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Circus comes to town

Circus comes to town

Lingle celebrates Arbor Day

LINGLE – The Town of Lingle Tree Board and Lingle-Fort Laramie Conservation District teamed up to celebrate Arbor Day last Wednesday.   At noon, members of the Lingle Tree Board, …
During the reception, the original paintings illustrated by Wheatland artist, Barbara Schaffner were on display. Schaffner gave a brief talk on each of the paints with the help of George Zeimens, archaeologist.

Historical signs dedicated

LINGLE – Nearly 100 community members, dignitaries, families, and friends gathered at the old Lingle rest area, about 1.5 miles east of Lingle on a blustery Thursday afternoon for the …

Minors roll SUV in parking lot

TORRINGTON – In an interesting chain of events, the Torrington Police Department and the Goshen County Sheriff’s Department investigated a one-vehicle accident in the soccer field parking …
Sports
Sophomore Brady Cook, right, catches up to his opponent in the 4x400-relay in Bayard in April.  Cook helped his teammates win both the 4x100- and 1600-sprint medley relays at the SEWAC championships on May 4.

LFL clinches SEWAC championships

The Lingle-Fort Laramie track teams dominated the SEWAC Conference Meet on Saturday, with both the boys' and girls' teams capturing the championships.

Freshman Kynzie Thomas, No. 14, and sophomore Allie Martinez, No. 3, congratulate sophomore Kennedi Blevins, center, for scoring her goal against Newcastle on May 2.
The Torrington High School Lady Blazers won the second half of a conference game against Newcastle on Thursday.
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Junior Kaiden Riggs maneuvers the ball through his opponent’s territory during the May 2 home game against Newcastle. Riggs played solid defense and scored a goal for Torrington.
The Torrington High School Blazers soundly defeated conference rival Newcastle before beating Buffalo in a cliffhanger on Saturday.
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Southeast tracksters go the distance at SEWAC

Junior Angie Logsdon, pictured at the Niobrara County High School Invitational, won the pole vault at the SEWAC Championships on May 4.

Southeast runners, jumpers and throwers posted solid performances at SEWAC in Glenrock and the field-event invitational hosted by Pine Bluffs.

THS golfers shine at Tiger Invite

Junior Mason Wilkes tees off at the Torrington home golf tournament at Cottonwood Country Club on April 26. Wilkes helped the Blazers achieve first place at the Tiger Invite in Lusk on May 4 by placing fourth with 90 strokes.

Torrington golfers brought their A-game to the Tiger Invite hosted by Niobrara County High School the previous weekend.

Tigers split season opener

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Torrington senior Bryce Hager takes a swing against Wheatland during the Torrington Tigers’ opening game in Cheyenne on May 5.

American Legion baseball kicked off with the Torrington Tigers playing Cheyenne and Wheatland.

THS tracksters excel at Wiseman Invite

Junior Jaycee Hurley, left, shifts into high gear as sophomore Natalie Hawes approaches for the handoff in the 4x100-meter relay  in Torrington on Friday. The team garnered gold in the event.

The Torrington High School outdoor track team hosted another successful Wiseman Invite on Friday.

Torrington tracksters prove their grit at Wiseman Invite

Junior Jaycee Hurley shifts into high gear as sophomore Natalie Hawes approaches with the baton in the 4x100-meter relay. The team went on to snag gold in the event.

The Torrington High School boys' and girls' track teams posted strong performances at the 2024 THS Wiseman Invite today.

Obituaries
Paul Edward Brown
MESQUITE, NEVADA – Paul passed away in Mesquite, Nevada, with family by his side. He was raised and graduated in Lingle, Wyoming. Paul joined the Army, after which he was honorably discharged, …
Connie E. Rainbolt
TORRINGTON – Connie E. Rainbolt (Lindley), 73, of Torrington passed April 24, 2024, after a short illness.   Colyer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements and friends may send …
Judy Ann Lundgreen
FAIRMONT, MINNESOTA – Judy Ann (Backer) Lundgreen, age 84 of Fairmont, Minnesota, suddenly passed away April 10, 2024, at St. Joseph, Missouri.   Judy was born to Alex Backer and …
Colyer Funeral Home
Community

Summons issued in hit and run

TORRINGTON – An arraignment hearing is scheduled by the Goshen County Circut Court at 9 a.m. on May 13 for a Torrington man, Shane Jay Deffenbaugh, who stands accused of a slew of criminal …

Three plead not guilty

TORRINGTON – The Goshen County District Court came back into session early Thursday at 9 a.m. for the collective arraignment hearings of three county individuals. Judge Edward Buchanan …

Pages of compassion: A heartwarming education at Torrington Animal Shelter

TORRINGTON – On April 25, 2024, the Torrington/Lingle, community was treated to a heartwarming and educational Thursday, courtesy of the collaborative efforts of Kelsea Vaughan, a Fay agent, …

Booth signs to judge livestock at Butler Community College

TORRINGTON – Torrington High School senior Connor Booth launched his livestock judging career at the ripe old age of eight. “I live on a ranch and I’m around livestock every …
Records

Speaking of success

THS junior Sarah Birdsall celebrates after learning she captured second place in the 1A/2A Division for original oratory at the Wyoming State Speech and Debate Tournament at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne in March.

TORRINGTON – Torrington High School (THS) junior Sarah Birdsall discovered that the high school speech and debate team and the FFA and 4-H were a great match this winter. Birdsall grew up …

CSC to honor graduates Saturday

CHADRON – Chadron State College will recognize 354 candidates for graduation at the Spring Commencement Ceremony in the Chicoine Center on Saturday at 10 a.m. The event honoring 274 …

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EWC finished 75 years with spring tribute

Traiden (left) and Laiken (right) Ochsner eagerly wait for ice cream during EWC’s end-of-year parking lot celebration Wednesday evening.
EWC finished 75 years with spring tribute
Wyoming news

POSTAL Act introduced

CHEYENNE – Last month, the United States Postal Service (USPS) made the decision to close the doors on the Casper processing and distribution center, routing mail to Billings and officially …

UW Extension welcomes new director

Mandy Marney, director of UW Extension.

LARAMIE –The University of Wyoming welcomes Mandy Marney as director of UW Extension and associate dean of the College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources. Marney joined UW …

Mayor proclaims Arbor Day

Heidi Wayland, center director at the Torrington Learning Center, and Jessica Rohrer, center director at the Lincoln Infant and Toddler Center spoke to the city council on Tuesday evening.

TORRINGTON – The Town Council for the City of Torrington met on Tuesday, April 16. In attendance were mayor Herb Doby and councilmembers Dr. Richard Patterson, Dennis Kelly, Shane Viktorin, and …

Gordon vetoes proof of residency

CHEYENNE – In a recent press release, Wyoming Secretary of State, Chuck Gray, announced his disapproval of the actions of Wyoming State Governor, Mark Gordon. In the release, Gray criticizes …

Opinion
And right when we begin to get fully used to it, another school year is nearing its end. It truly feels as if yesterday we were talking about headed back to school, now here we are talking about …
Teachers.   It takes a special type of person to work with the smallest of humans in a public-school setting and over the years, I am sure we have all known a few great teachers and we have …
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GOSHEN COUNTY – A warrant for the arrest of a 20-year-old man, Gaige Zook, was issued on April 8 in the Cricut Court for the Eighth Judicial District in and for Goshen County. The warrant …
TORRINGTON – The Goshen County District Court met in session at 11:30 a.m. Monday morning for an arraignment hearing of Torrington woman, Kiesean Gunhammer. Gunhammer was being charged …

EWC announces Fall Honor Roll

Eastern oming College named 122 students on the college’s Fall 2023 President’s Honor Roll and the Dean’s List. The President’s Honor Roll recognizes full time students (12 or more credit hours) who achieved a 4.0 grade point average. To qualify for the Dean’s Honor Roll, students must be full time and achieve a grade point average of 3.5, but less than 4.0.

Black Hills Energy warns customers of reported phone scam attempts

CHEYENNE – Black Hills Energy has received reports from customers of attempted scam calls where the customer is told their bill is delinquent and their service will be turned off if they …

Govenor to speak at EWC graduation

TORRINGTON – Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon will be the keynote speaker at Eastern Wyoming College’s 75th   Anniversary graduation ceremonies on Friday, May 10. The ceremonies will be …

Board approves fishing trip

TORRINGTON – The Goshen County School Board met on Tuesday, April 30 at 6:30 p.m. in the board room for a special board meeting for consideration of the 2024 – 2025 salary and benefits …

Lingle/Fort Laramie 3rd-5th grade music program

Lingle/Fort Laramie 3rd-5th grade music program

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public notices
Public Notice No. 8976
Notice is hereby given that the City of Torrington, Wyoming will receive sealed bids for the furnishing of: “(1) New 1 Ton Extended Cab Pickup Chassis with Utility Box
Public Notice No. 8975
The Wyoming Public Service Commission (Commission) approved the Application of the City of Torrington for authority to set its Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) rate at ($0.000806) per kWh sold and adopt an Avoided Cost rate of $0.046014 per kWh, applicable to customers served outside the city limits. This represents an increase of $0.001512
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Public Notice No. 8973
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