Mule Deer Foundation of Wyoming to host annual Ladies Banquet this weekend
• Ladies, wear your Halloween costumes! Star Valley’s chapter of the Wyoming Mule Deer Foundation is hosting their third annual Ladies Banquet on Friday, October 27 at the Don Wooden Civic Center in Alpine. Doors open at 5 p.m. According…
Rotary honors Altobell, Jirak and Fry in October
• Students sign books that will be distributed to libraries. Anna Altobell, parents John and Dash Altobell She is involved in speech and debate which she enjoys because with debate you are forced to think about topics from opposing points…
Star Valley Marching Braves play in recruitment tour
• Elementary and middle school students get to see the bigger band picture.. Star Valley High School’s Marching Braves visited Osmond Elementary School, Etna Elementary School and Star Valley Middle School on Friday March 20, presenting their award-winning show, “Decomposers:…
Nightmare on the Farm: Indoor Haunted Hay Maze in Afton this weekend
• October 27, 28 and 31 from 7-11p.m. As the autumn chill begins to creep in, Star Valley residents are in for a spine-tingling treat this Halloween season. “Nightmare on the Farm,” a haunted hay maze, is set to send…
Kemmerer will seek sixth penny on 2024 ballot
• Funding would be specific to a project. City administrator noted pool and rec center in Star Valley. Kemmerer City Administrator Brian Muir hopes to have the Six Penny Tax on the ballot for the presidential election in 2024. The…
Text to 911 now available in Lincoln County
• Texting service became available last week. Those in an emergency now have the ability to text 911 instead of calling. The service, which launched on Wednesday, October 18, gives Lincoln County Dispatch Officers the ability to receive and send…
Afton Water shows clean tests at the site of the spring
• Testing included Afton, DEQ and EPA. Water tests at the Intermittent Spring showed “zero ratings” indicating clean tests for the Afton water source. This fall the Town of Afton, the Department of Environmental Quality and Environmental Protection agency gathered…
Independent Obituaries: October 25, 2023
The following obituaries appeared in the October 25, 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. Randy Huskey Randy Thomas Huskey passed away on…
Board approves first reading of LCSD No. 2 busing proposals
In a special meeting of the Lincoln County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees designed to address changes to bus routes, the board voted unanimously to pass two proposal on first reading. A second-reading will take place for the…
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming Appoints John Frome to the Board of Directors
CHEYENNE, WYO – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming is excited to announce John Frome of Grover has joined its Board of Directors. John Frome is retired businessman and rancher from Star Valley. Frome returned to his native Afton area after graduating from…