Star Valley Independent

Caution: Cheering for the Star Valley Braves may be hazardous to your health.

It’s hard to imagine an uglier half than the first two quarters for Star Valley in Cody Friday night.

Brad Morehouse, of Afton,Wyoming, was killed when his jet aircraft crashed and burned during the national championship air races in Reno, Nevada.

State looks at new funding model for schools.
Late last week the Wyoming Department of Education met to discuss a new funding model for schools within the state. The department is considering using the percentage of time a student spends in class as the basis for future funding.

Students exceed expectation, again.
Every year much preparation and effort goes into preparing students across the state of Wyoming to take the PAWS standardized tests. PAWS stands for Proficiency Assessments for Wyoming Students and the tests are given to students in third, fourth, fifth sixth, seventh, eighth and eleventh grades, as is required by the Wyoming [...]

Two special orders signed by Forest Supervisor Kniffy Hamilton.
Public access to the national forest is becoming more and more of an issue in Lincoln County. The decrease in access is the result of many factors, including an increase in the number of people buying land adjacent to the national forest, and irresponsible forest use by [...]

Council votes to support residents by picking up Fire Wise debris.
Terri Potter, Alpine Fire Chief and a member of the Wyoming State Forestry Division, met with the Star Valley Ranch Town Council on Tuesday evening. She discussed how the Fire Wise program was moving forward in the town.

Next U.S. Census will take place in 2010.
Star Valley Ranch Town Councilman Kent Harker gave an informational presentation about the upcoming census at the regular council meeting Tuesday evening. Harker reported on a census conference he recently attended in Casper.

Public hearing on the issue held Tuesday, Sept. 11
Everywhere in Star Valley, it seems, growth is taking place. For the Afton Town Council, that growth presents some difficult questions.

Well, certainly things have been better for the Braves than they currently sit, but here are some positives from last week.