Independent Obituaries: October 18, 2023
The following obituaries appeared in the October 18, 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. Erica Aullman It is with a heavy…
Local community shows support for property tax ballot initiative
Roughly 100 people showed up to the Thayne Community Center Monday evening to sign and show support for a ballot initiative aimed to reduce property taxes by 50%. The initiative, titled People’s Initiative to Limit Property Tax through Homeowner’s Exemption,…
(Video) – SVHS Marching Braves earn Superior rating
The Star Valley High School Marching Braves competed at their State competition in Casper on Saturday, October 14, 2023 and earned top marks including a Superior rating from judges. They performed a medley of songs from composers such as Bach…
Marching Braves celebrate record weekend at State Marching Band
The Star Valley High School Marching band brought home a Superior rating Saturday from the Wyoming High School State Marching Band competition held at the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper. Superior is the highest rating possible. In addition, the band…
Independent Notes: Carrying the load of public service.
I attend an endless amount of meetings. In my opinion and experience, some make a difference, and others, well, let’s just file them in the general information category. The meeting schedule keeps me hopping around Wyoming with an occasional…
Favored Country Music duo returns to Ford this weekend
• Bailey has landed in the New Country Artist top 10. Country Music duo Jeneen Terrana and J. Marc Bailey are returning to Afton in concert at the historic Ford Theatre, Saturday, October 14, at 7.p.m. “J. Marc and Jeneen…
Star Valley VFW seeking volunteers to create a scout troop
• Scouts would meet at the VFW post building in Afton. Star Valley’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4797 in Afton is hoping to organize a scout troop in the upper valley area to support youth and families in strengthening…
Afton Airpark redesigned, goes through court and FAA for approval
• Afton Sky Ranches’ includes five-lot proposal. Development similar to Alpine. Afton-Lincoln County Airport Chairman Ryan Lyman advises the airpark is still a possibility, but some hurdles remain before development can begin. He recalled two years earlier, the company Third…
The all-day Grand Opening of The Star of 89 is this Saturday
• Giveaways, free samples, live music, and much more from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. The Grand Opening: Chad and Bethany Packard of Turnerville and Owen Packard of Highland, UT sat down to discuss the upcoming Grand Opening of the Star of…
Marijuana advocates aim to get initiatives on the 2024 ballot after signature confusion
• What’s next? By Maya Shimizu Harris and Sofia Saric Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Marijuana advocates are taking stock of their options to get two initiatives onto the 2024 ballot after a misunderstanding led them to…