$900,000 in outdoor grants available
The Wyoming Division of State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails, through the National Park Service, is offering recreational funding for projects throughout the State of Wyoming. The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) program is a 50% reimbursable grant program….
Wyoming News Briefs: August 1, 2018
The Star Valley Independent is part of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy the WNE. Rigging error blamed in climber’s death JACKSON (WNE) — A improperly rigged ATC belay device likely caused the 300-foot fall that killed a…
WYDOT launches new Driver Services map
People looking for driver services office locations now have a new and improved tool at their disposal. The Wyoming Department of Transportation recently launched a new Driver Services map on its website that shows where all 29 locations are within…
Missing Utah teen found in the Pinedale area
A Utah teen who was missing in the area surrounding Pinedale has been found and reportedly is in good health. Garrett Hunter went missing in the Wind River area prompting a search by many Sublette County organizations. The Sublette County…
Grassy Ridge Fire threatens Dubois, Idaho; still far from containment
This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission. DUBOIS — Winds and thunderstorms continue to feed the Grassy Ridge Fire, but it’s not all bad news. Firefighters continue to battle the fast-moving fire that has consumed over…
Utah scouts rescued on Wyoming rafting trip
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies have rescued a party of Boy Scouts who became stranded along a southwestern Wyoming river. The nine scouts and three adults from a Saratoga Springs, Utah scout troop began a rafting trip last…
Wyoming News Briefs: July 25, 2018
The Star Valley Independent is a member of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy the WNE. Yellowstone fire danger “high” for first time this year JACKSON (WNE) — Several weeks of persistently sunny skies and curing vegetation have…
Body of climber recovered from Grand Teton National Park
The following is a news release from Grand Teton National Park. MOOSE, Wyoming – Grand Teton National Park rangers responded Sunday night and Monday morning to recover the body of a deceased climber and rescue his stranded partner. The climber…
LDS missionary from Utah dies in Australia
By Liesl Nelson, KSL.com SALT LAKE CITY — A missionary from Utah died after he slipped and fell from a cliff in Australia Monday, according to officials from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Gavin Paul Zimmerman, 19,…
Wyoming News Briefs: July 20, 2018
The Star Valley Independent is a member of the Wyoming News Exchange. These stories come courtesy of the WNE. Man attempts to flee police in concrete mixer truck GILLETTE (WNE) — During a chase early Thursday morning, a South Dakota…