Senators Lummis and Barrasso defend Wyoming energy
• Emphasis on energy, security and economic strength. “This is a call to all of us to double down on our efforts to show how oil and gas is flourishing across the globe,” US. Senator Cynthia Lummis advised a large…
Western fires riding jet stream to valley skies
• No regional fires as August comes to a close Unlike previous years, those with allergies have had a nice clear summer in Star Valley for the most part when it comes to smoke. Area residents awoke so smokey…
Shelter in Place order issued and lifted near Jackson for active shooter; investigation ongoing
• Order is no longer in effect According to an alert from the Teton County Sheriff’s Office, the Shelter In Place order issued on the evening of August 29 for the Spring Gulch Rd area was lifted just before midnight…
Aug. 30: Alex Ivie, Putz Golf in Etna
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Lower Valley Energy considers solar operations for Star Valley
• Survey shows positive response to solar power. Lower Valley Energy (LVE) CEO Jim Webb says the company is considering building a solar project in Lincoln County which customers can eventually subscribe to. He says they are working with Energy…
New Afton Star underway, volunteers needed
• Old material has been removed, holes prepped to stabilize Star. The old material for the Star on the east hill above Afton has been removed with the help of 20 volunteers and a bulldozer provided by DNS Excavation. The…
Nonprofit sees outpouring of donations for the unhoused
JACKSON (WNE) — An event last week at the Teton County Library to support people who don’t have housing went so well that a nonprofit had to stop accepting donations 90 minutes in. After moving the event inside due to…
Appeals court sides with Wyoming and PacifiCorp on haze pollution
By Aedan Hannon Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — A panel of judges sided with Wyoming and the state’s largest electric utility in a battle over haze pollution last week finding that the Environmental Protection Agency erred and…
Independent Obituaries: August 30, 2023
The following obituaries appeared in the August 30, 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. Bill Bort William S. Bort, 69, of Roseville,…
Three people injured following UTV accident near Indian Creek
Three people and a dog were injured in a UTV accident on Saturday, August 26th in central Lincoln County. The Lincoln County Search and Rescue in Kemmerer/Diamondville said they were called to the area at approximately 6:00 p.m. Three occupants…