Wyoming Tribune Eagle

09/08/2025

Paul Elwood is a late composer, banjoist and longtime professor of composition at the University of Northern Colorado will be honored at a memorial celebration concert on Tuesday at UNC. One of the musicians honoring him is New York-based Aimée Niemann, who's originally from Greeley, Colorado.

Niemann travelled all over Wyoming, including Cheyenne, gathering sounds they would use as a backtrack for their performance on Tuesday. They used a graphic score that Elwood wrote for them as her guide to create a sound map of Wyoming. https://buff.ly/dkeabfU

09/08/2025

PODCAST: Missed the podcast on Friday? Don't worry! You can listen to it at wyomingnews.com or here: https://buff.ly/514LhJ4.

Description: Last week, Wyoming Tribune Eagle reporter Alyssa Tolman went on a ride-along with Cheyenne Sanitation Division’s recycling services to follow the path of the city’s recycling. On Wyoming Watch, she shares what she learned.

09/08/2025

Lawmakers met again this week to continue discussing how to adjust state spending on education as part of the typical five-year reassessment of the funding model, but no clear direction has emerged so far.

Conversations this year have been made more tense after a district court judge ruled earlier this year that Wyoming’s education system is unconstitutionally underfunded. https://buff.ly/YoMnpjh

09/08/2025

For generations, the Native American Indian Village at Cheyenne Frontier Days has given visitors a glimpse of Native dance and culture.

But when the new Morning Star Indian Village opens next year, it will offer something far deeper: a space built entirely around Native traditions, where every stage and path tells a story of renewal and unity. https://buff.ly/2ATCpb9

09/08/2025

The first Minuteman III silo is to be taken offline as one of the first steps in the broader Sentinel project, which will modernize existing U.S. Air Force intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) systems.

In a statement emailed to the Wyoming Tribune Eagle on Friday, Air Force Global Strike Command officials announced that the silo would be taken offline as a result of the administrative decertification of F.E. Warren Air Force Base’s Launch Facility (LF) 5E10. https://buff.ly/Ft4YB3P

09/08/2025

Since the historic 1960 Cheyenne airport terminal closed to the public in 2018, officials from Arts Cheyenne and the Cheyenne Regional Airport Board have been making plans to revitalize the building into an arts and aviation center.

Desirée Brothe, executive director of Arts Cheyenne; Tim Bradshaw, Cheyenne Regional Airport director of aviation; and Cheryl Bean, former WYDOT engineering planner, went before members of the Cheyenne City Council on Friday to present their idea for the old terminal in hopes of having the project added to the sixth-penny sales tax ballot next year. https://buff.ly/9URsGWX

09/08/2025

Laramie County’s K-12 education leaders urged local business leaders on Friday to build relationships with Wyoming’s young people.

Educating the future workforce in Wyoming has unique challenges in the era of cellphones, modern technology and an ever-shifting workforce, Laramie County School District 1 Superintendent Stephen Newton told attendees during the monthly Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce luncheon. https://buff.ly/3d4zdN7

09/05/2025

TO DO: Grab your wands and get ready to immerse yourself in a new magical realm called the Fantasy Festival, coming to the Front Range on Sept. 20.

For Cheyenne-based Zarah O’Holleran, it all started in March with a dream and a lifelong love of fairy tales and fantasy.

Her company, Larkspur Events, will be putting on the event. The business started by hosting budget-friendly weddings and has now added the upcoming Fantasy Festival to its portfolio. For the Fantasy Festival, O’Holleran is partnering with her friend Katrina Johnson, who lives in Loveland, Colorado, and owns another event company, Blast from the Past. https://buff.ly/zqe6Idv

09/05/2025

A Cheyenne Police officer collided with another vehicle, flipping the patrol vehicle while in pursuit of a speeder Friday morning. https://buff.ly/pWpnfR3

09/05/2025

The state of Wyoming will host a free public event commemorating Constitution Day on Sept. 17 from 2:15 to 3:30 p.m. in the Wyoming State Capitol Auditorium. Part of the state’s preparations for America’s 250th anniversary, the event will honor the United States Constitution and highlight Wyoming’s significant role in constitutional history. https://buff.ly/Fzw5XwG

09/05/2025

Levi Wardell had never intended to enter either of his daughters in any pageants or contests. But when he found out about the nationwide Toddler of the Year contest, he decided to enter his daughters, Oakley and Tatum, into the competition

The competition began with thousands of kids around the country, and Oakley ranks number three out of 16 toddlers left in the contest. The quarterfinals, which began on Sept. 1, ends on Sept. 11 at 8 p.m.

CHEYENNE — Three-year-old Oakley Wardell is nothing if not adorable.

09/05/2025

While the food may be the top attraction for the new Laramie County Senior Services activity center, seniors say the atmosphere and opportunities to connect with others are close seconds. LCSS is a local nonprofit that aims to provide meals, exercise and recreational activities, family caregiver support and other services to Cheyenne seniors. https://buff.ly/rT53yMS