Laramie Boomerang

10/06/2025

Visit https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/contests/readers_choice/ to view all the winners.

10/06/2025

The Wyoming Department of Health concluded its series of public meetings across the state at the University of Wyoming student union, hosting a town hall focused on the Rural Health Transformation Program. ...

The Wyoming Department of Health concluded its series of public meetings across the state at the University of Wyoming student union, hosting a town hall focused on the Rural Health

10/04/2025

If you know this piece, come experience it again. If you don’t, you have got to hear it.

The University of Wyoming Symphony season-opening performance is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.

Why is the music so popular? Dvořák left Prague and settled in New York from 1892-95. He immersed himself in what he considered American folk music. His goal? Creating classical music with a truly American flair. ...

If you know this piece, come experience it again. If you don’t, you have got to hear it.

10/04/2025

The 2025 Laramie's Best of the Best - Community Choice Awards banquet, hosted by the Laramie Boomerang, featured a who's who gathering during the late afternoon of Wednesday in the Hilton Garden Inn. ...

The 2025 Laramie's Best of the Best - Community Choice Awards banquet, hosted by the Laramie Boomerang, featured a who's who gathering during the late afternoon of Wednesday, Oct. 1,

10/02/2025

It’s been 24 years.

It was on Sept. 16, 2001, when eight University of Wyoming cross-country runners lost their lives when a drunk driver plowed into their vehicle. The eight student-athletes were returning to Laramie from Fort Collins, Colorado after visiting friends and shopping for new running shoes — shoes they never used. ...

It’s been 24 years.

10/01/2025

To the right of the entrance of the Laramie Plains Civic Center’s Gryphon Theater, there is a large bronze bell. It has two inscriptions.

The first denotes the year that the bell came to Laramie, “Laramie High School August 1900.” The second appears to indicate when the bell was placed on a low concrete pedestal at the northeast corner of the Civic Center before being moved inside, “Placed Senior Distinction Day Class of 1951.” But what connects the two? ...

To the right of the entrance of the Laramie Plains Civic Center’s Gryphon Theater, there is a large bronze bell. It has two inscriptions.

09/26/2025

📣 Last call! The Ivinson Home for Ladies Open House is THIS SATURDAY!
🎶 Live entertainment
🍪 Homemade baked goods
🎟 Raffles & prizes
🌸 Treasures & bargains
Join us and support a wonderful cause. ❤️

09/26/2025

Lights, cameras and a splash of creativity will shine when the Wyoming Breast Cancer Initiative hosts its annual Bras With A Cause fundraiser.

The Laramie event will take place from 6-9 p.m. Oct. 8 in the Alice Hardie Stevens Center.

This year’s theme “Bras of Fame: Lights, Camera, Action” highlights the glamour of the silver screen. Attendees will be treated to charcuterie, drinks, live and silent auctions and a showcase of bras decorated by community members to reflect the theme. ...

Lights, cameras and a splash of creativity will shine when the Wyoming Breast Cancer Initiative hosts its annual Bras With A Cause fundraiser.

09/25/2025

It’s a day to celebrate public lands by getting a little dirty and working up a sweat. Just how dirty and sweaty is up to the individual.

This Saturday’s National Public Lands Day offers a chance for volunteers to pick up shovels, don hardhats and lend a hand to help with various projects in and near Laramie. ...

It’s a day to celebrate public lands by getting a little dirty and working up a sweat. Just how dirty and sweaty is up to the individual.

09/24/2025

Step inside history ✨ and experience the warmth of community.
The ladies of Ivinson Home are hosting vendor tables, raffles, and more—don’t miss this special day filled with fun, food, and friendship!
📅 Sept. 27th | 10am–2pm

09/23/2025

University of Wyoming Homecoming will feature two distinguished UW alumni — Julie (Sandberg) Read and Lori (Sandberg) Wobick — as grand marshals for the annual Homecoming Parade at 10 a.m. Oct. 4. ...

University of Wyoming Homecoming will feature two distinguished UW alumni — Julie (Sandberg) Read and Lori (Sandberg) Wobick — as grand marshals for the annual Homecoming Parade at 10 a.m.

09/22/2025

Layers of rust and decades of Wyoming weather are slowly disappearing from Laramie’s historic Union Pacific Caboose 25232 because of a community-led restoration project that has brought together volunteers, local businesses and the city.

Kyriessa Lane, a dedicated community leader who participated in Leadership Laramie and graduated from its courses in May, helped lead the effort. ...

Layers of rust and decades of Wyoming weather are slowly disappearing from Laramie’s historic Union Pacific Caboose 25232 because of a community-led restoration project that has brought together volunteers, local