Star Valley Independent

In 1945 at the age of 18, Vern Bloxham earned a Bronze Star, but it wasn’t until 2008 that he was formally honored with and received the medal. (more…)

The Lady Braves are still looking for their first conference victory this season and while there were some promising aspects of their game with the Green River Lady Wolves, the evening belonged to the Green & White. (more…)

As most people have heard, the FCC has mandated a change from analog to digital television broadcast service. The change has been in the works for several years, but will become final on February 17, 2009. (more…)

Recipients of grants from the eighth annual Wells Fargo Community Assistance Fund in Wyoming were announced by Jared B. Gleue, Star Valley’s Community Banking President.  (more…)

It’s a bit of a luxury to have a full time general surgeon in a rural place such as Star Valley, but Dr. Scott Bender uses the surrounding landscape to fill in his free time. (more…)

 

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As far as having a total knee replacement, one couldn’t do better than Dr. Marlowe Goble and Dr. Brian Tallerico.  The duo are the surgeons at Salt River Orthopedics, part of Star Valley Medical Center, have turned SVMC into not just a surgical option, but even a destination. (more…)

 

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Emergency preparedness is not something new to many Star Valley residents, but probably not to all. This September marks the 5th annual National Preparedness Month that is being sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). (more…)

For nearly a full half, the crowd at Braves Field was given a show of the capability of the new look Star Valley offense and it was very popular.  The second half?   Well, it wasn’t pretty. (more…)

The Alpine Town Council received a favorable financial report on the Alpine Sewer Collection System Project and the Waste Water Treatment Plant this week during their regular meeting. (more…)

Darrel Jenkins is not the kind of man who jumps out of airplanes. He was born in Freedom on Jan. 18, 1920. He married the love of his life, Magdalene, and the two of them spent a lifetime scraping a living off the land, managing a dairy farm and building a family together. (more…)