Star Valley Wyoming Temple enters “Phase 1” of re-opening
SALT LAKE CITY — Latter-day Saint temples in Asia are beginning to reopen on a limited basis as pandemic restrictions ease, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Monday. Thursday church officials said that 17 temples would open…
Severe Weather Awareness Week is May 11-15
Central and western Wyoming’s 2020 Severe Weather Awareness Week will occur from Monday, May 11 until Friday, May 15. “It is the National Weather Service’s mission to protect life and property and during this week NWS Riverton will be stressing…
Air National Guard members deploy in support of COVID Task Force West
◆ Airmen tasked with setting up Aero-medical Evacuation Operations Team. Thursday, April 23 nine members of the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron deployed to Travis Air Force Base in California, as part of COVID Task Force West….
Cooperative moose research project underway
◆ Study seeks to provide greater understanding. Provided by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department Last month, 16 moose were captured and radio collared south of Meeteetse as part of a cooperative research effort between the Wyoming Game and Fish…
Wrong-way collision claims a life in Parley’s Canyon
The following is a news release from Utah Highway Patrol On Saturday, May 9, 2020 at approximately 11:41 pm, there were multiple reports of a silver passenger car driving westbound in eastbound lanes near milepost 141 on I-80 in Parley’s…
Wilson bridge inspection may cause delays
Jackson, Wyo. The Wyoming Department of Transportation will be doing a bridge inspection on the Wilson Bridge on WYO 22 on May 12-13. Work will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days. To perform the work, crews…
Coronavirus count in Wyoming stands at 495
As of 3 p.m. on Saturday May 9, the total number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in Wyoming grew by four to a total of 495. All four new cases were in Fremont County which leads the state with 169. An…
Independent Obituaries: May 6, 2020
The following obituaries appeared in the May 6, 2020 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries please visit Schwab Mortuary. Deanne (Allred) Humpherys, 82, of Thayne, Wyoming, passed away peacefully on April 28, 2020 surrounded by…
County theaters and bowling alleys can now open
Lincoln County has been granted a variance that will allow movie theaters and bowling alleys to open. Here is the release from the governor’s office:
Multi-year project to improve access to Snake River underway
◆ Snake River Gateways project begins. Provided by Grand Teton National Park The National Park Service and Grand Teton National Park Foundation are working in partnership on a multi-year project, Snake River Gateways, to transform three river access sites along…