Every drop counts: Managing the Popo Agie
A public interest program about how we get our water in the Lander Valley will be taking place Wednesday, July 15, at 6 p.m. at the Inn At Lander, hosted
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Fireworks flip-flop
The Riverton City Council at a special meeting Wednesday reversed course and instituted a consumer fireworks ban for the July Fourth holiday. The move came just after an initial vote
SageWest sued for child's death
Charlotte NormanLeier started talking when she was just six-months old. She hated bugs, but loved butterflies. In wintertime, when snowflake emblems lit up Main Street, her eyes would go wide, marveling at t...
4th fireworks in limbo
Tuesday morning, the Fremont County Commission decided that it would allow an exemption to the fireworks ban in unincorporated county land for Lander’s public fireworks show, put on by the Independence Day...
LSO: Wyoming schools face additional $3.9M activities gap
RIVERTON — Not every Wyoming school district lost out in the recent school finance recalibration’s changes to the funding model. But for those that did, one of the areas that
Wyoming’s going gray
Minority groups see population growth, though state is still one of the least diverse
For this, I’m grateful
There is a faded Polaroid of toddler Sarah, standing on a rickety porch in footed pajamas, holding with both hands a bunch of bananas with an expression that says: I
Thanks to all who helped
On behalf of MMIR 307 and its members, Shay Jimerson, Nicole Wagon, Cassandra Burson, and Corrine Tuma, thank you to everyone who helped make the Red Dress and Red Shirt
158-year-old Fort Laramie image sparks quest
Members of the Indian Peace Commission, from left, Alfred Terry, William Harney, William Sherman, Nathaniel Green Taylor, Samuel Tappan and Christopher Augur pose with a young Indigenous girl in Fort Laramie...
Leaders face $3.9M school activities gap
Not every Wyoming school district lost out in the recent school finance recalibration’s changes to the funding model. But for those that did, one of the areas that was often
So. Pass, Thermopolis, Lander workers receive district safety leadership awards
Four Wyoming Department of Transportation workers received 2026 district safety leadership awards Tuesday in Riverton.
Hudson's Oviatt seeks secretary of state post
RIVERTON — Hudson resident Qwenton Eagle Oviatt says his campaign for Wyoming secretary of state began with a concerning observation: too many people, especially younger voters, no longer believe government
Hudson’s Oviatt seeks SOS post
Hudson resident Qwenton Eagle Oviatt says his campaign for Wyoming Secretary of State began with a concerning observation: too many people, especially younger voters, no longer believe government or elections
Indian education lacks support, educators testify
RIVERTON — Nine years after the Wyoming State Legislature passed the Indian Education for All Act, education experts testified last week that there is still more work to be done.
New article: Lies, mistaken identities framed dance pioneer
The fate of modern dance pioneer Michio Ito, who was sent to Japan on the exchange ship Gripsholm in 1943, is the subject of a new article in the upcoming
A frontier tradition endures
For five days later this month, a cottonwood-lined stretch of the Wind River will once again become a gathering place for traders, trappers, craftspeople, historians and families as they immerse
Not all heroes wear capes
Every summer, a group of extraordinary young men climb onto bicycles on the West Coast and begin a journey that will eventually take them all the way to Washington, D.C.
Teen drinking often begins with family members providing the alcohol, juvenile justice experts say
RIVERTON — A young girl once came through the Eastern Shoshone Department of Family Services, which worked to help the teen address her struggles with alcohol, the department’s Gina Jarvis
Public transit budgets slashed across Wyoming
RIVERTON — Public transportation authorities across Wyoming received – for some, devastating – news last week: Federal transportation funding that comes in through the Wyoming Department of Transportat...
Protesters decry tribal court dysfunction
RIVERTON – Every court case comes with stakes. But those stakes are much higher when it
Lib. board on notice: Board tangles with public notice gaffe
A director on vacation, a board still waiting on a legal opinion, and a short-notice meeting about a contentious policy change: The changes to the Fremont County Library Board’s material
West highlights crime, community pride
Riverton mayoral candidate Daryl West entered the 2026 race citing concerns about crime, economic decline and a lack of family-oriented events, issues he says have contributed to a broader loss
Late rallies end Riverton Parke softball season
Riverton Parke lost 12-2 Monday night to South Central in the championship game of the Class A high school softball semistate
Motorcyclist dies after crashing into semi, causing major delays in Riverton
According to the Herriman Police Department, the crash is near the intersection of 12600 South and Mountain View Corridor.