Pilot Butte in Freemont County blocked in Congress
By Sarah Elmquist Squires Lander Journal Via Wyoming News Exchange LANDER — Last month, dozens of people stood outside U.S. Senator John Barrasso’s Riverton office, chanting and raising signs in protest. “Stop Pilot Butte – save our land,” they cried. …
Wildfires burn out of control across Los Angeles area and kill 2 as thousands flee homes
By JAIMIE DING, CHRISTOPHER WEBER and JULIE WATSON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Massive wildfires roaring through the Los Angeles area left neighborhoods in ruins Wednesday, killing at least two people and threatening landmarks made famous by Hollywood as desperate residents…
Independent Obituaries: January 8, 2025
The following obituaries and death notices appeared in the January 8, 2025 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. Bret Hyde Bret Heman Hyde (Boo)…
SVI Radio Interview: Tim Hale, LCSD2 Education Foundation
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Bill proposes changes to animal cruelty laws, including ‘whacking’ rules and enforcement
By Susan Monaghan Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — A new bill coming through this year’s legislative session would amend the state’s animal cruelty statute to specify that predatory animals must be killed immediately if they’re…
Bill would reduce severance tax rate on coal to 6%
GILLETTE (WNE) — Two years after the Wyoming Legislature knocked 0.5% off of the severance tax on coal, lawmakers are trying to lower it again. House Bill 75 proposes lowering the severance tax rate on surface coal production to…
SVI Radio Interview: Dir. Anji Bruce, Wyoming Game & Fish
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SVI Radio Interview: Lincoln County Commissioner Mel Shumway
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