Former Utah Rep. Mia Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to the US House, has died
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died Sunday. She was 49. Love’s…
US holds separate talks with Russians after meeting Ukrainians to discuss a potential ceasefire
By JON GAMBRELL and ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. negotiators worked on a proposed partial ceasefire in Ukraine on Monday, meeting with representatives from Russia a day after holding separate talks with the Ukrainian…
KICK IT OR KEEP IT: “Love Me To Heaven” by Jonas Brothers
A new song by Jonas Brothers is up for vote in this week’s Kick It or Keep It on SVI Radio. “Love Me To Heaven” was released on Friday, March 21. If kept, the song will be added to the…
Chomps beef sticks recalled due to possible metal contamination
An Idaho-based snack manufacturer has voluntarily recalled nearly 30,000 ready-to-eat beef sticks after customers reported metal in the product. Idaho Smokehouse Partners notified the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service that they had received two complaints from…
(Podcast) Retirement Roundup 3/22/25: Tim Hale with Josh Williams-Avoid Tax Pitfalls
On the debut episode of the Retirement Roundup, Tim Hale of Hale Financial Solutions is joined with Josh Williams from H&R Block to discuss tax pitfalls to avoid during the tax season. The Retirement Roundup can be heard at 10:00…
LVE restores power after major outage
Lower Valley Energy experienced a major transmission outage from their power supplier, Bonneville Power according to information reported by the company. The transmission path to the southern end of the LVE system to Jackson lost power to over 1,200 customers…
Independent Notes: Remembering U.S. Senator Al Simpson.
As a young 20-something editor of the Star Valley Independent, I was impressed that a U.S. Senator would give me time for an interview. Al Simpson did. He came through town and stopped by the newspaper office, now the optometrist…
How to inspire your child’s love of reading
• National Reading Month is a great time to begin Provided by Shelley Hunsaker, District Librarian, LCSD No. 2 I’m not really sure if my parents ever read any particular studies about how to intentionally instill a love of reading in…
Never.Give.Up! Because not everyone has the choice
At mile 30, his quad muscles began to stiffen with exhaustion and pain, but his reason for running was greater than the pain. At mile 40, his knees began to ache, but he ignored the ache. At mile 44, his…
Employee reductions in Kemmerer
Kemmerer Operations, LLC (“KOL”) announced today, Friday, Mar. 21, 2025, a layoff of twenty-eight employees and a shift schedule change at its Kemmerer Coal Mine. The workforce reduction is part of its ongoing efforts to align operations with current coal…