Medical emergency knocks Crittenden out of upcoming sled dog race; community rallying behind her
For the past ten days, SVI Media has been in contact with Alix Crittenden, one of the top dog mushers in the upcoming Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race. The purpose was of course to speak with the Bondurant resident…
WYDOT asks drivers to not pass plows on the right
The Wyoming Department of Transportation is asking drivers to not pass snowplows on the right, event on five lane highways such as Highway 89 between Etna and Alpine. Joe Eggleston, Highway Maintenance Foreman for WYDOT, said there were two recent…
Avalanche warning issued for Thursday and Friday
An avalanche warning has been issued for the Greys River, Tetons and Togwotee Pass areas by the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center. The warning went into effect Wednesday, January 17 at 5:30 p.m. and will expire at 10:00 p.m. on Friday, January…
Service restored following landline phone outage
Phone lines are back in operation after landline service in Teton County, Bondurant and Star Valley was lost due to flooding at a telecommunications building in Jackson Wednesday evening. The outage caused some landline phones to be inoperable. 911 emergency…
Water damage causes landline phone outage
Water damage to a telecommunications infrastructure building in Teton County has caused outages to landline telephone service in some areas of Star Valley, Jackson and Bondurant. The outage has forced 911 emergency services to route all 911 calls for Teton…
River of Life offers Kids Movie Night this weekend
• Movie Nights will be offered every other month throughout the winter. River of Life Star Valley is hosting a Kids Movie Night on January 19 from 6-8 p.m. in their building at 525 South Washington in Afton. Children ages…
First Annual Gala for the Arts is quickly approaching
• Salt River Arts seeks donors and volunteers. Salt River Arts Society is hosting their first annual Gala for the Arts on February 24 in the Don Wooden Civic Center in Alpine at 6 p.m. Mark your calendars for an…
Independent Obituaries: January 17, 2024
The following obituaries appeared in the January 17, 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. Kim Burton Kim Hinck Burton was born on October…
Thick fog a factor in Monday evening collision
Road conditions have been challenging in the area over the past week and adding to that have been limited visibility which was a factor in an accident on US 89 south of Smoot. It was also a primary factor in…
More snow and wind expected as Winter Storm Watch starts Tuesday night
Valley residents dug out of a series of windy snowstorms over the weekend only to find themselves in a frigid wake of arctic air that left thermometers spitting out temperatures between -15 and -22 based on various reports Monday night. …