Celebrating National Typewriter Day
By Rhonda Merritt, Thayne Branch Library Every year on June 23rd, writers, historians, and retro-enthusiasts pause to celebrate National Typewriter Day. This specific date honors the anniversary of the typewriter’s patent, granted to Christopher Latham Sholes in 1868. Sholes didn’t…
Wyoming GOP sues state, challenges constitutionality of ban on pre-primary candidate endorsements
• State law prohibits political parties from financially backing one of their candidates over another before the primary election. The GOP says that’s unconstitutional. By Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com The Wyoming Republican Party filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging…
As park fees go to DC, Yellowstone, Grand Teton face $1.5B backlog
• Interior Department says it has ‘many funding sources available’ to cover road repairs, water and wastewater systems, trails and campgrounds. By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com Major national park units in Wyoming face a combined $1.6 billion…
Star Valley Street Market launches fifth season
Star Valley Street Market launched its fifth season on Saturday, May 30, with vendors and guests in faithful attendance despite the drizzle of the day. The market is tailored to support local vendors who offer locally handcrafted items and…
2026 Rock Church Summer Theater schedule
This year’s Historical Rock Church summer play is called “Just a Doggon Minute”, written by Allene W. Robinson. What the play is about: “Just a Doggon Minute” is set in 1902 Afton at Arthur and Martha Roberts’ store and post…
Independent Notes: Invitations for Shute Creek presentations in Kemmerer and Afton. Legislation summarizing the strength of Wyoming mineral based economy.
In May I made arrangements to bring ExxonMobile, Shute Creek in for presentations in Kemmerer and Afton. They agreed. The invitation was prompted by the many meetings I attend and the discussions I have with those in the Wyoming’s…
Smoke seen Friday from Star Valley was controlled burn near Hams Fork
Some concern were had by residents of Star Valley Friday afternoon due to smoke seen rising above the south end. Shortly after 2:00 p.m. a fire was reported and the Afton Volunteer Fire Department responded to the Smith’s Fork area….
Kemmerer’s 7-year-old Raydon Bowen continues fight with ALD
Raydon Bowen, a 7-year-old boy from Kemmerer, is continuing his fight with Childhood Cerebral Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), including recent chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant in Salt Lake City in an effort to stop the progression of this devastating disease. Raydon…
Governor Orders Flags Lowered to Half-Staff for Death Former Wyoming Legislator Boyd LaVell Eddins
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – June 5, 2026 – Governor Mark Gordon has ordered the Wyoming flags to be lowered to half-staff in Lincoln County and at the Wyoming Capitol from sunrise to sunset, Saturday, June 6, 2026. RELATED: OBITUARY FOR BOYD…
Sports Friday Interview: Valerie Jirak – Duke University Track & Field
Valerie Jirak, a 2024 graduate of Star Valley High School, stepped into the SVI Radio studio on June 5 to chat with Duke & Dahl during First Bank of Wyoming Sports Friday. Jirak discussed her first two seasons competing in…