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Have You Seen This? Moose charges cyclist

I’ve always been afraid of moose, this video just confirms it.

Netflix adding 82, dropping 40 titles in June

Here’s the full list of titles coming and going from Netflix next month.

Wyoming News Briefs: May 28, 2018

The Star Valley Independent is part of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy of the WNE. Houses damaged in Sunday tornado CHEYENNE (WNE) -– Eight properties northwest of Cheyenne sustained damage following a tornado Sunday afternoon. Jeanine West, director of…

Funeral services for Norma Call Hastings

Funeral services for Norma Call Hastings will be held Saturday, June 2, at 2 p.m. in the Afton LDS Tabernacle. A viewing will take place prior to the services from 12-1:30 p.m.  

(Video) – 2018 Swift Creek High School Graduation

Simplot Smoky Canyon Mine has generously sponsored the 2018 graduation season for LCSD #2 which includes Star Valley High School (May 22), Cokeville High School (May 23) and Swift Creek High School (May 24). Thursday night’s broadcast from SCHS will…

Man plans museum for military vehicles near Dubois

By Christine Smith Dubois Frontier Via Wyoming News Exchange DUBOIS — A boyhood passion for military history, a “30-ton paperweight” rotting in a field and a snowball effect all played a part in the process of the creation of the…

Partners Continue to Support Porcupine Landslide Prework Efforts

Alpine, Wyo., May 24, 2018 – The Bridger-Teton National Forest is continuing to work with consultants and partnering agencies to get contractors, funding, equipment and personnel lined up to work, as soon as it is effective and safe to do…

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Symposium May 30-31 at UW

Recent developments in drone usage, along with technology challenges, acquiring data and legal issues, are among topics at the upcoming Wyoming Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Symposium at the University of Wyoming. Sessions are Wednesday-Thursday, May 30-31, at the UW Conference…

G&F approves grizzly bear hunting season

By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole Daily Via Wyoming News Exchange LANDER — After little discussion and few questions for wildlife managers, the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission signed off on a plan Wednesday to target up to 22 grizzly bears in a…

How the LDS Church manages its finances

Josh Furlong, KSL.com SALT LAKE CITY — Like many religions around the world, the LDS Church relies on donations from its members to support the day-to-day operations of a growing church — a principle it calls “the law of tithing.”…