Star Valley Independent

Members of the Lincoln County Republican Party met in Cokeville this past weekend for their caucus which goals at the party level with the intent of moving forward at the grass roots level.  “Over 100 Lincoln County Republicans gathered on Saturday in Cokeville for the biannual Caucus,” said Marti Halverson, Lincoln County Republican Party State [...]

An agreement has been reached between the Town of Thayne and the Lincoln County Commissioners regarding use of the gym in the Star Valley Community Complex. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the Lincoln County Commissioners this month. The MOU is for one year of use relating to Thayne’s recreational programs. The document outlines [...]

In the middle of February, the Star Valley Independent celebrated a birthday, one that dates back to 1901 when the newspaper first began consistent production.  Since that time, the Independent has not missed a weekly edition.  Take a look back 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago during this same week of the calendar year [...]

In a season that was all about trying to made adjustments and maximize scoring potential, the Braves did just that with a stellar Saturday in Casper as they compiled 195.0 team points to hold off Lander who had 190.0 and take home a third place trophy. 

The Braves had three grapplers who advanced to the finals on Friday night over some stiff competition at the 3A Wyoming State Wrestling championship.  Mitch Heap at 120, Carbon Kennington at 126 and T.J. Guild at 132 earned a trip to their respective finals.  Three other Braves, Gabe Waldron at 106, Devin Semadeni at 145 [...]

A viewing for Donn Wooden will take place on Friday, February 24, from 6-8 p.m. at the Schwab Mortuary in Thayne.  Funeral services for Mr. Wooden will take place on Saturday, February 25, at the Thayne LDS Stake Center beginning at 12:30 p.m.  A viewing will take place for family to greet friends prior to [...]

Evanston – A traffic stop of a tractor trailer commercial vehicle hauling automobiles has resulted in the seizure of a little over 242 pounds of high grade marijuana and the arrest of the commercial vehicles driver.   The traffic stop took place Tuesday morning approximately 9 miles east of Evanston on eastbound Interstate 80.  During the [...]

DALLAS, Texas- Presidents and chancellors from 16 universities met in Dallas Sunday to discuss future conference membership plans and agreed to work on forming a new intercollegiate athletic association that would begin competition in the 2013-14 academic year.   According to the press release from the Mountain West Conference, “This association, led by the presidents,  will [...]

The Budget Session of the 61st Legislative Session began today with Governor Mead addressing the members of the Wyoming House of Representatives and Wyoming Senate in his State of the State Address.  Governor Mead’s State of the State was followed by Chief Justice Kite giving her State of the Judiciary.  Governor Mead pointed out how [...]

The Lincoln County Assessor’s Office reminds property owners that it’s one again time for the property reviews. State law requires real property to be physically reviewed by county assessors at least once every six years in order to assure the property characteristic data is accurate. Lincoln County Assessor Debbie Larson advises her office will have [...]