Puma Steel is holding a competition for Welding scholarships students at Laramie County Community College (LCCC). This scholarship is for juniors and seniors from Cheyenne’s three high schools and students across the region.
This week, an announcement came about changing the Federal language and requirements in the National Emergency Rental Assistance Program. The ERAP program started in April of 2020. A program like this never existed in Wyoming until the pandemic. It has faced challenges along the way, as it has been re-managed and tweaked after its first initiation when the need for supplementary income to avoid mass homelessness became real.
As Cheyenne grapples with a large housing shortage, the Affordable Housing Task Force is gathering information on ways to make the job easier, but they still face many challenges.
Cheyenne's growing capacity is driving the need to grow tourism. With the Downtown Development Authority merging with Visit Cheyenne, their new master plan seeks to do just that.
The American Crypto Fed is the first decentralized autonomous organization (DAO ) which is a legal cryptocurrency recognized by the state of Wyoming, the U.S. and the world.
What is causing the break in the supply chain? Private and Public sectors are dealing with labor and supply shortages, but what is causing the prolonged delay in the supply chain, and why are costs so high?
70 years ago reverend Billy Graham stood on the U.S. Capitol steps and challenged Congress to set a day of prayer every year to encourage people to pray for the nation. Days later that was signed into law under President Truman.
The town of Pavillion doesn’t have a grocery store and before this they didn’t even have a place to sit down for a coffee or a meal. Now they do, and it’s also for a good cause to benefit the community.
Reddi Sue Homec, who ran the restaurant since 1995, was ready to retire and many Covid restrictions made it difficult to have the true Svilar’s experience. However, faithful employee Blaine Stafford stepped up to the plate and is now the new general manager. Danny Svilar is also continuing to help out wherever needed in the supper club, so it’s staying in Svilar hands.
A collaboration was formed between First Lady Jennie Gordon with the Wyoming Hunger Initiative and Foundations for Nations in Riverton to continue providing for the dietary needs of the people in Fremont County who are in need of a little extra assistance.
According to officials, staffing shortages in childcare facilities in Wyoming have been an ongoing problem, but restrictions may have compounded how hard it is to hire and retain employees.
Abba’s House pregnancy resource center in Riverton is offering free ultrasound days for volunteers who already know they are pregnant and are willing to get another ultrasound to help nurses in their training.
Some senior citizens who still live at home but aren’t able to do much cooking have relied on meals at the Shoshoni Senior Citizen Center. The meals have come to mean so much to this community.
The rest area will remain closed until the issue is resolved. The parking lot is also closed for sanitary reasons, due to some issues that have occurred in the past.
This Lander citizen is hoping to increase sustainability in the outdoor gear market, and is bringing her outdoor skills learned in Alaska, to Fremont County.
Although thrift stores and waste may seem to go hand in hand, this consignment store has made it their mission to make sure that nothing goes to waste, and as much as possible can be given away, sold, or donated again.
Some say life is a blank slate, but for Eustace Day in Fort Washakie, every day is a blank canvas. He’s been painting those canvases for 30 years, but now you’ll be able to see his art appearing on t-shirts sold at the Wind River Trading Company in Ft. Washakie.
The town of Hudson is trying to set the example that you don’t have to be big to make a big impact. Not only have they been serving free bread and other essentials from their town hall, but they also offer free clothing.
“The goal of the series is to enhance visitors time in the park by providing information about the geology of the area and perhaps provide information about the geology that attracted them to the park.”
Cares money was awarded for the Fremont County Alliance Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault nonprofit. The director describes how vital the funds were for the future of their agency.
They awarded the money down to the very last cent that the county was given, for a total of $854,021.55 distributed amongst the 501-C3 and 501-C19 organizations.
Another business in Riverton moved into a new building this week, Pony Expresso coffee was able to upgrade, and start serving people from their drive-thru yesterday.
This year the snow plan is the same, with priority routes like I-80, I-25, AND I-90 getting 24 hour attention. The one difference is that the state has always aimed toward going above and beyond that snow removal plan, and although they will continue to provide all necessary services, they will stick a little closer to the snow route priority plans this year.
The loss of Hertz at Cheyenne, Riverton, and Laramie regional airports has not only affected the people utilizing these travel methods, it’s also caused about 11 lost jobs for the working class of Wyoming.
