The Torrington
WASHINGTON (AP) — Reversing a potentially controversial decision， the Obama administration will drop references to end-of-life counseling from the ground rules for Medicares new annual checkup， a White House official said Wednesday.
We had everything fueled up and ready to go， said Foreman Virgil Stull of Torringtons Streets and Sanitation Department. We knew…more
The 2011 Relay for Life theme is Seasons of Hope， and the Kick Off event is scheduled for Thursday， Jan. 20， 2011 at 6 p.m….more
CHEYENNE， Wyo. (AP) — Improving Interstate 80 in the state to help prevent interruption of traffic flow — especially during the winter — is the top road project needed to support Wyomings economic growth， a report by a transportation research organization said Wednesday.
Editors note: The following is a transcript of Speaker of the House Rep. Ed Buchanans (R-Torrington) opening address at the 2011 Legislature Tuesday， Jan. 11， 2011 in Cheyenne.
The 61st Wyoming State Legislature reconvened in its 2011 general session and local representatives are ready. Rep. Ed Buchanan (R-Torrington) was sworn in as Speaker of the House.
The meeting at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel is in conjunction with the University of Wyoming Pesticide Applicator Recertification program. The WWMA promotes and cilitates collaboration and education…more
Resident Anita Rowley approached the council and asked them to consider the cost of snow removal in…more
Eastern Wyoming College employee Bill Schmidt reaches for a spoon to add some cheese to a breakst burrito at the student lounge and conference area Tuesday. The colleges second semester started Tuesday morning， and students awoke from their winter break slumber and grabbed some breakst before heading to classes.
In recognition of New Years resolutions to give up tobacco， Goshen County Community Tobacco Coalition is offering free New Years Quit Kits; as well as encouraging people who smoke or use spit tobacco to contact the Wyoming Quit Tobacco Program for free counseling and financial assistance to quit.
Editors note: The following is the transcript from Wyoming Gov. Matt Meads State of the State Address delivered Jan. 12， 2011 in front of a joint session of the Legislature
Jim Wilson of Ft. Laramie is a disabled Army veteran who served in Operation Desert Storm. Jim was the recipient of a donated Nebraska Black Powder Whitetail Deer hunt this past December. The hunt was donated to a disabled veteran by Souderton-Harleysville Game and Forestry Association of Pennsylvania and Brush Buster Outfitters of Lingle. Troys Taxidermy of Lyman…more
Do you own a business? Are you thinking about starting a business? If so， there is a new opportunity in Torrington for you.
Goshen County Attorney Patrick Korell said amongst other things， the opening of the Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution (WMCI) and the recent oil and gas development have upped the caseload slightly from last year， but the number of cases opened in 2010 is…more
WYDOT is one of only three state transportation departments in the nation with 94 percent of their stimulus money already at work in the construction economy. Nationwide the average is…more
The report by the Washington D.C. nonprofit ranked 25 proposed projects by the Wyoming Department of Transportation…more
The rule announced Wednesday is part of the governments effort to educate Americans about nutrition and diets. It applies to 40 of the most popular…more
About one year ago， the Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution opened and received its first inmates， which our community received with a wide array of attitudes.
Eight volunteers from the Torrington Volunteer Fire Department participated in training classes this past weekend at the Wyoming State Fire Academy in Riverton. Over the course of Saturday and a half-day on Sunday， volunteers practiced fire tactics， arsenal investigation and advance automobile extraction.
The Wyoming Joint Family Support Assistance Program Team will visit several Southeast Wyoming cities from Jan. 7-12， providing information about programs available to military members and their milies.
Like many Torrington residents， Luree Ferguson (left) and Florence Haug (right) took advantage of the Saturday afternoon sun to shovel snow from their front walkway. …more
This class is perfect for those individuals interested in getting a Commercial Drivers License (CDL) or those who need a CDL for their job. …more
Please come and join us at the business roundtable on Jan. 27， 2011， at 11:45 a.m. at the Platte Valley Bank located at 2201 Main Street. Learn how to use social media effectively for…more
CHEYENNE， Wyo. (AP) — A recent study says Wyoming has the highest rate of high school students who pass a military entrance exam.
CHEYENNE， The sharp sound of a gavel rapping echoed in the Wyoming State Capitol on Tuesday morning.
The team includes service providers and representativesThe Torrington from Military One Source， Military Family Life Consultant Program， Operation Military Kids， and others. Those programs provide services including counseling， financial assistance/planning， child care services，…more
The Internal Revenue Service opened the 2011 tax filing season by announcing that taxpayers have until April 18 to file their tax returns. The IRS reminded taxpayers impacted by recent tax law changes that using e-file is the best way to ensure accurate tax returns and get ster refunds.
Washington， D.C.，based transportation research group The Road Information Program (TRIP) recently published a report listing the top 25 projects to support economic growth within Wyoming. The realignment project on U.S. Route 85 and U.S. Routes 20-26 in Torrington ranked fifth on the list.
The Independent Cattleman of Wyoming is proud to present， an open to the public meeting， and a free lunch buffet， on the afternoon of Jan. 17， 2011， with an informative group of speakers from around the state to talk on a variety of topics of interest to the ag community on local issues. Topics include: oil and gas leases， weastern health recruitmentind…more
Mr. President， Mr. Speaker， members of the 61st Wyoming Legislature， fellow elected officials， Chief Justice and members of the judiciary，…more
Gov. Matt Mead announced Friday that Wyoming will file on Monday to join the lawsuit. Florida and some 20 other states already are challenging the constitutionality of the federal Health Care Reform Act. …more
Help Goshen County Relay for Life raise money for the American Cancer Society as it continues to research a cure for cancer. Come for the cause by participating in the 2011 Relay for Life.
County attorney prepares for new term – Oil and gas development civil cases， gang activity draw more attention
On Feb. 3 and 4， 2011， the bipartisan Wyoming Womens Legislative Caucus invites women to Cheyenne for leadership workshops， speakers and networking.
MR. MAJORITY FLOOR LEADER， MR. SPEAKER PRO TEM， MR. MAJORITY WHIP， MR. MINORITY LEADER， MADAME MINORITY WHIP， FELLOW LEGISLATORS OF THE 61st WYOMING LEGISLATURE， DISTINGUISHED GUESTS， LADIES AND GENTLEMEN，…more
Military officials in the state believe that is because the state draws a high rate of applicants for service.
The latest shift on the sensitive subject comes ahead of a vote next week in the new GOP-led House to repeal President Barack Obamas landmark health care overhaul….more
Gary Korell， county road and bridge superintendent and Bob Taylor， county engineer at Benchmark of Torrington addressed the completion…more
The storm brought sighs for some and smiles for others. Last weeks blizzard left area residents still shaking off the arctic blast during the weekend， but area youth were quick to rejoice through sledding， snowball fights and revelry during the last few days of winter break. Nine-year-olds Dominic Marlin (front of sled) and Paul Vetter (back of sled) joined children…more
WYDOT has paid out to contractors 94 percent of the $157.6 million in federal economic stimulus money it received for Wyoming highway projects through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Sometime during the summer of 1945 on Okinawa， Japan， he was working in the construction battalion (CB) for the Navy， pushing a CAT tractor along a ditch when the Japanese fired upon his unit.
A Lusk woman is appealing to the Wyoming Supreme Court a district court ruling that same- couples cannot divorce in the state. Meanwhile， as the Legislature reconvenes this week， at least two bills on the schedule attempt to establish the definition of marriage by either clearing up an apparent conflict in the statutes or taking the issue to the ballot….more
The recent new year means more changes and improvements for the Wyoming Medium Correctional Institution (WMCI).
The previous high was recorded in 2007， when 27 motorcyclists died. 2010 marked only the fourth year that motorcycle deaths exceeded 20 since the state began keeping records in 1960. …more
Sharon Knaub， who served as Goshen County treasurer for 12 years， has retired and passed on her position to former Deputy Treasurer Maxine Mitchell. Mitchell was sworn in at the courthouse on Monday at 10 a.m. and expressed that she was excited， but nervous for her new post in the county government.
I was overwhelmed， the Torrington resident said when she heard her friends were organizing a benefit dinner to help alleviate some of the costs from her extensive medical bills.
He illustrates， When I looked over my shoulder， I could see the fuel squirting out of the fuel…more
Eastern Wyoming College will be offering a CDL course in Torrington from Feb. 7 through Feb. 28. Class will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Torrington United Methodist Church， located at 2702 Main St.， will hold its third annual Spaghetti and Meatballs Dinner on Saturday， Jan. 22， to raise funds for local missions. Proceeds will benefit Campus Ministry， Caring and Sharing， Goshen County Ministry Fund (assist county residents with housing and/or utilities)， and the Transient Fund (assist non-resident travelers).
Master Sgt. Doug Fitzgerald of the Wyoming Air Guard says recruiting has grown 12 percent in the last…more
CHEYENNE， Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming will join Florida and other states in a federal lawsuit challenging the federal health care reform law enacted last year.
The first big blizzard of the new year roared through Goshen County late last week， leaving behind a blanket of snow and rendering residents snowbound.
Just days after the first anniversary of WMCIs opening， The Prison Community Partnership Committee welcomed new members and prison staff during its first 2011 quarterly meeting Tuesday evening. …more
Women legislators will speak Thursday evening Feb. 3 about how they are changing the future， and a panel of change makers who are statewide activists and lobbyists will address participants at lunch on Friday， Feb. 4….more
For many， this is the first time to live in such close proximity to a prison. One underlying concern is the fear of what may happen when milies of inmates moved into the area…more
Standing before packed council chambers， newly elected Torrington Mayor Mike Varney and council members Deanna Hill and Dennis Kelly took their places after being ceremonially sworn in Tuesday evening.
As 2011 rang in， so did new conversations surrounding the Goshen County Commission at its first meeting of the New Year on Tuesday. The agenda produced discussions regarding county roadwork， healthcare reform and the need for assisted-living housing in Torrington.
Torrington City Attorney Jim Eddington (left) reads the oath of office as incoming Mayor Mike Varney (right， in brown) and incoming Torrington City Council members Deanna Hill and Dennis Kelly swear in. Their first official council meeting Tuesday night. …more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Agriculture Department will require many meat labels to include the number of calories and other nutritional information starting in 2012 so that consumers can make healthier decisions about what they eat.
A horse awaits his turn to ride at the Goshen County Roping Clubs New Years trailer roping event in the Goshen County Fairgrounds pavilion on Saturday morning. Open to members of the club， as well as riders throughout the community， the event attracted a large crowd who came to watch and participate in the cattle roping action. …more
Many people are miliar with the classic sights and sounds of Rome. The cobblestone streets， the monolithic icon that is the Coliseum and Saint Peters Basilica have become everyday scenery for the residents of this history-rich city that was once the center of the known world.
Just in the last two weeks: Maryland: two deaths， Florida: five deaths， Texas: one death， New York: 45 in the emergency room， Connecticut: 40 children in the emergency room， Colorado: one death and three unconscious， Arizona: nine hospitalized， Massachusetts， one death and 18 hospitalized， all from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Pesticide issues， rangeland and crop pests and a half-day symposium on cheatgrass management are among topics for weed management professionals at the Wyoming Weed Management Association (WWMA) meeting Jan 18-20 in Casper.