Summer Camp leads to Soldotna: Braves and Stars clash in just over three weeks
One of the most engaging weeks of the entire season takes place before the football campaign even starts. The week-long Star Valley Braves football camp caps off the last time the program will see each other in organized activities…
Independent Obituaries: August 5, 2026
The following obituaries and death notices appeared in the August 5, 2026 edition of the Star Valley Independent. Obituaries For more resources including headstones, please visit the Star Valley Historical Society. Kathy Giles In Loving Memory of Kathleen Joann Giles Kathleen…
SVI Radio Interview: Town of Afton Administrator Violet Sanderson
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Afton prepares a master plan, with first meetings coming in August
• West Alley work will begin soon Afton is taking the town into the coming years with a master plan and the town council has approved the early stages of the planning process. “The town council had just passed…
Bare Fire surpasses 800 acres
The Bare Fire, burning the timber of Sublette County inside the Big Piney Ranger District and is now estimated at 810 acres in size after igniting on Tuesday August 4. Firefighters on scene include a type 1 helicopter, two type…
Iran war renews concerns about the lasting toll of traumatic brain injuries to US troops
By BEN FINLEY and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Joe Shearer was a Marine fighting in Iraq, a blast from an enemy mortar round knocked him down and made him vomit. He got up and kept going…
Lincoln County Library System now operating on reduced hours
By Missy Harris Director, Lincoln County Library System The Lincoln County Library System is committed to providing quality library services, resources, and programs throughout our communities. However, due to reductions in available funding following property tax changes enacted by the…
SVI Radio Interview: Rep. Scott Heiner – School Recalibration Update
Rep. Scott Heiner (R-Green River) called into the Weekday Wake-Up on Wednesday, August 5 to provide an update on the state’s school recalibration bill following summer committee work. Heiner is Chairman of the Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration. During…
Filing period opens for boards and special districts
• Deadline to file is August 24 The filing period has opened for those interested in running for positions on local school and hospital boards and other special districts. Interested candidates should file with the Lincoln County Clerk’s Office…
Bare Fire now at 431 acres
Firefighters responded yesterday afternoon to suppress the Bare Fire, located north of Bare Pass and east of Bare Creek on the Big Piney Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest. The fire is burning in heavy timber and yesterday exhibited…