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  • Standing strong

    Austin Beck-Doss, Lander Journal via Wyoming News Exchange|Updated Dec 27, 2024

    LANDER - After a terrible car accident delivered a close shave with death in December 2023, 14-year-old Jordan Officer made peace with the possibility that he would never walk again. Then, his toe began to wiggle. "For the first few months, it was just one toe," recalled Jordan's mother, Joy Officer. "The doctors tempered our expectations and said it could be just a spasm, but that little wiggle gave us hope." Now, just over one year post-accident, Jordan is upright, roaming...

  • Riverton High School students organize hurricane relief

    Austin Beck-Doss, The Ranger via Wyoming News Exchange|Updated Nov 22, 2024

    RIVERTON - On Monday afternoon, a semi-truck loaded with hurricane relief supplies rolled out of Riverton High School and began the long journey to North Carolina. Dozens of RHS National Honor Society students stood by for the sendoff, exhausted from a long day of packing boxes and satisfied with the completion of a multiweek effort. "The idea first started during our NHS meetings shortly after the hurricanes," said RHS Student Council and Honor Society member Aquinnah...