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Lower Valley Energy Board Elections June 4-24

The election period for open positions on the Lower Valley Energy Board of Directors opens on Thursday, June 4. Members of the coop have until 12:00 p.m. on June 24 to vote electronically or via paper ballot up until the…

Live Radio Report: Swift Creek Fire Update from Dan Dockstader

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SVI Radio Interview: Chad McCoy & Peggy Reins, Kemmerer trails improvements

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SVI Radio Interview: Dan Ordyna, Star Valley Health

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SVI Radio Interview: Adam Calkins, Bridger-Teton Timber Harvest

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Trump administration to end ‘Roadless Rule,’ opening up Greater Yellowstone to logging

  • Lincoln County legislator sees repealing Clinton-era ‘Roadless Rule’ as way to stimulate economy.   By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — The Trump administration has ended a decades-old rule protecting roadless areas in…

Independently Speaking: It’s imperative to stand behind Star Valley Health.

  For those who stir the waters of discontent over the recent problems with Star Valley Health — I would like to take them back some three decades ago when a health care management company was overlooking the potential of…

Independent Notes: Remembering U.S. Senator Al Simpson.

As a young 20-something editor of the Star Valley Independent, I was impressed that a U.S. Senator would give me time for an interview. Al Simpson did. He came through town and stopped by the newspaper office, now the optometrist…