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CLASSIC CADILLAC

6 days ago | wyomingnews.com | Trina Brittain

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LONGER THAN A LIMO

6 days ago | wyomingnews.com | Trina Brittain

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‘It’s bittersweet’: Class of 2025 celebrates success in Farson

6 days ago | wyomingnews.com | Trina Brittain

FARSON – Boots donned the stage as a reminder for a graduating class to check on each other as they begin their lives after high school. Seventeen high school seniors graduated from Farson-Eden High School on Thursday, May 29. Katherine Weese is the Class of 2025 Salutatorian. She shared what it was like growing up in Farson and going to school. “We’ve done it all together,” Weese said.
WYDOT aims to complete tunnel repairs before winter

1 week ago | wyomingnews.com | Trina Brittain

CHEYENNE -- In an effort to keep the construction project moving forward, the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) has been looking at several ways to fix the Green River tunnels before the holidays. “Our whole intent is we'd like to have all these repairs completed before the upcoming winter season,” WYDOT Chief Engineer Keith Fulton said.
‘Our families are up there’: Resident sees dog defecating, urinating on graves

1 week ago | wyomingnews.com | Trina Brittain

ROCK SPRINGS -- A local resident voiced her disappointment with dog owners during the Rock Springs City Council meeting on Tuesday, May 20. Shirley Cukale went to the Rock Springs Municipal Cemetery on Easter Sunday to visit the graves of deceased relatives. Rather than spending time in quiet contemplation, she became appalled. “I see a man with a dog and he's pooping all over a grave,” Cukale said, expressing anger about the passing of the “Rules and Regulations to be Enforced” ordinance.
Rock Springs City Council grants more time to save civic center

1 week ago | wyomingnews.com | Trina Brittain

ROCK SPRINGS — Given the public’s interest in keeping a decades-old recreational facility open, the civic center has been spared — for now. Councilman Rob Zotti made a motion to remove a resolution ordering the closure of the Rock Springs Civic Center for construction, repurposing and possible renovation from the table during the council’s regular meeting on May 20. Zotti also made a motion to amend the resolution, bumping the closure date up to July 1, 2027, from July 1, 2025.
Parent voices concerns; says daughter’ being ‘mentally punched’

1 week ago | trib.com | Trina Brittain

ROCK SPRINGS — A mother recently spoke out against bullying in local schools and questioned how district officials are responding to student-on-student harassment. Rock Springs resident Kelsey Hibbs addressed the Sweetwater County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees during its regular meeting on May 12 about her 9-year-old daughter’s recent struggles with bullying. “Emotional suffering isn’t always visible, which is why the parent notification and collaboration is essential,” Hibbs said.
‘Rock Springs is the right fit’: Sage View Care Center welcomes Gavin Wiswell as new administrator

1 week ago | wyomingnews.com | Trina Brittain

ROCK SPRINGS — A new administrator is already making waves at a local skilled nursing facility. Gavin Wiswell, MBA, LNHA, is the new executive director at Sage View Care Center. He has been a licensed nursing home administrator for 15 years in San Diego. Wiswell has a personal connection to nursing homes since his grandmother was a resident in an assisted living facility due to dementia. This prompted him to seek a career in skilled nursing facilities.
AML’s grouting project aims to enhance public safety in Bunning Park

2 weeks ago | wyomingnews.com | Trina Brittain

ROCK SPRINGS -- A state agency issued a public statement regarding an upcoming project at Bunning Park during the Rock Springs City Council meeting on Tuesday, May 20. The Abandoned Mine Lands (AML), a division of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), will focus on filling mine voids beneath portions of Bunning Park and the nearby neighborhood sooner than regularly scheduled.
Chasing the wild dreams: Black Butte High School graduates start new chapter

2 weeks ago | wyomingnews.com | Trina Brittain

ROCK SPRINGS - The Black Butte High School seniors celebrated their accomplishments on Wednesday, May 21, in Western Theater at Western Wyoming Community College. Principal Bryant Blake described the occasion as a start of something new for the graduates and recognized their efforts.