Area Foodbanks Struggle To Meet Increased Demand

Home » Stories » Area Foodbanks Struggle To Meet Increased Demand Maria Young Published October 27, 2025 - 7:10 pm SNAP recipients who use those benefits to purchase groceries may go without during the federal government shutdown -- a fear that is...

Town of Cheyenne Wells council meeting minutes – September 12, 2025

Town of Cheyenne Wells Regular Meeting Council Chambers September 15, 2025 6pm CALL TO ORDER Mayor Pro Tern Carleton Pelton called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M. and led the group in the Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. Flag. Councilman Zach...

Around Wyoming, Wednesday, October 22

A drug court provider is helping people in the same spot where she once was. The Uinta County Herald reports Kelsee Ficker hit rock bottom after multiple years of using drugs. She was arrested several times, but the time in 2014, she found out she...

Remembering the heyday of Perugino’s in Luzerne, which has closed after 92 years

LUZERNE — Andy Perugino’s Restaurant, a landmark business where area families and prominent politicos gathered for generations to enjoy Italian cuisine or attend functions in a private banquet room, has closed after 92 years, the owner announced...

Cheyenne River Youth Project Kicks Off Annual Family Services Membership Drive

Details By Cheyenne River Youth Project October 18, 2025 EAGLE BUTTE, SD (Sept. 29, 2025) — It might be early fall, but the Cheyenne River Youth Project is already preparing for the holiday season. In less than three months, the nonprofit youth...

Idaho universities propose hundreds of new state-supported medical school seats

Lawmakers this year set a goal to subsidize tuition for 30 additional medical school students annually, an effort to ease state’s doctor shortage. But university leaders want to go well beyond that. On Monday, medical education administrators from...

Cowgirls Close Fall Slate on a High Note

UW goes 5-for-6 in singles and 2-of-3 in doubles DENVER, Colo. (Oct. 26, 2025) – The Wyoming Cowgirls closed their fall slate with another strong day of play Sunday morning at the Colorado Cup hosted by the University of Denver. The Cowgirls won...

Cancer Clinical Trials Go Remote, Improving Access and Accrual

Clinical trials — experimental studies of new medications or treatments in humans before they are approved for widespread use — can be a boon for patients at cancer centers like the University of Colorado Cancer Center, but until recently,...

AROUND WYOMING: Truck Crash, Lane Closures and Afton Food Drive!

Truck Crash The Wyoming Highway Patrol says a GMC pickup failed to stop at the intersection, crashing into another truck around 11 a.m. Monday. Both drivers were transported for medical evaluations and cited for not wearing seatbelts. Traffic was...

'We've lost enough people' — Tribal Health works to stem overdose deaths

LANDER — Eastern Shoshone Tribal Health Community Health Educator Jocelyn Dewey’s map of 2025 overdoses on the Wind River Reservation paints a concerning picture. “We’ve had 81 overdoses, 10 overdose deaths, and only 22 times during those...

Seniors across US suspect Medicare fraud from Delray Beach company

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — More than two dozen Medicare recipients from across the country have contacted WPTV with reports of fraudulent billing from a Delray Beach company, with claims totaling more than $336,000 for medical equipment they say...

“Purple Partners Day” highlights domestic violence resources in Cheyenne

The Cottonwood Room at the Laramie County Library was covered in purple as community organizations and departments gathered for “Purple Partners Day,” an event aimed at raising awareness for domestic violence victims and highlighting local...

This Date in UCSF History: Homophobia Is a Medical Issue

Originally published in Synapse on October 22, 1998. Last week, the country confronted the death of Matthew Shepard, the University of Wyoming student killed in a vicious, antigay hate crime. This tragedy raises important issues for current and...

Supreme Court won't hear Wyoming corner crossing case

There will be no word from the nation’s high court on corner crossing. The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday that it will not hear a Wyoming ranch owner’s case against four hunters who crossed diagonally between parcels of public land surrounded...

Haunted Military Sites: A Skeptic’s Guide to the Most Allegedly Haunted Military Locations

From ghostly cavalry patrols to phantom footsteps in 19th-century forts, haunted military base stories have become a staple of American paranormal lore. But how much of these eerie stories across the services are real, how much is legend, and what...

Wyoming County’s America250PA bell unveiled at Wright Center

State Rep. Tina Pickett, R-110, and state Sen. Lisa Baker, R-20 Wyoming County now has a bell that will help to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States next year. A custom-designed fiberglass bell sculpture, created by artist Allison...

Cheyenne man arrested following fatal motorcycle crash Wednesday

CHEYENNE (WNE) — A local man has been arrested on charges of aggravated vehicular homicide, driving under the influence and failure to yield while turning left after a crash that killed an unidentified motorcyclist. Oliver Birt, 29, was arrested...

Cheyenne Animal Shelter gives hopeful progress report on 100+ animals rescued from cruelty case, praises community

One week after more than 100 animals were rescued from a property in horrific conditions, the Cheyenne Animal Shelter reports the pets are beginning to heal and the community has stepped up in ways staff never expected. “I just want to really...

Fight for a cure: Wilkes-Barre Area athletics fundraise for Cancer Wellness Center during Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Makayla Evans cheers for Wilkes-Barre Area where she’s a sophomore. During practice, she shouted with her teammates, “F-I-G-H-T fight for a cure. What we gonna do tonight? F-I-G-H-T fight for a cure." She and her teammates raised money with...

Cheyenne Man Charged in Fatal Shooting Waives Preliminary Hearing

The 21-year-old Cheyenne man accused of gunning down 19-year-old Cheyenne resident Benjamin "Benji" Glenn in the King Soopers parking lot last month will have his case proceed to Laramie County District Court after waiving his preliminary hearing....