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The Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund board recently awarded $277,082.25 to 15 grant projects around the state at their recent grant review meeting. Awards were given to a wide variety of projects, including historic preservation, theatre and music programming, theater equipment, public art, museum exhibits and curation, music and literary educational programming. Below is a complete listing of award by county. Carbon County Platte Valley Arts Council, Inc., Platte Valley Public Arts Project, $50,000 Crook County Hulett Museum and...
"I was born and raised in West Virginia," Ted Kranenberg Jr., the new Hanna Marshal said. "After high school, I joined the military." From the military, Kranenberg found himself in demand as a location scout for events like Lollapalooza. "They didn't want the traditional venues, so that is what I did for them for about two and half years," Kranenberg said. "It was a blast and I got to meet so many musicians. Its funny, when people look at me and learn of what I did, they ask...
The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) encourages eligible fully vaccinated Wyoming adults to enhance and extend their protection against COVID-19 by getting a single booster dose of one of the available free, safe and effective vaccines. National experts have updated their booster recommendations to include anyone 18 and over who received their second Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine dose at least six months ago and anyone 18 and over who received a Johnson and Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine at least two months ago....
Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD2) continues to prepare for the retirement of current Superintendent Jim Copeland. Copeland’s final day will be June 30, 2022—the end of the current school year. The Board of Trustees voted unanimously to contract the Wyoming School Board Association (WSBA) $65,000 to assist in the search for a new superintendent. The Wyoming School Board Association will assist by creating ads and other materials, as well as expectations of the new...
The Saratoga Police Department now has yet another tool when it comes to addressing crime in Saratoga. During the November 16 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council, the governing body authorized the police department to subscribe to LeadsOnline for a fee of $1,428 per calendar year. Sergeant Tyler Christen informed the council of the program, stating the department had been subscribed to it in the past. “They’re a company that allows us to monitor the pawn shops, so any sto...
The experts said shop early this year for Christmas, so in that spirit we offer our annual list of Wyoming-themed gifts. But we do not have to worry about supply chains or products being stranded off some California port – these gifts are available here in our own back yard. Plus buying local helps the Wyoming economy in the best way possible. I love doing this because it also gives a boost to our Wyoming artists, craftsmen, and retailers. We are really recycling our own money in the best way possible. Pete Illoway of Cheyenn...
When I get the time, I like to listen to podcasts. In years prior, when I had a longer commute to work, it was something I did on a regular basis in my car. Now, I try to do it when I’m driving to pick up my son from my mother-in-law’s house after school or when I’m driving somewhere for the newspaper. The podcasts range from daily news updates to Wyoming missing person and murders cases (“Dead and Gone in Wyoming”, seriously check it out) to sleep podcasts I listen to at nig...
Jerry Joseph Palen, 78, passed away on November 25, 2021 in Rawlins, Wyoming. Jerry was born on July 9, 1943 in Paris, Tennessee to Joseph and Ruth Palen. Joseph was a meat inspector for the US Army during WWII and, after the war, he moved his family to the Wyoming Hereford Ranch in Cheyenne where he worked as the ranch veterinarian. Jerry and his brother Gene attended schools in Cheyenne, and Jerry graduated from Central High school in 1961. In 1964, Jerry married Ann...
James B. "Jim" Wells, 71, of Encampment, Wyoming, died Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at his home. He was born April 21, 1950, in Lamar, Colorado to Fred and Mildred (McKinnis) Wells. He graduated from Boise City High School and played a year of football for the University of Wyoming. He owned and operated Wells Saddle Shop in Laramie from 1979-1985. Jim married Sally Wolfard on December 20, 1986 in Encampment, Wyoming. They moved back to Boise City, Oklahoma and had two sons,...
Tammy Jean (Vyvey) Klingler passed away peacefully on November 13, 2021 in Ocala, Florida. Tammy was born and preceded in death to Rene and Betty Vyvey on August 2, 1958. Tammy grew up in Saratoga, Wyoming where she sang, played the piano & sports, rodeoed and, of course, rode many horses. She is survived by her two siblings, Dixie (Harold) Minear and Ray Vyvey; her five children Brett (Shelley) Klingler, Johanna Klingler, Renee (Joshua) Boyer, Jessica (KC) Leitner and Erika...
A preliminary injunction issued by the United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri was welcomed by Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon on Monday afternoon. According to a press release from Gordon’s office, the injunction halts implementation and enforcement of a rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which would impose a vaccine mandate on healthcare workers. Gordon and Wyoming Attorney General Bridget Hill had entered Wyoming in a lawsuit with a 10-state coalition which included Missouri, N...
The Carbon County Visitors Council (CCVC) did not meet in November but did have a meeting in on October 13. All board members were present with the exception of Casey Shinkle, the Carbon County CCVC representative. The meeting was held a week early due to the Tourism and Hospitality Fall Summit which several board members attending on October 21 to 22. The Carbon County Visitors’ Council is currently out of printed recreation maps designed in 2018. Additionally, the county g...