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Woman drowns in Yellowstone River near Laurel Sunday
LAUREL, Mont. - A Laurel woman drowned in the Yellowstone River near Sportsman Park on Sunday afternoon, July 14, 2024. According to Yellowstone County Sheriff's Deputy Coroner Valerie Juhl, the victim of the drowning was Nichole R. Blumenshine. She was 38-years-old. Her cause of death is drowning, and the manner...
Dominion Energy is now Enbridge Gas in Utah, Wyoming, Idaho
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Utah residents will soon notice a change in their natural gas provider as Dominion Energy is now Enbridge Gas. Enbridge, a Canadian company, acquired Dominion in 2023 and now serves natural gas customers formerly served by Dominion. Jorgan Hofeling, spokesperson for Enbridge, explained the...
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...
Wyoming Legion Baseball C State Tournament Scoreboard: July 18-22, 2024
The Lovell Legion baseball program hosts the 2024 Wyoming Class ‘C’ State Tournament for Legion Baseball teams in the state. The tournament is July 18-22, 2024, at Cowley Field. These are the youngest players involved with Legion baseball in Wyoming. They are 15 years old and younger. The double-elimination bracket has eight teams. All games are seven innings.
Weeds, Wildlands, And More Event Connects Landowners And Community Members
The East Yellowstone Collaborative and Partners are hosting the second annual Weeds, Wildlands, and More! ag expo August 7th from 4-7pm at the Cody Auditorium in Cody, WY. The goal of the event is to connect landowners and community members to land-related resources that steward landscapes, support working lands, wildlife, native plants, and more. There will be door prizes (local beef!) and refreshments for all.
City reopens southern Kiwanis Community Park
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The southern portion of Kiwanis Community Park, located off East Pershing Boulevard, has reopened following a seasonal closure for wildlife protection. The affected area contains a large pond that provides valuable habitat for many species of wildlife and is especially important to many species of waterfowl. Spring through early summer is a critical time of year for these species as they are nesting and raising their young. Disturbances during this time can cause them to abandon their nests or cause stress to young birds that cannot fly.
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,...
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.
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.
Suspect arrested after weapons complaint, rollover crash on Ave C in Billings
BILLINGS, Mont. - A suspect was arrested after a weapons complaint and a rollover crash in the 2300 block of Avenue C in Billings late Wednesday night. The Billings Police Department said on social media police responded at around 11:30 p.m. and arrested the suspect on several charges. The investigation...
New Housing Development Underway Near ZooMontana
A new housing project is underway on Billings' West End. Perhaps you've noticed the heavy equipment moving dirt for infrastructure at the south end of Shiloh Drive, near ZooMontana. I stopped to grab a couple of quick pictures last week, pondering what the development might be. "It's probably another shopping...
Billings’ 2024 Big Sky Balloon Rally Seeks Volunteers
The Big Sky Balloon Rally is a summertime favorite in Billings. The 2024 hot air balloon rally is July 25 - 28 at Amend Park in Billings. This four-day event will bless the skies of Billings with around a dozen colorful balloons, launched each morning, typically before 7 AM. Would...
Sandstone accepting donations in honor of Andy Simpson
Andy Simpson was an inspiration and a friend to many. One of Andy’s passions was helping people and causes. Saving the Sandstone building was one he never got to see come to completion. We couldn’t think of a more fitting tribute to Andy that will forever tie him to our community.
MaKenna Prather signs to play at next level
MaKenna Prather, a dual sport athlete for Columbus, has signed to continue her softball career with Park University in Gilbert, Arizona where she will join the team as an infielder. The Lady Buccaneers, a private NAIA team who recently moved into the Great Southwest Athletic Conference, finished their 2024 campaign with a 13-10 conference record (19-29 overall). Prather’s love of softball has included eight years of summer travel ball to go along with her four years playing high school ball as a member of the Stillwater Renegades. Her dedication and leadership landed her a captain role this season for the Renegades, where she brought her experience and athleticism to an underclassmen-heavy team. A three-year letter winner, Prather played third base for the Renegades and finished the season with an amazing .493 batting average. Her skill and hard work earned her a First Team All-Conference honor. Prather was also a valued member of the Lady Cougar basketball team, who finished second this year in the District 4B tournament and made an appearance at the Southern B Divisional tournament.
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