Star Valley Independent

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The efforts of U.S. Sen. John Barrasso to protect the Wyoming Range in perpetuity are one step closer to fruition thanks to a vote Wednesday moving the bill out of the Senate Energy and Resources Committee to the Senate floor.

The Wyoming Department of Health is encouraging Wyoming residents to reduce stroke incidence and death by learning how to recognize stroke symptoms and how to help prevent strokes from happening.

 

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When Dr. Noel Stibor first arrived in Star Valley in 1989, many aspects of the health care services available to the community were much different.

 

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Janie Rayback, who ended last season as the starting center at Weber State University, is transferring to Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Mont., to play her senior season of basketball.

When Dr. Paul Head arrived in Star Valley, there were five full or part time physicians to aid with the multiple aspects of SVMC.  Now after nearly 19 years, 24 different physicians have made it possible to receive treatment not imagined in 1989.

 

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Clinic manager, Connie Titensor, discusses the annual SVMC blood draws in preperation for the 2008 Health Fair.

 

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Calling the presence of ozone in the western Wyoming air a “significant concern,” today Gov. Dave Freudenthal responded to a citizen petition requesting that a health assessment be performed
in Sublette County.

January 28, 2008 was a doozy for Mother Nature. Take a look at one member of the Independent staff who makes his daily trip to the office. It’s not a long trip, but it’s definitely adventurous.

 

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In Star Valley many people still do their work with a horse team. Snow is nothing but a part of life for those of us who live here. Living in Star Valley can be an adventure in the winter, but most of us wouldn’t have it any other way.

 

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As the celebration for Halloween draws near, little ghouls and goblins invaded the Star Valley Independent.

 

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