Modified: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
Tarah Pratt, of Denver, and Ashley Harpstreith, of Torrington, were among attendees at the first annual Parade of Tables on Saturday at the Goshen County Rendezvous Center in Torrington. ...more
Modified: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
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Modified: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
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Posted: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
WHEATLAND, A national animal rights group says workers at a Wheatland pig farm abuse animals there.
The Humane Society of the United States released undercover video footage on May 8 of what it described as cruel treatment of animals and inhumane conditions at Wyoming Premium Farms, owned by Itoham America, Inc.
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Posted: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
Seismic crews working in the Niobrara shale oil play caused serious rutting and other surface damage earlier this year on 10 different ranch properties in southeast Wyoming, resulting in several state-issued citations for the operator, Fidelity Exploration & Production Co., and the seismic contractor, GeoKinetics.
On May 8, the five-member Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (OGCC) board voted unanimously ...more
Modified: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
TORRINGTON, Fort Laramie has a new mayor.
Alexander Jankewicz defeated incumbent Richard Monger by six votes in election results announced Friday.
"My first public statement is: Wow!" said Jankewicz, 67. "I'm honored to be a public servant in this town. It's my home." ...more
Posted: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
GERING, Neb., A Scottsbluff, Neb., man convicted in the shooting death of a fellow Scottsbluff man plans to appeal his conviction and life sentence.
Daniel Morgan, 27, was convicted of first-degree murder in March.
In April, Morgan received a life sentence on the charge of first-degree murder, a Class I felony, in the May 13, 2011, death of Dominic ...more
Posted: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
Jennifer Bayne gets congratulations from Carl Rupp, president of the Eastern Wyoming College Board of Trustees, after accepting her associate degree diploma in science Friday night at the EWC Fine Arts Center Auditorium. ...more
Posted: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
Dee Ludwig, Michel Trather, Mike Patterson, Susan Klemota, Dorothy Hicks and Ken Owens, Torrington Rotary Club president, help package food for individual families in the Caring & Sharing Program room May 10 at the Lincoln Community Complex in Torrington. Ludwig, Torrington Rotary Club grant coordinator, said $2,000 in funds from Rotary District 5440 were matched by the local Rotary Club ...more
Posted: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
The Black Hills State University Chamber Singers perform at Eastern Wyoming College during a May 6 performance. The BHSU Chamber Singers and Jazz Ensemble stopped at EWC as part of a performance tour. ...more
Modified: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
GED Graduate Naomi Banham shakes hands with EWC Vice President of Learning Dee Ludwig during a graduation ceremony last Thursday evening. Ten graduates received their diplomas that night. ...more
Modified: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
DOUGLAS, Learning was in abundance at this year's Big Wyoming Horse Expo as participants learned everything from how to get their horse used to a trail course, starting a colt and classroom topics like equine acupuncture, equine behavior and equine dentistry in Douglas on April 20-22.
A variety of horse trainers, veterinarians and equine specialists were on hand to share ...more
Modified: Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
Gretchen Wollert talks to Lingle-Fort Laramie students about plants and gardens at the Pleasant Valley Greenhouse on Wednesday. Sandy Rogers' students wrapped up the field trip by planting potted flowers for Mother's Day gifts. ...more
Posted: Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
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Posted: Monday, May 14th, 2012
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Posted: Friday, May 11th, 2012
TORRINGTON, It seems rural post office customers can breathe a sigh of relief.
The U.S. Postal Service announced Wednesday a new strategy that could keep the nation's smallest post offices open for business but cutting hours on about a third of post offices nationwide.
"If you were in a community facing an office (closure), this is great news," ...more
Posted: Friday, May 11th, 2012
TORRINGTON, In Yoder's Tuesday election results, Diana Smith and incumbent Elsie Gray won the two council seats up for election.
Ninety-eight people cast their votes. Smith received the most at 34, while Gray came away with 23. Gray and Smith take office at the next Yoder Town Council meeting on Monday night at 7 p.m.
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Posted: Friday, May 11th, 2012
TORRINGTON, The Goshen County School Board approved the preliminary budget for fiscal year 2012-13 on Tuesday with one board member voting against it.
"I can't in good conscience vote for a budget that spends more than it takes in," Lance Berry said.
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Posted: Friday, May 11th, 2012
TORRINGTON, Too many students are missing too much class time.
That's the message Superintendent Ray Schulte delivered to the Goshen County School Board on Tuesday night.
"By mid-April, 300 students had missed three weeks of school," Schulte said. "That's probably closer to 400 now."
Schulte said that by the time students start high school some students have missed a year ...more
Modified: Friday, May 11th, 2012
YODER, Teacher Appreciation Week carried special meaning at Southeast Schools on Wednesday morning.
Lonna Schmick, Southeast seventh- and eighth-grade science teacher and high school chemistry teacher, is the 2011-12 teacher of the year in the Goshen County School District.
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Posted: Friday, May 11th, 2012
Sisters Alexis (standing) and Misty Stockton of Torrington weed a yard during the All-Church Work Weekend early Saturday morning. Roughly 30 area volunteers took on a number of projects, including painting, weeding and other yardwork. ...more
Posted: Friday, May 11th, 2012
Photo/ Allen Thayer - Torrington Trail Elementary third-graders sing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" during "A Day in the Country," a musical play about a field trip to farm country. Trail music teacher Hilary Gore directed Thursday's performance at the Torrington High School Auditorium. ...more
Posted: Friday, May 11th, 2012
TORRINGTON, Calling all young actors!
Eastern Wyoming College is hosting two members of the Missoula Children's Theatre, who will hold auditions from 4-6 p.m. Monday for two performances of "King Arthur's Quest."
The audition and performances are at the EWC Fine Arts Auditorium. "King Arthur's Quest" performances are 7 p.m. on Friday, May 18 and 2 p.m. on Saturday, ...more
Posted: Friday, May 11th, 2012
Grandpa Brewers, Marie Walker and their dog spend time outside his shack in Goshen Hole during Christmas in 1914. Learn more about the past in the Homesteaders Museum at 495 Main St. in Torrington.
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Posted: Friday, May 11th, 2012
Photo/ Adam Louis - Local beekeeper Tom Oppeneer brushes honeybees into a hive at the Torrington Telegram Saturday afternoon. Oppeneer estimated there were about 8,000 to 9,000 bees milling around an old wasp's nest on the building's exterior. As of Monday afternoon, only a few stragglers stayed in the area. ...more
Posted: Friday, May 11th, 2012
TORRINGTON, Aleighica Keeran of Torrington High School has been recognized as a 2011-2012 Discus Award winner for her achievements in the areas of academics, community service and other achievements.
The Discus Awards is a national program that provides recognition and scholarship opportunities to all-around high school students who excel in three of 10 key attributes.
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Posted: Friday, May 11th, 2012
TORRINGTON, As the academic year winds down, the Eastern Wyoming College Board of Trustees is considering some structural changes.
Currently, the board's representation is divided into four subdistricts. Board President Carl Rupp represents Huntley, Yoder and Veteran (Area 2), Secretary John Patrick represents Lingle, Fort Laramie and Moore Springs (Area 3), Julie Kilty represents LaGrange, Iowa Center and Hawk Springs ...more
Posted: Friday, May 11th, 2012
SCOTTSBLUFF, There's still time to apply for the High Plains Ranch Practicum School, a national award-winning livestock extension program that will begin in June and concluding in January 2013.
The High Plains Ranch Practicum is an in-depth ranch management school hosted jointly by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension and the University of Wyoming Extension. Enrollment is limited to 35. The ...more
Posted: Friday, May 11th, 2012
CHEYENNE, The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office has posted its proposed list of parcels for the quarterly competitive oil and gas lease sale scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 7 at the Holiday Inn in Cheyenne. Doors open at 7 a.m. with the auction beginning at 8 a.m.
The posted list, which identifies 117 proposed parcels totaling 61,518.66 acres, initiates ...more
Posted: Friday, May 11th, 2012
Photos/ Allen Thayer - Torrington Lincoln Elementary's Shirley Debus, left, receives congratulations after being named the Education Support Professional of the Year for the Goshen County School District on Tuesday at Lincoln. ...more
Posted: Friday, May 11th, 2012
Courtesy - Torrington High School seniors Kayla Broberg and Aleighica Keeran were recognized by the Torrington Rotary Club on April 23.
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Modified: Friday, May 11th, 2012
TORRINGTON, Brandon Schulte graduated from the University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Applied Science on May 5 with a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering.
Schulte's master's thesis was titled, "A Numerical Model of In-Channel Pebble Bed Thermal Storage for a Solar Chimney."
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Posted: Thursday, May 10th, 2012
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Modified: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
TORRINGTON, Rockhounds live for collecting.
Letty Heumier, 87, traces her beginning to when she was 8 years old.
"I started exhibiting in the early 1960s at the state rock show," she said.
Her son, Richard, 65, is just as an avid collector and shower as she his mother.
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Posted: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
News Video: Torrington Today on May 9 ...more
Posted: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
TORRINGTON, While the number of people taking part in initial planning for Goshen County's 100th anniversary remains low, progress is being made.
Fewer than 10 people attended a public meeting Monday night in the Platte Valley Bank Community Room.
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Posted: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
TORRINGTON, Janice Stuckert, of Lingle, worked carefully and quickly as a modestly-sized audience watched.
Each fur-clad appendage was sewn and stuffed; body, legs and arms. Stuckert worked on one final piece, turning it inside out and revealing the furry face of a teddy bear. She then pulled cloud after cloud of fluffy white stuffing and the bear's head started to ...more
Posted: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
YODER, A Yoder volunteer firefighter who was injured during a grass fire is feeling better.
Yoder Volunteer Fire Chief Justin Burkart said firefighter Tyler Warner fractured his arm and tore some ligaments below the elbow after falling from the top of a fire truck while refilling water.
The YVFD was fighting a grass fire May 1 half a mile ...more
Posted: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
TORRINGTON, Jeff Jones is revving up for his busiest weekend of the year.
The Great Gardens owner says the upcoming Mother's Day weekend is just that.
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Posted: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Photo/ Brian McGuire - Royalty for Southeast High School for 2012 are Princess Cricket Volmer, Prince Blake Steben, Queen Hannah Chapman and King Scott Mundell. Prom was held April 28 in the Southeast gymnasium.
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Posted: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
TORRINGTON, The state of Wyoming is setting aside some time to celebrate and appreciate the work of correctional professionals statewide.
Gov. Matt Mead will sign a proclamation Wednesday, declaring May 7-11 as Wyoming Correctional Professionals' Week.
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Posted: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Photo/ Allen Thayer - High winds put a wave in the Gasamat sign on Tuesday in Torrington.
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Posted: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Photo/ Allen Thayer - The Eastern Wyoming College Collegiate Choir and Torrington Community Choir sang "Into the West" to open the EWC Music Department Spring Concert on Thursday in the EWC Fine Arts Auditorium. Other selections included "An American Hymn" and "America … The Dream Goes On."
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Posted: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
TORRINGTON, Goshen County is starting to see its first grasshoppers. However, county weed and pest officials are working to keep one step ahead of the pests.
Goshen County Weed and Pest announced sign-ups for grasshopper control on rangeland beginning May 14.
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Posted: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
LARAMIE, Researchers at the University of Wyoming will begin studying whether or not a drought-resistant plant unfazed by poor soils is an answer to reclaiming sites disturbed by oil and gas extraction.
Forage kochia is a semi-evergreen, perennial shrub that can compete with cheatgrass, halogeton and other annual weeds.
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Posted: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Courtesy - Gov. Matt Mead signs the Applied Agricultural Research Funding Program bill on March 13 also present are Steve Johnson, WWGA director, Casey Madsen, WMC director, Ken Tremain, WWGA president, Marti Hubbs, WWGA executive secretary, Doug Miyamoto, Wyoming Department of Agriculture deputy director, Jim Magana, Wyoming Stockgrowers Association executive vice president, Ty Anderson, WWGA vice president, Jason Fearneyhough, Woming ...more
Posted: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
TORRINGTON, The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services will host an Employer Information Seminar in Torrington on Wednesday, May 16 at Eastern Wyoming College at 3200 West C St.
The seminar will focus on workforce training programs, OSHA consultation, unemployment insurance taxes, claims and appeals, workers' compensation requirements, labor standards, risk management, labor market information and more.
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Posted: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Photo/ Allen Thayer - Great Gardens celebrated its ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Goshen County Chamber of Commerce on Friday at 4706 W. Highway 26 in Torrington. Those in attendance were Robert Goodall, chamber ambassador, Kellie Short, ambassador, David Hanson, Pinnacle Bank president, Morgan Cross, chamber board member, Jeff Jones, Great Gardens owner, Kellyanne Jankewicz, chamber executive director, Katelynn Foster, ...more
Posted: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Courtesy - The 2011 volunteer organization of the year at Banner Health Goshen Care Center is Knights of Columbus. Vince DiFranco, Community Hospital CEO, recently presented the award to Joe Welte, who represented Knights of Columbus along with Paul Puebla and Mayor Mike Varney. Also present was Michele Ogburn, Goshen Care Center patient services senior manager. Volunteers of the year ...more
Modified: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
Photo/ Allen Thayer - Beth Melonuk, center, joined other local gardeners Wednesday night at Pleasant Valley Greenhouse west of the Port of Entry on Highway 26 for a gardening class for the new season. Instructor Gretchen Wollert also gave attendees two plants to take home with them.
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Posted: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
News Video: Torrington Today on May 8 ...more
Posted: Monday, May 7th, 2012
News Video: Torrington Today on May 7 ...more
Posted: Friday, May 4th, 2012
News Video: Torrington Today on May 4 ...more
Posted: Friday, May 4th, 2012
TORRINGTON, A major Goshen County project is wrapping up; all it needs is a bit more funding.
During the Goshen County Commission meeting Tuesday and Wednesday, South Torrington water and sewer Project Manager Shane Porter said the project is nearing completion, but funding is a bit short in terms of the finishing touches due to increased material costs.
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Posted: Friday, May 4th, 2012
TORRINGTON, After about a year away from home, he's back.
Torrington City Council welcomed Police Officer Caleb Massie home during its Tuesday meeting after about a year of service in Afghanistan.
Massie was deployed as part of the Army's Nebraska-based 45th Military Police Detachment after leaving the state for training in January 2011. He previously served as a ...more
Posted: Friday, May 4th, 2012
TORRINGTON, Police Chief Billy Janes has banned Torrington resident Russ Zimmer, 86, from any public meetings and buildings for two months.
Janes made a visit at Zimmer's home Tuesday afternoon to inform him. ...more
Modified: Friday, May 4th, 2012
TORRINGTON, After a late April mistrial, a Torrington man facing aggravated assault and battery charges has a new trial set for August.
The court granted a mistrial due to improper questioning from prosecuting attorney Jeremiah Sandburg of the Goshen County Attorney's office. The jury trial for 38-year-old Matthew Gold of Torrington began April 25.
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Photo/ Allen Thayer - In celebration of Community College Month, Eastern Wyoming College officials hosted Business After Hours on April 24 beginning in the Fine Arts Lobby. Guests toured newly remodeled areas of the college. Morgan Cross, First State Bank ambassador, Katelyn Foster, Goshen County Chamber of Commerce ambassador chair and Konne Rife, chamber board president, inspect the chemistry classroom.
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Posted: Friday, May 4th, 2012
Patrick Schnell, Anthony Garcia, Pinnacle Bank President Todd Peterson, Korinne John and Jamie Henry attended the recognition Tuesday at Pinnacle Bank. Garcia and Henry are the Torrington High School senior recipients for April. Schnell and John are being honored for May. ...more
Posted: Friday, May 4th, 2012
Courtesy/ Homesteaders Museum - The aftermath of a freight car train wreck in Torrington across from the Goshen County Fairgrounds in 1929 brought out many bystanders. Learn more about the past in the Homesteaders Museum at 495 Main St. in Torrington. ...more
Posted: Friday, May 4th, 2012
CHEYENNE, The Bureau of Land Management generated more than $9 million for leasing rights and rental fees on parcels offered at the BLM's quarterly federal oil and gas lease auction May 1 in Cheyenne.
Almost half of the bid and rental receipts go to the State of Wyoming.
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Posted: Friday, May 4th, 2012
TORRINGTON, Sharon Rexius is back in business.
She took a couple years off after closing Sharon's Hair and Nail Care in Morrill, Neb., after a 17-year run.
Rexius opened Sharon's Hair Care in Torrington on March 21 and celebrated its ribbon cutting on Tuesday. She is a 1992 Eastern Wyoming College cosmetology program graduate.
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Posted: Friday, May 4th, 2012
TORRINGTON, Jessica Keller, a 2011 graduate of Torrington High School, recently won first place for her coverage of a breaking news story from the Society of Professional Journalists.
Northwest College freshman Jessica Keller, incoming editor in chief and senior government reporter for the Northwest Trail, disclosed that the Veterans Club at the college in Powell was required to perform community ...more
Posted: Friday, May 4th, 2012
CHEYENNE, The week of May 7 is Teacher Appreciation Week with Tuesday, May 8 as National Teacher Day. Thank a teacher for making public schools great!
Teachers all across Wyoming and in communities across the nation will be in the spotlight during the week, as students, parents, school administrators and the general public learn how teachers are creating great public ...more
Posted: Friday, May 4th, 2012
TORRINGTON, Eastern Wyoming College students traveled to the University of Wyoming on April 20-21 to participate in the first annual Wyoming Model United Nations.
The theme was "Sustainable Development and Fostering Security in a Complex World."
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Posted: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
News Video: Torrington Today on May 3 ...more
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