Deborah Furney spent 41 years in manufacturing before she ever picked up a pair of knitting needles for herself. Now retired, she's spending her Saturday mornings at the Torrington Artisan Market, selling hand-knit hats, blankets, scarves and more under the name Knitting on the Edge.
Downtown Torrington’s Creating Our Front Door Community Mural is complete. Wyoming muralist Jordan Dean painted the mural on the south-facing wall of the Vistabeam building, where it greets motorists entering downtown Torrington from the south. The project was initiated by Torrington Main Street, a program of Go Goshen, and celebrates the character, heritage, landscape and spirit of Goshen County through scenes of ranching, wildlife and the southeastern Wyoming landscape.
TORRINGTON – A man recently charged with two felony drug-possession offenses is now accused of escaping from official detention after allegedly failing to return from a court-ordered furlough.
August 24 – August 30
GOSHEN COUNTY – The Goshen County Commissioners approved a grant application for courthouse sewer repairs, granted final approval to two subdivisions and heard updates on the recent primary election, drought conditions, road projects and public health programs during their Tuesday, Sept. 1 meeting.
August 22 Alexander Kirch, Kiowa, Kansas, vehicle exceed 70 mph on primary/secondary highway (6+ mph over): $135 Oswaldo De La Cerda Ramirez, Aurora, Colorado, vehicle exceed 70 mph on primary/secondary highway (6+ mph over): $130
The Torrington City Council opened its Tuesday meeting with its annual remembrance of Lt. Harley Mark, the Torrington Police officer killed in the line of duty in 1993, before moving through a full agenda of routine city business.
Haven on the Rock, the youth camp outside Fort Laramie, is inviting the public up to camp this fall for a new fundraiser built around shooting competitions, camp activities and a pork loin lunch, all aimed at keeping the cost of camp affordable for kids.
Dozens of women packed the Rendezvous Center at the Goshen County Fairgrounds Thursday evening for Football 101's 13th annual Ladies Night Out, an event that has grown into one of the biggest fundraising nights of the year for Torrington High School football.
Rise & Shine, the Main Street breakfast and lunch spot that moved into the former Hi-Way Package Liquor & Lounge building at 1202 Main St., has been open for about six months. The restaurant had originally hoped to open in early January, but did not actually open its doors until March.
LINGLE – Rows of sunflowers, zinnias, dahlias and other colorful blooms are welcoming visitors back to Ellis’ Harvest Home as the farm begins its third year of Flowers on the Farm.
TORRINGTON – A man accused of fleeing from law enforcement during a high-speed pursuit into Goshen County last year is facing felony charges related to an alleged clandestine methamphetamine operation and the alleged theft of a pickup truck.
Goshen County Public Health held its second annual Safe Kids Day Saturday at the Goshen County Fair Grounds, drawing families out for fire, bicycle and firearm safety demonstrations, a mock grocery store, raffles and a visit from a Regional West Air Link medical helicopter based out of Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
The Goshen County Sportsman Club will throw open its gates Sept. 19 for its annual open house and youth shoot, a free morning of trap shooting, air guns and a catered lunch built around the memory of one of the club's founders.
Meyer Seeds hosted its annual summer Field Day Wednesday evening at the company's warehouse north of Torrington, drawing area farmers and agricultural business partners for an event owner Brett Meyer framed less as a sales pitch and more as a thank-you after a difficult growing season.
TORRINGTON – A man is facing two felony drug-possession charges after Torrington police allegedly found methamphetamine residue and partially burned marijuana inside a vehicle.
TORRINGTON – Goshen County residents will have two more opportunities to share their experiences, concerns and hopes for the community through the American Conversation Project at the Goshen County Library.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Dolly Parton built a career with her voice, songwriting and unmistakable personality, but she used that success to place books in children’s hands, help families rebuild after disasters and support advances in medicine.
TORRINGTON – A Torrington man accused of shooting two dogs in May pleaded no contest Tuesday to two misdemeanor counts of unlawfully disposing of a dead animal.
August 18 – August 23