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Sam Lightner: Project Boredom Buster: Here’s a Shameless Plug!
Columnist Sam Lightner writes: "OK, you can't take the bad out of driving Interstate 80 across Wyoming. I understand that."
February 28, 2021
Wyoming’s Missing People: Part I
Imagine if your child left one day and never came home. Disappeared into thin air, never to be seen or heard from again.
February 25, 2021
Jonathan Lange: We Should All Shun Cancel Culture
Columnist Jonathan Lange writes: "Antifa operatives spent the summer bullying minorities, burning their businesses and pressuring police to abandon the innocent poor to the terrorism of lawless gangs. All the while, they called their opponents Nazisand got away with it. "
February 22, 2021
Rep. Albert Sommers: Don’t Blame Education For Reductions to General Funded State Agencies
Rep. Albert Sommers writes: "Wyoming does have a shortfall in education funding, we are eroding our savings and we need to solve this challenge before our savings are gone."
February 17, 2021
Rock Springs COVID-19 Patient Credits Hospital Staff For Saving His Life
At 53, DuPape was confident in his good health. He worked out five or six times a week and rarely got even a cold. I have never smoked, never done an illegal drug, and I rarely drink, he said.
February 17, 2021
Closing Elk Feedgrounds Not a Solo Decision
Pinedale legislator House Rep. Albert Sommers recently introduced legislation that would put the governor at the top of the decision-making process if and when Wyoming Game and Fish considers closing one of its 22 elk feedgrounds.
February 11, 2021
Park County Health Officer Sees ‘Early Beginning Of The End’ Of Pandemic
With the spread of COVID-19 having slowed significantly in Park County in recent weeks, and hundreds of doses of vaccine being distributed, health officials think the county may be turning a corner.
February 10, 2021
Gen Z’ers and Millennials Believe Punctuation is Hostile
Campbell County students explain why using punctuation can come across as hostile.
February 10, 2021
Anny Malo Is Three-Time Champion 2021 Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race
It snowed high in the mountains just enough and just in time to cushion the trails for the 26th annual Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race stages at both ends of the county.
February 10, 2021
101-Year-Old Rock Springs Woman Won’t Let Pandemic Sideline Her
So far, shes 7-0 for surviving some of the major health pandemics declared by the World Health Organization during her lifetime.
February 10, 2021
Walt Disney’s Grandson Fights To Save Family Wyoming Ranch
A picturesque 110-acre Wyoming ranch in Teton County is at the center of a multi-million-dollar battle by Walt Disney's grandson to secure control of the inheritance put in trust for Lund by his mother.
February 09, 2021
Working to Preserve Wyoming’s Hunting Heritage
Some kids grow up with tales of great hunts and outdoor adventure. They dream of future exploits while gazing at mounted critters on their walls.
February 01, 2021
Kanye West’s Cody Manufacturing Site May Start Again After Pause
Following a months-long lull, an economic development official says operations may soon kick back into gear at Kanye Wests manufacturing facility in Cody.
February 01, 2021
CNN Visits Gillette Woman Who Started Liz Cheney Recall Petition
The Gillette woman who started a petition to recall Liz Cheney was visited by CNN on Thursday to discuss the effort.
January 29, 2021
Riverton Man Who Drowned in Ice Fishing Outing Identified
The man died when his enclosed ATV tipped on its side and fell into open water trapping the man and his dog.
January 22, 2021
Jonathan Lange: Free Speech: How Protecting Obscenities, Stifles Truth
Nonsensical, vile and intentionally injurious words are fully protected speech while the expression of certain ideaseven in the kindest possible termsis strictly forbidden.
January 20, 2021
Kip Crofts: Stolen Election? We Cannot Accept The Word Of Trump, Biden, Or . . . The Press
Former U.S. Attorney Kip Crofts writes: "We cannot simply accept the word of Trump, Biden, or the press on this terribly important issue."
January 20, 2021
Sweetwater County: A Long Way To Go To Reach Herd Immunity
A wastewater treatment survey conducted in Wyoming is predicting a coming rise in cases for several counties.
January 12, 2021
Gillette Author on Best-Seller List For Legal Thriller Book
As of Friday, Chandler's book was #12 on Amazons best legal thriller list, just behind such luminaries as John Grisham and Michael Connelly.
January 09, 2021
Weston County Commissioners Oust Health Officer After Denying Variance Request
After the denial of their most recent public health order variance requests, the Weston County Commissioners voted 4-1 on Jan. 5 to remove Dr. Mike Jording, the countys public health officer.
January 08, 2021
Josh Dorrell: Wyoming Can Do More Than Survive, We Can Thrive
Guest columnist Josh Dorrell writes: "The pandemic may have temporarily knocked down Wyoming, but we have an opportunity to take the lessons learned and come back stronger, more resilient. We can thrive, not just survive."
January 08, 2021