Inaugural sheep festival a success
By Rana Jones Kemmerer Gazette Via- Wyoming News Exchange KEMMERER – One of the aims of the inaugural Wyoming Sheep & Wool Festival, held in Kemmerer Friday, June 30, and Saturday, July 1, was to inform the public about the…
Colorado man’s ‘illegal’ heli landing is the latest spin in Grand Teton’s aerial drama
• Park, airport have spent years grappling with aircraft tours. By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — When Grand Teton National Park announced Monday that a Colorado man illegally parked his helicopter on the…
Former Pinedale resident sentenced to prison for deliberate crash
PINEDALE (WNE) — Natalie R. Pilon, who moved from Pinedale to Billings, Mont., to continue recovery in 2021 after deliberately driving her car into a semi truck with a fully loaded trailer, was sentenced to prison late last month. Pilon…
Alpine water restrictions have ended
According to officials at the town hall, residents of Alpine can resume their normal water consumption after a day of being asked to restrict their usage. Water well #3 has been restored to full working condition according to town officials…
Shumway named new SVHS head basketball coach
Star Valley High School has a new head coach for their boys basketball program. Matt Shumway was announced as the new man last night at the board meeting for Lincoln County School District No 2. Shumway has spent the…
Mental health calls, suicide rate alarming
By Kate Ready Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Wyoming holds first place in a race nobody wants to win. In the Rocky Mountain “Suicide Belt,” Wyoming has the fewest people and highest suicide rate per capita….
Swift Creek slide muddies the waters for Salt River anglers
One person watching the weeks of muddy waters flow into Star Valley’s main river is avid angler and writer Paul Stauffer. No person knows more about the history of Star Valley’s waterways than the author of A History of Fishing…
Fire danger increased to ‘Moderate’
The following is a release from the U.S. Forest Service – Western Wyo., July 12, 2023—Teton Interagency Fire managers have elevated the fire danger rating to “moderate” for Grand Teton National Park, Bridger-Teton National Forest, and the National Elk Refuge….
Thayne adds Class A Pumper Truck to Fire Department
◆ Rollback ceremonies planned for Thayne and SV Ranch, July 19 – A new fire truck will formally be added to the Thayne Fire Department’s fleet on July 19 with an official rollback ceremony. This is a traditional program when…
Independent Obituaries: July 12, 2023
The following obituaries appeared in the July 12, 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. Delsa Lancaster Erickson, lived the dash between 1934…