Independent Obituaries: November 1, 2023
The following obituaries appeared in the November 1, 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. Joyce Brown Joyce Passey Brown was born on…
Kemmerer Jr/Sr High School holding Parent Teacher Conference
In area news, Kemmerer Jr/Sr. High will be hosting Parent Teacher Conferences Thursday Nov. 2 from 4 pm to 8 p.m. and Friday Nov. 3 from 8 a.m. -12 Noon. Please sign in at the front table and pick up…
Number of non-religious people in Wyoming increases
• Thirty-seven percent of Wyomingites say they are ‘nones’ By Jordan Smith Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Across the country, the nones — those who express no religious or spiritual affiliation — are overtaking the nuns (so…
Lady Braves place third at 4A West; facing Laramie on Thursday in State match-up
The Lady Braves qualified for next week’s State tournament and also earned the #3 seed from the 4A West Regionals which took place in Green River this past weekend. After defeating Rock Springs 3-1 on Friday morning and advancing to…
Wyoming unemployment unchanged at 2.9% in September
The Research & Planning Section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported Monday that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged from August to September at 2.9%. Wyoming’s unemployment rate was much lower than its year-ago level of…
AFD responds to Thursday chimney fire
The Afton Volunteer Fire Department responded to a chimney fire Thursday morning. The call came in at roughly 10:15 a.m. for a home on Highway 89 south of town. Chief Dennis McDonald said it was a “minor chimney fire” with…
Heiner addresses BLM, power rates and property taxes
• BLM reduce oil and gas leasing and removes cow/calf pairs. Changes proposed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for land in southwest Wyoming , power rate increases, and property taxes were all covered in a conversation with SVI…
CANCELED: Building moving from Thayne to Afton to impact local traffic on Friday October 27
*** The building scheduled to be moved on Friday October 27 has been canceled as of 5:47 p.m. Thursday, October 26. ***Original Story *** According to information from the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) a large house…
After 35 Years, Polio is Cornered
• Now we must finish the job. Provided by Rotary Club of Star Valley Rotary and its partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative have made great strides to reduce polio cases by 99.9% worldwide over the past 35 years, and…