SV Health nurse recieves The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses for January 2023
◆ Angela Turner was nominated by her patient and friend. According to The DAISY Award website, “Nurses are nominated by anyone in the organization – patients, family members, other nurses, physicians, other clinicians and staff – anyone who experiences or…
Is Your Name Among Wyoming’s Favorites for New Babies?
Noah was the king of the hill among male names for Wyoming’s newest residents with Charlotte leading the pack for female babies in 2022, according to Vital Statistics Services (VSS), part of the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). For newborn…
NWS confirms another broken snowfall record in Star Valley
The National Weather Service has confirmed that the weather monitoring station in Bedford has also broken a winter snowfall record this year. The NWS – Riverton Office reported that total winter snowfall for Bedford, from October 1-April 7, stands at…
Independent Obituaries: April 12, 2023
The following obituaries appeared in the April 12, 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. On Tuesday April 4, 2023, Steven…
LC Sheriff’s Office makes arrest in construction site burglary
• Additional arrests are forthcoming In a conversation with the Weekday Wakeup, Lincoln County Sheriff, Shane Johnson, gave an update on some construction site burglaries. “Over the last several months we’ve had some significant arrests,” he said. “We’ve made an…
Sheriff’s Office gives statement regarding two Alpine girls reported missing
During a live interview on SVI Radio Tuesday, April 11, Lincoln County Sheriff Shane Johnson covered a number of topics including a case involving two girls from Alpine that have been reported missing by their father. Tamzen Walsh, 8, and…
Kemmerer mom sentenced to probation while babysitter still faces murder charges
A Kemmerer woman has been sentenced to two years probation following drug charges that appeared shortly after the death of her 5-year-old daughter. Kayla Kartchner, 27, of Kemmerer received the ruling from Judge Blumel on April 5 after reaching a…
Star Valley’s Second Annual Youth Hunter Education Challenge slots are full
***Update*** Per the YHEC Facebook page: “At this Time registration is closed and FULL!! We have all 48 participant slots filled We will announce later if we have any spaces open up! Thank you to everyone that has registered, it’s…
Avalanche danger ‘Considerable’ up to 9,000 feet
With temperature forecasts this week calling for temperatures to crest 60 degrees, the latest avalanche forecasts are asking riders and back country enthusiasts to be cautious. The following forecast is for Monday, April 10, 2023 from jhavalanche.org. “Dangerous avalanche conditions will…
Emergency Management offers sandbags ahead of spring warmup
Residents of Lincoln County are able to fill their own sandbags, free of charge, thanks to Lincoln County Emergency Management. The sand and bags are being made available as flooding is expected when spring temperatures rise. Sandbag filling stations are…