Why Your Story Podcast: Final Tour with the Osmonds

Travis Osmond returns for a special episode of the Why Your Story Podcast to reflect on performing with his dad and uncles during the farewell tour of The Osmond Brothers in Europe. In addition, Travis sat down with SVI Media’s Julie Dockstader Heaps to share what it was like growing up as the oldest son of a famous rock star and what family life was like for he and his siblings. The full feature story can be found in the January 29 edition of the Star Valley Independent or by clicking here.

You can also listen to the Why Your Story Podcast episode posted on May 2, 2024 with Travis father, Merrill Osmond, who reminisced about being part of The Osmond Brothers and what is next for he and his family. This episode can be found by clicking here.

Lincoln County Library Book Review: "One Golden Summer"

May 9, 2026

Review by Michelle Carollo, Lincoln County Library One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune is a nostalgic, emotional story about love, timing, and the way one summer can change everything. The novel centers on a woman who returns to a lakeside... Read More

WHSAA considers eliminating programs, additional adjustments to activities, amid recalibration funding cuts

May 8, 2026

The following is a press release from the Wyoming High School Activities Association. SVI Media recently discussed this topic with LCSD#2 Superintendent Matt Erickson & Director of Finance JC Inskeep. Additional conversations are scheduled with Swift Creek High School Principal... Read More

Sports Friday Interviews: Coach Chaulk and Coach Tynsky- Kemmerer Football and Volleyball

May 8, 2026

Kemmerer High School’s new football coach Sid Chaulk and new volleyball coach Corina Tynsky both called into First Bank of Wyoming Sports Friday to discuss taking over the programs and their plans between now and this fall. Read More

Sports Friday Interview: Lynette Johnson, Star Valley Half Marathon

May 8, 2026

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Star Valley Ranch town regulations become Etna classroom topic

May 8, 2026

The Town of Star Valley Ranch and Etna Elementary sixth graders combined for a learning opportunity in April. Students in Adele Helgesen’s sixth grade class studied, wrote and spoke to town regulations regarding chickens and ducks. “Ms. Helgesen reached... Read More

Yellowstone bear attack site was closed to spring hiking until 2024 to reduce human-grizzly conflicts

May 7, 2026

• The bear management area was decommissioned ‘due to fewer ungulate carcasses and wildlife conflicts,’ Park Service officials announced two years ago. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com Yellowstone National Park’s first reported bear attack of 2026 occurred in an... Read More

(Photo Gallery) - Dave Draney Track Invite

May 7, 2026

The Dave Draney Invitational was held at Star Valley High School on Wednesday, May 6 2026. Here are a few shots from the meet. Look for results and details heading into next weekend’s 4A West Regionals which will be held... Read More

Braves cage Wolverines in 3-1 home win

May 7, 2026

• Host Rock Springs this Saturday for crucial regional seeding It was a very busy stretch for the local soccer teams as they played five matches in seven days, culminating with a road match in Evanston this past Thursday... Read More

(Video) - Bear Lake Softball host Marsh Valley in District Tournament

May 7, 2026

The Bear Lake Softball team is playing to extend their season as they host Marsh Valley on Thursday at 4 p.m. Read More

Questions raised about public funding for local housing projects in Kemmerer

May 7, 2026

By Rana Jones Kemmerer Gazette Via- Wyoming News Exchange KEMMERER — As Kemmerer prepares for an influx of workers tied to the TerraPower nuclear project, city leaders are moving forward with plans for workforce housing — while questions are... Read More

Game & Fish: Leave newborn wildlife alone

May 7, 2026

POWELL (WNE) —Young fawns, hatchlings and other wildlife babies are incredible to watch and photograph, but the Wyoming Game and Fish Department urges people to leave newborn wildlife alone and keep a safe distance. Most mammals hide their young and... Read More

Ted Turner's vision of news as global and continuous changed both the industry and society itself

May 7, 2026

By JOCELYN NOVECK and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986, Beth Knobel, a future TV news correspondent, was in graduate school. Emerging from class, she saw TV sets had been... Read More

Enrollment is open for Wyoming Classical Academy-Alpine

May 7, 2026

• Visit Alpine.WyoClassical.org for details By Dan Dockstader & Duke Dance SVI Media Registration has opened for the inaugural school year of Wyoming Classical Academy-Alpine, a K-6 tuition-free public charter school located at 200 Buffalo Drive. Residents were given the opportunity... Read More

Lincoln County ATODS working to dispel mental health awareness for men

May 7, 2026

• mantherapy.org is a free site that can help For many reasons, self harm and suicide in Wyoming are regularly at or near the top of the statistics every year. The Lincoln County Prevention ATODS (Alcohol, Tobacco, Other Drugs... Read More

Independent Obituaries: May 6, 2026

May 7, 2026

The following obituaries and death notices appeared in the May 6, 2026 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more resources including headstones, please visit the Star Valley Historical Society. Burma Skinner Burma Elizabeth Nield Skinner passed away on November 15, 2025,... Read More