K-D Joint Powers Board flushing hydrants, may discolor water
The Kemmerer-Diamondville Joint Powers Board will be flushing fire hydrants the week of May 13 through May 17 throughout the City of Kemmerer and Town of Diamondville. Brent McClarnon, director of the JPB, said resident’s water may appear cloudy and…
LDS Church Expresses Support for ‘Fairness for All’ Approach
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is deeply concerned that the ongoing conflicts between religious liberty and LGBT rights is poisoning our civil discourse, eroding the free exercise of religion and preventing diverse Americans of good will from…
Cloud Peak Files for Bankruptcy
GILLETTE — Cloud Peak Energy’s bankruptcy filing Friday afternoon may be the beginning of the end for the Gillette-based coal producer. Unlike previous Powder River Basin coal bankruptcies, Cloud Peak seems to be looking to shed debt and sell its…
Drug Trafficking Suspect Flees Traffic Stop Near Fort Hall
On Saturday, May 11, 2019, at 8:45 P.M., an Idaho State Police trooper conducted a traffic stop northbound I15 at milepost 77, near Fort Hall. Richard A. Burns, 35, of Idaho Falls, fled the traffic stop in a 2018 Ford…
Kemmerer & Cokeville girls and Mountain View boys earn Regional track titles
The Spring season now has just one more weekend left as regional champions were named across the Cowboy State. Two of those regional champs came from Lincoln County as the girls teams from both Kemmerer and Cokeville captured their respective…
Wyoming News Briefs: May 10, 2019
The Star Valley Independent is a member of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy of the WNE. Whooping cough cases in Campbell County draw warning GILLETTE (WNE) — A cluster of at least five cases of whooping cough…
Back in the Saddle: Wilkes and Johnson rejoin programs
As part of the regular board meeting for the LCSD #2 Trustees on Wednesday, May 8, was the approval of a pair of veteran SVHS coaches who will be back in different roles in the 2019-2020 school year. Joining Kade…
Addition of sophomore coaches approved for 4A staffs at SVHS
As part of the LCSD #2 regular board meeting, the approval of additional sophomore coaches for those Star Valley High School sports in the 4A Classification were approved by a unanimous vote. Star Valley had sophomore coaches during the four-year…
NEWS BRIEFS for Thursday, May 9, 2019
Man facing five felonies in Cheyenne chase CHEYENNE (WNE) — The man who shot at law enforcement while leading them on a high-speed chase through Cheyenne on Friday is facing multiple charges, including five felonies. Dominique Childers was arrested Friday…