Star Valley Independent

Funeral services for Max Williams, the father of Debra Heiner, will be held on Saturday, September 25, at 1 p.m. at the Bedford Ward LDS Chapel.  A viewing will take place on Friday September 24, from 6-8 p.m. at the Schwab Funeral Chapel in Thayne and from 12-12:45 p.m. prior to the service at the [...]

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), High Desert District in Rock Springs urges motorists to beware of fire crews and be prepared for smoke along Interstate-80 due to the Windmill Fire burning near Evanston, Wyo.  The 5,000 to 6,000 acre blaze started Friday, Sept. 17, five miles east of Evanston and is burning mainly grass, [...]

Funeral Services for Elmer “Dick” Martin will be held Saturday, September 25, at 11 a.m. at the Afton Tabernacle.  A viewing will be held on Friday, September 24, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Schwab Mortuary in Afton and from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. prior to the services.

Funeral Services or Stan Halverson will be held on Tuesday, September 21, at the Schwab Funeral Chapel in Thayne.  A viewing will take place from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. with the service and military honors scheduled for 6 p.m.

Star Valley bounced back from back to back conference losses to Natrona and Evanston by sweeping the visiting Rock Springs Lady Tigers on Thursday evening. 

Star Valley ran some good times and had some high individual finishes, but it was two teams from Idaho who claimed the respective team titles.  The Lady Braves had the fastest three runners in the varsity girls race, as Hailey Ricks took first place with Brittney and Brooke Nethercott jostling each other at the finish [...]

The northern end of the Town of Afton experienced a power outage Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 15, 2010,  when a power line was damaged. The outage occurred just after 1 p.m.  According to information provided by Lower Valley Energy, work crews were initially hoping to restore power to the affected area within an hour. However, the [...]

The American Legion, Department of Wyoming has partnered with the Wyoming Veterans Commission to honor soldiers killed during the War on Terror.   According to Chuck Sutter, local VFW Commander and member of the Wyoming Veterans Commission, a statewide fundraising effort is underway to purchase portable kiosks. The kiosks will feature information about each fallen soldier.  “That [...]

The Alpine Fire District Proposal is moving forward this month. Members of the Alpine Fire and EMS Department are working to collect the necessary signatures to get the question of creating a fire district on a ballot.  “We’ve sent out a mailing and are receiving signatures back in that way,” said Terry Potter, Alpine fire chief. [...]

Three earthquakes shook the Star Valley area on Sunday,  Sept. 12. According to information provided by the Wyoming State Geological Survey, the three quakes were felt throughout the northern portion of Lincoln County.