Community Fourth of July Events
By Joanna Howard, Librarian La Barge Branch Library Eleven years ago, I attended my first Independence Day Celebration in La Barge. It started with the Main Street Parade, followed by the Lil Buckaroo Rodeo, and finished with fireworks on Firecracker Hill….
2022 Lincoln County Fair
See the Star Valley Independent Lincoln County Fair Special Edition here! Click in the boxes below and see what’s happening this year.
Silver Star awarded CARES grant to expand fiber network in SV
◆ Grant funds going to bring a fiber connection to residents of Afton, Auburn, Fairview, Grover, Osmond and Smoot. Monday, August 17 Silver Star announced that it has received grant funding to broadband expansion in the southern end of Star…
School Calendar for LCSD #2
Looking forward to Spring Break, everyone at LCSD2 is working hard and staying busy. Here are a few of the activities taking place throughout the District over the coming month In Lincoln County School District 2, Parent Teacher Conferences are…
Bank of Star Valley takes the role of community bank seriously
“Everyone oughta start a bank once,” was the response from Rod Jensen, one of the founders of The Bank of Star Valley and its current President/CEO, when asked what it was like to engage in such an elaborate process. “Beginning…
Traffic stop results in arrest
Timothy Peterson, a 42-year-old resident of Afton, was arrested in Afton after eluding law enforcement in a 2007 GMC Sierra truck. The pursuit began at 7:36 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 4, after a Wyoming State Trooper attempted to stop Peterson…
Diamond Flat Fire is a controlled burn visible from Star Valley
SODA SPRINGS, IDAHO: A lightning caused fire twenty-four miles northeast of Soda Springs, ID has burned approximately 1 ½ acres and is located two miles north of Diamond Peak. The Diamond Flat Fire started on July 18th and is burning…
Snake River Canyon accident claims the life of Star Valley Ranch man
Official release from the Wyoming Highway Patrol On March 2nd, 2018 a fatal crash occurred at milepost 127 on US 26/89, near Alpine, Wyoming. At 6:14 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol Troopers were dispatched to the area for a one-vehicle rollover….
Discrimination lawsuit filed against the Town of Thayne
By Sarah Hale, SVI Media Rusty and Marc Andrus, owners of Rustlers Restaurant and Saloon, have filed a discrimination lawsuit against the Town of Thayne. The suit was filed in federal court on Tuesday, Jan. 9. The suit alleges that…