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Feds tell Wyoming to keep using PAWS test; lawmakers disagree

Jul 27, 2012 - By Ben Neary, The Associated Press:  TORRINGTON -- Federal education officials told Wyoming Thursday it should keep administering the state proficiency exam for high school juniors next year.
No ... [more]

Tuff kids tap their personal experiences in cancer drive

Jul 27, 2012 - By Martin Reed, Staff Writer:  At 11 years old, Dillon Fabricus provided a simple answer for using $800 of his savings to raise money in the fight against cancer.
"Because lots of people ... [more]

Tax board backing assessor's view on retirement residence

Jul 27, 2012 - By Martin Reed, Staff Writer:  The Fremont County Commission is supporting assessor Tara Berg's determination that the non-profit Mountain Vista Retirement Residence in Lander is not ... [more]

Raiders season ends with loss to Douglas

Jul 27, 2012 - By Bruce Tippets, Sports Editor:  Riverton ace Johnny Souza threw 167 pitches Thursday in a consolation game, but the Douglas Bearcats stole a 13-10 victory in the American Legion baseball ... [more]

Riverton LL stars fall 9-6 to Gillette at state tournament

Jul 27, 2012 - By Bruce Tippets, Sports Editor:  GREEN RIVER -- Gillette ended the baseball season for the Riverton 11-12-year-old Little League all-stars in a 9-6 victory Thursday afternoon in Green River. ... [more]

4-H members show horses

Jul 27, 2012 - Staff:  Youths participate in the 4-H horse showmanship competition Friday at the Fremont County ... [more]

Pokes to open 2012-13 season in Ethete

Jul 27, 2012 - UW Sports Information:  The University of Wyoming men's basketball team will begin the 2012-13 season by hosting Fort Lewis College for an exhibition game at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. ... [more]

Fashion on display at 4-H style revue

Jul 26, 2012 - Staff:  4-H members kick off the Fremont County Fair with a style revue Wednesday at the Robert A. Peck Arts Center Theater. Full fair activities begin ... [more]

Today

Jul 26, 2012 - Staff:  Births
WATSON

A son was born to Andrea and Cole Watson, of Riverton, at 3:47 a.m. June 14, 2012, at Riverton Memorial Hospital. He weighed 7 pounds, ... [more]

Zona Moss

Jul 26, 2012 - Staff:  Zona Moss, 70, of Ethete, died July 24, 2012, at the Lander Regional Hospital. 
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 28, at the Blue Sky Hall ... [more]

Dean Alexander Dewey

Jul 26, 2012 - Staff:  Dean Alexander Dewey, 44, died Sunday, July 22, 2012, at Riverton Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 28, at St. Stephens ... [more]

Interest grows in natural gas fueling stations

Jul 26, 2012 - By Martin Reed, Staff Writer:  A school district in Sublette County should get one this fall.

Other compressed natural gas fueling stations are in the works after Encana Corp. ... [more]

Downtown restroom seems like good idea when crowds are big

Jul 26, 2012 - Lynne Watkiss, Riverton:  Editor:
I never really had an opinion in one way or the other about the Riverton mayor's idea of having a public restroom-type facility in downtown ... [more]

Remember, Aurora means 'dawn'

Jul 26, 2012 - By Betty Starks Case:  Our Colorado neighbors might take some comfort in that

Everyone has probably heard all they wish to hear or can absorb of the horrible theater ... [more]

Summer theater

Jul 26, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  Its return this week is welcome; now, can it be sustained?

It's wonderful that the once-promising tradition of summer theater in Riverton is being ... [more]

UP hauls less coal in second quarter from NE Wyoming

Jul 26, 2012 - The Associated Press:  GILLETTE -- Union Pacific Corp. shipped 18 percent less coal from the Powder River Basin in northeast Wyoming during the second quarter this year.
The Omaha, ... [more]

Digest

Jul 26, 2012 - The Associated Press:  Child death rate increases
CASPER -- A national study shows the death rate for children and teens in Wyoming inched up during the second half of the ... [more]

Fire conditions looking better around state

Jul 26, 2012 - By Bob Moen, The Associated Press:  CHEYENNE -- Wildfires are still popping up across Wyoming, but State Forester Bill Crapser said the situation has improved from earlier this summer thanks to ... [more]

Interior secretary: Grizzly delisting expected by 2014

Jul 26, 2012 - By Ben Neary, The Associated Press:  CHEYENNE -- Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has informed Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead that he shares the governor's desire to end federal protections for Yellowstone ... [more]

City beefs up online services

Jul 26, 2012 - By Emily Etheredge, Staff Writer:  The City of Riverton will soon have a new website. Customer service supervisor Mia Harris unveiled the changes at the Riverton City Council meeting July ... [more]

County waits for tribes to respond on plan to end trash contract

Jul 26, 2012 - By Martin Reed, Staff Writer:  Fremont County's solid waste district has not received any response after voting last month to start a six-month termination notice on its trash disposal ... [more]

Suicide up, homicide down in county so far in 2012, says coroner

Jul 26, 2012 - By Martin Reed, Staff Writer:  Fremont County Coroner Ed McAuslan's records show that suicides are increasing, with three more happening during the first six months of the year than the ... [more]

Raiders fall 18-2 to Sheridan

Jul 26, 2012 - Staff:  The Riverton Raiders fell 18-2 to the Sheridan Troopers in the opening round of the Wyoming North American Legion district baseball tournament Wednesday in ... [more]

Area drivers urged to use caution for triathlon

Jul 26, 2012 - Staff:  Drivers along Riverview Road, Sunset Drive, Major Avenue and Cooper Road are urged to drive with caution Saturday morning as bikers and runners will be ... [more]

Lander 9-10s downed by Gillette in first round

Jul 26, 2012 - By Bruce Tippets, Sports Editor:  GREEN RIVER -- Gillette scored seven runs in the second inning and four more in the fifth to post an 11-6 win Wednesday night in the first-round of the ... [more]

Riverton Little League downed by Laramie

Jul 26, 2012 - By Bruce Tippets, Sports Editor:  GREEN RIVER -- Laramie had its high-powered offense in gear from the start against Riverton, collecting a 13-3 victory Wednesday under the lights in the first ... [more]

Actors take the stage in CWC production

Jul 25, 2012 - Staff:  The play runs at 7:30 p.m. nightly through Saturday, July 28, with a 2:30 p.m. matinee Sunday, all at the dance studio in the Robert A. Peck Arts ... [more]

New artwork on display at RHS

Jul 25, 2012 - Staff:  The Degas ballerina "Fin D' Arabesque" and the Van Gogh self portrait were donated by a group of Riverton volunteers in cooperation with the Vancouver B.C. ... [more]

Today

Jul 25, 2012 - Staff:  Births
DURAN

A daughter was born to Little Fawn LeBeau and John Duran, of Riverton, at 8:01 a.m. July 11, 2012, at Riverton Memorial Hospital. She ... [more]

Eugene Estey Inloes

Jul 25, 2012 - Staff:  Eugene Estey Inloes, 77, formerly of Lander, died Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Greeley, Colo.
Gene Inloes was born Nov. 3, 1934, in Lander, to Winifred Estey ... [more]

Leslie R. LeClair-Hutsell

Jul 25, 2012 - Staff:  Leslie R. LeClair-Hutsell, 52, died unexpectedly May 17, 2012, in Colorado Springs, Colo.
A potluck celebration of her life will be at 10 a.m. Aug. 4 at the ... [more]

Theresa 'Terri' Clarke

Jul 25, 2012 - Staff:  Theresa "Terri" Clarke, 55, of Riverton, died Saturday, July 7, 2012, at Wind River Healthcare.
There are no services planned.
Theresa Marlene Reece was ... [more]

Wayne L. Warwick

Jul 25, 2012 - Staff:  Wayne L. Warwick, 79, of Riverton and formerly of Minnesota, died Sunday, July 1, 2012, at his home.
A celebration of life will be 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, ... [more]

The record book vs. the memory book

Jul 25, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  Last Friday, when it finally rained around town for the first time of any significance since mid-May, I looked forward to the official rainfall total from the ... [more]

Dems' new tax tactic -- hardball

Jul 25, 2012 - By Lisa Mascaro, MCT Washington Bureau:  Just two years ago, they never would have tried this.

WASHINGTON -- As congressional Democrats prepare to vote this week on President Barack Obama's ... [more]

City is 'ridiculous' in treatment of day care center applicant

Jul 25, 2012 - Joel Manners, Riverton:  Editor:
It is ridiculous how the city is treating the lady who wants to open a small day care in the house on Big Horn Drive. She only bought the house ... [more]

Real vs. imagined

Jul 25, 2012 - By Steven R. Peck:  The Colorado killings revive our human longing to understand the unfathomable

Again an act of mindless cruelty and brutality has come closer to our ... [more]

Digest

Jul 25, 2012 - The Associated Press:  PAWS scores looking better
CHEYENNE -- Wyoming students improved their statewide test scores this past year.
The Wyoming Department of Education on ... [more]

Plan would ease restrictions on bison roaming from park

Jul 25, 2012 - The Associated Press:  BILLINGS, Mont. -- Bison could roam year-round in large areas adjacent to Yellowstone National Park under a proposal released Monday by Montana officials who ... [more]

Defense seeks more data in Anderson case

Jul 25, 2012 - By Martin Reed, Staff Writer:  The attorney representing the ex-financial manager charged with embezzling from from Star-Tech Inc. and Precision Analysis in Riverton wants more information ... [more]