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Wyoming’s Big Show is Back Next Week with Nightly Concerts
ROCK SPRINGS — Wyoming’s Big Show kicks off next week, and along with it comes the beloved concert series taking place every night throughout the entire fair week. The concerts are free with paid fair admission, giving all fair patrons entertainment each night of the fair. Seating is festival style and people can either stand up front or can bring lawn chairs and blankets.
Morning Sports: July 25, 2024
Sheridan Troopers/Jets/Cavalry Legion Baseball:; The bracket for this year’s Wyoming Legion Baseball AA State Tournament is set and the Sheridan Troopers now know their first round opponent and when that first round game will be played. The team is the #4 seed and will take on Laramie in the...
Wyoming PBS Takes Home Pair of Heartland Emmys
Two Wyoming PBS productions earned Heartland Chapter Emmy Awards at the 38th annual gala on Saturday in Denver, Colo. One program features the soldier’s perspective on their mental health crisis, and the other spotlights a Casper-based artist and her innovative metalwork. “I am proud of our team here at...
Industry groups challenge BLM’s new public lands conservation rule
Several industry groups are challenging a new rule from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that puts conservation on equal footing with other uses on agency-managed lands. Traditionally, companies have sought leases for various uses on BLM’s 245 million acres, including mining, logging, grazing, oil and gas drilling and recreation. Now, under the new Public Lands Rule which went into effect in June, parties can also apply for leases to do “restoration” or “mitigation” work.
Big Horn Records LLC receives award from WIP funded Start Up Challenge
University of Wyoming Director of Institutional Communications Chad Baldwin reports that 10 creative startup efforts around Wyoming, ranging from film production and music to literary and visual arts, have been selected to receive $25,000 each in the inaugural Wyoming Innovation Partnership (WIP)-funded Creative Economy Start Up Challenge. University of Wyoming...
Stults Discusses K-12 Education at Town Hall
On Tuesday, July 23, Governor Mark Gordon, along with Holly Krutka, UW School of Energy; Scott Stults, superintendent at SCSD#2; Dr. Walt Tribley, President of Sheridan College; and Michelle Wilson, EMIT Technologies, held a town hall meeting at Sheridan College. Education was one topic that the town hall panel addressed....
Iowa Man Heading to Wyoming on a Quest to Eat at Every Pizza Ranch Location in the US
An Iowa man, Jason Halkias, is on a mission to eat at every Pizza Ranch location in the country. He will be in Casper on July 25 to eat at the chain as he makes his way through Wyoming, Kansas, Colorado, and Montana. He has, so far, eaten at over...
WyoTodayMedia's Newsapers net 10 National Awards
The Ranger and Lander Journal received top honors from the National Newspaper Association’s (NNA) Better Newspaper Contest, bringing home 10 awards for reporting and photography. “This newspaper has a great variety of. stories – all interesting,” judges wrote in awarding The Ranger second place for local news coverage....
'It's tradition, it's family': Indian Village vendors pass down through generations
CHEYENNE — Selling authentic, handmade Native American artifacts at the Indian Village is about more than just making a living. These vendors return every year as part of a family tradition, passed down through generations. The Indian Village is an integral part of Cheyenne Frontier Days and is home to authentic homemade artifacts produced and sold by Wyoming and out-of-state Native American ...
Thompson and Queen Earn WyoPreps Athlete of the Week Awards 7-24-24 [VIDEO]
A rodeo cowgirl and a baseball player receive our Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming WyoPreps Athlete of the Week honors. The award is for July 15 through July 21, 2024. The recipients are Hadley Thompson from Yoder and Cade Queen of Powell. Thompson had a big week at the National High School Finals Rodeo (NHSFR) in Rock Springs, while Queen had a good weekend at the Single-A West District Tournament in Green River.
UW’s Wyoming SBDC Network to Participate in NSF Proposal Lab Aug. 8
Small-business owners and researchers will have the opportunity to submit Phase 1 proposals during the National Science Foundation (NSF) SBIR/STTR Proposal Lab Thursday, Aug. 8. The Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network, the Montana Innovation Partnership and the New Mexico Federal and State Technology partnership program will participate in...
Arch Resources: PRB assets ‘cash negative’ in Q2 2024
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Arch Resources’ Powder River Basin assets finished cash negative this past quarter; however, the thermal segment broke even, with the coal giant reporting a net income of $14.8 million from all segments. During the second quarter of 2024, Arch Resources sold 11.1 million tons of...
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