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Who’s Stealing Lander’s Custom-Made Community Benches?
Three intricate, custom-made, Wyoming-themed wooden benches placed at popular spots around Lander have disappeared. They were a donation to the community, said the man who made them — and he wants them put back.
Andrew RossiSeptember 21, 2025
She Wanted A Marker For Wyoming’s 1838 Rendezvous And Created An Outdoor Museum
When a Riverton woman noticed there wasn’t a historical marker memorializing Wyoming’s famous 1838 Rendezvous, she decided to do something about it. The result is an expansive outdoor museum open year-round.
Jackie DorothySeptember 21, 2025
Two Old Guys In Their 70s Build A Cabin, Part 2: Raising The Roof
Earlier this year, we told you about two 70+ year-olds who were building a cabin at 9,500 feet in Wyoming's Snowy Range. Their goal was to put the roof on before snow started flying. Mission Accomplished. Now, the typical 8-feet of snow can commence.
Dale KillingbeckSeptember 21, 2025
To Save Bears From Florida Hunts, Activists Are Buying Up Bear Tags
As Florida legalizes bear hunting for the first time in a decade, wildlife activists are buying bear tags to keep them from hunters. Famed wildlife photographer Tom Mangelsen did the same thing in Wyoming when grizzly tags were briefly available in 2018.
Mark HeinzSeptember 21, 2025
Wyoming Silversmith Ernie Marsh Presented National Heritage Fellowship Award
Lovell's Ernie Marsh was presented the National Heritage Fellowship Award on Wednesday. The silversmith and bit and spur maker received the highest honor in the nation for folk and traditional arts. He’s one of only five artists from Wyoming to receive the award since its inception.
Jackie DorothySeptember 21, 2025
Wyoming Garlic Farmers Raise 12,000 Super-Potent Bulbs In Shadow Of The Tetons
Two Wyoming garlic farmers raise thousands of pounds of the crop each year at their home at the base of the Grand Tetons. The self-proclaimed "garlicologists" say their product is four times stronger than anything sold at the grocery store.
Jackson WalkerSeptember 21, 2025
Gas Line Rupture Causes Fire Near Train With Hazardous Materials West Of Cheyenne, Fireball Seen 60 Miles Away
Laramie County fire crews have cleared the scene of a fire near a train carrying hazardous materials west of Cheyenne early Sunday that authorities called “significant and dangerous." The fireball was seen 60 miles away in Colorado.
Greg Johnson & Jimmy OrrSeptember 21, 2025
Goat-Gate: Hungry Goats, Flood Control And Claims Of Corruption In Rock Springs
A $58,000 contract for goats to eat creek-side vegetation for flood control in Rock Springs has unleashed anger and claims of corruption. Tempers flared and one city councilman said, "this whole goat thing is insane."
David MadisonSeptember 21, 2025
One Person Dead In Shooting Outside Of Supermarket In Cheyenne
One person is dead following a shooting outside of the King Soopers supermarket in northeast Cheyenne on Saturday evening.
September 21, 2025
Digging Wyoming: People Flock To Glenrock To Dig for Dinosaurs In The Dark
People from around the world come to Glenrock to dig 67-million-year-old fossils from T. rex, Triceratops, and other famous dinosaurs. To make the most of the once-in-a-lifetime trip, they put on headlamps and dig in the dark.
Andrew RossiSeptember 21, 2025
Rabbit In A Jar And Insect Taxidermy: If It’s Odd, It’s At Casper’s Metalmark Studios
There’s plenty to look at while getting a tattoo of a two-headed rat, like a baby rabbit in a jar, insect taxidermy and skulls under glass. If it’s odd, it’s at Casper’s Metalmark Studios.
Dale KillingbeckSeptember 20, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Don't Buy The "Both Sides" Argument
Dear editor: The “both sides are violent” argument ignores the facts and deflects from the true nature of what is happening in our nation.
September 20, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Young Conservatives Should Follow Charlie Kirk's Example
Dear editor: This tragedy should inspire young conservatives not to be silenced and continue to engage others they disagree with just as Charlie did on college campuses.
September 20, 2025
Letter To The Editor: Does Anyone Represent The Reasonable Center?
Dear editor: It appears that those of us centered in grounded values and faith really have very little representation in Cheyenne.
September 20, 2025
When He Saw There Wasn’t A Wyoming Cowboy Hall Of Fame, Scotty Ratliff Started One
Scotty Ratliff is known as the father of the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame, which sprang from a startling revelation. He was shocked to learn the Cowboy State didn’t have a hall of fame for its legendary cowhands, so he started one.
Jackie DorothySeptember 20, 2025
Goodbye Wyoming: A Couple's Love Letter To The Cowboy State
Charles and Kay Bohlen fell in love with Wyoming over 30 years of living, working and raising family here, developing a deep emotional bond with the people, places and spirit of the Cowboy State. That's why it was so hard last week to say goodbye.
Anna-Louise JacksonSeptember 20, 2025
Driving From Laramie To Sinclair On Wyoming's Forgotten Lincoln Highway
The 116 miles of the historic Lincoln Highway between Laramie and Sinclair may be somewhat forgotten now but it's still important. Built in 1913, it was part of the first cross-country highway, and now it's packed with Wyoming and transportation history.
Renée JeanSeptember 20, 2025
Nearly 20-Years-Old Now, Grizzly 610 Is The Heir Apparent To Her Mom, Grizzly 399
Grizzly 610 has done some amazing things by the standards of her species, living nearly 20 years and raising 11 cubs so far. But it's unlikely she’ll ever match the popularity of her mother, Grizzly 399. New rules are making 'roadside grizzlies' a thing of the past.
Mark HeinzSeptember 20, 2025
Historic WYO Theater Is First In Wyoming With High-Tech Audio Filtering System
Tired of annoying people who talk through movies and performances? Then check out the historic WYO Theater in Sheridan. It's the first theater in Wyoming to install the custom Auri Bluetooth audio system.
Renée JeanSeptember 20, 2025
Crypto Kiosks Have Become Portals To Fraud Across Wyoming
In Cheyenne alone, the police department said it has identified 50 instances of fraud involving Bitcoin ATMS, totaling more than $645,000 in cash that wasn’t rescued. AARP Wyoming says the fraud is destroying retirement accounts of vulnerable senior citizens.
Renée JeanSeptember 20, 2025
Casper College Students Inspired By Charlie Kirk To Revive Turning Point Chapter
When more than 100 Casper College students gathered for a vigil for murdered conservative leader Charlie Kirk, they didn't stop there. They've decided to revive the college’s Turning Point USA chapter. “We want to get people interested in American values and conservative values,” a member said.
Dale KillingbeckSeptember 20, 2025
Asphalt Tank Catches Fire At Sinclair Refinery, Black Smoke Seen For Miles
An asphalt tank caught fire at the Sinclair Oil Refinery in Sinclair on Saturday morning unsettling residents of Sinclair and closing part of Wyoming Highway 76. Emergency officials said the fire did not pose a threat to the refinery or town.
Justin George & Jackson WalkerSeptember 20, 2025
Bill Sniffin: ‘Home On The Range’ Probably Should Have Been Wyoming’s Original State Song
Columnist Bill Sniffin writes: “'Home On The Range' is so much about Wyoming. It describes the place that most of us know as our home state.”
Bill SniffinSeptember 20, 2025
Joan Barron: Another Rec Center Vote In Cheyenne?
Columnist Joan Barron writes, “With the Cheyenne YMCA set to close next week, it could be the right time for a new recreation center. Voters rejected three ballots calling for taxpayer-funded rec centers in 2008, 2012 and 2017.”
Joan BarronSeptember 20, 2025