This week's stop took me to Lira's Restaurant in Lingle, a fixture of the local dining scene since 1973 that plenty of the Telegram readers have visited for decades. For me, though, it was a first — I ordered a combination plate of a crispy taco and an enchilada, plus a tostada — and I left with a new answer to a question I didn't know I had: what do you call food that isn't quite standard “authentic” Mexican, but isn't Tex-Mex either?
A California woman is coming to Goshen County this week hoping to track down surviving paintings by her great-grandmother, a pioneer schoolteacher who taught in one- and two-room rural schoolhouses around Torrington and Lingle in the early to mid-1900s — and who supported herself in part by selling her own artwork locally.
The Torrington-Lingle FFA livestock judging team will open its fall season Saturday at the Casper College Fall Judging Contest, an event Casper College hosts primarily for its own collegiate judging program but opens to area FFA chapters and 4-H teams preparing for the national circuit.
The LaGrange Town Council voted 3-1 Sept. 10 to move forward with an estimated $8.7 million overhaul of the town's water system, ending nearly six years of study and setting in motion a project expected to raise the typical monthly water bill by around $30.
Vintage vehicles once again lined Main Street Saturday as Scottsbluff Valley Street Rods held its annual Classic Cars on Main show, drawing car owners and spectators to downtown Torrington for a day of judging, food trucks and live music.
TORRINGTON – Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution Warden Seth Norris offered Torrington Rotary Club members a look beyond the prison’s fences Monday, describing an institution that combines security with education, vocational training, treatment and preparation for life after incarceration.
There are some mistakes you make once and immediately know you will never make again.
FORT LARAMIE – The Fort Laramie Town Council approved the first reading of an ordinance adopting a newly organized code of ordinances and discussed rental agreements, a proposed walking trail and several municipal projects during its regular meeting Wednesday, Sept. 9.
I'd bellied up to the Corner Bar a few times before I ever ordered food — a beer here, a beer there. That changed the day I finally ordered off the menu and got the spicy burger, and it might be the best burger I've had since I moved to Wyoming.
Twenty-five years ago today, four hijacked commercial airliners changed the country in the span of a single morning. Two struck the World Trade Center towers in New York City. A third hit the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. A fourth, believed to be headed for the U.S. Capitol, crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after passengers fought back against the hijackers. Nearly 3,000 people were killed, making Sept. 11, 2001, the deadliest terror attack in American history.
Eastern Wyoming College trustees approved every item on Tuesday's agenda without a single "no" vote, though they amended one action item on the fly, agreeing to approve only three of nine proposed academic calendars rather than all of them at once.
August 29 David Carlson, Fitchburg, Wisconsin, vehicle exceed 70 mph on primary/secondary highway (6+ mph over): $105
August 31 – September 2
TORRINGTON – Goshen County residents will have several opportunities to support community health in the coming weeks through the Guns & Hoses Blood Drive and a series of seasonal influenza vaccination clinics.
TORRINGTON – Brandon J. Pickens is facing a felony charge after authorities allege he failed to update required information on his sex offender registration.
TORRINGTON – Two felony cases against Cortney Alan Kite were bound over to District Court following preliminary hearings Thursday, Sept. 3, in Goshen County Circuit Court.
Being an NFL fan used to be fairly simple. You turned on the television, found the right channel and watched the game.
TORRINGTON – Torrington’s approximately $6.1 million East D Street Improvements Project reached substantial completion Aug. 26, according to city project engineer Mark Weis.
TORRINGTON – Downtown Torrington will fill with vintage vehicles Saturday, Sept. 12, when Scottsbluff Valley Street Rods presents its annual Classic Cars on Main event.
WyoBrick Fest returned to the LaGrange Memorial Building on Sept. 5, filling the hall with Lego displays, vendors and building competitions for the event's second year. Organizers estimated between 350 and 370 people attended this year, up from the nearly 250 who came to the inaugural event, according to a Facebook post from Wyoming Brickworks.