Ivy Engel

1 week ago | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Ivy Engel

Twenty-four Sheridanites recently got to face off against a chess grandmaster, all at the same time. WyoFile reports Serbian player Luka Budisavljević was in town for the Wyoming Community Foundation Open chess tournament. To warm up, he played two dozen Sheridan players simultaneously. He won all 24 games, but the one that gave him the most competition was Daniel Hoopes, a Sheridan High School student. A Glenrock High School culinary team has cooked up some new awards.

1 week ago | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Ivy Engel

According to the Wyoming Historical Society, on May 25, 1909, the U.S. Reclamation Service began selling lots in Powell. It was regarded by locals as the founding of the town. On May 25, 1930, Fred E. Holdrege, who was the manager of the Washakie Hotel Company on Hot Springs State Park, announced he was installing a miniature golf course. It was the third to be built in the state. On May 27, 1868, bloody noses resulted when “a couple of pugilistic individuals tried their muscle” in a Cheyenne saloon.

2 weeks ago | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Ivy Engel

Here’s a special roundup of recent athletic achievements by Wyoming students. The Douglas Budget reports Cale Starkey of the Bearcats’ girls soccer team had five assists in just half a game against Torrington. She topped a fellow teammate’s record of four assists in a full game. During that same match, Abbie McMahon had her first assist and scored her first goal of her career. That meant that every senior on the team this year netted a goal.

2 weeks ago | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Ivy Engel

Sheridan Junior High School students are learning new skills while helping their school. The Sheridan Press reports some students have been working together to build a chicken coop, which they’ve named “The Chick-Inn”... Get it? Because it’s for chick-ens? It will be raffled off next week to raise money for the agriculture and woodworking programs. A rare animal was recently spotted near Grand Teton National Park. Buckrail reports Matthew Moran spotted a wolverine headed up Huckleberry Hill.

2 weeks ago | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Ivy Engel

After a recent hard few weeks for grizzly bears near Grand Teton National Park, the Park Service had some good news. Buckrail reports last week, two of Grizzly 1063’s cubs were found dead, with her third cub’s whereabouts unknown. But staff of the park shared that the third cub and its momma are back together in the Colter Bay area. The Albany County Sheriff’s Office recently introduced a new member of their force.