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This Weekender: Celebrate the best of Wyoming this weekend
The Fremont County Fair kicks off this Saturday with a parade down Main Street Riverton! The 111th Fremont County Fair has plenty to do for the next week, so check out their events calendar for daily programming. Friday:. 💃 Friday Night Dance at the Riverton Senior Center – Come see...
Wyoming student to represent WRJC at 2024 NJCA Leadership Summit in D.C.
(Riverton, WY) – Ryan Mosser is a high school graduate from Thermopolis, who enrolled in Wind River Job Corps to get his electrical certifications. Since his arrival in February, he has received his State Electrical Apprenticeship Card and certifications in OSHA-10 Construction, Residential Roof Top Solar Technician, Ladder Safety, and Ramset Power Actuated Tools.
Showers likely throughout mostly sunny weekend
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The coming weekend is likely to be a sunny one for Cheyenne-area residents, though the National Weather Service in Cheyenne predicts that it also won’t be without its share of rainfall. Today is expected to begin with mostly clear skies, though scattered showers and storms...
Telluride Gymnastics athletes prove their mettle at state
Telluride Gymnastics has had success after success this year. At the bronze and silver state meet in June at Colorado Gymnastics Institute in Aurora, the team’s 15 gymnasts brought home 11 medals and every gymnast placed. Now they’re preparing for the next season. “It was a really fun...
Mishandled bodies, mixed-up remains prompt tougher funeral home regulations
The headlines were the stuff of nightmares. One Colorado funeral home owner let the body of a woman decompose for two years in a hearse parked outside a house he rented, while hoarding the cremated remains of dozens of others inside. Last year, authorities discovered nearly 200 improperly stored bodies at another Colorado funeral home […]
Coloradans Told to Look Out for ‘Lost Pet’ Scam
Criminals in Colorado will seemingly go after anyone if it means a "quick buck." Here comes a scam being pulled on folks who have a lost dog or other pet. All these people are trying to do is reach out to their local community to see if anyone has seen their pet; criminals are taking that innocent search and using it against those people.
2 dead, 3 injured in overnight Metro Denver crashes
Three separate overnight crashes in the Denver Metro have left two motorists dead and three others injured. The first crash occurred near Smoky Hill Road and Tufts Avenue, south of Quincy Avenue in Aurora, around 8:30 p.m., according to a social media post by the Aurora Police Department. Initial investigations showed that a woman was riding a motorcycle in the area. The woman then lost control and drove into a...
Medicine Bow Museum Prepares For Very Important Visitor
The Medicine Bow Museum is prepped and ready for the arrival of the largest operational steam train in the world. At 11:00am Friday morning, the Union Pacific Big Boy will arrive in Medicine Bow for the next-to-final stop of its Westward Bound Tour. The big steam engine is expected to draw hundreds of people to the small town in northern Carbon County, once an important stop on railroad.
Local Lion’s Chapter Receives Community Award For July
Photo – Rawlins Officials present award to local Lion’s Club – Courtesy City of Rawlins. The City of Rawlins recognized the local Lions Club chapter for its volunteer service. Every month, the Rawlins Volunteer Committee celebrates a person or organization who work to make the city a...
Wyoming Swim & Dive Announces 2024-25 Schedule
LARAMIE, Wyo. (7/25/24) – University of Wyoming swimming and diving head coach Dave Denniston announced the 2024-25 schedule Thursday. The Cowboys and Cowgirls are set to compete in a slate of duals, tri-meets and invitationals to prepare UW for the championship portion of its schedule. “We’re going to have...
Knights named All-Conference players; Stallions at ‘AA’ State Monday
Three Green River Knight’s American Legion baseball players have been selected to the “A” West All-Conference First Team. They are Ben Lail, Brackin Lail, and Skyler Lee. This marked the second year in-a-row for Ben Lail to receive First Team honors. He also made the Second Team in 2022. Brackin Lail was named to the 2023 Second Team in 2023, while Lee was a first-time honoree.
Destination for Titans Stadium Dirt Causes Consternation in Bordeaux
More than 340,000 cubic yards of dirt have been excavated at the future enclosed Nissan Stadium site, and some Bordeaux residents are raising alarms about its eventual destination. In June, Titans representatives told the Banner the dirt would fill sites in Hendersonville and Goodlettsville. However, a plan has since emerged...
UW Cowgirls ranked No. 16 in WBCA Academic Top 25
LARAMIE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Cowgirl basketball team was recently recognized by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association as one of the top academic squads in the country heading into the 2024–25 season. This marks the second time in the past three seasons that the Cowgirls have been a Top 25 WBCA Academic Team.
Five Tigers named all-conference
TORRINGTON – At the conclusion of the district playoffs for American Legion ‘A’ baseball teams in Wyoming, head coaches from each of the nine teams in the ‘A’ east conference selected the top talented athletes for the 2024 all-conference first and second team rosters. Five...
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