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A hero's welcome, decades later " Wyoming veteran finds healing through honor flight
9+ hour, 32+ min ago (46+ words) News Letter Journal A hero's welcome, decades later " Wyoming veteran finds healing through honor flight PINEDALE " Hank Ruland was only 22 years old when he was drafted in the 1969 Tet Offensive....
Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame finds new home at Rockpile Museum
9+ hour, 32+ min ago (46+ words) News Letter Journal Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame finds new home at Rockpile Museum GILLETTE " When one thinks of the West, one of the first images that pops into mind is that of the cowboy....
Another electric rate hike in Wyoming: Rocky Mountain Power asks for $71 M increase
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (29+ words) News Letter Journal Another electric rate hike in Wyoming: Rocky Mountain Power asks for $71 M increase...
Senate passes Barrasso, Luj'n Suicide Lifeline Bill
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (135+ words) CHEYENNE (WNE) " U. S. Sens. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. , and Ben Ray Luj'n, D-N. M. , applauded the U. S. Senate for unanimously passing their bipartisan legislation Monday night to increase the efficiency of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by assessing challenges to transmitting geolocation information. In…...
Census estimates show Cheyenne added the most residents
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (311+ words) CHEYENNE (WNE) " According to the U. S. Census Bureau, nearly half of the 30 largest cities and towns in Wyoming added residents between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025, with the city of Cheyenne adding the most residents. These new estimates provide a look at how…...
Peterson and Pehringer to be 2026 commencement speakers
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (827+ words) At their graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 17, the Newcastle High School graduating class of 2026 will have two commencement speakers. They are NHS science teacher Nicholas Peterson and NHS English teacher Erika Pehringer. Before their class meeting on Feb. 25 to decide…...
LORI EILEEN (WRIGHT) ANTHONY
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (182+ words) April 28, 1960 March 31, 2026 Lori Eileen (Wright) Anthony, 65, passed away on March 31, 2026, at Boulder Post Acute in Boulder, Colorado, where she had lived for the past five years. Lori was born to Dean and Midge Wright on April 28, 1960, in Newcastle, Wyoming. She…...
Getting a head start " Four Newcastle seniors complete college degrees early
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (516+ words) Four Newcastle High School seniors earned associate's degrees this year, completing more than 60 college credits before finishing high school. Callie Christensen, Preslee Fitzwater, Baleigh Knight and Kaitlyn Blumenthal earned the degrees through a dual-enrollment program with Eastern Wyoming College that…...
Cowgirls to make first postseason appearance in Women's National Golf Invitational
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (504+ words) Wyoming ready to compete in 10-team event at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club MARICOPA, Ariz. " The Wyoming women's golf team will tee off in a postseason tournament for the first time in program history at the Women's National Golf Invitational…...
Two meetings for the Weston County Health Services Board of Trustees
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (30+ words) News Letter Journal Two meetings for the Weston County Health Services Board of Trustees May 9 and 11, 2026...