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WWCC Students– Apply for the Terry A. Bigler Memorial Scholarship Today!

WWCC Students– Apply for the Terry A. Bigler Memorial Scholarship Today!

Advocate for Senior Care in Wyoming

Advocate for Senior Care in Wyoming

Could Your Lawn Use Some Love?

Could Your Lawn Use Some Love?

Kindergarten Enrollment for SCSD No. 2 is NOW OPEN!

Kindergarten Enrollment for SCSD No. 2 is NOW OPEN!

Make Sure You’re “Good to Go” at Sweetwater Memorial’s 2021 Health Fair

Make Sure You’re “Good to Go” at Sweetwater Memorial’s 2021 Health Fair

Most Recent News

Making History: Lady Tigers Take to the Field for First High School Softball Practice

SPORTS

Making History: Lady Tigers Take to the Field for First High School Softball Practice

Dallas James Sample (June 30, 1976 – February 21, 2021)

OBITUARIES

Dallas James Sample (June 30, 1976 – February 21, 2021)

Health Officials Respond to Governor Lifting the Mask Requirement

HEALTH

Health Officials Respond to Governor Lifting the Mask Requirement

PHS Invested Student of the Month: Ashtynn Jervis

COMMUNITY

PHS Invested Student of the Month: Ashtynn Jervis

WWCC Wrestling Notches 39 Pins in Oklahoma

SPORTS

WWCC Wrestling Notches 39 Pins in Oklahoma

WWCC Students– Apply for the Terry A. Bigler Memorial Scholarship Today!

ON-THE-NOW

WWCC Students– Apply for the Terry A. Bigler Memorial Scholarship Today!

Greenwood Named to University Board of Trustees

EDUCATION

Greenwood Named to University Board of Trustees

Governor Gordon Announces Removal of Statewide Mask Requirement

HEALTH

Governor Gordon Announces Removal of Statewide Mask Requirement

Advocate for Senior Care in Wyoming

ON-THE-NOW

Advocate for Senior Care in Wyoming

One Wyoming Resident Died after Head-on Collision near Torrington

NEWS

One Wyoming Resident Died after Head-on Collision near Torrington

Could Your Lawn Use Some Love?

ON-THE-NOW

Could Your Lawn Use Some Love?

Kindergarten Enrollment for SCSD No. 2 is NOW OPEN!

ON-THE-NOW

Kindergarten Enrollment for SCSD No. 2 is NOW OPEN!

community

PHS Invested Student of the Month: Ashtynn Jervis

PHS Invested Student of the Month: Ashtynn Jervis

WWCC Students– Apply for the Terry A. Bigler Memorial Scholarship Today!

WWCC Students– Apply for the Terry A. Bigler Memorial Scholarship Today!

Advocate for Senior Care in Wyoming

Advocate for Senior Care in Wyoming

Kindergarten Enrollment for SCSD No. 2 is NOW OPEN!

Kindergarten Enrollment for SCSD No. 2 is NOW OPEN!

RSHS Graduate Completes Air Force Basic Military Training

RSHS Graduate Completes Air Force Basic Military Training

#WHYoming: Jackie Grubb

#WHYoming: Jackie Grubb

Kaye Tyler Named February Volunteer of the Month By Rock Springs Main Street

Kaye Tyler Named February Volunteer of the Month By Rock Springs Main Street

RSHS Invested Student of the Month: Cash Christensen

RSHS Invested Student of the Month: Cash Christensen

School Closures Considered As SCSD No. 1 Addresses Budget Crunch

School Closures Considered As SCSD No. 1 Addresses Budget Crunch

Green River Police Department Has A New Buddy to Lean On

Green River Police Department Has A New Buddy to Lean On

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OBITUARIES

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Dallas James Sample (June 30, 1976 – February 21, 2021)

Dallas James Sample (June 30, 1976 – February 21, 2021)

Cynthia (Cindy) Kay Smith (May 4, 1955 – March 3, 2021)

Cynthia (Cindy) Kay Smith (May 4, 1955 – March 3, 2021)

Lawrence (Larry) Lacey ( March 13, 1947 – February 22, 2021)

Lawrence (Larry) Lacey ( March 13, 1947 – February 22, 2021)

Jerry Lyle McGee ( June 27, 1933 – March 3, 2021)

Jerry Lyle McGee ( June 27, 1933 – March 3, 2021)

Donald James “DJ” Montoya (February 24, 1986 – February 27, 2021)

Donald James “DJ” Montoya (February 24, 1986 – February 27, 2021)

Anjelica (AJ) A. Fajardo ( February 15, 1986 – March 2, 2021)

Anjelica (AJ) A. Fajardo ( February 15, 1986 – March 2, 2021)

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#WHYoming: Jackie Grubb

#WHYoming: Jackie Grubb

#WHYoming: Amanda Clawson-Walker

#WHYoming: Amanda Clawson-Walker

#WHYoming: Bella Spicer & Jordyn Petty

#WHYoming: Bella Spicer & Jordyn Petty

#WHYoming: Craig Barringer

#WHYoming: Craig Barringer

#WHYoming: Lindsey Travis

#WHYoming: Lindsey Travis

Crime

Sublette County Arrest Report for March 1 – March 8, 2021

Sublette County Arrest Report for March 1 – March 8, 2021

Sweetwater County Arrest Reports for March 8

Sweetwater County Arrest Reports for March 8

Sweetwater County Arrest Reports for March 7

Sweetwater County Arrest Reports for March 7

Sweetwater County Arrest Reports for March 6

Sweetwater County Arrest Reports for March 6

Public Meetings

Zoning Issue Keeps Business Owner from Reopening The Mast

Zoning Issue Keeps Business Owner from Reopening The Mast

Still No Solutions or Agreements for Funding Ambulance Services

Still No Solutions or Agreements for Funding Ambulance Services

Rock Springs Council Responds to Ambulance Service Funding Request

Rock Springs Council Responds to Ambulance Service Funding Request

Green River City Council to Discuss How to Move Forward With Ambulance Service Funding

Green River City Council to Discuss How to Move Forward With Ambulance Service Funding

Outdoors

Zebra Mussels Found in Several Wyoming Pet Stores

Zebra Mussels Found in Several Wyoming Pet Stores

Trees Saved for Riverbank Stabilization Project Have Been Stolen

Trees Saved for Riverbank Stabilization Project Have Been Stolen

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Education

PHS Invested Student of the Month: Ashtynn Jervis

PHS Invested Student of the Month: Ashtynn Jervis

Greenwood Named to University Board of Trustees

Greenwood Named to University Board of Trustees

#HOMETOWN HUSTLE: Dennis Laughlin | Flaming Gorge Harley Davidson

#HOMETOWN HUSTLE: Dennis Laughlin | Flaming Gorge Harley Davidson

#HOMETOWN HUSTLE: Sheila Guenther | Sheila’s Detailing

#HOMETOWN HUSTLE: Sheila Guenther | Sheila’s Detailing

#HOMETOWN HUSTLE: Willie Pineda | Pineda’s Kenpo Karate

#HOMETOWN HUSTLE: Willie Pineda | Pineda’s Kenpo Karate

#HOMETOWN HUSTLE: Cooper Palmer | Iron Cowboy CrossFit

#HOMETOWN HUSTLE: Cooper Palmer | Iron Cowboy CrossFit

#HOMETOWN HUSTLE: Gwen Flake | Quimby’s Eats

#HOMETOWN HUSTLE: Gwen Flake | Quimby’s Eats

Editors’ picks

Remembering When Grub’s Drive-In Took Care of the Harlem Globetrotters

Remembering When Grub’s Drive-In Took Care of the Harlem Globetrotters

5-Month-Old Girl Receives Heart Transplant

5-Month-Old Girl Receives Heart Transplant

Weddings

Sweetwater County Marriage Report for February 22 – February 26, 2021

Sweetwater County Marriage Report for February 22 – February 26, 2021

Engagement Announcement: Ross and Maes

Engagement Announcement: Ross and Maes

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Opinions

OPINION: Five State School Superintendents Send Letter to President Biden Concerning Oil and Gas Lease Bans

OPINION: Five State School Superintendents Send Letter to President Biden Concerning Oil and Gas Lease Bans

OPINION: There Are No Killing Contests in Sweetwater County; Only Calling Contests

OPINION: There Are No Killing Contests in Sweetwater County; Only Calling Contests

OPINION: Please Stop the Coyote Killing Contests

OPINION: Please Stop the Coyote Killing Contests

OPINION: Collaboration, Not Conflict

OPINION: Collaboration, Not Conflict

OPINION: “A Federal Ban on Oil and Gas Leases Will Defund Schools”

OPINION: “A Federal Ban on Oil and Gas Leases Will Defund Schools”

OPINION: Wyoming Republicans Respond to Representative Cheney’s Comments

OPINION: Wyoming Republicans Respond to Representative Cheney’s Comments

OPINION: “We Believe in the Vaccine”

OPINION: “We Believe in the Vaccine”

OPINION: Western Energy Alliance and the Petroleum Association of Wyoming Respond to Federal Oil and Gas Lease Ban Study

OPINION: Western Energy Alliance and the Petroleum Association of Wyoming Respond to Federal Oil and Gas Lease Ban Study

VIDEO: Mayor Tim Kaumo Asks Public to Put Politics Aside and Wear Masks

VIDEO: Mayor Tim Kaumo Asks Public to Put Politics Aside and Wear Masks

OPINION: With Everyone Aboard, We Can Get Through This

OPINION: With Everyone Aboard, We Can Get Through This

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Births

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Birth Announcement: Braxton James Dillon

Birth Announcement: Braxton James Dillon

Birth Announcement: Huntlee Ann Mayhew

Birth Announcement: Huntlee Ann Mayhew

Birth Announcement: Joseph Michael Aimone

Birth Announcement: Joseph Michael Aimone

Birth Announcements: Endya Lee Koshar

Birth Announcements: Endya Lee Koshar

Birth Announcements: Xhakaiah Rose Burge

Birth Announcements: Xhakaiah Rose Burge

Birth Announcements: Jolene Cheyenne Sample

Birth Announcements: Jolene Cheyenne Sample

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