SVHS Sports Recap: Jan 12-13
For more in-depth insights, full stats, records and historical comparisons read the January 17, 2018 edition of the Star Valley Independent. • Wrestling The Braves extended their duel winning streak to 49 as they went 7-0 at the Trojan Border…
Discrimination lawsuit filed against the Town of Thayne
By Sarah Hale, SVI Media Rusty and Marc Andrus, owners of Rustlers Restaurant and Saloon, have filed a discrimination lawsuit against the Town of Thayne. The suit was filed in federal court on Tuesday, Jan. 9. The suit alleges that…
(Video) – Mike Hunsaker & Chad Turner of SVMC
With 2018 off and running, SVI spoke with Mike Hunsaker & Chad Turner about the status of Star Valley Medical Center.
New York times issues response to complaints about President Monson obituary
This story courtesy of KSL.com SALT LAKE CITY — The New York Times issued a formal response to the many readers who “reacted strongly” to the paper’s coverage of the death of LDS Church President Thomas S. Monson. Many members…
Star Valley Sports Wrap: Jan. 5-6
The Braves wrestlers were in Brigham City, Utah and in Montpelier, Idaho while the Star Valley basketball teams hosted Rawlins High School on Saturday afternoon. • Wrestling The Braves had four wrestlers advance to the finals at the Richardson Memorial…
President Thomas S. Monson dies at age 90
President Thomas Spencer Monson, 16th President of the Church, died Tuesday, January 2, 2018, in his home in Salt Lake City. He was 90 years old. President Monson was well acquainted with the governance of the Church, not only through…
Commissary avalanche claims the life of Utah man
A 35-year-old Utah man has died at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center after he was buried for a short time in the Commissary Ridge area of the Bridger-Teton National forest southeast of Star Valley. Brennan Walpole was snowmobiling with…
Updated – Locals work to save elk in freezing waters
Photos courtesy Dusty Jones A record year for water meant that the Palisades Reservoir was still very much full. Temperatures on Friday, December 29, were hovering just above freezing and migrating elk fell through the ice into the water where…
110 agencies under review in Cheyenne as state looks to tighten it’s budget belt
The Wyoming State Legislature’s Joint Appropriations Committee (JAC) is spending two weeks in December going over the details of each state agency’s budget. The process includes a budget that was first prepared by the governor’s office and submitted to the…