Star Valley Independent

The Town of Star Valley Ranch has selected DePatco, based out of St. Anthony, Idaho, to complete its steel water line replacement project. Work to finalize contracts is taking place this month. “The high bid for the project was approximately $2.8 million and the low bid was $1.3 million,” said Mayor Boyd Siddoway. “There were [...]

Deacon Bill Hill reports that “everything is on schedule” for the dedication of the new Holy Family Catholic Church on June 25, 2012.  The new church has been under construction for the past year north of Thayne on U.S. Highway 89.  “The exterior is done, other than the grading,” Deacon Hill said this week. “The [...]

On the heels of an April 25 U.S. Senate Resolution providing the U.S. Postal Service with $11 billion to pay down debt and offer buyouts to approximately 100,000 employees, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said Wednesday there are no plans for post office closing at this point.  “We’ve listened to our customers in rural American and [...]

The Lincoln County Commissioners voted to change their  policy for allowing alcohol on country property. The decision was made during the April 17 meeting of the Lincoln County Commissioners. According to Commissioner Kent Connelly, under the new policy the county will evaluate alcohol use requests for events at the Lincoln County Fair Grounds on a [...]

Rebel Rauterkus of Freedom, Wyo., a senior at Star Valley High School, will be presented with an engraved silver medallion to recognize her selection as one of Wyoming’s top two youth volunteers for 2012 in The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program.  The presentation will take place on Thursday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. during [...]

The North Lincoln County Hospital District Board of Trustees has named the new Chief Executive Officer and President of Star Valley Medical Center. Charlie Button, of Dayton Wash., will officially take over as CEO on Monday, May 14, 2012.  “Charlie will be transitioning from the role of Chief Executive Officer at Columbia County Health System [...]

Staff members of the Star Valley Independent attended the annual Wyoming Press Association Winter Conference in Laramie Jan. 12-14. As part of the conference, the local paper was recognized for excellent work completed in 2011.  “Once again, the staff of the Star Valley Independent has brought home awards from the annual Wyoming Press Convention,” said [...]

Mason Wallace, 18, and a 17 year old alleged accomplice have been arrested after being linked to a series of burglaries in Star Valley. The arrests were made in the early morning hours of Dec. 19.  “A suspicious vehicle call led to the arrest of two local teenagers,” said Lincoln County Sheriff Shane Johnson. “The [...]

Valley residents may notice a different type of vehicle around the area in the form of a camouflaged military humvee.  The vehicles are coming to the area thanks to a government program allowing law enforcement entities to utilized the rugged trucks once they have been utilized in military applications.  The federal program is being administrated [...]

Governor Matt Mead is pushing to prevent the closure of rural post offices in Wyoming. He original sent a letter to the United States Postal Service in August expressing his concern.  The U.S.P.S. has listed 43 post offices in the state that could potentially be shuttered. Governor Mead’s letter to the Regional Manager of the [...]