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Riverton man sentenced for felony sexual assault

1 day ago | wyomingnews.com | Sarah Squires

RIVERTON — A former Riverton volunteer firefighter, school bus driver and Parks and Rec employee was sentenced to seven to 12 years in prison for felony sexual assault after he lured several women into his truck in order to assault them. Charlie Lawrence, 54, originally faced up to 35 years on the charges, but took a deal with an Alford plea, meaning he admitted prosecutors had enough to convict him but didn’t officially admit to his crimes.
25% relief, less than 1% reduction

2 days ago | rivertonranger.com | Sarah Squires

Last year, as legislative candidates were pounding the pavement for their campaigns, they widely reported the number-one issue they heard from voters was clear: Reining in property taxes. And while different versions of a property tax exemption bill were batted around in Cheyenne, what ultimately passed provides a 25% exemption for up to the first $1 million value for single family homes and associated land.
1 arrested in post office ‘trashing’

2 days ago | rivertonranger.com | Sarah Squires

Federal charges have been filed against a man who allegedly broke into the Kinnear Post Office and caused more than $1,000 in damage. Averey Burnett faces a single charge of robbery of a post office, which carries of a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. According to the charges, on April 7, the sheriff’s office was called to the post office on a report that two individuals had broken into the office and left in a gold brown pickup.
A promise for Baby Angel

2 days ago | rivertonranger.com | Sarah Squires

Fourteen years ago I was enjoying a beautiful Labor Day weekend in my little cabin-house along the Mississippi River, puttering around in my garden. That year we had put raised garden beds in the barely tamed lot we owned across our town road, filled them with black dirt and composted manure, and our tomato plants were taller than my 6’7” husband.
Lawrence goes to prison

6 days ago | rivertonranger.com | Sarah Squires

Editor’s note: This article contains descriptions of sexual violence. A former Riverton volunteer firefighter, school bus driver and Parks and Rec employee was sentenced to seven to 12 years in prison for felony sexual assault after he lured several women into his truck in order to assault them.
Council rejects scooter restrictions

1 week ago | rivertonranger.com | Sarah Squires

When Riverton Police Chief Eric Hurtado started his career, there weren’t laws about texting and driving, people didn’t have electric engines affixed to their bicycles, and the idea of cyber theft felt more like a sci-fi movie. But today, technology has ushered in all kinds of things that law enforcement has to grapple with, and on the table at last week’s Riverton City Council meeting were scooters and other electric vehicles.
Riverton City Council considering youth council

1 week ago | thesheridanpress.com | Sarah Squires

RIVERTON — A new proposal on the table for the Riverton City Council aims to create an advisory branch to city government, one completely comprised of area teenagers. The proposal, dreamed up by a group of Riverton High School students themselves, would create a new youth council that would assist elected leaders with tapping into the creativity, ideas, work and input from Riverton’s young people. kA 4=2DDlQAbQm“x?
Caught after 2 months on the run

1 week ago | rivertonranger.com | Sarah Squires

By Sarah Elmquist SquiresManaging EditorTwo days after the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of an Ethete man, he was located and taken into custody. Collie Judson Warren, 49, Ethete, now faces charges of distributing methamphetamine after he was allegedly involved in a drug deal that led to the arrest of a Mexican national in Kinnear believed to have ties to a transnational drug trafficking organization.
City council hikes utilities

2 weeks ago | rivertonranger.com | Sarah Squires

Rates for water, sewer and sanitation services in Riverton took a hike last week. Water and sewer rates went up by 5%, with sanitation fees adjust up by 2%. City leaders pointed to aging infrastructure and millions in repairs and upgrades on the horizon as justification for the rate hikes, but the changes didn’t come without protest from some who said families are being saddled by rising costs across the board.
FBI to deploy personnel to help with missing and murdered Indigenous people

2 weeks ago | wyomingnews.com | Sarah Squires

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