Ranchers protest Burger King ad campaign
———————– By Tom Milstead Torrington Telegram Via- Wyoming News Exchange TORRINGTON — A recent ad campaign by fast food giant Burger King proved to be the last straw for a group of Goshen County ranchers. Burger King released the Impossible…
WHSAA announces Wyoming Fall sports will start on time
—————— Ending months of speculation the Wyoming High School Activities Association (WHSAA) released a news release clarifying the upcoming season for the 2020-21 school year. Star Valley High School will have golf begin practice on August 10 with their first…
Independent Obituaries: July 22, 2020
The following obituaries appeared in the July 22, 2020 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries please visit Schwab Mortuary. Another online resource is the Star Valley Historical Society which has compiled obituaries and headstones over a…
Detours and delays expected at Old Faithful
According to a news release from officials at Yellowstone National Park, visitors to the iconic Old Faithful geyser should expect detours and delays at the site until further notice. The release stated that traffic is being routed around the Old…
Active Coronavirus numbers climb by 24; Now top 500
————– As of 3:00 p.m. Monday, July 20, the total number of coronavirus cases in Wyoming had increased by 62 — from 1,728 to 1790. Sheridan and Uinta counties each report just one new coronavirus case; Carbon County has two…
Independent Obituaries: July 15, 2020
The following obituaries appeared in the July 15, 2020 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries please visit Schwab Mortuary online. Another resource is the Star Valley Historical Society which has compiled both obits and headstones over…
Missing man identified after discovery of vehicle crash site
————— Afton Police Chief Jason Romberg spoke with Duke Dance as part of an interview on Swift 98.7 FM on Monday July 13 where the former made a statement on the discovery of the remains of Dustin Kilpack who had…
Saying goodbye to a mascot doesn’t mean dropping the team
◆ With Washington and Cleveland examining name changes, what does that mean for high school programs? The world is a funny place. And sometimes funny actually means terrifying, or bewildering or completely unpredictable. Take your pick at any of those…
Utah State football player suspended following racial comments
According to the Utah State University Twitter feed (@USUAthletics) a football player has been suspended for racial comments. “We have been made aware of inappropriate racial comments made by a current student-athlete on our football team,” the tweet read. “This…
UW’s Burman stresses safety “gold standard” as Cowboys aim for September 5 start
———— By the time the Weber State Wildcats come to Laramie to help the Cowboys kick off the 2020 college football season, there will have been hundreds of days of quarantines, thousands of COVID-19 nasal swabs and countless hours of…