(Photo Gallery) – Dave Draney Track Invite
The Dave Draney Invitational was held at Star Valley High School on Wednesday, May 6 2026. Here are a few shots from the meet. Look for results and details heading into next weekend’s 4A West Regionals which will be held…
Braves cage Wolverines in 3-1 home win
• Host Rock Springs this Saturday for crucial regional seeding It was a very busy stretch for the local soccer teams as they played five matches in seven days, culminating with a road match in Evanston this past Thursday…
(Video) – Bear Lake Softball host Marsh Valley in District Tournament
The Bear Lake Softball team is playing to extend their season as they host Marsh Valley on Thursday at 4 p.m.
Questions raised about public funding for local housing projects in Kemmerer
By Rana Jones Kemmerer Gazette Via- Wyoming News Exchange KEMMERER — As Kemmerer prepares for an influx of workers tied to the TerraPower nuclear project, city leaders are moving forward with plans for workforce housing — while questions are…
Game & Fish: Leave newborn wildlife alone
POWELL (WNE) —Young fawns, hatchlings and other wildlife babies are incredible to watch and photograph, but the Wyoming Game and Fish Department urges people to leave newborn wildlife alone and keep a safe distance. Most mammals hide their young and…
Ted Turner’s vision of news as global and continuous changed both the industry and society itself
By JOCELYN NOVECK and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986, Beth Knobel, a future TV news correspondent, was in graduate school. Emerging from class, she saw TV sets had been…
Enrollment is open for Wyoming Classical Academy-Alpine
• Visit Alpine.WyoClassical.org for details By Dan Dockstader & Duke Dance SVI Media Registration has opened for the inaugural school year of Wyoming Classical Academy-Alpine, a K-6 tuition-free public charter school located at 200 Buffalo Drive. Residents were given the opportunity…
Lincoln County ATODS working to dispel mental health awareness for men
• mantherapy.org is a free site that can help For many reasons, self harm and suicide in Wyoming are regularly at or near the top of the statistics every year. The Lincoln County Prevention ATODS (Alcohol, Tobacco, Other Drugs…
Independent Obituaries: May 6, 2026
The following obituaries and death notices appeared in the May 6, 2026 edition of the Star Valley Independent. For more resources including headstones, please visit the Star Valley Historical Society. Burma Skinner Burma Elizabeth Nield Skinner passed away on November 15, 2025,…
Wave Radio Interview: Kath H. Izatt, Bear Lake County Commissioner Candidate
Lisa spoke this morning with Kathi H. Izatt, who is running for Bear Lake County Commissioner in District 1.