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UW Professor Examines Tree Adaptability to Climate
During his recent yearlong sabbatical, Daniel Laughlin led a study that found trees can sustain life in temperatures higher or lower than where they are currently growing. While tree species appear to prefer distinct climatic conditions, the true nature of these preferences is obscured by species interactions and dispersal, which limit tree species’ ranges.
Colorado family's firework business rockets across Wyoming border
A Colorado family has seen great business in recent years for their firework sales company thanks to a relatively new shop in Wyoming. The Elliott family built "Artillery World Fireworks" just north of the Colorado and Wyoming border in an effort to sell fireworks to Coloradans that are otherwise illegal to sell in the centennial state. Coloradans have long traveled to Wyoming to purchase the fireworks they cannot find in Colorado. However, now when they enter Wyoming, they are greeted in-part by a large white building that is covered with signage boasting of the ownership's Colorado ties. Pete Elliott is the owner...
‘Meet the Candidates’: Tamara Trujillo for Wyoming House of Representatives
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — In this edition of “Meet the Candidates,” Tamara Trujillo shares with Cap City News how she envisions governing Wyoming if elected to the state Legislature. Trujillo is one of three people running for House District 44. The following are responses that Trujillo shared with...
School district superintendents share thoughts on Degenfelder's plan to reduce testing
SHERIDAN — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder last month presented her plan to reduce and streamline statewide assessments in schools to the Wyoming State Board of Education — a decision that has been met with mixed responses from local school administrators. Included in Degenfelder’s Assessment Reduction and Efficiency Plan is the decrease of at least 30% in the number of items on the mathematics assessments in the third through eighth grade; removal of K-2 interim assessments; removing the third grade writing portion from...
Healing after trauma: Director Shoval Tshuva discusses her debut short film
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — As the Wyoming International Film Festival is set to kick off July 9, dozens of independent filmmakers will soon premiere their short film projects across a variety of genres. One such director drew upon her own past trauma to produce a movie about healing. Shoval Tshuva...
Duck yeah! Casper Rotary Club’s Great Duck Derby is quickly approaching
CASPER, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) - The Rotary Club of Casper is gearing up to host its annual Great Duck Derby and Riverfest event. Thousands of rubber ducks will take to the North Platte River to compete for the top spot. The fastest duck and its owner will win a cash prize and eternal bragging rights.
Chief Black Coal’s headdress now on display at Northern Arapaho Experience Room
(Riverton, WY) – Driven over 2,000 miles across the country from Massachusetts to Wyoming, the sacred headdress of Chief Black Coal has now returned to the Northern Arapaho people. Last week, there was a community celebration at the Wind River Hotel & Casino (WRHC) for its unveiling in the...
130 years of tradition: Photos/videos of the Pageant of the Old West 4th of July Parade in Lander, Wyoming
(Lander, WY) – In what was probably the most idyllic Independence Day weather Lander has had in recent memory, the 130th Pageant of the Old West 4th of July Parade was definitely one for ages. Hundreds, if not a few thousand attendees made their way to Main Street for...
Independence Weekend in the 10: Bingo, Baseball, and more
If you’ve ever wanted to catch a live production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, this weekend is a good time! Central Wyoming College is staging the iconic show Friday and Saturday, the 5th & 6th, at 7 p.m., and Sunday the 7th at 2 p.m. There are also shows scheduled next weekend, so get your tickets now.
Greybull student attends Teton STEM Academy on UW campus
Adeline Kunkel, a freshman-to-be at Greybull High School, was among the 24 Wyoming students who explored the interdisciplinary sciences relating to a mission to mars during the University of Wyoming’s Teton STEM Academy held June 16-23 in Laramie. Campers built heat shields that protected their eggs — face-painted and...
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