Gov. calls meeting to discuss weather impacts to wildlife
Governor Mark Gordon and Wyoming Game and Fish Director Brian Nesvik have announced a town hall meeting on Thursday, March 30, at the Pinedale Library. The forum’s focus is to provide an update on the status of Wyoming wildlife impacted…
BOSV President says “Traditional banking is still in a good place”
Bank of Star Valley President Rod Jensen says traditional banking is still in a good place despite the news of closures of other banks in the United States. He says he has been in the industry for 40 years…
This week’s earthquake ‘swarm’ was ‘very standard’ Yellowstone stuff
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON – Scientists have called a swarm of about 60 earthquakes under Yellowstone Lake on Tuesday and Wednesday “normal.” Bob Smith, the University of Utah geologist who wrote the book…
Trials in child murder case to remain severed; first to begin in April
By Morgan Phillips Cody Enterprise Via- Wyoming News Exchange CODY — The cases of Carolyn Aune and Moshe Williams — who are charged in the murder of 2-year-old Paisleigh Williams — will remain severed, with each facing a separate jury…
Wyoming Property Tax Refund opens April 1 and closes June 5
◆ Legislature provided additional funds to the program in 2023 session. Rep. Lane Allred, (R-21) reminds the public of the Wyoming Property Tax Refund System that is available for Wyoming residents to use when seeking property tax relief. Additional fund…
Independent Obituaries: March 29, 2023
The following obituaries appeared in the March 29, 2023 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. Brett Dean Smith, 49, of Hyrum,…
Eastern Idaho coach charged with 20 counts of rape arrested in Franklin County
This story courtesy EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission – PRESTON — A former Soda Springs High School girl’s basketball coach already facing 20 rape charges has been arrested near the Idaho-Utah border. Wade Lee Schvaneveldt, 52, was arrested…
Snowmobiler trapped in Utah avalanche found dead
The following story courtesy EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission – CEDAR FORT, Utah (KSL.com) — The Utah County Sheriff’s Office located the body of a man who was trapped in an avalanche in Pole Canyon, northwest of Cedar…
As Wyoming tightens up Medicaid eligibility, thousands likely to lose coverage
By Miranda De Moraes Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON – Thousands of Wyoming residents are at risk of losing their Medicaid coverage over the coming months. Following nearly three years of greater funding and leniency for in-state…
Renewables outpace coal
By Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The U.S. generated more electricity from renewables than coal for the first time in 2022 as wind and solar continued to grow and coal plants continued to shutter. Only…