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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...
June Yellowstone visits up 8% from 2023; 1.6 million 2024 visitors so far
CASPER, Wyo. — According to newly released park visitation statistics from the National Park Service, Yellowstone saw more visitors in June 2024 than in June 2023. Additionally, visitation for the first half of 2024 is up from last year. 914,612 visitors came to Yellowstone in June 2024 seeking recreation,...
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.
Visit Casper Earns International Accreditation for Excellence
Today Visit Casper will receive its continued accreditation at Destination International's Annual Convention in Florida. The Wyoming Tourism marketing agency is among 250 destination marketing organizations in the world to have this seal. “In the tourism marketing industry, having DMAP accreditation shows our commitment to excellence,” said Tyler Daugherty, President/CEO...
Aloha! Casper College Hosting Luau to Raise Money for STAR Program
The Casper College Foundation and Alumni Association are hosting a summer luau. Proceeds will help support the STAR program at Casper College. The luau will occur on Thursday, July 25, from 6-8 p.m. in the Chapman Lobby of the Walter H. Nolte Gateway Center on the Casper College campus. Only...
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.
Wyoming man sentenced to 50 years for officer shooting in Sturgis
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Wyatt Fluty is sentenced after making a plea deal with the state for shooting at a highway patrol trooper during last year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The incident happened across the street from the Big D gas station. Fluty was asked to stop by a...
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...
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