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Star Valley Sports Journal: Thoughts from a holiday viewing weekend

When you’re looking to fill the sports section during a week when the local teams aren’t competing? That’s right, it’s column time. I hope you and yours had a great Christmas holiday and have a great New Year as well….

Independent Obituaries: December 31, 2025

The following obituaries and death notices appeared in the December 31, 2025 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.   Patricia Brooks Patricia Anne Brooks,…

Major injuries avoided in crash between semi hauling jet fuel and car full of minors

Slick roads and driving too fast for conditions were both factors in a crash involving three minors and a semi-truck hauling jet fuel on Tuesday morning. No major injuries were reported.  According to information provided by the Wyoming Highway Patrol…

Sno-Skippers host annual cornhole tournament

This Friday, the Star Valley Sno-Skippers are gearing up for their annual fundraising cornhole tournament in the South Exhibit Hall of the Lincoln County Fairgrounds. This tournament promises an evening filled with friendly competition, delicious food, and exciting prizes, all…

Residents advised to avoid Greys River Road due to conditions

A mix of several factors have combined to contribute to conditions on Greys River Road that makes it potentially dangerous to use according to Tim Haberberger who described the recreational road as “treacherous ” Tim Haberberger with the Box Y…

(Video Link) – Braves open season at TitleOne Tip-Off Classic in Idaho Falls

The Star Valley Braves open their 2025-26 basketball season at the TitleOne Tip-Off Classic in Idaho Falls on December 11-13. The games will be played at the Mountain America Center. Star Valley defeated Sandpoint in overtime 70-69 to advance to…

Stars in the Valley 2025 shines this Saturday

  The Star Valley Arts Council is offering its seventh annual Stars in the Valley Christmas Concert on Saturday, December 13 at 7 p.m. in the Star Valley High School Auditorium. Featuring all local talent, this holiday variety show has…

Commissioners take no action on streaming meetings

Following a discussion on providing a live and archived video stream of Lincoln County Commission Meetings, commissioners took no action on the topic. The discussion took place during the regularly scheduled Lincoln County Commission Meeting held in Kemmerer on November…

Silver Star’s Jeff England named Chair of USTelecom

Washington now holds a local voice as Silver Star Communications’ Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jeff England has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors for USTelecom – The Broadband Association, a national trade organization representing broadband providers…