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Get Your COVID-19 Vaccination Shot Quick and Easy at Sweetwater Memorial

Get Your COVID-19 Vaccination Shot Quick and Easy at Sweetwater Memorial

Public Input Opportunity for WYDOT’s State Transportation Improvement Program Launches July 26

Public Input Opportunity for WYDOT’s State Transportation Improvement Program Launches July 26

Check an Annual Wellness Exam Off You Back-to-School List

Check an Annual Wellness Exam Off You Back-to-School List

For a Dessert That Delights Try Emmett’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream

For a Dessert That Delights Try Emmett’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream

Wake the Genius in Your Child at Play and Learn School of Wyoming!

Wake the Genius in Your Child at Play and Learn School of Wyoming!

Most Recent News

Everett Eugene Pawleska (September 2, 1950 – July 22, 2021)

OBITUARIES

Everett Eugene Pawleska (September 2, 1950 – July 22, 2021)

Nancy Cook (Murphy-Leuis) (August 1, 1946 – December 2, 2020)

OBITUARIES

Nancy Cook (Murphy-Leuis) (August 1, 1946 – December 2, 2020)

Get Your COVID-19 Vaccination Shot Quick and Easy at Sweetwater Memorial

ON-THE-NOW

Get Your COVID-19 Vaccination Shot Quick and Easy at Sweetwater Memorial

Digging Up History in Chinatown

NEWS

Digging Up History in Chinatown

Public Input Opportunity for WYDOT’s State Transportation Improvement Program Launches July 26

ON-THE-NOW

Public Input Opportunity for WYDOT’s State Transportation Improvement Program Launches July 26

Cheyenne Youth Killed in One-Vehicle Accident Sunday

WYOMING

Cheyenne Youth Killed in One-Vehicle Accident Sunday

Check an Annual Wellness Exam Off You Back-to-School List

ON-THE-NOW

Check an Annual Wellness Exam Off You Back-to-School List

Sublette County Arrest Report for July 19-26, 2021

CRIME

Sublette County Arrest Report for July 19-26, 2021

Karen S. Yenne (March 13, 1957 – July 23, 2021)

OBITUARIES

Karen S. Yenne (March 13, 1957 – July 23, 2021)

Sunny with a High Near 92

WEATHER

Sunny with a High Near 92

Sweetwater County Arrest Reports for July 26

CRIME

Sweetwater County Arrest Reports for July 26

Frontier-era Photographers Traveled the Rails in ‘Photo Cars’

HISTORY

Frontier-era Photographers Traveled the Rails in ‘Photo Cars’

community

#WHYoming: Angie Spann

#WHYoming: Angie Spann

GRHS Students Receive Nominations at Cheyenne Film Festival

GRHS Students Receive Nominations at Cheyenne Film Festival

RS Students Return from Amazing Astro Camp Experience

RS Students Return from Amazing Astro Camp Experience

Residents to Benefit from Sunscreen Dispensers Located in Local Parks

Residents to Benefit from Sunscreen Dispensers Located in Local Parks

Wake the Genius in Your Child at Play and Learn School of Wyoming!

Wake the Genius in Your Child at Play and Learn School of Wyoming!

GR Graduate Enjoys Distinguished Young Women National Competition

GR Graduate Enjoys Distinguished Young Women National Competition

Rock Springs Student, Teacher attend UW’s Teton STEM Academy

Rock Springs Student, Teacher attend UW’s Teton STEM Academy

Special Election to be Held in November for 1 Percent General Purpose Tax Proposition

Special Election to be Held in November for 1 Percent General Purpose Tax Proposition

Travel and Tourism Board Designates 52 New Ambassadors

Travel and Tourism Board Designates 52 New Ambassadors

GRHS Student Takes 3rd at National SkillsUSA

GRHS Student Takes 3rd at National SkillsUSA

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OBITUARIES

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Everett Eugene Pawleska (September 2, 1950 – July 22, 2021)

Everett Eugene Pawleska (September 2, 1950 – July 22, 2021)

Nancy Cook (Murphy-Leuis) (August 1, 1946 – December 2, 2020)

Nancy Cook (Murphy-Leuis) (August 1, 1946 – December 2, 2020)

Karen S. Yenne (March 13, 1957 – July 23, 2021)

Karen S. Yenne (March 13, 1957 – July 23, 2021)

Darrel Carl Getz (June 27, 1934 – July 20, 2021)

Darrel Carl Getz (June 27, 1934 – July 20, 2021)

Leonard “Lennie” A. Kaumo (November 26, 1953 – July 22, 2021)

Leonard “Lennie” A. Kaumo (November 26, 1953 – July 22, 2021)

Kenneth Clyde Kay (April 1, 1954 – July 20, 2021)

Kenneth Clyde Kay (April 1, 1954 – July 20, 2021)

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#WHYoming: Angie Spann

#WHYoming: Angie Spann

#WHYoming: Kim White

#WHYoming: Kim White

#WHYoming: Jess Freeman

#WHYoming: Jess Freeman

#WHYoming: Janet Hartford

#WHYoming: Janet Hartford

#WHYoming: Owen Krysl

#WHYoming: Owen Krysl

Crime

Sublette County Arrest Report for July 19-26, 2021

Sublette County Arrest Report for July 19-26, 2021

Sweetwater County Arrest Reports for July 26

Sweetwater County Arrest Reports for July 26

Sweetwater County Arrest Reports for July 25

Sweetwater County Arrest Reports for July 25

Sweetwater County Arrest Reports for July 24

Sweetwater County Arrest Reports for July 24

Public Meetings

SEDC Highlights Community Assets in Natrium Nuclear Facility Pitch

SEDC Highlights Community Assets in Natrium Nuclear Facility Pitch

SCSD No. 2 Approves Budget for 2021-22 School Year

SCSD No. 2 Approves Budget for 2021-22 School Year

Green River City Council Approves Cell Tower in 5-2 Vote

Green River City Council Approves Cell Tower in 5-2 Vote

Airport’s $7.9 Million Grant Agreement for Commercial Terminal Project Moves Forward

Airport’s $7.9 Million Grant Agreement for Commercial Terminal Project Moves Forward

Outdoors

BLM to Gather and Remove Over 3,500 Wild Horses in Southwest Wyoming

BLM to Gather and Remove Over 3,500 Wild Horses in Southwest Wyoming

Colorado River Working Group to Discuss Potential Drought Impacts

Colorado River Working Group to Discuss Potential Drought Impacts

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Education

RS Students Return from Amazing Astro Camp Experience

RS Students Return from Amazing Astro Camp Experience

No Mask Requirement in SCSD No. 1 for 2021-2022 School Year

No Mask Requirement in SCSD No. 1 for 2021-2022 School Year

#HOMETOWN HUSTLE: Tracy Hafner | Save The Date Flower & Wedding Studio

#HOMETOWN HUSTLE: Tracy Hafner | Save The Date Flower & Wedding Studio

#HOMETOWN HUSTLE: Krystal Gurr | Traditional Family Farms

#HOMETOWN HUSTLE: Krystal Gurr | Traditional Family Farms

#HOMETOWNHUSTLE: Devon Brubaker | Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport

#HOMETOWNHUSTLE: Devon Brubaker | Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport

#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

Editors’ picks

Green River Boy’s Make-A-Wish Dream Comes To Life

Green River Boy’s Make-A-Wish Dream Comes To Life

Devastation to Graduation: The Story of Katilin Kindel

Devastation to Graduation: The Story of Katilin Kindel

Weddings

Wedding Announcement: Lynch and Powers

Wedding Announcement: Lynch and Powers

Sweetwater County Marriage Report for July 12-16, 2021

Sweetwater County Marriage Report for July 12-16, 2021

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Opinions

OPINION: Democrats Obsessed with January 6 Riots

OPINION: Democrats Obsessed with January 6 Riots

OPINION: The President Is Not King

OPINION: The President Is Not King

OPINION: Outsmarting COVID-19

OPINION: Outsmarting COVID-19

OPINION: Sweetwater County Failed during This Pandemic

OPINION: Sweetwater County Failed during This Pandemic

OPINION: Celebrating Wyoming’s History of Remarkable Women Leaders

OPINION: Celebrating Wyoming’s History of Remarkable Women Leaders

OPINION: The Time to Support Education is Now

OPINION: The Time to Support Education is Now

OPINION: Southwest Wyoming Hunter Supports Increased Access

OPINION: Southwest Wyoming Hunter Supports Increased Access

OPINION: Letting Transgender People Participate in Sports Isn’t Just Fair, It’s Compassionate

OPINION: Letting Transgender People Participate in Sports Isn’t Just Fair, It’s Compassionate

OPINION: Transgender Athletes in Girls Sports is “Unfair”

OPINION: Transgender Athletes in Girls Sports is “Unfair”

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

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Births

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Birth Announcements: Malea Monroe Watson

Birth Announcements: Malea Monroe Watson

Birth Announcement: Cylas Dean Johnson

Birth Announcement: Cylas Dean Johnson

Birth Announcement: Collins Rose Beattie

Birth Announcement: Collins Rose Beattie

Birth Announcement: Ava Marie Brehm

Birth Announcement: Ava Marie Brehm

Birth Announcement: Sutton Jose Eugene Dillon

Birth Announcement: Sutton Jose Eugene Dillon

Birth Announcement: Luke Anthony Mares

Birth Announcement: Luke Anthony Mares

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