Star Valley Independent

A wet spring does not mean fire danger is non-existant. Monday, June 23, the Bridger-Teton National Forest dispatched a fire engine to a small wildfire on the Pinedale Ranger District. (more…)

The Idaho Falls District of the Bureau of Land Management and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest released a Record of Decision regarding the expansion of the Smoky Canyon Mine, Panels F & G. Their decision authorizes the J.R. Simplot Company to extend current open pit phosphate mining operations. (more…)

Close to 25 members of the Wyoming National Guard arrived in Weston County Saturday, June 7, to build a 26-foot long temporary bridge over a washed out county road. The request came to the Wyoming National Guard Friday to send personnel to put a bridge into place. (more…)

Funeral services for Trevor Tolman will be held on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 in the Fairview LDS  Church at noon. Viewings are scheduled for Tuesday, May 27 from 6-7 p.m. at the Schwab Mortuary and Wednesday from 10:30-11:45 a.m. prior to funeral services at the church.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is offering a reward of up to $3,000 for information about an illegal wolf kill in northwest Wyoming. (more…)

The Air Quality Division (AQD) of Wyoming*s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), in conjunction with the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH), is issuing an ozone advisory for Monday, March 24, 2008, for the Upper Green River Basin, in
Sublette County. (more…)

The Wyoming Army National Guard is sending 16 Soldiers to serve as
an Embedded Training Team for the Afghanistan National Army. (more…)

There was a time when driving into Alpine from the south presented an interesting phenomenon. The posted speed limit in the northbound lane was 45 mph. The posted speed limit for the southbound lane, however, was 35 mph.
Confusion was the result. (more…)

The Wyoming State Board of Education will meet on February 19 and 20 in the Administration Building 3rd Floor Training Center at Laramie County School District 1. (more…)

“Responsibility and responsiveness will be the theme of this budget session,” Speaker of the House Roy Cohee announced at the end of the House Republican Caucus on Sunday. “While the State of Wyoming has ample wealth, we have an obligation to future generations. Will they look back and say they spent it all, or will [...]