County transportation plan coming together
• Public meetings planned Oct. 29 and 30 in Kemmerer/Afton. Lincoln County continues to work on a Transportation Master Plan and two meetings are coming up involving public input. The public is invited to a Tuesday, Oct. 29 meeting in…
County Treasurer addresses tax questions
• Details distribution to districts. * Editor’s Note: Lincoln County Treasurer Jerry Greenfield provided the following report on tax distribution to the public districts. There are a lot of questions about property taxes since the 2024 statements have…
Alpine Charter School to be reviewed on Oct. 24
• Alpine councilman explains his work with the school. The Wyoming State Charter Authorizing Board will review two applications for charter schools this week, one in Alpine and the other in Cody. The governing body on charters will meet…
Dr. Martha Hageman honored
• Named Wyoming Physician of the Year, a Legacy of Healing The Wyoming Medical Society recently announced Star Valley Health Family Medicine physician Martha Hageman, M.D., as the 2024 Wyoming Physician of the Year. Since its inception in 1961, Dr….
Independent Obituaries: October 23, 2024
The following obituaries appeared in the October 23, 2024 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. Carl Eggleston Carl Orson Eggleston passed…
Cowboys Ranked #20 in National Coaches’ Poll
NEW ORLEANS (October 22, 2024) – The University of Wyoming men’s cross country program was ranked 20th in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association week four National Coaches’ Poll, released on Tuesday. In the week four Mountain…
Comet should be visible this week
JACKSON (WNE) — Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS should be more visible in area skies this week after smoke from wildfires has cleared and stormy weather has moved out. The comet, named for the two observatories in China and South…
SVI Radio Interview: Mr. Nathan Westcott, LCSD2 Veterans Day Programs
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Independent Notes: Reports and a resolution on Amendment A.
This week SVI has included reports about Constitutional Amendment A that you will find on the Nov. 5 General Election Ballot. SVI used reports from other publications because I’m one of the sponsors on the original legislation for the…
Pack Trail Fire nearly at 90,000 acres burned
Work continues on the Pack Trail Fire which has now burned 89,566 acres and is estimated at 62% contained according to officials. A total of 575 personnel has been used to battle the blaze. Officials have released the following information…