Game and Fish working on Grizzly Delisting
By Lew Freedman Cody Enterprise Via Wyoming News Exchange CODY — Game and Fish director Brian Nesvik revealed last week the department is keeping channels open with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service trying to draft a fresh rule delisting…
Flags to be Flown at Half Mast Wednesday
Governor Mark Gordon, pursuant to President Donald Trump’s Proclamation, has ordered both the U.S. and State of Wyoming flags be flown at half-staff statewide from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day….
7 Safety Tips for Your Next Camping Trip
Camping is a great way to disconnect from the rest of the world and bask in nature’s many offerings. To properly enjoy your trip, it’s important to follow the correct safety protocols. We’ve created a list of seven safety tips…
K-D Joint Powers Board flushing hydrants, may discolor water
The Kemmerer-Diamondville Joint Powers Board will be flushing fire hydrants the week of May 13 through May 17 throughout the City of Kemmerer and Town of Diamondville. Brent McClarnon, director of the JPB, said resident’s water may appear cloudy and…
LDS Church Expresses Support for ‘Fairness for All’ Approach
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is deeply concerned that the ongoing conflicts between religious liberty and LGBT rights is poisoning our civil discourse, eroding the free exercise of religion and preventing diverse Americans of good will from…
Cloud Peak Files for Bankruptcy
GILLETTE — Cloud Peak Energy’s bankruptcy filing Friday afternoon may be the beginning of the end for the Gillette-based coal producer. Unlike previous Powder River Basin coal bankruptcies, Cloud Peak seems to be looking to shed debt and sell its…
Drug Trafficking Suspect Flees Traffic Stop Near Fort Hall
On Saturday, May 11, 2019, at 8:45 P.M., an Idaho State Police trooper conducted a traffic stop northbound I15 at milepost 77, near Fort Hall. Richard A. Burns, 35, of Idaho Falls, fled the traffic stop in a 2018 Ford…
Kemmerer & Cokeville girls and Mountain View boys earn Regional track titles
The Spring season now has just one more weekend left as regional champions were named across the Cowboy State. Two of those regional champs came from Lincoln County as the girls teams from both Kemmerer and Cokeville captured their respective…
Wyoming News Briefs: May 10, 2019
The Star Valley Independent is a member of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy of the WNE. Whooping cough cases in Campbell County draw warning GILLETTE (WNE) — A cluster of at least five cases of whooping cough…