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The Mayor’s Minute from Mayor Patrick Collins
I hope you are all having a great Cheyenne Frontier Days. I love this week. It allows Cheyenne to put its best foot forward. I have met so many visitors to our city who are raving about the way you all have treated them. Thank you for being the most amazing ambassadors. I can tell you it is really making a difference with our visitors.
Sweetwater Family Resource Center receives $75,000 United Way Grant
ROCK SPRINGS – The Sweetwater Family Resource Center received a United Way of Southwest Wyoming grant totaling $75,000 recently, which the center says will help those at risk of losing their homes or utility services. The grant is for the 2024-2025 fiscal year and funds the center’s Independence Program,...
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.
GTNP celebrates Summer Olympics with dream ‘swim team’
JACKSON, Wyo. — Cue the national anthem!. Grand Teton National Park is joining the rest of the world in celebrating the beginning of the Summer Olympics with a cheeky social media post. “Grand Teton National Park’s Olympic Dream Team!” the park posted on Facebook. “Today we introduce the swim...
Mannikko Excited About New Role with Hospital Foundation
ROCK SPRINGS – The Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County Foundation is under new leadership under Kayla Mannikko, who started her new role July 16. Prior to being hired as the new executive director of the foundation, Mannikko was with the YWCA as its development director. “I’ve been in nonprofits...
Annual Red Desert Roundup Parade will Entertain Downtown Rock Springs Saturday
ROCK SPRINGS – The Red Desert Roundup Rodeo Parade is hitting the streets in Downtown Rock Springs Saturday morning at 10 a.m. in an event that will draw smiles from all ages. According to Travis Garrison, the president of the Red Desert Roundup Rodeo Committee, there are more than...
Worland’s Emma Hunt Heads to Gillette College for Soccer
Worland’s Emma Hunt will have an opportunity to play college soccer after she signed with the Gillette College Pronghorns. Hunt was an all-state and all-conference player for the Warriors. She helped Worland to a 13-5 record and an appearance at the 3A soccer state championships. Hunt played forward as...
Wicks Offers Laramie’s Summers
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Ethan Sholey of Rock Springs Signs for Cross Country and Track at Concordia in Nebraska
Ethan Sholey from Rock Springs is furthering his running career after signing with Concordia University in Nebraska. Sholey was a distance runner for the Tigers over the past two years. He earned 16 letters at RSHS in cross country, indoor track, outdoor track, and band. Sholey placed 19th at the...
CCH, CCSD expand Kid Clinic provider services
GILLETTE, Wyo. — Three Campbell County Health providers have expanded their services to include treating patients in the Kid Clinic, the healthcare organization announced Thursday. According to a July 25 press release, Dr. Lauren Dusek and physician assistants Chelsi Krehmeyer and Aisha Rafat are seeing patients in the Campbell...
The Collective Arts Festival 2024, Aug. 10
Local arts organizations have joined forces to present the Collective Arts Festival, a day-long celebration of the arts, on Saturday, Aug. 10, at Whitney Commons in downtown Sheridan. While appearing on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse, Executive Director of SAGE Community Arts, Jill Benson, said local arts organizations have formed the...
Join SageWest in saving lives – Blood Drives on August 20 and 21
SageWest Health Care is proud to announce two upcoming blood drives that allow our community to make a significant impact. On Tuesday, August 20, head over to the SageWest Riverton campus, and on Wednesday, August 21, visit the SageWest Lander campus to participate in these life-saving events. Giving blood is...
Violence, abuse, neglect top issues in new community health needs report
JACKSON, Wyo. — Violence, abuse and neglect are among the top issues of concern in Teton County, according to the new 2024 Community Health Needs Assessment. Every three years since 2015, the Teton County Health Department (TCHD) and St. John’s Health (SJH) have compiled a report identifying pressing health needs in Teton County by examining existing data and conducting an accompanying survey of the community. This year, Voices Jackson Hole, an agency focused on immigrant communities in the Jackson area, joined the collaboration.
Ryder Wright Moves on to Cheyenne Semifinals With 87 Points on Thursday Afternoon
Ryder Wright has not been to the Finals in Cheyenne since a second place finish to his brother Stetson in 2021. On Thursday afternoon, he took the crucial first step to get back there by winning Performance 6 with 87 points on Summit Pro Rodeo’s Wandering Witch. “I knew...
Christian Food Storehouse set to re-open Monday; volunteers needed Sunday
(Riverton, WY) – After a fire in mid-May this year damaged the Christian Food Storehouse in Riverton at 219 N. 3rd St. E., the food bank is now poised to re-open on Monday at 2:30 p.m. Volunteers are needed on Sunday, July 28, to help with cleaning and other...
Phase 1 of ‘War’ updates will be ready for home opener
• Loge seating and new press box coming next year. The University of Wyoming football team will open their season on the road against new Big-12 member Arizona State on August 31 in Tempe but the Cowboys will be hosting the University of Idaho Vandals on September 7 to open their home slate. It will be on that date that fans and ticket holders will have the chance to experience some of the new additions to War Memorial Stadium.
American Prairie is about preserving Montana land, not taking it away
American Prairie recently announced two property acquisitions in Phillips County, one of the seven counties in which we own property. Chuck Denowh, policy director for United Property Owners of Montana, used this announcement to question our presence in Central Montana. Denowh lists a “parade of horribles” regarding American Prairie, accusing us of hastening the decline […]
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