Bozeman man pleads guilty to felony charge on the Bridger-Teton
• Unlawful Collection of Shed Elk Antlers Jackson, Wyo., April 21, 2023— On October 25, 2022, a Bozeman, Montana resident, formerly of Jackson, WY, was sentenced on a felony Lacey Act charge, along with federal misdemeanor probation violations in connection…
WYDOT to remove 8 Twitter accounts due to policy changes, fees
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The Wyoming Department of Transportation is removing eight of its Twitter accounts after the social media platform recently announced changes to its application programming interface platform. The API platform allowed WYDOT to send automated tweets straight from…
Funeral services for Durk Lowe
Funeral services for Durk Lowe will take place Saturday April 12 at 12 noon at the Osmond LDS Chapel. A viewing will take place on Friday April 21 from 6-8 pm at Schwab Mortuary and from 10:30-11:45 prior to the…
Independent Obituaries: April 19, 2023
The following obituaries appeared in the April 19, 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. Christopher David Johnson was born March…
Independent Notes: Thank you Congresswoman Harriet Hageman
In a busy day in Washington D.C. last week, our Congresswoman Harriett Hageman found time for Lincoln County. She came out of a meeting and headed to another meeting, but first stepped into a room to visit with Lincoln County…
SV Health Auxiliary to host Spaghetti and Bingo Night April 20 in Thayne
The Star Valley Health Auxiliary is set to host a special Spaghetti and Bingo Night on April 20 at the Thayne Community Center with the event to begin at 6:00 pm. President of the organization, Charlotte Reinhart, says it helps…
Texas woman dead after three-vehicle crash at Border Junction
According to information from the Wyoming Highway Patrol, one person was killed and three others were injured as part of a three-vehicle crash at Border Junction located northwest of Cokeville on Tuesday April 11. According to the accident report, “at…
WHP: Seatbelts and airbags in use in head-on collision
Traffic is once again flowing on Highway 89 in the Narrows after multiple accidents occurred at roughly the same time. The Lincoln County Dispatch Office told SVI News that three different accidents occurred in the area on Thursday morning, April…
USDA Forest Service Invests in Intermountain Region disadvantaged urban communities
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the USDA Forest Service is investing more than $1 billion in disadvantaged urban communities by supporting work to increase access to trees and the social, health, and economic benefits they provide. Of the total…
New women’s health clinic to open in Alpine
A new women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Clinic called Ferry Peak Women’s Health is set to open in Alpine starting April 18. Founder Brittany Quinn is a board-certified nurse practitioner, and she has an advanced degree and specializes in women’s health….