Independent Obituaries: September 16, 2020
The following obituaries appeared in the September 16, 2020 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries, please visit Schwab Mortuary. For more area resources, please use the Star Valley Historical Society website. Jake Allen Helm was born…
Star Valley Historical Society seeking memberships/donations
◆ Contributions help maintain historical sites and buildings. The Star Valley Historical Society is calling for membership renewals. The non-profit organization focuses on the historical preservation of historic sites, monuments and educational programs related to the history of Star Valley…
2018 Roosevelt Fire sparks multi-million-dollar claims from homeowners, hunters
———— JACKSON (WNE) – Thirty households and a pair of hunters have filed tort claims against the Bridger-Teton National Forest, alleging that mismanagement of the 2018 Roosevelt Fire caused them personal harm. A Missoula, Montana, law firm is representing the…
Lincoln County Commission defers tax payment to help Kemmerer Mine
◆ Commission plan will make districts whole, while protecting County jobs. The Lincoln County Commission signed a formal document Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020 in Afton deferring the monthly tax payment plan for the Kemmerer Coal Mine, an action designed to…
Idaho woman injured in fall at the Intermittent Spring
◆ 15-foot fall results in head and back injuries. Emergency response crews answered to a 1:48 p.m. call for help for an injured hiker at the Intermittent Springs east of Afton Monday. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office reported a 68-year-old…
Wilson class quarantined because of COVID
JACKSON (WNE) — Someone at Wilson Elementary School tested positive for COVID-19 in the first week of September, triggering the quarantine of an entire second-grade class. Given that the coronavirus pandemic is still active in Teton County, a case in…
Funeral services for Tammy Harmon
Funeral services for Tammy Harmon will take place Saturday September 19, 2020 at 12 noon in the Afton Tabernacle. A viewing will take place on Friday September 18, 2020 from 6-8 p.m. at Schwab Mortuary and from 10-11:45 a.m. prior…
“Qualified Volunteers” to begin culling non-native mountain goats
MOOSE, WY- The culling of non-native mountain goats from Grand Teton National Park will begin September 14 as part of a management plan to conserve a native and vulnerable population of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in the Teton Range. More than…
SVXC teams run at Lyman; host State preview race this Saturday
◆ Star Valley View Golf Course hosts teams at 10 a.m. Saturday. Temperatures pushed out a red flag warning and a smoky haze also settled into Southwest Wyoming on Saturday from fires in California which made a difficult course in…