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City facilities to modify schedules for Cheyenne Day
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Several city facilities and offices will have modified schedules for Cheyenne Day on Wednesday, July 24. City offices will be closed Wednesday, July 24. There will be no change for residents who typically have trash, recycle and yard waste pickup on Wednesday. Containers should be set out by 6 a.m.
Water Main Repairs begin today in Lander
The City of Lander Water Department and Patrick Construction, Inc., are starting a water main replacement project on the 100 block of South 6th Street today due to the damage caused by freezing last winter. Residents in the area should expect a water outage for about a day early in the week while the repair is being made. A notice will be provided to the impacted residents as more details become available.
Cheyenne Team Roping Quarterfinals Daysheets, Results and More
Team roping draws and results from the 2024 Daddy of 'Em All. The Quarterfinals are underway at the 2024 Cheyenne Frontier Days with 72 teams in the team roping. The performances run July 20-28, with the Quarterfinals July 20-25, Semifinals July 26 and 27 and the Finals July 28. 2024...
PNW: Lobos Lose to Roosters on Walk-Off Hit Batter
After two major tournament championship game appearances and a host of impressive victories, the Lander Lobos’ 2024 season has come to an end. In Friday’s consolation matchup against the Centerfield Roosters of western Washington, the Lobos lost 4-3 — officially ending their Pacific Northwest Regional Tournament campaign.
Stage 1 of the Electrek American Solar Challenge complete; here are the results
Over the weekend, 16 teams that qualified from the Electrek Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP) departed from the Adventure Science Center in Nashville, TN, for an epic 8-day 1,550+ mile trek to Casper, WY, using nothing but energy from the sun. Now, the solar vehicles have completed the first stage...
Bengals release fall practice schedule
Southeast Idaho is in the middle of a stretch of record-breaking and near record-breaking hot temperatures, but the first indication that fall is just around the corner took place Friday afternoon when the Idaho State football team released its fall camp practice schedule. The first practice is scheduled for Thursday August 1 at 4 p.m. All practices are open to the public and they’ll be held either inside the ICCU Dome or the ICCU practice field on the north end. ...
Idaho’s Top 2 Overpriced Grocery Stores Revealed
Remember when fast food was affordable? Was buying food at a restaurant or the grocery store not so painful? Americans haven't felt this much pain when purchasing food for forty years. Politicians blame each other, but the high energy cost has spiked the price of everything. Veteran shoppers have returned...
Local men create video of cybertrucks performing synchronized light show
IDAHO FALLS — A local man shared a unique video on an Idaho Falls Facebook page last week that quickly became a hot topic. Jake Heaton, an Idaho Falls local and third-generation owner of Romaine’s Mattress King, posted a video of his and his friend Robbie Wood’s Tesla Cybertrucks doing a light show in unison. They recorded the video for fun late one evening last week.
Pocatello girl who drowned in Bear Lake remembered at Gate City Elementary event
POCATELLO — A special event was held at Gate City Elementary School to honor and remember 13-year-old Sena Gunnell after she tragically passed away in a drowning incident in Bear Lake on Saturday. The Bear Lake County Sheriff’s Office received multiple 911 calls around 6 p.m. Saturday regarding a missing girl on the East Shore of Bear Lake. Dispatching rescue boats to the area within minutes, emergency responders located the girl unconscious and not breathing in the water. Despite their best efforts, Sena was pronounced...
Northern lights may be visible this week over several states from New York to Idaho
The northern lights may be visible in the U.S. this week over several northern states. The displays are expected late Tuesday and into the predawn hours Wednesday, with another possible chance Wednesday evening. The eruption on the sun that's responsible for the aurora forecast was much weaker than the ones...
130-mile stretch of I-84 in eastern Oregon shut down because of wildfires
PORTLAND, Ore. — Firefighters in the Pacific Northwest scrambled Tuesday, July 23, to contain two fires that were threatening several small towns in Oregon, and a key stretch of interstate connecting Oregon and Idaho was shut down as flames advanced. Authorities ordered Interstate 84 in eastern Oregon shut down...
Police: Local man arrested for kicking in neighbors' front door, threatening them with knife
POCATELLO — A 22-year-old local man was recently arrested after police say he kicked in his neighbors’ front door and threatened to kill them while holding a large knife. Charles Brandon Wadda-Martinez, 22, of Pocatello, has been charged with one count of felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of misdemeanor malicious injury to property following the incident. Pocatello police were dispatched to an apartment on East...
Cheyenne Frontier Days festivities continue with the Grand Parade
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) - We are continuing our Cheyenne Frontier Days fun with the Grand Parade. Folks from around the world had the chance to take in the sights and sounds of some of the top marching bands, and horse drawn vehicles in the country. The parade started...
Reigning World Champs dominate CFD Quarterfinals 3
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Reigning world champions Zeke Thurston and Ky Hamilton dominated their signature events in Quarterfinals 3 of the 128th Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. Thurston, who won his fourth world title last December, notched the first 90-point ride of the 2024 Daddy of ’em All when he rode Brookman Rodeo’s Ragin Lunatic to win the round by four points.
Connections of Cultures: An Indigenous Perspective at Fort Phil Kearny
Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site is pleased to announce the first program of the summer from American Indian Student Interpretive Ranger, Noah Tsotigh. On Thursday, July 25, at 6 p.m. at the Interpretive Center, he will give a program titled, “Connections of Cultures: An Indigenous Perspective” is an engaging presentation about the way cultures have connected in the past, and how they’re still doing so today.
Natrona County 4-H prepares for Cloverbud rodeo
CASPER, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) - The central Wyoming Fair and Rodeo has been over for about a week but just because the fair is over does not mean the end of 4-H and FFA activity. Next week, Natrona County 4-H is putting on a Cloverbud rodeo as an interactive...
Morning Sports: July 22, 2024
High School National Finals Rodeo: The High School National Finals Rodeo concluded this past Saturday in Rock Springs and 2 competitors from North-Central Wyoming finished in the top 10 of their respective event. Wyoming State Champ and recent Sheridan High School graduate Abagail Olson finished as the National Runner-Up in...
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