When I walked up to the Feed Lot BBQ Co. pop-up at AJ’s Soda Shop on Oct. 25, about 35 minutes after it started, pitmaster Kyle Cross told me he had already run out of jackalope eggs. People had been talking about them on the Facebook post announcing the pop-up, he said, and they went almost immediately. I ordered a combination plate of smoked brisket and pulled pork, with baked beans, coleslaw and a smoked, bacon-wrapped Oreo as a bonus. I had sampled Feed Lot’s food at another event, and Cross’s brisket is as good as or better than any place I have tried, maybe outside of Texas. It gives Texas smoked brisket a run for its money.

A few months ago, I wrote about dinner at Cottonwood Country Club. I closed that column with an offer: I’d rather not play my first round solo, so if a local wanted to tee it up with me, I’d write about the course next. Kate Hutchins of Torrington took me up on it, and the two of us went out as a twosome. Before the golf, one thing needs clearing up, because it caused confusion after that first column. Cottonwood at Torrington Golf Course and Cottonwood Country Club are not the same thing, even with the similar names. The 18-hole course at West 15th Avenue and Golf Course Road is owned and operated by the City of Torrington, and it is open to the public. The country club shares the grounds but is a separate organization with its own membership. Joining the club does not give you the right to play the city course, and buying a city golf pass does not make you a club member.

There is something special about spending a fall afternoon at a pumpkin patch, especially when it involves good friends, good food, adorable farm animals and getting a little lost in a corn maze.

I went to my first University of Wyoming home football game Saturday, and I got there early on purpose. I had been told the tailgating is half the show. The Cowboys beat Northern Illinois 41-23 at War Memorial Stadium, but this column is about the pregame. I wandered around, sampled food at a few of the parties and ran into some people from Goshen County. One group was celebrating a 21st birthday. The banner on the camper said so.

No services are planned at this time for Tammi Lynn Harriger, 67, who passed away peacefully on October 10, 2026 in a Douglas, Wyoming hospital. Cremation has taken place. Tammi was born September 11, 1959 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Robert and Bonnie Harden and grew up in the Mitchell, Nebraska area. The Colyer Funeral Home assisted the family with the cremation arrangements and condolences may be sent to www.colyerfuneralhome.com.

My list of Goshen County restaurants I haven’t tried yet is getting short. The Longbranch Steakhouse & Saloon in Hawk Springs was one of the few stops left, and it turned out to be a good one. The Longbranch has been part of Goshen County since 1963. It started small, in a mobile home-style building on what is now the parking lot, and grew from there. A photo of that original building still hangs above the kitchen window.

I’ve driven past La Familia Prado more times than I can count, but it took a nudge from readers to get me through the door. After a recent installment of “What’s Ryan Tryin’?,” readers told me I needed to try it. So on the last day of September, I did. The family-owned Mexican restaurant at 1242 Main St. has been open since 2000, and it is a family operation in every sense. Owner Caroline Prado runs it with her daughter, Mara Hernandez; her son, Roger Prado; Mara’s husband, Merced Hernandez, who cooks; and her grandson, Jordan Prado, who waited on me.

A “big story” happened in Torrington before I ever stepped foot in Goshen County for the first time the second week of June of this year. I had read about it the day I applied for the job as …

Dear Ryan Dickey of The Torrington Telegram,   I am writing to provide a factual account regarding the two dogs shot adjacent to Pioneer Park. The community has heard only one narrative, …

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?

There are some mistakes you make once and immediately know you will never make again.

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.

Being an NFL fan used to be fairly simple. You turned on the television, found the right channel and watched the game.

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.

I've driven through Lingle plenty of times on my way to Fort Laramie, and I've stopped at Ty's Pit Stop for gas before. But it wasn't until I noticed cabbage burgers listed there that I started paying closer attention. I'll admit my first thought was a hamburger with cabbage on it, which sounded questionable. That's not what it is.

Most of my "What's Ryan Tryin'?" stops so far have kept me close to downtown Torrington, with maybe a short drive out to places like Golden Prairie Delights. This time I went further afield — about 21 miles south on U.S. Highway 85, into a town whose population sign reads 45 — to eat at The Emporium.

For this installment, I stopped by Heartland Embroidery on Main Street and walked out with a University of Wyoming polo — and a good conversation with the woman who owns the place.

ottonwood Country Club, on the grounds of the Cottonwood golf course on the west edge of town, doesn't require a tee time, a scorecard or a membership card to eat there. You can just walk in and sit down for dinner — something a lot of Torrington residents don't seem to know.

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is an entertaining addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and one of my favorite Marvel releases in recent years. However, by the time the credits rolled, I could not escape the feeling that Peter Parker had ended the movie almost exactly where he began it.

I was going to save my first editorial for the first anniversary of this newspaper's rebirth, but I have just spent well over 100 hours at the Goshen County Fair over 10 days and wanted to share my …