volleyball team split with their Bridger Valley opponents and the football team remained undefeated on the season with…
(Audio) – Teichert appointed to LCSD #2 Board of Trustees
Tim Teichert was sworn in as the newest member of the Lincoln County School District #2 Board of Trustees. He replaces Karen Tallerico who moved from the area earlier this fall. SVI’s Sarah Hale caught up with Teichert who talked…
Video game review: New Super Nintendo Classic is totally worth thumb blisters — if you can find one
Last year, Nintendo released one of the must-have gadgets of the holiday season with the NES Classic, a miniature version of the original 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System. The mini console came with a whopping 30 games built in and sold…
Latest Trump administration action on religious freedom shrinks the distance between church and state
Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News The Trump administration has shown where it stands on church-state separation, encouraging deeper ties between government agencies and faith communities in an Oct. 6 memo on religious liberty law. Throughout the document, Attorney General Jeff Sessions…
Independent Obituaries: October 11, 2017
The following obituaries appeared in the October 11, 2017 print edition of the Star Valley Independent For more area obituaries please visit Schwab Mortuary. Creva Stumpp Davis passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 in Lindon, Utah, at the…
Sara Reed named 2018 Wyoming Teacher of the Year
CHEYENNE – Sara Reed, a kindergarten teacher at Hillcrest Elementary School in Campbell County School District #1, has been named Wyoming’s 2018 Teacher of the Year. State Superintendent Jillian Balow says Mrs. Reed is the kind of teacher that every…
Governor pleased with plans to rescind Clean Power Plan
Governor Matt Mead voiced his support of the initial step taken by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tuesday, Oct. 10, to rescind the Clean Power Plan (CPP). EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt signed the notice of proposed rulemaking which formally begins…
Rollover accident near Lyman claims two lives
A one-vehicle crash, reported on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, has claimed the lives of two Eden, Idaho residents. According to a Wyoming Highway Patrol accident report, a westbound 2007 Dodge Ram half-ton pickup lost control on an icy bridge on…
Independent Obituaries: October 4, 2017
The following obituaries appeared in the October 4, 2017 print edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries please visit Schwab Mortuary. Betty Lou Peterson Torghele, died September 17, 2017 at age 92 in Lincoln, Nebraska after suffering…