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Life Steps Campus Community Garden in Casper Designated as a USDA People’s Garden
For the past decade, the community garden at Life Steps Campus has been providing free, sustainably grown food to the community. The garden was built 10 years ago through partnerships with Casper Housing Authority, volunteers and community members, is maintained by Casper Housing Authority and the City of Casper. The...
Stallions fall in final conference games; state tournament up next
The Rock Springs American Legion baseball team completed their AA Conference season yesterday by dropping a road doubleheader at Jackson by scores of 5-1 and 5-2. The Stallions and Giants were playing for the conference #7 seed in next week’s AA State Tournament, which will be played in Casper. The two losses put Rock Springs into the #8 in the tournament.
Meet this year’s Red Desert Rodeo Royalty
The Red Desert Roundup Rodeo will take over the Sweetwater Events Complex Grandstand Arena this Friday and Saturday night, July 26 and 27. Helping to oversee the festivities will be this year’s rodeo royalty. They are Junior Princess Ashten Folks, and Junior Princess 1st Attendant is Kennedy Kleinlein. Both won their honors at this year’s Red Desert Roundup Rodeo Queen pageant which was held October 15, 2024, in Rock Springs.
Local golfers among placers at Shootout
Golf play one round at Midway, one at Green Hills in Worland. Several local golfers won net or gross recognition at the end of a two-day tournament hosted last weekend by Midway Golf Club and Green Hills Golf Club in Worland. The 24 teams, competing in A and B flights,...
Asay, Wambeke win Pioneer Day Fun Run races
A pair of local high school track and field competitors captured the two individual titles at the Pioneer Day Fun Run in Cowley Saturday morning. Lovell High School incoming senior Stetson Asay easily won the 5K race in a time of 21:35, while Rocky Mountain High School sophomore-to-be Dalan Wambeke defended his title in the mile, winning the race in a time of 6:37, 30 seconds faster than his time a year ago.
Cowley Riding Club’s Pioneer Day Rodeo saw it all
Great stock, great athletes, hot temperatures, torrential rains, ravaging winds and a big day of rodeo is how organizers described this year’s annual Pioneer Day Rodeo, held Saturday. This was the 75th year the rodeo has been held at the Cowley Rodeo Grounds. The Cowley Riding Club organizes the...
County residents among attendees at historic Republican National Convention
Following the recent assassination attempt on former President Trump, the eyes of the nation were fixed on Milwaukee, Wisconsin, last week during the four-day Republican National Convention. Among the thousands who filled the Fiserv Forum each day were two residents of Big Horn County. Sharon Hall of Lovell and Roxanne...
Republican legislative primary outside Cheyenne reflects Wyoming GOP’s divide
A primary election in southeast Wyoming symbolizes much of the turmoil within the state’s Republican Party, as one candidate hews to more moderate politics while the other bends toward the far right. The candidates for House District 43 in Laramie County are nearly 20-year incumbent Rep. Dan Zwonitzer (R-Cheyenne)...
Cartwheels and Double-features – the Dash-In and West Drive-In
(Riverton, WY) – It was the perfect combination, but it wasn’t salt and sweet like the cartwheels and ice cream cones, it was a business, a business well ahead of its time. The Dash-In, operated by Steve and Vonda (McCoy) Jepson was a unique venue for a non-franchised, fast food restaurant.
Wyoming heroes celebrated at Cheyenne Frontier Days for river rescue
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Ronnie Disbrow and Lonnie Porter were honored at the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo on Wednesday, July 24. Thousands of spectators cheered as the two men were celebrated for their bravery in rescuing an 11-year-old boy from the Popo Agie River. In May 2024, Wyoming State Park...
Laramie To Spray Rural Areas For Mosquitoes On Friday
The City of Laramie Mosquito Control has scheduled a spraying of Dibrom for rural areas near the city on Friday. The application of the pesticide is slated for around 6:30 p.m., weather permitting. If the weather does not allow for the spraying, backup dates of Saturday through Monday have been scheduled.
Cheyenne Frontier Days: Grand Parade No. 3, rodeos, T-Pain concert on today’s schedule
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Cheyenne Frontier Days is offering a number of engaging events for both local residents and visiting tourists. The fairgrounds will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. daily. Here is the schedule of events for Thursday, July 25:. Frontier Park Arena. Chutes start at 9:30...
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