Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Star Valley Chapter Banquet this Saturday
◆ Banquet to be held Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 5 p.m. Dale Cottam, Co-Chair for the Star Valley Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) started as an attendee of the annual event, which eventually led to him…
Sheriff’s Office investigates ammo thefts
◆ Residents encouraged to report missing items, including ammunition. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is asking any residents who believe they may have had ammunition or other items recently stolen to report the missing items. Sheriff Shane Johnson said roughly…
Independent Obituaries: May 10, 2023
The following obituaries appeared in the May 10, 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. John Dennis (JD), age 67 was…
Star Valley’s Coach Kelly Merritt Discusses His Assistant Coach Of The Year Award In Wyoming
Defensive Coordinator for the Star Valley Braves 2022 State Championship football team, Coach Kelly Merritt was honored earlier this month by being named the assistant coach of the year for the state of Wyoming and stopped by the SVI studio…
Park County man sentenced to two decades in prison
By Braden Schiller Powell Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — A 56-year-old Powell man was sentenced Wednesday to 22-25 years of prison time for sexually abusing a teenager. Per a plea agreement, Robert Andrew McCoy’s sentence cannot be modified…
lincolncountyresources.com goes live to help county residents
KEMMERER, WY. —The Lincoln County Preventing ATODS Abuse Coalition in conjunction with the North Lincoln County Human Resource Council and Lincoln County Public Health is excited to announce a new community resource guide to connect the public with help and resources. The…
Black Hills Energy to use Wyodak coal to research hydrogen generation
GILLETTE (WNE) — Black Hills Energy will be using Powder River Basin coal to research hydrogen generation. Black Hills Energy was recently awarded a grant from the Wyoming Energy Authority to conduct a feasibility analysis on hydrogen generation using coal…
Bureau of Land Management updates wild horse management in southern Wyoming
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Today the Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office issued a Record of Decision and approved Resource Management Plan Amendment for wild horse management within the Rock Springs and Rawlins Field Offices. The amended plan resolves ongoing wild horse management…
Bill Gates tours Kemmerer plant
By Rana Jones Kemmerer Gazette Via- Wyoming News Exchange KEMMERER — Microsoft billionaire and TerraPower Chairman Bill Gates toured the Naughton Power Plant in Kemmerer on Friday and saw where TerraPower will build a nuclear reactor before conducting a press…
Wyoming Shrine Bowl 2023 50th Anniversary Looking for Alumni
Executive Director Frank Selby is asking for the public’s help in finding Wyoming Shrine Bowl Alumni. “We are very excited to celebrate 50 years of Wyoming Shrine Bowl this summer,” he said. “We are asking any coaches, managers, trainers, players, officials,…