Second Annual Star Valley Festival of Trees happens in Afton this weekend
• Event features a Gingerbread House contest. Star Valley’s Second Annual Festival of Trees takes place this Friday and Saturday at Gather in Afton. All proceeds from the festival go towards stocking the three Star Valley Food Pantries for the…
Independent Notes: Thanksgiving blessings include good health care.
At SVI Media, I fill in where I’m needed as we cover a wide variety of news and sports, for print, broadcast and digital. Last week I enjoyed running a camera at War Memorial Stadium for the state high…
Independent Obituaries: November 27, 2024
The following obituaries appeared in the November 27, 2024 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries, please visit Schwab Mortuary. For more resources including headstones, please visit the Star Valley Historical Society. Anita Hokanson Anita Blake…
SVI Radio Interview: Brook Merritt, Bank of Star Valley
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Wrestling numbers continue to push building limits at SVHS
• Second-level addition coming in the spring. Wrestling season started this week for the 2024-25 campaign and there is always a buzz about a program that is perennially contending for Wyoming state championships. Even more than that, this is…
Star Valley Health Charitable Foundation Raises $839,000 for Expanded Alpine Clinic
Provided by Star Valley Health Charitable Foundation The Star Valley and Alpine communities have donated over $839,000 to support the expansion of the Alpine Clinic. “We are thrilled at the support for the campaign,” says Mark Taylor, Star Valley Health Charitable…
Thayne has one open seat
• Position will be filled by mayor’s recommendation, council decides. The Town of Thayne will be working on an open council seat with the start of the new year. Two open seats were up for election in the November…
Feeding Star Valley: Thanksgiving Meals offered in Afton and Alpine.
• Swift Creek High School set to serve Thanksgiving dinner The meal is entirely free, and everyone is welcome. By Janet Erickson SVI Media The Swift Creek High School Student Council invites Star Valley to a Thanksgiving Dinner at Swift…
Wyoming man gets 3 years in prison for Jan. 6 assault with flagpole
• The 69-year-old Navy veteran from Star Valley insisted he regretted his actions, though prosecutors maintain he failed to show remorse. By Joshua Wolfson, WyoFile.com A federal judge on Monday sentenced a western Wyoming man to more than…
Hageman alleges Teton County sheriff’s ‘foiling ICE’s efforts’
By Jasmine Hall Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Wyoming’s sole representative in the U.S. House, Republican Rep. Harriet Hageman, singled out Teton County’s sheriff in a Sunday newsletter with allegations that his office is “foiling”…