Lander Journal

12/10/2025

The Light Up Lander parade and Art in the Afternoon ushered in the holiday season last week.
Photos by Teal Davis and Austin Beck-Doss

12/09/2025

The fair board placed fair director Pat Hart on paid administrative leave:

Early Tuesday morning, the Fremont County Fair Board voted unanimously to place Fair Manager Pat Hart on administrative leave, effective immediately.

12/08/2025

The End Zone says someone shot a bullet through a window in the building sometime late Thursday or early Friday morning, and encourage anyone with information to reach out to the LPD.

12/07/2025

Of the 12 species of owls present in Wyoming, the burrowing owl is among the animals in greatest conservation need. About 40 people gathered at Lander's Pushroot Brewing Co. on Tuesday for Wildlife on Tap to learn about the animal – from how declining prairie dog populations impact burrowing owls to their long-distance migration patterns.

Of the 12 species of owls present in Wyoming, the burrowing owl is among the animals in greatest conservation need. About 40 people gathered at Lander’s Pushroot Brewing Co. on

12/07/2025

Thursday morning, in a crowded room at the Dubois Branch Library, the Fremont County Library Board cast a series of three votes with one outcome: The Fremont County Library System, despite strong public opposition and unsettled legal questions, will remove all references to the American Library Association (ALA) from its policies, handbooks, and other documents.

Thursday morning, in a crowded room at the Dubois Branch Library, the Fremont County Library Board cast a series of three votes with one outcome: The Fremont County Library System,

12/06/2025

"Beavers are way better at this than we are," Coffman said. "The BDAs are ultimately a pretty poor imitation of a beaver dam. But you can't just drop a beaver off in a place where it doesn't have the right conditions and say, 'Good luck.' They need access to willow, aspen, cottonwood. So part of the idea here is to improve the quality of the habitat before we ask them to take over."

Snowmelt seeped down the banks of Red Canyon Creek Wednesday afternoon as Tayler DeBrosse and John Coffman walked the water’s edge, stopping at a line of weathered posts jutting from

12/06/2025

Art in the Afternoon is an annual event hosted at the Lander Community Center and highlights the work of dozens of local artists. From watercolors to needle felting and from woodworking to organic ice cream, there is something for everyone at this year's celebration, which will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, December 7.

The lights at The Lander Art Center (LAC) are on late as volunteers are bustling to get everything ready for this year’s Art in the Afternoon – part of the

12/05/2025

Logan Milek, a senior cross-country star for the Lander Valley Tigers, has officially signed to continue his athletic career with Montana State – Billings. As the top runner for the Tigers, Milek placed fifth in the 2025 3A state championship cross-country meet with a time of 17:28.1.

Submitted photo

11/30/2025

The foundation, by design, only stays in communities for an allotted amount of time. For Lander, that time is coming to a close next year.

The LOR Foundation has left a lasting impact on Lander residents through over 400 grant-funded projects since establishing a presence in the community in March 2020.

11/26/2025

Alumni from Wyoming Indian Schools celebrated Indigenous culture with current students through a fashion showcase held at the Alfred Redman Sr. Gymnasium on November 12.

Wyoming Indian spotlights alumni

11/26/2025

In November, preschoolers from Little Children Preschool visited the Lander Police Department for a hands-on learning experience about the roles and responsibilities of local law enforcement.

11/22/2025

"This is a facility for the Shoshone, by the Shoshone," said Alejandra Robinson, who in addition to being the Eastern Shoshone Tribe's public relations director also manages the tribe's archives.

“What do you want to see in your museum, and what stories do you want your museum to tell?” asked To Be Done (TBD) Studio architect Mika Yamaguchi.