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Craig Johnson’s Longmire Makes It To A&E Television [AUDIO]
Eight years ago we were introduced to Craig Johnson’s Wyoming lawman, Walt Longmire, in his first novel The Cold Dish. Since then we have been treated to the exploits of Longmire as he has dealt with the issues of the CBM boom in Wyoming, to the streets of Philadelphia, to a spiritual encounter in the Big Horns and most recently as a planner for his daughters upcoming wedding.
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Exclusive: John Barrasso Announces 2012 Re-Election Campaign
Senator John Barrasso was sworn in to the United States Senate in 2007 after being appointed to the position following the death of Senator Craig Thomas. Barrasso was then elected, in a special election, to the United States Senate on November 4, 2008. Senator Barrasso announced today that he will be filing the paperwork in Cheyenne to run for re-election and for his first full term as U.S. Senator from Wyoming.
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Governor’s Challenge Benefits Olympic Athletes
Governor Matt Mead is joining with his peers from across the country to support America’s Olympic athletes. The Governors’ Challenge asks people to purchase a stitch in the American flag that Team USA will take to London
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Medicine Bow National Forest Ready For Memorial Day Weekend
In contrast to recent years, a good number of open campgrounds and Forest roads will greet visitors to the Medicine Bow National Forest this Memorial Day weekend.
Preparations have been in full swing to ready areas for the holiday crowds and some recreation sites on the Brush Creek/Hayden, Douglas and Laramie Ranger Districts are open for the season. In certain cases, visitors will be welcomed back to sites that have seen significant work or have even been closed as a result of hazard trees from the beetle epidemic that swept across Western forests over the last decade.
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2012 Wyoming Sports Hall Of Fame Ceremony to be Held in Casper
Four individuals and a set of brothers are among the 11th class of inductees into the Wyoming Sports Hall of Fame.
The newest class includes former University of Wyoming football standouts Casey Bramlet of Wheatland and David Edeen of Cheyenne; multi-state standout and coach Bruce Collins of Rock Springs; long-time Rawlins High volleyball coach Sandy Jebens and brothers Ben and Blaine Phillips of Sheridan.
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Vioxx Settlement Nets Wyoming $624,000
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Wild Horse Adoption Set For May 18 And 19
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Wyoming Honor Farm will host a wild horse and burro adoption and gentling clinic May 18-19 in Riverton, Wyo.
On Friday, May 18, the Honor Farm will offer a free clinic to discuss the gentling program, followed by a preview of the horses. The clinic will feature demonstrations focusing on catching a horse, advance and retreat, picking up feet, and beginning to ride. The gentling clinic runs from 1-3 p.m. and is open to the public.
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Animal Care Review Panel Reports On Hog Abuse Charges In Wheatland Wyoming [AUDIO]
The Animal Care Review Panel, a panel of animal well-being experts, created to analyze undercover video investigations at livestock farms, calls animal mistreatment seen in a recently released case from a Wyoming hog farm “unacceptable and indefensible.” The