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Rocky Mountain Power Gives Reason for Massive Casper Area Power Outage
Yesterday's (Monday, July 15th, 2024), power outage affected almost 25,000 residents in Casper and the surrounding area. In an updated post to the official Rocky Mountain Power Facebook page, it was stated that outage was due to "emergency de-energization" The official Rocky Mountain Power website defines de-energization as:. De-energizations are...
Popular Grocery Chain Closing Over 30 Locations
Ever since the pandemic hit, and still to this day, businesses have been struggling to stay afloat. Closing down stores that are underperforming, and having to file for bankruptcy seem to be the norm of today's day and age. Popular grocery chain closing over 2 dozen locations. Stop & Shop,...
Wyoming Little League District Tournament Scoreboard: July 15-20, 2024
The Wyoming Little League District No. 2 District Tournament is in Laramie from July 15-20, 2024. There are two divisions with Majors and Minors. The Majors is a seven-team, double-elimination bracket, and the Minors is a six-team, double-elimination bracket. The top two teams in each division will advance to the Wyoming Little League State Tournament in Douglas on July 24-27, 2024. All games are at the Laramie Youth Baseball Complex on Armory Road.
Pokes Football: Best of Colorado – No. 6
LARAMIE -- No other state has been more of a recruiting hotbed for the University of Wyoming than Colorado. This list will prove that. Numerous UW Hall of Famers, NFL stars and program record holders began their football journey in that square to the south. The Cowboys' top rival, Colorado State, overlooked plenty of these guys. So did CU. Air Force even whiffed a time or two.
Laramie Police Department Announces Night Out Event
The Laramie Police Department will hold its National Night Out event on August 6 at Kiwanis Park. That's according to a post on the agency's Facebook page. According to the post, the night will begin with the Laramie Soup Kitchen providing dinner for the guests from 5:30 until 7 p.m. After dinner, ice cream will be served along with a showing of the movie Zootpia.
City of Lander request for proposals – Facility Manager for the Lander Community and Convention Center
The City of Lander is accepting proposals for a Facility Manager for the Lander Community and Convention Center 950 Buena Vista Drive, Lander, WY 82520, commencing September 1, 2024, for a four-year term. Proposals should include a base amount per month which includes general maintenance, janitorial, concierge and on-call services, and an amount including groundskeeping and an amount without groundskeeping.
Restoration Fellowship INT’L Church happy to host kids basketball camps for 5 years now
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) - Restoration Fellowship INT’L Church has been partnering with The Destiny Project to bring the community a basketball camp. In what started off in 2019 as a basketball camp with only 13 kids has turned into a camp that hosted over 80 kids last week.
This Nonprofit Gives Free Laptops To K-12 Kids In ID, UT, OR, & WA…No Strings Attached
CFK: bridging the digital gap for kids in ID, UT, WA & OR. Wouldn't it be amazing if every kid had the laptop they needed for school regardless of their family's income? Computers for Kids sure thinks so! Computers for Kids, Inc. (CFK) is a Pacific Northwest nonprofit based in Boise bridging the digital gap for kids in Idaho, Utah Washington, and Oregon.
Riverdale PD seeks info on missing man
RIVERDALE, Utah, July 17, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Police in Riverdale are asking for the public’s help finding a missing and possibly endangered man. Gregory Alan Hill last communicated with his family on Sunday, and was reported missing Monday evening, a statement from Riverdale Police says. Hill is...
Monsoonal Rains Expected In SE Wyoming This Week
Forecasters are predicting somewhat cooler, wetter weather in southeast Wyoming over the next few days as monsoonal moisture makes its presence felt. That's according to the Cheyenne Office of the National Weather Service. The agency posted the following on its website:. Monsoonal moisture has returned to the area this week,...
Helicopter Stocking of Fish in Backcountry Lakes Near Dubois and Lander
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department, in collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service, will soon be conducting helicopter stocking of fish in backcountry and wilderness lakes outside Dubois and Lander. This initiative targets lakes in the Shoshone National Forest, specifically within the Popo Agie and Fitzpatrick Wildernesses. Over the course...
State considers limiting local authority over housing, zoning and development
As a state panel eyes limiting local governments’ authority to regulate development, two mayors are calling on the Legislature to address housing shortages and affordability by instead giving municipalities more tools. The Legislature’s Regulatory Reduction Task Force is set to meet in Cheyenne on Thursday to consider six draft...
It’s Weird There Aren’t More Of These Businesses In Wyoming
I've enjoyed getting to know many veterans who call Wyoming home. Many weren't born in the Cowboy State but moved here after retiring from the service. According to reports, 44,403 vets live here, putting Wyoming at #3 with 7,571 veterans per 100,000 people. This state is a good option for vets, with lots of open space, outdoor experiences, veteran organizations, no state income tax, and educational benefits, which are a few reasons a veteran may choose to live here.
Celebrating USA Softball of Wyoming’s 2024 State Champions
The USA Softball of Wyoming girls’ Junior Olympic (JO) fastpitch state tournament was last weekend in Gillette. The ten divisions featured 73 teams that competed for a state championship. Here are the eleven champions in 2024. 18B = Gillette Havoc: won the title 10-9 in 8 innings over Cody...
2024 Wyoming American Legion West District Class A Tournament
The Cody Cubs head over South Pass to Green River for the 2024 Wyoming American Legion West District Class A tournament. The tournament had Cody, the North number 1 seed, playing Saratoga, the South number 4 seed, on Friday at 4 p.m. Saratoga has dropped out of the tournament and...
Downtown Musical Instrument Store Permanently Closing Its Doors
Casper is losing yet another one of its retail locations. The downtown musical instrument retailer, Rockstar Music Store, made the closing announcement via their official Facebook page earlier today (Tuesday, July 16th, 2024). The announcement stated:. A huge thank you to Casper, for the last 4 years! We will be...
National H.S. Finals Rodeo Nearing End of 1st Go-Round
The first go-round of the National High School Finals Rodeo will conclude on Wednesday morning and the 2nd go begins on Wednesday night in Rock Springs. So far, the Wyoming girl's team is running in 3rd place with Yoder's Hadley Thompson sitting in 3rd place in the goat tying. Rhame Hicks from Gillette is 5th in the breakaway roping while Kloe Nichols of Boulder is 8th in the barrel racing. Abby Milburg of Gillette is in 14th place in the first go-round of the pole-bending, Karly Peterson from Buffalo is 22 in the girls cutting and Sydnee Roady out of Worland is 38th in the reined cow horse event.
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