Chief Tom Schultz details, defends largest Forest Service reorganization in a century
• Three months after the announcement, hiring is underway and state offices and a relocated headquarters are being procured ahead of the controversial reshaping of a federal agency that will become reality this fall. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com…
Audit spots some errors, but gives Wyoming Business Council passing grade
• Wyoming’s embattled economic development shop is in the midst of legislative reforms after narrowly escaping effort to dismantle it. By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com Though there were some instances of incomplete, misclassified reporting and mathematical errors, an audit…
Prosecutors to lay out their case against the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk
By MATTHEW BROWN and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Charlie Kirk’s widow and parents are expected this week in a Utah court where prosecutors seeking the death penalty will argue that the man charged with killing…
3 firefighters killed in Colorado remembered for their bravery as wildfires churn in the West
By JESSICA HILL, WUFEI YU and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press With wildfires burning across many Western states, wildland firefighters gathered Sunday to pay tribute to three of their own who died after they were trapped by flames a week ago….
KICK IT OR KEEP IT: “Heaven” by Myles Smith
A song released last month by Myles Smith is up for vote in this week’s Kick It or Keep It. If voted to be kept, “Heaven” will be added to the Swift 98 playlist. Vote to either kick or keep…
Search continues for North Carolina man presumed drowned in Snake River Canyon
Emergency responders plan to resume the search on Monday for a North Carolina man who went missing after jumping into the Snake River over the holiday weekend. The Alpine Volunteer Fire Department and Star Valley Search & Rescue responded to…
(Video) Star Valley High School Students Share a Reading of the Declaration of Independence
To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, students from Star Valley High School and Swift Creek High School joined together to create a special video reading of the historic document. The collaborative project features…
Independent Letters to the Editor: July 1, 2026
The following Letters to the Editor appeared in the July 1, 2026 edition of the Star Valley Independent. Campaign Civility Dear Editor Last week I was disheartened to receive hate in my mailbox. In the form of a political mass…
Independent Notes: Star Valley Search & Rescue steps up to our needs, again and again.
We live in some incredible Wyoming high county and with it comes the need for well trained first responders as exemplified this week when a two-vehicle accident resulted in one vehicle and it’s occupant in the Snake River above Alpine….
