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(Photo Gallery) – 2018 Afton Freedom Festival

Here are a few shots that SVI captured during the weekend of fun.

(Audio) – Lower Valley Energy customers enjoy nation’s lowest rates

SVI caught up with Fred Brog, Chairman of Board for Lower Valley Energy as he detailed the great lengths that the local co-op goes to ensure low rates. As of their most recent meeting over the weekend, LVE customers have…

Wyoming News Briefs: July 2, 2018

The Star Valley Independent is a member of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy of the WNE. Report warns of undercount in census SHERIDAN (WNE) — Approximately 4,000 Wyoming children under the age of 5 could be overlooked…

Wyoming sees rise in children without health insurance

By Jeff Victor Laramie Boomerang Via Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — A new report shows the number of children without health insurance rising in Wyoming between 2010 and 2016, as the national number of uninsured children was cut in half…

Road improvements scheduled for Wickiup Road near Afton

The following is a release from the Bridger-Teton National Forest AFTON, Wyo., June 27, 2018 – The Greys River Ranger District will be taking advantage of the dry weather to complete much needed road improvements to the lower section of…

Man falls to his death in Grand Teton National Park

The following is a news release from Grand Teton National Park. MOOSE, Wyoming — Grand Teton National Park rangers have recovered the body of a climber on the east face of Teewinot Mountain on the afternoon of June 25. The…

(Video) – Star Valley Medical Center’s Urgent Care

As part of a Health Topics Tuesday, SVI spoke with Heather with Star Valley Medical Center as she details the hospital’s urgent care facilities.

Balow defends high per-student spending

By Kylie Mohr Jackson Hole News&Guide Via Wyoming News Exhange JACKSON — Numbers recently released in a U.S. Census Bureau report show that Wyoming spends more per pupil than its neighbors and most of the country, but that funding is…

Utah man dies in Flaming Gorge boating accident

Story courtesy of Lisa Riley Roche, KSL.com GREEN RIVER, Wyo. — The body of a Utah man was recovered and two other men were rescued after a boating accident in Flaming Gorge Reservoir, Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office detective Dick Blust…

Crews looking for missing teenage swimmer near Teton Dam

This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission. MADISON COUNTY – Emergency crews are looking for a swimmer near the Teton Dam site. Bart Quayle with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office tells EastIdahoNews.com there is an active…