Independent Obituaries: April 1, 2020
The following obituaries appeared in the April 1, 2020 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more local obituaries, please visit Schwab Mortuary. Daniel Ambrose ‘Danny’ Vishon, 75, of Thayne, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at Eastern Idaho Regional…
Lincoln County Public Health clarifies testing process
Rumors persist that Lincoln County’s zero number as it pertains to confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus is not an accurate one due to the high number of workers from the Star Valley area who make the daily commute to…
Wyoming News Briefs: March 27, 2020
Governor signs daylight saving bill GILLETTE (WNE) — Wyoming is officially all-in on wanting to make daylight saving time permanent, but will it happen? Gov. Mark Gordon officially signed the bill on Monday. Similar measures failed in the Wyoming Legislature…
Independent Obituaries: March 25, 2020
The following obituaries appeared in the March 25, 2020 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries please visit Schwab Mortuary. Dr. Harold “Hank” Gardner, Physician-entrepreneur, professor, author and philanthropist, died peacefully at his winter home in…
26 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Wyoming
As of 7 a.m. Monday March 23, 2020, here are the numbers of confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the State of Wyoming broken down by county. Albany: 0 Big Horn: 0 Campbell:…
Website: Real time data concerning the Coronavirus in the U.S. and Canada
Homeland Security and Emergency Management has shared a website which has real-time data from credible sources as it pertains to the Coronavirus. As of Monday morning the State of Wyoming had 26 confirmed cases. If you would like to easily…
5.7 magnitude earthquake hits Magna, Utah Wednesday morning
The United State Geological Survey (USGS) reported an earthquake in the Salt Lake valley centering in Magna at a magnitude of 5.7 on Wednesday morning at 7:09 a.m. As many as seven aftershocks were recorded by officials ranging in strength…
Double-Dip: Brave Cadettes win both Jazz & Hip-Hop titles at State Spirit
The Star Valley Brave Cadettes captured a double-championship at the State Spirit competition last week as they claimed state titles in both the Jazz and Hip-Hop categories in the 3A Classification. SVHS put up the top scores of the entire…