This Saturday’s Wag and Walk fundraiser to help animals in need
• Over 60 cats and 15 puppies in need of vet care. Star Valley’s animal shelter, Lucky’s Place Animal Humane Association of Star Valley will have it’s 9th annual Wag and Walk Fundraiser on August 26 at the Star Valley…
Mounted Shooters fire at the LC Fairgrounds this weekend
• Wyoming Desperados combining with Utah club as co-hosts. For the seventh year the Wyoming Desperados Mounted Shooters will be hosting an event at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds in Afton. But this year they will be joined for the first…
Independent Obituaries: August 23, 2023
The following obituaries appeared in the August 23, 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. Robert Child Robert D. Child, 74, passed away…
Vast majority of Wyoming kids get vaccinated
• The school year is upon us, which means required vaccinations against ailments like hepatitis B, polio and measles. By Madelyn Beck, WyoFile.com A new school year is nearly upon us and families are racing to complete their back-to-school to-do…
National Elk Refuge revising plans for managing elk, bison
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — About 15 years after federal officials completed a lengthy process determining how to manage two of the most charismatic species that winter on the National Elk Refuge, officials…
Wyoming Football releases updated depth chart
• Cowboys Complete Final Scrimmage of Fall Camp By Tim Harkins Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations, Public Relations and Broadcasting University of Wyoming Athletics With the completion of the final scrimmage of 2023 Fall Camp last Saturday, the Wyoming…
WWCC class schedule available now
This is a news release from Western Wyoming Community College – Star Valley Outreach schedule of classes are now available. These easily recognized brochures may be picked up at various businesses throughout Star Valley and in each community. Of course, you may…
State officials not happy with BLM Rock Springs revision
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The BLM Rock Springs Field Office began revising its 1997 Green River RMP in 2010, and the process has experienced significant delays ever since. With its Notice of Availability published on Thursday, August 17, the BLM announced that over…
Wyoming Humanities opens new round of statewide grants, up to $10,000
Non-profit organizations across the state can apply for a new round of grants of up to $10,000 through Wyoming Humanities. Wyoming Crossroads Grants are part of an initiative to apply humanities perspectives locally to help the state realize growth out of change. Wyoming…
Federal court sides with Schmidt in case against UW
By Rachelle Trujillo Laramie Boomerang Via- Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — The U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming granted plaintiff Todd Schmidt a preliminary injunction Friday morning following the University of Wyoming’s decision in December 2022 to ban…