Holiday food box efforts underway
◆ Baskets will be ready for pick-up on December 17. Things are a bit hectic this week at the Afton Food Pantry, as community volunteers work to prepare for the Christmas Season. “Last year we gave our 203 holiday food…
Star Vally FFA launches their annual Bear Tree Service Project
◆ Project provides stocking stuffers to families. Star Valley FFA has launched their annual Bear Tree Service Project to help provide stocking stuffers to families that need a little extra support with Christmas this year. Through December 15, community members…
Lower Valley Energy releases numbers on its economic impact
◆ Power coop injects over $3.1 million into local economy. This week Lower Valley Energy released numbers relating to economic impact. “One of the fundamental principles of a cooperative utility versus an investor-owned utility is the return of patronage capital…
Star Valley News Briefs
By Sarah Hale and Dan Dockstader SVI Media Santa letters being accepted AFTON – The Town of Afton and the Afton Main Street Alliance are working together with Santa Claus this season on Christmas letters. Area youth are encouraged to…
Independent Obituaries: December 9, 2020
The following obituaries appeared in the December 9, 2020 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. William (Bill) Howard Shandel, age…
Top Outdoor Activities That You Can Still Enjoy This Winter
While the pandemic may have put a damper on any of your travel plans to escape the cold weather, there are still plenty of ways for you to get out there and enjoy the great outdoors. Winter offers more socially-distant…
Eleven deer harvested in Riverton
RIVERTON (WNE) — Eleven deer were harvested in Riverton this year as part of a new effort to limit the number of animals causing problems in the city. Urban deer have become a nuisance in town, causing car accidents and…
Spring trial date eyed in child’s death
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — The first-degree murder trial for Christopher James Nielsen will likely take place in the spring of 2021. A status hearing on the case was conducted via video in Sweetwater County District Court on Friday afternoon before…
Game and Fish plans for deadly disease at elk feedgrounds
By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com Fearful that Chronic Wasting Disease will ravage some 20,000 elk on 23 winter feedgrounds, Wyoming Game and Fish Department launched a statewide initiative Tuesday aimed at untangling a knotted management question: How to avoid…
Businesses increasingly desperate for relief
By Nick Reynolds Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — When the year started, Ken Hostetter — the owner of Riverton-based contractor, Earthworks — could typically have anywhere between 15 and 20 people on his staff. This week, there…