Names in the News
The following local residents have earned a degree from Western Governors University. Sheila Hunsaker, of Auburn, has earned a Master of Science, Educational Leadership degree. Julia Shumway, of Bedford, has earned a Bachelor of Science, Accounting degree.
Putnam brothers work to raise their lambs for the 2020 LC Fair
◆ The boys work with their lambs every day. Porter and Bridger Putnam are preparing lambs as their projects in the 4-H program. In his fourth year with 4-H, Porter is 11 years old and has a white-faced lamb names…
Evanston man arrested in Wednesday shooting
EVANSTON (WNE) —An Evanston man was arrested on Wednesday, May 20, following an incident in which a fellow Evanston man was shot in the abdomen. George C. Andrews has been charged with felony aggravated assault and battery after allegedly shooting…
Governor urges residents to adhere to safeguards as cases climb by 13
Compiled from Wyoming News Exchange newspapers In the wake of Wyoming’s 11th death related to the coronavirus, Gov. Mark Gordon on Wednesday urged Wyoming residents to abide by the safety guidelines that have been handed down by state health officials…
Governor signs three bills from special session
—————— Governor Mark Gordon has signed three pieces of legislation passed by the Wyoming Legislature that provide a framework for spending $1.25 billion in federal funding awarded to the State through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act….
Wyoming Athletics Announces a Portion of Student-Athletes to Return on June 1
The University of Wyoming Athletics department announced on Wednesday that a portion of student-athletes from football and men’s and women’s basketball will return to campus on June 1 to participate in voluntary athletic activities. Other student-athletes will arrive on campus…
Female visitor injured after approaching bison in Yellowstone National Park
On the afternoon of May 20, 2020, a female visitor was knocked to the ground and injured by a bison in the Old Faithful Upper Geyser Basin after approaching the animal too closely (inside 25 yards). Park emergency medical providers…
Western Wyoming Community College welcomes students to campus
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — Spring break lasted a little longer for some at Western Wyoming Community College. While classes that had been fully converted to online formats concluded May 11 and some students and staff started summer vacations, other Mustangs resumed their…
Transportation Commission awards $19 million in contracts in May
• Construction crews will make slide repairs to a section of WYO 296, Chief Joseph Highway, that will stabilize the area and repair a dip in the road. The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded Condon-Johnson & Associates Inc., of Oakland, California,…
Wisconsin man dies in I-80 rollover near Lyman
A 43-year-old man from Green Bay, Wisconsin lost his life in a single vehicle crash on I-80 Tuesday. They Wyoming Highway Patrol reports that the accident occurred at milepost 41 east of Lyman around 12:46 p.m. A 2018 Freightliner Convention…