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Team Wyoming results from NHSFR Performance #10
Here are the results for Team Wyoming members at Friday morning’s Performance #10 of the National High School Finals Rodeo taking place at the Sweetwater Events Complex in Rock Springs. Team Wyoming’s placements in the Go-1 are after the first six performances. The Go-2 standings will begin with Performances...
Protest Supporting Wild Horses Planned Monday
ROCK SPRINGS – A protest aiming to bring awareness to wild horse captures by the Bureau of Land Management is taking place Monday. The Wild Horse Freedom Rally begins at 11 a.m. at the wild horse viewing area on Lionkol Road off of Elk Street. The group will march or form a vehicle caravan to the BLM’s Rock Springs Field Office on Highway 191 North, with the group planning to protest in front of the building. The protest at the building is expected to last between 30 minutes and an hour.
RSPD Identifies Juveniles Involved in Auto Thefts
ROCK SPRINGS – The Rock Springs Police Department responded to multiple stolen vehicle calls recently and have identified the juveniles involved. According to the RSPD, the calls came from the Presidential Streets area of the city and the stolen vehicles would be later found in Arthur Park. A resident posted a video of two minors attempting to gain access to their vehicles on Facebook, which gave detectives information about the identity of the minors. A pattern in the thefts was identified, which allowed the RSPD to set up night-time surveillance of the park, which led to the successful identification of the minors.
Too old to work? Some Americans on the job late in life bristle at calls for Biden to step aside
NEW YORK (AP) — A swath of Americans watching President Joe Biden is seeing something beyond debate-stage stumbles and prime-time miscues: Themselves. Debate about the 81-year-old Democrat’s fitness for another term is especially resonating with other older Americans who, like him, want to stay on the job. “People...
Jackson Hole Fire/EMS 2023 Recruits Promoted
The Jackson Hole Fire/EMS recruit class of 2023 celebrated their promotion to full membership during a swearing in ceremony at the Station 1 Firehouse in Jackson on Thursday. Eight members of the class were pinned with their fire department badge, the symbol of their pledge to serve and protect the public.
Fair Tickets Must be Purchased through the Fair Office or Etix
The Teton County Fair Board would like to remind the public that all tickets for the Fair night events must be purchased in person at the Teton County Fair Office located at 305 W Snow King Avenue in Jackson, or on the Teton County Fair website through the third-party ticketing agency, Etix.
Wyoming Basketball Center Scottie Ebube Talks Cowboy Hoops on the SportsZone [AUDIO]
The Wyoming Cowboy basketball team continues with their offseason summer workout program in Laramie, as they wrap up their third week today. 6’10” center Scottie Ebube was on the SportsZone Wednesday evening to talk about how the summer is going.
From bronc riding to barrel racing: How the rodeo scene changed for female competitors
CHEYENNE — Notable female rodeo legends have paved the way for women’s participation in this male-dominated event, but not without some roadblocks along the way. Cowgirls of the West Museum Director Pam Cooper said the participation of women in rodeo events greatly evolved over time. Before the 1930s, women competed in roughstock events, as well as steer roping and street wrestling — and they were good at it. Roughstock events...
What to do in Gillette (7/18/24–7/20/24)
GILLETTE, Wyo. — From Thursday to Saturday, Gillette is offering multiple free and fundraising events to enjoy. Thursday, July 18, Downtown Thursday Nights continues at 3rd Street Plaza. The free event highlighting artist Devon Worley will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. The six-week concert series will feature a kids zone, food carts and more fun for all ages.
What are the stakes for the 2024 elections in Wyoming?
JACKSON — While lawmakers representing Teton County in the Wyoming Legislature will go unchallenged in the upcoming election, battle lines have been drawn across the state. All 62 seats in the Legislature’s House are up for grabs, and 15 out of 31 state senators are facing reelection. Only 15 of those 77 total races are uncontested. Four of those races with incumbents facing no challenger are Democratic Reps. Mike Yin and Liz Storer, Republican Rep. Andrew Byron and Republican Sen. Dan Dockstader, all representing Teton...
Wyoming hotels, WYDOT, hospitals affected by global Microsoft outage Friday
CASPER, Wyo. — A global IT outage is impacting Wyoming operations on Friday. According to a social media post on Friday morning, WYDOT said the outage has taken down Driver Services, including issuing of IDs and driver’s licenses. Its website is down, but its road info website is operational.
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