Local youth attend ICUA Rally
Lower Valley Energy sponsored five youth from the Star Valley community in attending the Idaho Consumer-Owned Utilities Association Youth Rally July 7-11 at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho, where they gleaned leadership education, utility industry exposure and scholarship funding….
Independent Obituaries: July 23, 2025
The following obituaries and death notices appeared in the July 23, 2025 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more area obituaries, please visit Schwab Mortuary. For more resources including headstones, please visit the Star Valley Historical Society. Fred Brog July 4, 1944…
Judge sentences Bryan Kohberger to life in prison for murdering four University of Idaho students
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Friends and relatives of four University of Idaho students murdered in their rental home by Bryan Kohberger delivered powerful statements of love, anguish and condemnation Wednesday as a judge sentenced him…
Afton FD responds to Osmond brush fire
At approximately 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, members of the Afton Fire Department were dispatched to the call of a fire threatening several acres of dry material. According to the Afton Fire Department, a homeowner in the Osmond area was…
The Wave Radio Interview: Arel Hunt, Bear Lake Memorial CEO
Bear Lake Memorial Healthcare CEO Arel Hunt joined Lisa Hillier during the Morning Chit Chat on The Wave to discuss the addition of dermatology services in Bear Lake.
SVI Radio Interview: Zach Kilpack, Oyster Ridge Music Festival
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Japanese leader Ishiba vows to remain despite speculation, says he will focus on new US trade deal
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday vowed to remain in power to oversee the implementation of a new Japan-U.S. tariff agreement, despite media speculation and growing calls for him to resign after…
Bryan Kohberger and his victim’s families will have a chance to speak at his sentencing
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Bryan Kohberger, the masked man who snuck into a rental home near the University of Idaho campus and stabbed four students to death in late 2022, is expected to face the…
Changes proposed to Wyoming’s Business Ready Community Grant Program
In a recent interview on the Weekday Wake-up, Josh Dorrell, CEO of the Wyoming Business Council (WBC), discussed significant proposed changes to the Business Ready Community Grant and Loan Program, which has been renamed “Building Resilient Communities” to better reflect…
Aerial weed applications planned in late summer
The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, along with state and private land owners, will combined for a series of aerial operations to control, invasive grass infestations beginning August 1. The work is expected to continue into…