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Yoder 18-Year-Old Breakaway Roper To Compete For Historic $2 Million Payout
Yoder breakaway roper Hadley Thompson, 18, could make history this weekend as the first to earn $2 million with one throw of a rope. “It’s life-changing money,” competitors in the American Rodeo say about the huge payout for beating the best in the world.
Julie MankinMay 19, 2026

How Gillette, Wyoming, Lost The World’s Largest Rodeo
By the end of the decade, Gillette will have hosted the National High School Finals Rodeo 15 times, more than any other city. But the organization announced this spring that after 2029, it has no plans to ever return to Wyoming.
Julie MankinMay 16, 2026
Gillette Family Stunned When Dog That Ran Away 10 Years Ago Finds Her Way Home
A Gillette-area family was stunned when a photo of their dog Ziva, who ran away 10 years ago, was posted in a lost-and-found group on Facebook.“I was frantic,” Vicki Kissack said. “I replied, ‘That’s my dog that’s been missing for 10 years!’”
Julie MankinMay 09, 2026

L&H Industrial Owner Says Wyoming Can Be World’s Hub For Building Nuclear Reactors
In Mike Wandler’s 40 years of working in the energy industry, he’s never seen a manufacturing sector that Wyoming can dominate. Until now. The co-owner of Gillette's L&H Industrial, says the state can be the world’s hub for building nuclear reactors.
Julie MankinMay 09, 2026

Wyoming Bull Rider Goes Into College National Rodeo Finals No. 1 In Nation
All eyes will be on Kahl Wasilow, the nation’s No. 1 bull rider from Laramie County Community College, at next month’s College National Finals Rodeo in Casper. The University of Wyoming men’s and women’s teams also are riding high as regional champs.
Julie MankinMay 01, 2026
