Memorial Hospital of Carbon County is watching as the federal Food and Drug Administration discusses COVID-19 booster shots, coordinating so a…
Critical Race Theory Will Not Be Taught In Carbon County District #2 Schools
When he offered his arm to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine last spring, Hunter Swilling was taking science and his fellow students into c…
Late in the summer of 2020, as hunting seasons ramped up and the world reeled from the COVID pandemic, a fire ignited in southeast Wyoming’s S…
Wyoming’s oil and gas industry continues to show signs of recovery from the 2020 pandemic shockwave that drove the price of oil below $0 per b…
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The Albany County Board of Commissioners declared the proposed Rock Creek Wind Energy Project application complete during a meeting Tuesday ev…
Although the paper votes have yet to be certified, it appears as though enough legislators have voted in favor of holding a special session la…
While a typical complaint about local government, or government in general, is about a lack of transparency, the city of Rawlins is doing some…
It’s called cheatgrass, downy brome or, in scientific nomenclature, Bromus techtorum. Ask a rancher, botanist or other natural resource profes…
Edgar Wilson “Bill Nye” (1850-1896) was editor of the Boomerang for two short years and might have continued longer had it not been for a near…
The future of Wyoming’s economy may lie in an overhaul of its tourism industry, as well as a statewide move into more renewable energy.
GILLETTE — A Gillette man who shot and killed his friend in 2020 will serve three to 10 years in prison.
Wyoming teachers and staff may see an annual cost-of-living adjustment as lawmakers advanced a $25 million hike that would start in 2022. But …
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RIVERTON — Wyoming’s gambling is overgrown, according to Northern Arapaho Business Council Chairman Jordan Dresser.
CASPER — University of Wyoming administrators have published the latest recommendations for restructuring the state’s sole public four-year un…
Following an unusually quiet 2020-21 flu season, a Wyoming Department of Health official says the need for flu shots remains important to help…
Rawlins High School officials canceled all of the school’s homecoming-related activities late last week due to what administrators called a CO…
Some parts of Hanna lost electrical power briefly Tuesday morning.
The city of Rawlins has announced the hiring of Nate Davison as its new director of economic development.
CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Education Interim Committee voted Monday to recommend adding an external cost adjustment worth more…
SUPERIOR — Their manes and tails flying in the air, the wild horses trot, canter and gallop ahead of the buzzing, weaving helicopter.
A 41-year-old Florida man attempted to elude Rawlins Police Department officers on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, on foot and eventually in an …
Laramie High School was locked down for about 90 minutes Thursday morning during a showdown of wills between school administration and a 16-ye…
Carbon County Treasurer Patricia Bentsen has announced her pending retirement after more than 36 years in the Treasurer’s Office. Bentsen’s la…
The city of Rawlins has hired Andrea Hammond as its new grant writer.
Visit to the Old Pen
Angel seemed excited as she sniffed at the now-familiar converted kitchen hutch filled with pet food, treat, toys and other items.