Tradition doesn’t graduate
Nobody would have blamed the SVHS track & field team if there had been some kind of letdown in the middle distance events. After all, they lost two top three scorers from last year but that’s just not the way…
State Soccer Day 1 Recap
Star Valley’s crowd had to suffer through a lot of scoreless minutes as the Wyoming State Soccer Championships commenced in Jackson on Thursday morning. The Lady Braves faced off against the Worland Warriors in a 9 a.m. match. The action…
SLC Police searching Uinta County Landfill for evidence in murder case
By Brian Glathar Uinta County Herald EVANSTON — Salt Lake City police are sifting through trash at the Uinta County Landfill today, searching for evidence in the murder of a 15-year-old Utah girl. Former Evanston resident Shaun French, 24, was…
(Video) – SVMC’s Play Unplugged
Joel Johnson, Pam Clement and Kelsey Bailey discus Star Valley Medical Center’s “Play Unplugged” program which promotes activities that include putting down the daily electronics.
Wyoming News Briefs: May 14, 2018
The Star Valley Independent is part of the Wyoming News Exchange. These news briefs come courtesy of the WNE. Woman hurt, man dead in Cheyenne incident CHEYENNE (WNE) — One man is dead and a woman is in the hospital…
BLM to Conduct Prescribed Fires in Sublette and Lincoln Counties
PINEDALE, Wyo. – In support of the administration’s goals of conservation stewardship, the Bureau of Land Management High Desert District fire crews are planning to conduct two prescribed fires between May and June as part of a multi-year project. Both…
Thousands urge Mead to delay grizzly hunt
By John Spina Jackson Hole Daily Via Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — The National Parks Conservation Association delivered a petition with nearly 33,000 signatures to Gov. Matt Mead’s office Friday, calling on him to use his executive powers to delay, or…
Wyoming sees increase in highway blow-overs
By Katie Kull Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE – In the late winter and early spring months on highways near Cheyenne, it’s not uncommon on a particularly windy day to see half a dozen semitrailers pushed over…
LCSD #2 Board of Trustees continue discussion on concealed carry option
Look for more information on these stories in the May 16 edition of the Star Valley Independent. • Work continues as far as development of a policy and procedure allowing teachers to carry concealed firearms on school property and in…
Wyoming’s 2017 births were lowest in more than a decade
By Seth Klamann Casper Star Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange There were fewer than 7,000 babies born to Wyoming residents last year, the first time the birth total dropped below that level since 2005, according to the state Department of…