Star Valley Independent

In a typical and traditional match up between the two border towns, Bear Lake used consistent and clutch shooting to hand Star Valley their first loss in the series since 2008.  Senior Porter Wallentine (6′ 3″) hit three long-range buckets intermixed with a flurry of two-point field goals and a good free throw shooting to [...]

Star Valley jumped out to a 15-0 first quarter lead en route to a 44-14 victory over the home standing Bear Lake Lady Bears Thursday evening.  Senior Hailey Greenwood  put up 18 points to lead all scorers while Lexi Erickson pulled down 11 rebounds.  The Lady Braves had eight different players in the scoring column [...]

The All American Cutter and Chariot Racing Association will open the 2012-2013 race season in December. The association starts with two club races on Dec. 8 and 22 on Allred Lane Track west of Afton. Both races are on Saturdays.  The association will travel to the Pete Olsen Memorial in Rigby on Dec. 29. January’s [...]

The annual Heart of Christmas showcase will take place Dec. 5 and Dec. 6 in the Star Valley High School Auditorium. Performances will begin at 7 p.m. each night.  Tickets are $5 each with proceeds benefiting area families. According to Shantay Clark, one of the organizers in the event, the 2012 Heart of Christmas will [...]

A special election was held Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, in Alpine for two open positions on that community’s town council.  Unofficially, Robert Kinn and Tim Foppiano appear to have claimed the two open council positions. According to the Lincoln County Clerk’s website, the unofficial vote tallies were 144 votes for Kinn, 124 votes for Foppiano [...]

CHEYENNE-The members of the Wyoming House of Representatives and the Wyoming Senate have finalized their leadership and committee assignments following party caucuses during the weekend of Nov. 17 and 18. Members of leadership will be sworn in during opening ceremonies on the first day of session, which is slated to begin at noon on Jan. [...]

The National Park Service (NPS) is extending the public comment period on a proposal by Verizon Wireless to construct a cell phone tower to serve the Lake and Fishing Bridge areas of Yellowstone National Park.  The public comment period is being extended until December 17, 2012. The proposed 100 foot tall gray steel lattice tower [...]

The wreckage of the Cessna 182, missing since last Saturday, has been located in western Sublette County. According to a Sublette County Sheriff’s Office report, at approximately 1140 a.m. Saturday, Tip Top Search and Rescue team members spotted the downed plane from the Teton County Search and Rescue Helicopter. TTSAR team members hiked to the [...]

Star Valley Medical Center’s “Movember” program comes to a close Thursday, Nov. 29, when the winners of the moustache growing contest will be chosen.  At the beginning of the November SVMC announced the contest as part of a month-long program to discuss and direct attention to men’s health issues, in addition to encourage screenings for [...]

Members making up the Wyoming High School All State Marching Band will perform this Thursday in New York City as part of the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Among those playing will be seven band members from Star Valley High School.  Nicc Biggs, Kamaile DeLong, Tyson West, Kyle Staley, James Fletcher, Lindsey Sand, Kylie Erickson, [...]