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EDUCATION ROUNDUP: Wyoming Area to hold virtual info session on phone pouches
Wyoming Area will hold a virtual information session at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 20 ahead of the district’s implementation of lockable cellphone pouches for students grades 7 to 12 to use during the school day, according to Superintendent Jon Pollard....

The Final Cheyenne Frontier Days Breakfast of 2025 Is In the Books
The final 2025 Cheyenne Frontier Days Pancake Breakfast was held on Friday at the Cheyenne Depot Plaza. Breakfast chair Denise Newell of the Cheyenne Kiwanis Club says things started a little slowly on Friday, but picked up later for a final count...

Photos: Hunter Hayes headlines Cheyenne County Fair concert
SIDNEY, Neb. — Country music star Hunter Hayes blew the roof off (literally) the Cheyenne County Fair & Rodeo Friday night in Sidney, delivering a powerful performance full of optimism, energy and his new and old songs.

Where could drivers find the cheapest gas in cities within Cheyenne County in week ending July 19?
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across Cheyenne County selling...

Half the roster for Championship Sunday set at Cheyenne Frontier Days
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Semi Finals 1 of the 2025 Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo ended Friday with half of the roster for Championship Sunday filled. Wyoming bull rider Hayden Welsh of Gillette made the crowd cheer the loudest when he rode Korkow Rodeos’...

Should Wyoming authorize additional nuclear waste sites?
I personally am a fan of nuclear power. However, there is clearly some work to be done by developers and the industry itself to insure that nuclear waste can be safely stored or repurposed. Until this is done, I’m not sure I would want to live...

Wyoming's Newest National Park Is An Underrated Alternative To Yellowstone
On May 1, 1872, esteemed Civil War General and two-term president Ulysses S. Grant established Yellowstone National Park, the first National Park not just in the United States, but in the world. The establishment of National Parks not only helps...

VA provides 233 home purchase loans in Wyoming in Q1
There were 233 VA home purchase loans issued in Wyoming in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2025, totaling $88.2 million, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.The VA assists service members, veterans and...

Wyoming launches two online projects
The University of Wyoming’s Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources is expanding its online graduate offerings with the launch of two new fully online certificates: one in environment and natural resources law and policy, and another in...
Cheyenne tech company helps create AI early detection tool for cognitive decline

Wyoming Sees Strong Job Growth And Rising Coal Production
The Wyoming Economic Analysis Division today put out a report showing positive job growth in June, hitting its highest level since April 2015. Coal production is up nearly 9% compared to one year ago. Henry Hub monthly average natural gas price...
Wyoming’s University: A Legacy of Service, A Future of Promise
By Ed Seidel As we look ahead to the upcoming academic year at a time of intense nationwide scrutiny of higher education, it’s worth noting the University of Wyoming’s (UW) most important truth – UW is Wyoming’s university. This is not just a...

Wyoming senator highlights significance of National Day of American Cowboy
U.S. States Senator John Barrasso | XU.S. States Senator John Barrasso | X U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, addressed the Senate Floor to emphasize the importance of the National Day of the American Cowboy and honor those...

Wyoming man accused of locking teen in cage faces new charges
The video above is from FOX19 NOW’s previous coverage. CINCINNATI (WXIX) - More charges were filed against a Hamilton County man accused of frequently locking a teenage girl in a dog kennel, court records confirm. Barry Bedenkop, 61, of Wyoming,...

Wyoming Loves Thunderbirds, Activist Hate Air Shows
Every year at Wyoming Frontier Days, Wyoming cheers the Air Force Thunderbirds. Frontier Days and those jet fighters performing overhead scream 'MERICA! People just can't get enough. Not so in the city of Seattle, Washington. In Seattle, some are...

Camden-Wyoming will have to bounce back in Major softball Mid-Atlantics
At Wyoming forum, top journalists describe ‘real fear factor’ surrounding Trump administration

Wyoming Transportation Commission awards Green River Tunnel emergency contract
GREEN RIVER, Wyo. – The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded an emergency bid relating to the Interstate 80 Green River Tunnel during its regular business meeting July 17 via Zoom. According to a press release from the Wyoming Department of...

Wyoming Police Are on The Lookout for a Runaway Teen
A Wyoming police department is on the look-out for a runaway teen. 15-year-old Gavin Dokter of Rock Springs, Wyoming was last seen on July 21st. Rock Springs police say that Gavin is' ‘5’10’’, weighing about 150 pounds, with brown hair and brown...

US Air Force Suspends M18 Pistol After Wyoming Airman Dies At Base Guarding Nuclear Missiles
This isn’t the first time the P320 has caused alarm. A 2023 lawsuit by a Green Beret injured in a holster discharge and a 2024 Philadelphia transit police ban highlight ongoing concerns. A tragic loss at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming has...