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Lancer Volleyball team earns Academic Award
Eastern Wyoming College's 2023-2024 volleyball team earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award. The Lancers also had two players earn Region IX Academic All-American first team honors, two received second team honors, and one received honorable mention. "I am very proud of the ladies," Lancer head volleyball coach...
UW Extension to host Wyoming Bee College conference at Casper College
CASPER, Wyo. — People interested in bees or beekeeping are invited to attend the 2024 Wyoming Bee College, scheduled for Sept. 13–14 at Casper College. The conference, organized by the University of Wyoming Extension, will take place at the Casper College Student Union, 1910 Lisco Drive. The Wyoming...
Lander Art Center Presents: The Red Desert Audobon Art Show People’s Choice Winner!
This year’s People’s Choice award at the Red Desert Audubon Art Show goes to Meagan Beavers and her work, “Fear Gives Rise to Courage.” It is a powerful representation of emerging strength and resilience, and has resonated deeply with viewers. You can see more of her work at the Lander Art Center. Make sure to congratulate Meagan on this outstanding achievement!
Natrona County Emergency Management Gives Safety Update on Current Air Quality
The smoke and unfortunately, also ash, coming in from the fires in Johnson County are adversely effecting the quality of air in Casper and the surrounding area. The official Natrona County Emergency Management Facebook page posted a map, along with a detailed caption about the air quality, which stated:. Heavy...
Buffalo PD give House Fire update
The most current Incident Management Situation Report from the National Interagency Fire Center states the House Draw Fire is now 163,466 acres large. The Buffalo Police Department has shared that there is no new information on the size of the House Draw Fire at this time. The fire has impacted areas as far north as Tipperary Rd. and as far south as Lower Sussex. Tipperary Rd. is currently open to residents, but please exercise extreme caution when entering the fire-affected areas.
Owner denies reports that Plains Hotel will be sold
CHEYENNE — Last week, Cowboy State Daily reported that the historic Plains Hotel in downtown Cheyenne had a buyer for $5.85 million. Astrid, the owner of the Plains Hotel (who does not have a last name), said that the facts in that story were contrived and inaccurate. “This article...
Fire evacuations and I25 closure lifted
UPDATE: As of 6:35 p.m., the evacuations and closure of I25 have been lifted. A large grassfire burning between Douglas and Casper is forcing evacuations along two rural roads, and authorities have closed Interstate 25 both directions in response as well. The CodeRed emergency alert system sent out this message...
‘The time has come’ for the Federal Reserve to soon begin reducing interest rates, Powell says
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — With inflation nearly defeated and the job market cooling, the Federal Reserve is prepared to start cutting its key interest rate from its current 23-year high, Chair Jerome Powell said Friday. Powell did not say when rate cuts would begin or how large they...
Health officials warn of harmful blue-green algal blooms in Sloan Lake
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Health has issued a warning about rising blue-green algal blooms in Sloan Lake, which is used for recreational and irrigation purposes, not for Cheyenne’s drinking water supply. The Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities will monitor water quality and provide necessary treatment to address any algal blooms, according to a press release by the board.
Cheyenne faces weekend of thunderstorms; fire weather risks loom next week
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Daily thunderstorms will impact Cheyenne through Sunday, bringing the potential for localized heavy rainfall. While the weekend will be stormy, conditions are expected to dry out early next week, raising the possibility of fire weather concerns as temperatures rise. The National Weather Service in Cheyenne has...
Fire conditions to rise as warm, windy weekend approaches in Casper
CASPER, Wyo. — The National Weather Service in Riverton is warning of higher fire risk as unseasonably warm temperatures and dry conditions persist through the weekend in central Wyoming. According to the NWS in Riverton, Friday’s and Saturday’s high temperatures will reach around 90 degrees. Friday could see isolated...
Poor air quality in Cheyenne caused by wildfires set to improve
CHEYENNE — Laramie County residents woke up Thursday to the smell of smoke, and throughout the morning, the air quality index showed unhealthy levels of air pollutants. Though it improved throughout the day, the smoke that settled over the capital city had migrated south from the House Draw wildfire in Johnson County. “We had some northerly winds overnight that kind of caused the smoke to drift southward, along and east...
Laramie County, Coldwell Banker Complete Purchase of New Office Building
Coldwell Banker Commercial The Property Exchange is proud to announce the $5.5 million sale of 2020 Carey Ave., a 74,476 square-foot office building occupying a full city block in the downtown core Cheyenne, Wyoming, to Laramie County. The nine-story high-rise building includes two off-street parking lots and is positioned across from the city/county government corridor.
Beloved electronics stores closing doors after 70 years
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Christy Christopherson opened Chris Supply Company in 1954. Charles Brown and Harvey Hensley bought the hardware store for electronics in 1967. The pair focused on selling audio, television, and appliance parts, and when the need for their services grew, they expanded to Gillette, Wyoming. They sold the store to their sons, Rick Brown and Don Hensley, in 1984.
JustServe provides weighted comfort caterpillars for area students
Darece Grant, the area Just Serve specialist, recently learned about the benefits of weighted caterpillars for children in school and immediately thought that area schools could benefit from having some of the items. She contacted some special ed teachers at Lovell Elementary and Rocky Mountain Elementary schools to assess the needs.
High School sports teams gear up for 2024 fall season
Members of the Lovell High School golf team have been swinging the clubs since Monday of last week, and they even played a tournament in Powell, but the rest of the fall sports teams in North Big Horn County started practice Monday, Aug. 19, in preparation for the season ahead.
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