President Trump signs government funding bill, ending shutdown after a record 43-day disruption
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food…
SVI Radio Interview: Brian Muir, Kemmerer City Administrator
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Salt Lake City man identified in 100+ MPH high speed chase in Star Valley
A Salt Lake City, Utah man has been identified as the person who led police on a high speed chase through Afton and Smoot Wednesday morning before rolling his vehicle on Highway 89. Deo Patrick Danhounsrou, 25, has been booked…
Cowboys Head to Fresno State for Showdown with Bulldogs
The Wyoming Cowboys head to Fresno State on Saturday for a showdown with the Bulldogs. The contest is slated for an 8:30 p.m. MT start and will mark the first trip to Fresno for the Poke since the 2022 season….
Lawmakers advance measure shortening public records request timelines
By Noah Zahn Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via- Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — State lawmakers have advanced draft legislation aimed at revising the Wyoming Public Records Act following discussions that weighed rapid governmental transparency against local capacity constraints. The…
Governor Gordon joins Utah Governor Spencer Cox at Wyoming Business Alliance Event to Discuss American Energy Production
• From coal, oil, gas, wind, solar. The question is, how do we put this together in a way that makes sense, that safeguards those things that we care about, like vistas, horizons, wildlife?” Governor Mark Gordon (R-WY) today joined…
LCSD #2 Board directs admin toward hybrid calendar
For the past several months, the trustees of Lincoln County School District #2 have examined several options about the future of the unified school calendar for Star Valley schools. During this time they received feedback from constituents as well as…
Independent Obituaries: November 12, 2025
The following obituaries and death notices appeared in the November 12, 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. Dex Gardner Dexter R Gardner, 80,…
Driver leads county and town officials in high-speed chase Wednesday
A driver led area authorities on a high speed chase in the early morning hours through Afton before the vehicle crashed south of Smoot on Wednesday. At approximately 7:45 a.m., a traffic complaint was called into local law enforcement regarding…
Lummis leads push to rescind Public Lands Rule
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., and 11 Senate Western Caucus members sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum voicing the caucus’ support for the proposed rescission of the Conservation and Landscape…