Star Valley Independent

A meeting on FEMA funding for flood damage has been set for Monday, Aug. 8. 2011 at the Alpine Fire Hall. Representatives from area municipalities, Lincoln County, Teton County and FEMA will attend.  According to Gregg Wilkes, administrator for the Town of Star Valley Ranch, FEMA announced this week that emergency funding will be available to [...]

Perhaps there are those who are so used to large crowds that what I navigated for four full days last weekend may not seem that impressive.  Several college stadiums in the area boast anywhere from 30,000-60,000 plus, but the crowd at the San Diego Comic Con International (SDCCI) was something different.  Something alive and pulsating.  [...]

The Mountain West Conference released its 2011 preseason football poll on Tuesday, and the Wyoming Cowboys were selected sixth in the eight-team Mountain West. Boise State was picked as the preseason favorite, receiving 28 of 31 first-place votes from conference media members. Defending Champion TCU was picked second, receiving the other three first-place votes.

On July 17, 2011 Deputies from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to a series of auto burglaries in the Star Valley Ranch area of Lincoln County, Wyoming. It was reported that several unlocked vehicles had been entered and numerous items had  been stolen, including several firearms.  In all, 13 vehicles were broke into and [...]

Monday, July 18 the United States Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 3.1 earthquake in Western Wyoming. The epicenter of the quake was 18 miles East of Jackson.

The Wyoming Department of Health is reporting a sharp increase statewide in potentially dangerous human Campylobacter bacterial infections this summer.

Snake River claimed the life of a rafter on Thursday, July 7, 2011. Jim Sawyer, 77, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was identified as the accident victim.  According to information provided by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, the call of “an overturned raft and apparent drowning” came in at approximately 4:30 p.m. on July 7. Alpine [...]

The Town of Afton has named its new Chief of Police. Randy Haderlie, of Rexburg, was appointed to the position this week. Haderlie will officially begin work with the Afton Police Department on Monday, Aug. 1, 2011.  According to information provided by the Town of Afton, Haderlie has an extensive career in law enforcement. He [...]

Gray Augustus of Idaho Falls, Idaho set a blistering pace en route to winning the First Annual Star Valley Half-Marathon on Saturday morning.  More than 300 runners from seven states registered to participate in the event, with more than half of them being Star Valley residents.

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