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Johnny Macs to Host Sunday Funday: Music Bingo to Support the 18U Storm Traveling Team
Johnny Mac’s Good Time Tavern will host Music Bingo, a fun-filled event to support the 18U Storm traveling team. Come on down and enjoy an evening of music, bingo, and camaraderie while making a difference in the lives of these young athletes. The 18U Storm traveling team comprises talented...
Mustangs rebound to take two of three in Green River
After struggling in a doubleheader loss to Cody at home on Tuesday, June 25, the Lovell Mustangs played much better baseball on the road later in the week, winning two of three games at the Green River Knights wood bat invitational. Lovell fell to Cheyenne Post 6 Thursday 5-3, edged...
University of Victoria’s McKinnon Pool Closing After 50 Years
McKinnon pool has served as an important training ground for Vikes varsity swimmers and Pacific Coast Swimming competitive programs for more than 50 years. Current photo via University of Victoria. Courtesy: University of Victoria. The University of Victoria has made the difficult decision to close McKinnon pool. The facility—a campus...
World-Renowned Clydesdales to Visit Sweetwater County
Horses Known as ‘Gentle Giants’ Attend Three Events in Rock Springs and Green River. The world-famous, eight-horse Budweiser Clydesdale hitch will make a special appearance at three events in Rock Springs and Green River from July 3rd through 5th. July 3, 2024:. The Budweiser Clydesdales will celebrate that...
Genesis Alkali Donates Food to Local Food Banks and Organizations
Genesis Alkali made a generous donation of food and supplies to local food banks and other organizations in Sweetwater County on Monday, July 1. Food and supplies had been ordered in advance as part of the company’s preparations to ensure business continuity in the run up to negotiating a new contract with its labor union.
Fireworks Displays and Fire Safety for 2024 Fourth of July
SWEETWATER COUNTY — Rock Springs and Green River will be hosting their annual fireworks displays for the Fourth of July Thursday, both shows starting at 10 p.m. While residents can catch Green River’s show right from their homes, one of the best place to view the fireworks will be at Stratton Myers Park. The fireworks will be set off near the the waste water plant, and the display will last around 18 minutes.
UW Professor Examines Tree Adaptability to Climate
During his recent yearlong sabbatical, Daniel Laughlin led a study that found trees can sustain life in temperatures higher or lower than where they are currently growing. While tree species appear to prefer distinct climatic conditions, the true nature of these preferences is obscured by species interactions and dispersal, which limit tree species’ ranges.
Colorado family's firework business rockets across Wyoming border
A Colorado family has seen great business in recent years for their firework sales company thanks to a relatively new shop in Wyoming. The Elliott family built "Artillery World Fireworks" just north of the Colorado and Wyoming border in an effort to sell fireworks to Coloradans that are otherwise illegal to sell in the centennial state. Coloradans have long traveled to Wyoming to purchase the fireworks they cannot find in Colorado. However, now when they enter Wyoming, they are greeted in-part by a large white building that is covered with signage boasting of the ownership's Colorado ties. Pete Elliott is the owner...
School district superintendents share thoughts on Degenfelder's plan to reduce testing
SHERIDAN — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder last month presented her plan to reduce and streamline statewide assessments in schools to the Wyoming State Board of Education — a decision that has been met with mixed responses from local school administrators. Included in Degenfelder’s Assessment Reduction and Efficiency Plan is the decrease of at least 30% in the number of items on the mathematics assessments in the third through eighth grade; removal of K-2 interim assessments; removing the third grade writing portion from...
‘Meet the Candidates’: Tamara Trujillo for Wyoming House of Representatives
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — In this edition of “Meet the Candidates,” Tamara Trujillo shares with Cap City News how she envisions governing Wyoming if elected to the state Legislature. Trujillo is one of three people running for House District 44. The following are responses that Trujillo shared with...
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