Star Valley Independent

The Friends of the Thayne Branch Library will host a holiday open house and raffle this month. The raffle will take place throughout the first half of December. The open house is slated for Saturday, Dec. 19. “Our raffle that will take place between now and Dec. 19,” said Merridee Matson of the Friends of the [...] Full Story »

The SVHS winter sports teams all shared a mixed measure of success over their opening weekend. The Braves wrestlers placed second at the huge Evanston Invitational with a total of 175.5 team points. 4A West conference foe, Green River, pulled away with a strong day two to finish with the event title and 211 team points. [...] Full Story »

Before the the annual Evanston invitational began, everyone thought returning champion South Summit would repeat. But after one day they’ll have to overcome both Star Valley and Green River to do it. After one day of action the Star Valley grapplers are right in the mix for the event title, sitting in second place in the [...] Full Story »

Although fans and players were hoping to even the season records on day two of the McDonalds Invitational, neither game on Friday’s slate ended up being that close. The Lady Braves struggled mightily offensively as they managed just five total field goals in a 45-25 loss to Kelly Walsh. The Lady Braves were tied with KW [...] Full Story »

The following are obituaries and death notices that appeared in the December 3, 2009 edition of the Star Valley Independent. Vearl William Hoopes was born Oct. 2 1915, in Auburn to Riley William and Mary Luella Harmon Hoopes. He passed away on Nov. 15, 2009. His mother died during the flu epidemic of 1918 when he [...] Full Story »

First game rust aside, both the Lady Brave and Braves left Cheyenne East High School knowing that they could have walked out the winners. The Lady Thunderbirds used a double-digit margin in the first half to outlast the Lady Braves despite 21 points from senior Randi Robinson. The Lady Braves lost 46-40 on the T-Birds home [...] Full Story »

Funeral services for long-time valley resident Budd Pead have been announced for Saturday, December 5 in Orem, Utah. A viewing will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 520 E. Center Street in Orem. A funeral will also take place on Monday, December 7, at the Fairview Ward church in Star Valley at 12 [...] Full Story »

The Wyoming Business Council Board of Directors will review 53 energy efficiency grant applications for federal stimulus funding, 56 grant applications for community assistance funding and a $20 million contract pertaining to the National Center for Atmospheric Research supercomputing center during a two-day board meeting in Cheyenne. Among the applications: High Country behavioral Health in ... Full Story »