Bars, Restaurants Can Resume Late Night Service After Decline in COVID-19 Hospitalizations
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has announced a return to normal operating hours for bars and restaurants, praising the response by Wyomingites that has resulted in a decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations around the state. Effective January 9, updated health orders…
Cowboys and Bulldogs Close Out Series on Monday
FRESNO, Calif. (Jan. 3, 2021) – The Wyoming Cowboys and Fresno State Bulldogs close out their season series on Monday evening at 7 p.m. MT. Wyoming and the Bulldogs are schedule to tip-off at 7 p.m. MT in a contest…
Cowboy Rally Falls Short in Season Opener Against UNC
LARAMIE, Wyo. (Jan. 3, 2021) – The Wyoming Cowboy Wrestling team opened its 2020-21 season Sunday afternoon as they hosted Big 12 foe Northern Colorado. The Cowboys won five matches in a row to end the dual, but fell to the…
Officer-involved shooting takes place in Ammon
On December 30, 2020, at approximately 4:00am, an Idaho Falls Police Officer attempted to stop a vehicle reported as acting suspicious. The vehicle eluded the officer who then broadcast information about the vehicle’s last known direction of travel and it’s…
First vaccine shipment arrives
◆ Phase one of immunization now underway. Monday, December 28 Lincoln County Public Health announced that it had received the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines. “Per direction from the CDC and Wyoming Department of Health, we will begin immunizing members…
Minor injuries reported in Narrows slide-off
Officials reported “minor injuries” in a slide-off which took place on December 31 between Afton and Thayne on U.S. 89 near the Salt River in what is commonly referred to as The Narrows. The Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP), the Lincoln…
Jackson Police Department involved in standoff
The Jackson Police Department are requesting the public remain clear of the Deloney Avenue area in the Town Creek apartment complex as they deal with a stand off situation. According to information posted on the Town of Jackson Facebook page,…
Independent Obituaries: December 30, 2020
The following obituaries appeared in the December 30, 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 Lois G. Barber…
Confirmed COVID cases rise by 97, active cases fall again
Reports of 97 new confirmed cases of coronavirus were outpaced Tuesday by the number newly reported recoveries among patients with confirmed or probable cases, pushing the number of the active cases in the state down again. The Wyoming Department of…
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office and Tip Top Search and rescue responds to a vehicle in icy water.
On Dec 27, at approximately 10 p.m., a call came into Sublette County Dispatch of a truck in the Green River near Reardon Draw which is just South of Big Piney. Sublette County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) Deputies, EMS, and Sublette…