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Vance and Angela Streyle of Cheyenne are pleased to announce the recent engagement of their daughter, Shaina Grace, to Royce Daniel Fertig, son of Ray and Catherine Fertig of Cheyenne. Read more
Bobby E. Gissendanner of Cheyenne is celebrating his 90th birthday this week. Read more
“…a rose by any other name would smell as sweet?” – William Shakespeare Read more
There’s only one volunteer activity that will make you look as cool as John Wayne. Read more
The relationship between a coach and a player can run deep. Coaches can share some of the most meaningful experiences of a young player’s life, and oftentimes they witness those athletes grow up. Read more
What if boot-wearing, pistol-swinging cowboys wore face shields under their 10-gallon hats? That’s what you’ll find out at Cheyenne Little Theatre Players’ 64th Old-Fashioned Melodrama. Read more
Independence Day weekend is going to be pretty different this year ("unprecedented," as they say). Although there will no doubt be plenty of amateur fireworks shows, large gatherings of people are a very bad idea, what with the spikes in COVID-19 around the country. Stay home and avoid the p… Read more
Jim Decklever and Toni (Stoddard) Decklever recently celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. Read more
On July 3, the Disney Plus streaming service will release a filmed version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton,” timed for the Independence Day holiday weekend. Here’s what you need to know. Read more
In 1993, Union Pacific donated the Cheyenne Depot building to the city of Cheyenne and Laramie County. Although it no longer serves as solely a depot, the National Historic Landmark houses the Cheyenne Depot Museum to tell the city’s story as a railroad town. Read more
DON'T MISS: "Hamilton" Couldn't make it to New York to see Lin-Manuel Miranda's electrifying, hip-hop infused stage sensation about American founding father Alexander Hamilton? No worries. Arriving just in time for the Fourth of July weekend, this intimate, "live capture" of a performance fe… Read more
She was the greatest female singer in the history of jazz, and for sheer technical acuity she probably never will be matched, let alone topped. Read more
We get it. You want nothing more than to fire up the grill, crack open a cold one, and have all your friends and family over for a good, old-fashioned cookout this Independence Day. You’ve all been apart too long, and the holiday seems like the perfect chance to gather again. Read more
Race is much on America’s mind now, in all the myriad ways it shapes our lives, whatever color our skin might be. It also lies at the heart of Brit Bennett’s moving and insightful new novel, “The Vanishing Half,” the story of twin sisters who choose to live their lives as different races, on… Read more
When you’ve been friends for as long as Josh Gonzales and Mike Morris have, throwing a microphone into your conversations doesn’t change anything. Read more
The motion picture academy announced a fresh set of measures last week that are aimed at boosting representation both within the group and across the film industry as a whole, including new inclusion standards for Oscars eligibility, marking the next chapter in the historically white-male-do… Read more
HBO’s “I May Destroy You” is a flippant, fun, young British comedy set in the millennial flats, clubs and bars of London ... or so it seems. Read more
Jim and Angie Rayls are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary this week. The pair met through family friends and married June 24, 1960, at Pleasant View Baptist Church in Natural Bridge, Kentucky. Read more
It all began six years ago on a red porch swing when two best friends – Zach Rose and Paul Shanor – decided to start a rock ‘n’ roll band. Read more
You have questions, many from the entertainment vault. I have some answers. Read more
If the movie world were still on its axis, a print of Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch” would be on its way to the Riviera for its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, which was supposed to begin May 12. Read more
Pride Month is about much more than a rainbow flag. This year, many members and supporters of the LGBTQ community are reminding others how Pride began – a protest and eventual riot not unlike the scenes that have dominated the news cycle throughout this month. Read more
We don’t think much about pirates, and when we do they’re watered-down versions of the real thing, inspirations for goofy movies and theme park rides and, locally, for a big family-friendly parade with the slightest naughty, noisy edge. Read more
What happens when you cast a play of 35 stage artists right before a global pandemic hits? You teach them how to become film actors. Read more
The last time Yonder Mountain String Band played together March 12, the U.S. was a different place. Most of the country didn’t own a cloth mask, there were no medical tents in New York’s Central Park, and the late-night talk shows had just announced they would pivot to taping shows without a… Read more
Just down West Lincolnway, in a lot next to West Edge Collective, an urban garden is growing from nothing but creativity and hard work. Read more
Live theater is set to return to the Gem City this weekend as The Queen’s Players Theatre Troupe presents “I Am My Own Wife.” Read more
Richard “Dick” and Elaine “Sue” (Spriestersbach) White celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary Thursday. Read more
Cheyenne is sunny much of the year, but walking downtown these days, everything seems a little bit brighter. Read more
Chicago boxers Destyne Butler Jr. and Kenneth Sims Jr. dreamed of competing in the Olympics, turning pro and getting their own Wheaties boxes since they were kids. Read more
Kirsten Dunst is sitting next to her 2-year-old son, Ennis, who is scarfing down yogurt drops while watching “Lady and the Tramp” for the second straight day. She’s calling from rural New Zealand, where she’s holed up with Ennis and her husband, Jesse Plemons. They’ve been there since Januar… Read more
This year’s Pride Month kicked off amid nationwide uprisings over George Floyd’s killing, racism and police violence. It’s a reminder that the modern LGBTQ rights movement and Pride celebrations wouldn’t exist without protests. Read more
There are several negative ways to view a pandemic, but artist Beth Rulli prefers to think of this peculiar time as a chance for a fresh start. Read more
Commercial fruit growing is not viable in the Cheyenne area, primarily because of the limited water supply and the vagaries of our weather, but in the home garden, especially if your other plants have low water needs, a few fruit trees and shrubs could be justified. Read more
Tiger Woods, much like Michael Jordan before him, once occupied a unique space in the American sports psyche. He was an omnipresent figure who a captivated audience watched under a microscope for decades, but about whom relatively little was known beyond his athletic excellence and a careful… Read more
Like many of us, Bev Finger has been in a sort of hibernation the past few months. But that period is coming to a close June 11, when the Wellington, Colorado, resident will be the featured artist at the Cheyenne Artists Guild’s upcoming show. Read more
If there’s a scene stealer in “Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story,” it might be Christian Slater’s voice coming out of another’s mouth. Read more
Ann and William Hampton of Evanston, Wyoming are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Melinda Skinner of Cheyenne, to Charles Retz, also of Cheyenne. Read more
Fundraisers are the lifeline of every nonprofit. Without events to encourage support for their respective causes, these organizations simply can’t function properly. Read more
“Central Park” is as ambitious as the 840-acre park it portrays. Each episode of the animated series includes a whopping four original musical numbers, all of which will become available to stream on Apple Music as the series progresses. Read more
Have no fear, entertainment seekers – this local arts and culture drought has ended. Terry Bison Ranch is about to have a permanent drive-in theater on its premises. Read more
It has been a terrible, traumatic and terrifying week for America. An outcry, and an uprising, has erupted across the country in response to the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, and police forces across the country have reacted with violence and excessive force. After a… Read more
Cheyenne Audubon’s 61st Big Day Bird Count on May 16 was the best in 18 years: 142 species, with 39 people contributing observations. In those 18 years, the total number of bird species counted ranged from only 104 to 132. Read more
Any doubt the Twin Cities has a special place in baseball player Rod Carew’s heart will be erased upon learning he brought his daughter, Michelle, back to Minneapolis to be buried after her death from leukemia in 1996 at age 18. Read more
Jim and Glenda Reynolds will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary this week. Read more
The first frames of “Love Life” are filled with science. Read more
Who knew “Minecraft” could save one’s sanity? Read more
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GILLETTE — As flagging coal and oil revenues continue to implode the Wyoming budget by hundreds of millions of dollars, momentum is growing fo… Read more
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JACKSON – When Taz McBride first laid eyes on “Hissy” he was up close with the tiny black bear in his Melody Ranch backyard. Read more
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JACKSON – Biologists have had a microscope on the Gros Ventre River drainage for a couple winters now, monitoring how the region’s apex canine… Read more
