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Wyoming places undergo name changes; Federal effort looks to remove slur aimed at Indigenous women

CASPER — More than 40 Wyoming places now have new names, after a federal effort to remove a slur aimed at Indigenous

Queen Elizabeth II enjoyed Wyoming visit

Queen Elizabeth II enjoyed Wyoming visit
 
By Laramie Boomerang staff

Primary was starkly different; Negative primary campaigns lead to concerns about civility

BUFFALO — When Nancy Schiffer - a political observer and wife of former Wyoming Senate President John Schiffer, a 21-

Rare earth deposit showing promise; Drilling suggests site is more bountiful than once thought

CASPER — Optimism is mounting at one of Wyoming’s nascent rare earths projects. 

School choice program faces constitutional roadblocks

CHEYENNE — Wyoming lawmakers expect to navigate constitutional roadblocks on the path to creating a statewide school

School choice program faces constitutional roadblocks

CHEYENNE — Wyoming lawmakers expect to navigate constitutional roadblocks on the path to creating a statewide school

Black bear being searched for in Lovell

LOVELL (WNE) — The Game and Fish Department remains on the lookout for a young black bear cub within Lovell town limi

Touch of Life changes hands

After 26 years as a full-time massage therapist, Jenna (Potter) Vaughn has decided it is time to get out of the massa

Enrollment holds steady

An increase in the number of students at Newcastle Elementary School buffered the decline in students at both Newcast

Man sentenced for sexual assault

Seventy year-old Carl Pearson, of Weston County, was sentenced to 25 to 30 years in prison for first-degree sexual as

Facilities move downtown

In many communities retail space has given way to professional services in their downtown business districts, and New

Drop-off procedure will stay at NES

Concerns about the pickup and drop-off procedures at Newcastle Elementary School have been a topic of discussion sinc

Power ‘blinks’ momentarily disrupts life

Areas in and around Newcastle experienced momentary power outages two days in a row on Aug. 30-31. 

Clerk will work with GOP poll watchers

Weston County Clerk Becky Hadlock has now agreed to work with Republican Party Chairwoman Kari Drost to have poll wat

Yellowstone volcanologists seek to understand small geyser systems

JACKSON — The Porkchop Geyser in Yellowstone National Park’s Norris Geyser Basin was once a small hot spring, a blue

Bill’s coming due; Analysis says 50% water rate hike ‘urgent and unavoidable’

RAWLINS — In the six months since a catastrophic failure of the city of Rawlins water system, area residents have end

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