Reggae In The Rockies coming to Alpine in June
◆ Summer Music Festival Coming to Alpine. After a year with almost no live music, Dave Walters found a home for reggae in the Rocky Mountains with a two-day music festival on June 5-6 in Alpine. Dave hopes that with…
Community Events: May 6-20
© Copyright Star Valley Independent Thursday, May 6 SVHS Art Show 5-7:30 p.m. in the SVHS Auxiliary Gym. star shooters 4-h safety meeting. 6:30 p.m. at the Afton Civic Center. Friday, May 7 Star Valley Preparedness Fair 6 p.m. covering…
Independent Obituaries: May 5, 2021
The following obituaries appeared in the May 5, 2021 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries, please visit Schwab Mortuary. For more resources including headstones, please visit the Star Valley Historical Society. Our beloved father, grandfather,…
Funeral Services for DanL Ashment
Funeral Services for DanL Ashment will take place Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 11 am at the Afton Tabernacle. A viewing will take place Friday, May 7, 2021 from 6-8 p.m. at Schwab Mortuary in Afton and from 9:30-10:45 a.m….
Wyoming Soldiers compete in Best Warrior Competition
◆ Participants are tested on their knowledge of warrior tasks and drills. By Sgt. Kristina Kranz Wyoming Joint Force Headquarters CAMP GUERNSEY JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Wyoming – Anticipation heated up when soldiers from the Wyoming Army National Guard started reporting…
Caribou-Targhee National Forest to revitalize the East Mink Creek Corridor
The following is a news release and photo from the U.S. Forest Service. IDAHO FALLS — The Caribou-Targhee National Forest is excited to announce the launch of the East Mink Creek Recreation Corridor Revitalization Project located in Bannock County using…
From Star Valley Summers to Saving Lives
◆ Hollye Cottle is now Army Major in Fort Hood, Texas As a kid, Hollye Cottle spent her summers having fun in Star Valley. She is now Army Major Cottle, and prepares others to save lives on the battlefield. Hollye…
Lummis introduces SAME Act to restore 18-year-olds’ constitutional right to purchase handgun
The following is a release from the office of Senator Cynthia Lummis United States Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) has introduced legislation to reinstate the right of adults between the ages of 18 and 20 to purchase a handgun from a…
Independent Obituaries: April 28, 2021
The following obituaries appeared in the April 28, 2021 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries, please visit Schwab Mortuary. For more resources including headstones, please visit the Star Valley Historical Society. Keith Carpenter Jensen age…
SVHS Art students and teacher honored at State Art Symposium
◆ Sanderson, Erickson, Brog, and Dockstader honored. SVHS Art Show is May 6, 5-7 p.m. New records were set by the students in the Star Valley High School Art program and an instructor was honored as Art Teacher of the…