By News Release on Feb 8, 2010 in News, Outdoors, Wyoming | 0 Comments
Blayne “Bud” Streeper from Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada, won the 8-day International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR) with an overall time of 22:35:35. Streeper, a familiar name in mushing, won 10 races in 2009, including the Canadian Open, Exxon Open, Willow Open, Anchorage, and the Fur Rondy World Championship. He also won first place in his first IPSSSDR in 2004. Read the rest
By News Release on Feb 8, 2010 in Featured | 0 Comments
The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) announced today an error has lead to potential online exposure of personal information provided by clients and applicants of the Wyoming Kid Care CHIP program. Read the rest
By dahlerickson on Feb 6, 2010 in Featured, News, Sports | 0 Comments
The Star Valley basketball squads both won against visiting Green River. The win gave the Lady Braves a weekend split while the Braves swept their Sweetwater County opponents over the weekend. Read the rest
By dahlerickson on Feb 5, 2010 in Featured, News, Sports | 0 Comments
Rock Springs came in at 12-4 on the season and the second highest scoring team in class 4A. While the Tigers hit their scoring average, the Braves were able to ride a fourth quarter run to a victory. Read the rest
By dahlerickson on Feb 5, 2010 in Alpine, News, Outdoors, Wyoming | 0 Comments
Lina Gladh from Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada, placed first with a time of 4:35:11 during Day Six of the 2010 International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR) at Kemmerer. Read the rest
By News Release on Feb 5, 2010 in Featured, Obituaries | 1 Comment
The following are obituaries and death notices that appeared in the February 4, 2010 edition of the Star Valley Independent. Read the rest
By dahlerickson on Feb 4, 2010 in Alpine, Featured, Video | 0 Comments
Joe Gans from Chaska, Minn., placed first with a time of 4:08:42 during Day Five of the 2010 International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR). Read the rest

The IPSSSDR Mushers in Alpine:
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By dahlerickson on Feb 4, 2010 in Sports, Video | 0 Comments
While the win over the Evanston Lady Red Devils last week helped the Lady Braves move past last year’s win total, their current status is still far from where they want to end the season. Read the rest

Coach Rob Erickson speaks with the Independent about the Lady Braves' season goals:
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By dahlerickson on Feb 4, 2010 in Sports, Video | 0 Comments
It’s been called a Wyoming all-class state tournament. While the Ron Thon Memorial won’t be giving out any state championship trophies, it will give the wrestlers from around the state a chance to gauge where they are as the season hits the stretch run. Read the rest

Eddie Clark discusses the Ron Thon wrestling tournament in Riverton:
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