WYDOT launches new Driver Services map
People looking for driver services office locations now have a new and improved tool at their disposal. The Wyoming Department of Transportation recently launched a new Driver Services map on its website that shows where all 29 locations are within…
Missing Utah teen found in the Pinedale area
A Utah teen who was missing in the area surrounding Pinedale has been found and reportedly is in good health. Garrett Hunter went missing in the Wind River area prompting a search by many Sublette County organizations. The Sublette County…
Grassy Ridge Fire threatens Dubois, Idaho; still far from containment
This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission. DUBOIS — Winds and thunderstorms continue to feed the Grassy Ridge Fire, but it’s not all bad news. Firefighters continue to battle the fast-moving fire that has consumed over…
Utah scouts rescued on Wyoming rafting trip
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies have rescued a party of Boy Scouts who became stranded along a southwestern Wyoming river. The nine scouts and three adults from a Saratoga Springs, Utah scout troop began a rafting trip last…
Wyoming News Briefs: July 25, 2018
The Star Valley Independent is a member of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy the WNE. Yellowstone fire danger “high” for first time this year JACKSON (WNE) — Several weeks of persistently sunny skies and curing vegetation have…
Body of climber recovered from Grand Teton National Park
The following is a news release from Grand Teton National Park. MOOSE, Wyoming – Grand Teton National Park rangers responded Sunday night and Monday morning to recover the body of a deceased climber and rescue his stranded partner. The climber…
LDS missionary from Utah dies in Australia
By Liesl Nelson, KSL.com SALT LAKE CITY — A missionary from Utah died after he slipped and fell from a cliff in Australia Monday, according to officials from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Gavin Paul Zimmerman, 19,…
Wyoming News Briefs: July 20, 2018
The Star Valley Independent is a member of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy of the WNE. Man attempts to flee police in concrete mixer truck GILLETTE (WNE) — During a chase early Thursday morning, a South Dakota…
Yellowstone lake trout numbers dropping
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — A quarter-century after a Yellowstone Lake angler’s exotic catch first alarmed fisheries managers, the population of the non-native lake trout finally appears to be crashing. Yellowstone National Park…
Wyoming News Briefs: July 16, 2018
The Star Valley Independent is a member of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtey the WNE. Missing Jackson motorcyclist found dead JACKSON (WNE) — The body of a Jackson man who became the subject of a multi-state search…