Platte County, WY

The Wyoming Arts Council announced five pairs of artists that will receive art grants of $3,000. The Wyoming Arts Council’s Josh Chrysler said such work needs financial support for time and materials. “The grant is sort of designed both, one, to recognize those people who carry this knowledge, and...

Archaeological excavations led by Wyoming’s state archaeologist and involving University of Wyoming researchers have confirmed that an ancient mine in eastern Wyoming was used by humans to produce red ocher starting nearly 13,000 years ago. That makes the Powars II site at Sunrise in Platte County the oldest documented...

- 19.3% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor's degree or higher - Less than high school diploma: 8.1% ($11,578 median earnings) - High school graduate: 38.4% ($37,306) - Some college or Associate's degree: 34.1% ($33,134) - Bachelor's degree: 10.8% ($39,855) - Graduate or professional degree: 8.5% (earnings not available)

WHEATLAND – Although not having any previous training in art, Lalonda Baker found a passion for it and following that, led her to opening Fine Art Framing, where she paints and frames, inspired by her life experiences and firm faith in God. Baker, besides working as a receptionist for...

ATLANTA, GA – The group of kids from Platte County started four years ago with only a handful of students. In four years’ time, the group has gone over 60 in number, they have done everything from remodeling a vintage Guernsey building, began work on the oldest YMCA in Wyoming and have had an adviser in Troy Reichert who was awarded the Wyoming adviser of the year in April, I was selected the Region 5 adviser of the year. Winners from all 5 regions in the United States were recognized on stage and given a plaque. The adviser from region 1 was selected national adviser of the year.

Touch of Color, owned by Kim Zimmerman was a rallying point on the day after Flag Day back in 2020 just a few weeks before the Fourth of July celebration. An unused flagpole on her property was repurposed and flags donated by the VFW were hoisted in a flag-raising celebration. As others are seeking to tear down and burn the Ameican Flag, Platte County stood to its feet and saluted the flag as it flies high above Platte County. Zimmerman has been a rock and a fixture in this town for 15 years and now, finally, she has reached that point where she is selling her business and making a move to Florida to retire.

GUERNSEY – Platte County’s Chamber of Commerce held their annual scholarship golf tournament at Trail Ruts Golf Course, June 11, and raised enough money to continue their scholarship program. The scholarship golf tournament was a fundraising event for the scholarships given out by the Chamber. A total of...

A Casper man has broken his own state record for longnose sucker. According to a Wyoming Game and Fish Department press release, Bobo first broke the 1998 record in 2021. This year, his 10.5 inch long fish broke the 2021 record. It was 1.5 inches longer than his first record. Bobo said both fish were caught along the same stretch of the river, and both times he was actually fishing for trout using a worm. He's the first angler to break a Wyoming record this year.

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 298 (25 new cases, +47% change from previous week) - Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,484 (1,971 total cases) --- 16.2% less cases per 100k residents than Wyoming - Cumulative deaths per 100k: 489 (41 total deaths) --- 55.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Wyoming - Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.5% (3,486 fully vaccinated)

WHEATLAND (WNE) — The official tourism organization for Platte County has launched “A Road Trip Adventure Through Wyoming’s Platte County,” a new mobile scavenger hunt that encourages people to visit destinations across Platte County. The passport is a free program that any local resident or visitor...

CASPER, Wyo. — The Platte County Commission declared a fire ban on Tuesday prohibiting outdoor fires and fireworks. Volunteer firefighters in Platte County have already responded to seven fires caused by humans this season, and “extremely dry fuels” allowed those fires to grow rapidly, according to the resolution passed by the commission. In addition, cheatgrass is fully mature in the county, which can contribute to a rapid rate of spread in the event of wildfires.

- Homes built before 1939: 18.1% - Homes built since 2000: 16.2% - Median year built: 1974 - Total homes: 4,869 You may also like: Wyoming is the #3 worst state at buckling up

CHUGWATER – Runners from all over Platte County came to run in this year’s second annual Chugwater 5K. The runners began arriving at 7:30 and found their way to the registration table where they had to pay their $30 fee for unregistered runners and $45 for registered runners who had ordered a T-shirt.

In conjunction with the fire ban issued by the Board of Platte County Commissioners Tuesday, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is implementing a partial fire ban on Game and Fish Commission-owned and managed lands within the county, effective immediately. Affected areas include Cottonwood Draw Wildlife Habitat Management Area as...