Bridger-Teton National Forest Begins Salt Creek Restoration
The Salt Creek Restoration Project will begin this week on the Kemmerer Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest and is planned to conclude in mid-November of 2020. This restoration project is located in Lincoln County, Wyoming on Salt Creek…
Health Orders Extended, Restrictions on Indoor Contact Sports Lifted
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has announced that Wyoming’s Public Health Orders have been extended an additional two weeks through Sept. 30. One change has been made to Order No. 1, which now permits indoor close-contact group activities and sports…
New leadership for St. John’s Health
With a new state-of-the art senior living community opening at St. John’s Health next summer, a seasoned nurse leader from the executive team has been appointed to take the helm of senior living services. St. John’s has announced that Marsha…
Funeral services for Tammy Harmon
Funeral services for Tammy Harmon will take place Saturday September 19, 2020 at 12 noon in the Afton Tabernacle. A viewing will take place on Friday September 18, 2020 from 6-8 p.m. at Schwab Mortuary and from 10-11:45 a.m. prior…
“Qualified Volunteers” to begin culling non-native mountain goats
MOOSE, WY- The culling of non-native mountain goats from Grand Teton National Park will begin September 14 as part of a management plan to conserve a native and vulnerable population of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in the Teton Range. More than…
Independent Obituaries: September 9, 2020
The following obituaries appeared in the September 9, 2020 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries, please visit Schwab Mortuary. Find more area resources courtesy of the Star Valley Historical Society. Noel Marvin Sessions was born on…
Caribou-Targhee to continue fuel reduction project in Teton Canyon
◆ Crews will work along the Sheep Bridge Trail (130) over the next several weeks. Provided by Caribou-Targhee National Forest The Caribou-Targhee National Forest resumed fuel reduction work near Teton Canyon Sept. 8. This is one component of the larger…
Question of whether to create the Mid Valley Fire District will be on the 2020 Ballot
◆ Thayne Fire Department looking to secure funding. The question of whether or not to create the Mid Valley Fire District in Star Valley will be on the 2020 Ballot in November. According to Thayne Fire Chief Toby Merritt, community…
Book Review: “Spin the Dawn” and “Unravel the Dusk” by Elisabeth Lim.
By Mariah Bassett Library Assistant, Star Valley Branch Library “Spin the Dawn” by Elisabeth Lim is basically “Project Runway” meets “Mulan.” It’s about a girl named Maia, whose tailor shop owning family is struggling after the last war. One day…