LCSD #2 Board directs admin toward hybrid calendar
For the past several months, the trustees of Lincoln County School District #2 have examined several options about the future of the unified school calendar for Star Valley schools. During this time they received feedback from constituents as well as…
Independent Obituaries: November 12, 2025
The following obituaries and death notices appeared in the November 12, 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. Dex Gardner Dexter R Gardner, 80,…
Driver leads county and town officials in high-speed chase Wednesday
A driver led area authorities on a high speed chase in the early morning hours through Afton before the vehicle crashed south of Smoot on Wednesday. At approximately 7:45 a.m., a traffic complaint was called into local law enforcement regarding…
Lummis leads push to rescind Public Lands Rule
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., and 11 Senate Western Caucus members sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum voicing the caucus’ support for the proposed rescission of the Conservation and Landscape…
SVI Radio Interview: Violet & Stockton Jones – Sourdough Nest
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Lincoln County Dispatch handles 4,500 calls a year
When you’re in an emergency or witness one, it’s who is on the other end of that call, the dispatchers who answer. It’s a vital part of getting the right people in the right places in the shortest amount of…
Stand4Kind launches Lemon Challenge initiative
Lincoln County School District #2 students and staff are choosing to embrace a culture of increased kindness through the Stand4Kind organizations “Lemon Challenge” that is rolling out this month. Local youth advocate, Maggon Osmond, has partnered with Stand4Kind to bring…
Salt River Community Theater swings for the fences with “Damn Yankees”
Salt River Community Theater opens “Damn Yankees” Thursday, November 13 at 7 p.m. in the Ford Theatre. Considered a true American Broadway classic, “Damn Yankees” will run eight performances this season with shows on November 13, 14, 15 and 17,…
Cody Roberts pleads not guilty to tormenting wolf
JACKSON (WNE) — On Monday afternoon, Cody Roberts pleaded not guilty to one count of felony animal cruelty for bringing an injured wolf into the Green River Bar in Daniel and allegedly tormenting it for hours. The plea came at…
SVI Radio Interview: Major Leron H. Allred- Honor Flight
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