Wyoming unemployment rate rises to 3.6% in January 2026
CHEYENNE (WNE) — The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose from 3.5% in December 2025 to 3.6% in January 2026, according to the Research and Planning Section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services. Wyoming’s unemployment rate was higher…
G&F rolls out a new tool to analyze sage-grouse populations
CODY (WNE) — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is rolling out SCOUT – sage-grouse cluster ordering by unified trend assessment – a specialized tool designed to analyze annual sage-grouse lek activity and provide the data to build adaptive…
Top community music students present public recital
Private studio music students from throughout Star Valley are participating in the National Federation of Music Clubs Star Valley Spring Music Festival on Saturday, April 11. Honor students who receive top ratings in the festival will offer a public recital…
Track team at Sugar-Salem
Star Valley High School track and field is back into their 2026 outdoor schedule this week as they travel to Idaho for the Sugar-Salem Invite. Both the boys and girls teams are coming off team wins at the Malad Invite…
Sports Friday Interview: Coach Phil Thatcher, Kemmerer Ranger Track & Field
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SVI Radio Interview: Mark Tesoro, SWOT America 250 Ride
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(Video) – Braves Soccer battles Red Devils
Last year’s match in Afton was a doozy as Star Valley and Evanston battle on the pitch with each side hoping to claim their first victory of the 2026 campaign. Video is here as well as on the SVI Media…
(Video) – Lady Braves Soccer hosts Evanston in home-opener
The girls soccer teams from Star Valley and Evanston are both looking for their first win of the season as they battle in Afton on Thursday afternoon with a start time of 4 p.m. Video is here as well as…
Independent Obituaries: April 8, 2026
The following obituaries and death notices appeared in the April 8, 2026 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more resources including headstones, please visit the Star Valley Historical Society. Elaine Rainey Hale Elaine was born in the winter of 1932 to…
Judge accepts plea, sentences infamous wolf captor Cody Roberts for animal cruelty
By Cali O’Hare Pinedale Roundup Via- Wyoming News Exchange PINEDALE — The Daniel man who brought global outrage to Sublette County by parading an injured and bound wild wolf around the Green River Bar was sentenced Wednesday for a…