Cheyenne Republican challenges Barrasso
By Joel Funk Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE – A local Republican is challenging U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., for his seat in Congress, putting gun rights at the forefront...
View ArticleFriendly family competition
Abby Gray NLJ Correspondent The saying “like father-like son” could not be more true than it is when applied to the Fulk father/son duo, Ron and Ryan. The two are avid racers, who both started what has...
View ArticleTo pay or not to pay?
The NBA playoffs have come to an end with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors advancing to face off for the 2018 title. As I watched the seventh and deciding game between the...
View ArticleLonghorns rally after loss
It took nearly a dozen games, but Newcastle’s senior Babe Ruth team suffered its first loss of the season at a tournament in Gillette over the Memorial Day weekend. According to team spokesman Jay...
View ArticleSummer camps offer skill building
Though it seemed like it would never come summer has finally arrived, and with it the opportunity for summer camps. There’s no denying that early exposure to different sports not only helps with skill...
View ArticleA fine night for a lynching
“Let him hang,” the blood-thirsty mob of hecklers screamed Monday night as they watched Diamond L. “Slim” Clifton retrace his steps through the streets of Newcastle as a pack of vigilante cowboys took...
View ArticleMonopolized
We were contacted last week by a reader who had questions about a notice she had received that Black Hills Energy had installed a new ‘smart meter’ on her property, and had to resist the urge to reply...
View ArticleCapitalists are nothing like average people
Dear Editor, Mr.Thorson and I, no doubt, agree on a great many things including “our life can be good or bad depending (in part) on what we do with it.” (Re: “Capitalism is our gift to ourselves,” May...
View ArticleLandlines are rapidly becoming extinct in Wyoming
By Bill Sniffin Telephone service first hit Cheyenne in 1881. Soon lines stretched from the state capitol all the way to Evanston and north to Sheridan and all places in-between. And for 125 years,...
View ArticleAn actual summer break is the best medicine
The Wyoming High School Activities Association appears to be making a valiant effort to reinstate a little sanity into our obsession with youth sports, and I’ve been happy to print opinion pieces...
View ArticleThe last of the Berry Hotel
Now part of a parking lot at First State Bank, block 7, lot 21, of Newcastle’s downtown was previously home to the Berry Hotel and various other businesses dating back to the town’s inception. Leonard...
View ArticleUW leaders outline process for returning reserves
By Jeff Victor Laramie Boomerang Via Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — As the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees voted to approve its fiscal year 2018 budget in June — the result of two consecutive...
View ArticleUse of ‘redface’ in Jackson parade sparks protest
By Elizabeth Chambers Jackson Hole News&Guide Via Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Some residents raised concerns over the use of redface in Jackson Hole’s annual Old West Days parade. The Bar T 5...
View ArticleRecords request to 800 agencies sparks law review
By Andrew Graham, WyoFile.com Lawmakers are eyeing changes to public records law after a national group dedicated to government transparency flooded 800 Wyoming agencies with records requests last...
View ArticleLaramie Republican to challenge Barrasso
By Joel Funk Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE –- A Laramie man challenging U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., in the Republican primary said he’s more conservative and thinks he’d...
View ArticleWyoming law keeps e-bikes in gray area
By John Spina Jackson Hole News&Guide Via Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — E-bikes’ rising popularity has led 28 states to regulate their use, but Wyoming is not one of them, leaving a gray area for...
View ArticleResearchers suspect lake trout may have reached Yellowstone on their own
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole News&Guide Via Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — A new culprit is under suspicion in the unsolved case of who “stocked” Yellowstone Lake with nonnative trout, an...
View ArticleInitiative aims to improve raptor conservation
By Eve Newman Laramie Boomerang Via Wyoming News Exchange LARAMIE — A new program at the University of Wyoming Biodiversity Institute aims to improve raptor conservation efforts in the state. The...
View ArticleFormer Democratic candidate runs in GOP Senate primary
By Joel Funk Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE –- It probably won’t come as a surprise to many who have followed Wyoming politics to learn that Charlie Hardy will be making a run...
View ArticleCongressional delegation opposes paper tariff
By Michael Iliano The Sheridan press Via Wyoming News Exchange SHERIDAN — Members of Wyoming’s congressional delegation are lending their support to a fight against tariffs imposed on Canadian...
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