To reverence our fallen heroes
Emotions continued to run high in Star Valley on Wednesday morning, following the Tuesday, July 8 motorcade and aerial escort of The Wall That Heals from Alpine to the football field at Star Valley Middle School. Volunteers and guests…
Governor Gordon to attend The Wall That Heals in Afton
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon said he will attend the opening ceremony for the traveling veterans memorial, The Wall That Heals, coming to Star Valley this week. Gordon described the exhibit as especially meaningful for Vietnam War veterans and families, saying…
Remembering Dale William Johnson At The Wall that Heals
The following feature appears in the June 10 2026 edition of the Star Valley Independent Summer Guide which highlights The Wall That Heals and America 250 – In the spring of 1968, Dale William Johnson left his home in Star…
PACT Act contributed to record breaking VA benefits for 2024 fiscal year
SHERIDAN (WNE) — With the help of the PACT Act, veterans across the country have received a record number of benefits for the 2024 fiscal year. According to a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs press release, 1.1 million veterans…
Wilson the winner of VFW rifle raffle
• Funds are used to promote patriotism among area youth. Each year the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 4797 conducts a raffle to raise funds for community programs. This year, Jerry Lainhart and Ty Campbell were in studio at…
Flags at half-staff in honor of Wyoming Vietnam soldier
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon made the following announcement: “I have ordered both the U.S. and Wyoming State Flags be flown at half-staff statewide from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, July 21 in honor and memory of First Lieutenant Alva “Ray”…