Marbleton
For nearly three decades, the blue 1981 Subaru and the man who disappeared with it, a 23-year-old named Tracy Jensen, have remained a mystery. Jensen walked out of his sister’s house in Big Piney in February 1999 and vanished. Despite a thorough investigation and yearly checks by the Sublette...
This feature appeared in the November 4, 2026 edition of the Star Valley Independent – Home, where the heart beats in strength and peace, is the university of life’s most precious lessons, shaping each child’s view of life and love. For Alice Fluckiger Erickson, her life-long Bedford home is not only her happy place, but to Wyoming, formally represents a legacy of agricultural endurance through five generations of the Fluckiger Family.
Over three decades of teaching backed by educational degrees, honors and specific studies all designed around improving student achievement has brought a top honor to Star Valley High School history teacher Sharolyn Stauffer. Stauffer was named Wyoming History Teacher of the Year from the Gilder-Lehrman Institute of American History for...
Governor Gordon said Nov 4 that he had learned of the decision “a day or so ago.” Clearly, Governor Gordon knew about the planned WE Soda job cuts beforehand.
CASPER — Brynlee Cordova made her impact felt in more ways than one Friday as the Green River Lady Wolves kept their season alive with a 3-2 victory over Star Valley in the 4A State Volleyball Tournament’s third-place bracket. After building a 2-1 lead, Green River once again...
• Sharolyn Stauffer, making a difference in Lincoln 2, like so many of our educators. Our schools — a key decision to raise a family here for a 20-something young couple. As I travel the state observing schools and even fulfilling assignments on the Legislature’s Education Committee, I continue to fall back on the successes I find in Star Valley with Lincoln County School District No. 2.
