Alpine town council votes down industrial park proposal
Nearly 60 people attended the Alpine Town Council meeting Tuesday Feb 16. It was standing room only. The interest in the town meeting stemmed from a proposal by New West Construction LLC and Rex Doornbos to purchase 7.5 acres of…
Stewart Trail residents cautiously optimistic about future of area proposal
The 3 Lincoln County Commissioners, Y2 Consultants, and residents of the Stewart Trail area met on Feb 11 to discuss the details of the county’s plan for the proposed Stewart Trail development. Commission Chair, Robert King,stated early in the meeting…
National Weather Issues Affecting COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments to Wyoming
National weather issues are temporarily preventing some shipments to Wyoming and other states of vaccines intended to help prevent future COVID-19 illnesses, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). WDH is not expecting any Moderna vaccine doses to be…
Lincoln County Seniors Could Lose Home Services
County-by-County Data Suggests Nearly 2,000 To Lose Services CHEYENNE – According to Wyoming Department of Health data, 53 older Lincoln County residents risk losing services through The Wyoming Home Services Program without a funding commitment for the program from the…
Bonneville County assists with overdue Alpine Snowmobiler
Over the last three days Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies and Search and Rescue personnel have responded to three separate incidents of lost snowmobilers in our back country. Alpine area: The first of those in the McCoy Creek area on Monday…
Afton FD and EMS respond to accident in Osmond
The Afton Volunteer Fire Department and Star Valley EMS responded to an accident on Highway 241 in the Osmond area on Thursday morning at just after 8 a.m. No injuries have been reported but airbags were deployed so emergency crews…
Braves escape with a pair of road wins; push win streak to nine
◆ Brant Nelson makes back-to-back game-sealing plays. The longest road trip of the season coincided with one of the winter’s most significant stretches of cold and snow in Wyoming but that didn’t stop the teams from competing at both Natrona…
Independent Obituaries: February 17, 2021
The following obituaries appeared in the February 17, 2021 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. Patricia Ann Peterson of…
Jackson to hold COVID-19 community update
The following is a news release from the Town of Jackson On Friday, February 19, 2021 at 3:00PM, representatives from St. John’s Health, Teton County Health Department, Jackson Town Council, Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce, Teton County School District and…
Wednesday avalanche claims life of snowmobiler from Michigan
An avalanche in the Greys River claimed the life of a 56-year-old man from Ironwood, Michigan Wednesday. The slide occurred in the Squaw Creek Drainage of the Salt River Range. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office says that Star Valley Search…