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Shoshone Indian Days to begin Friday

Jun 17, 2013 - By Andrea Novotny, Staff Writer:  Powwows, craft and food vendors, and a three-day rodeo will highlight this year's Eastern Shoshone Indian Days and Rodeo Celebration.
The festivities begin ... [more]

The way it was: Sheep as art -- 1994

Jun 9, 2013 - From staff reports:  Even a mine can do with a little beautification, and that's what Riverton-based U.S. Energy Corp. Riverton had in mind when it commissioned this piece of art. ... [more]

Police eye speed and alcohol in crash probe

Jun 3, 2013 - By Christina George, Staff Writer:  Law enforcement authorities are investigating excessive speed and alcohol use as possible contributing factors in last Sunday's fatal rollover roughly 10 miles ... [more]

Fort Washakie High School graduates first class of seniors

May 29, 2013 - By Christina George, Staff Writer:  Fremont County School District 21 celebrated a milestone May 18 when it graduated its first class of seniors.
"This is the first ever Fort Washakie High ... [more]

Man killed in Sunday wreck

May 28, 2013 - By Christina George, Staff Writer:  Fremont County Coroner Ed McAuslan said preliminary investigation indicates a man involved in a one-vehicle rollover Sunday afternoon roughly 15 miles north of ... [more]

Officials say child started trailer blaze

May 10, 2013 - By Katie Roenigk, Staff Writer:  County fire officials said a Wednesday evening storage trailer fire in Fort Washakie was started by a child playing with a lighter.
No one was injured in the ... [more]

Owner removes smoking oven from home, saves structure

May 10, 2013 - By Katie Roenigk, Staff Writer:  A house in Fort Washakie was saved Thursday evening after residents reportedly removed a smoking oven from the home's kitchen.
Fort Washakie fire chief ... [more]

Wind works against crews in weekend modular fire

Apr 16, 2013 - From staff reports:  Fire officials said the Ethete home was "completely lost" in the Sunday blaze.

Fort Washakie fire chief Kevin Ferris said emergency crews didn't have ... [more]

Suicide prevention message hits the road

Apr 7, 2013 - By Alejandra Silva, Staff Writer:  Fort Washakie High School students appear in new billboards along Wyoming highways 789 and 26.

The suicide prevention awareness initiative that began ... [more]

Fort Washakie man charged in stabbing at hotel

Feb 12, 2013 - By Katie Roenigk, Staff Writer:  A 32-year-old Fort Washakie man is being charged with two counts of aggravated assault and battery after reportedly stabbing a Riverton woman early Sunday at ... [more]

Public invited to draft plans and goals for scenic byway

Jan 27, 2013 - From staff reports:  The Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Department of Transportation invites the public to attend a public meeting and workshop regarding the Wind River ... [more]

Fort Washakie students compete in science fair

Jan 25, 2013 - By Alejandra Silva, Staff Writer:  Fort Washakie School had its science fair recently, and students were awarded in the physical science, biological science and engineering and mathematics ... [more]

Burma Road project being considered for award

Jan 10, 2013 - From staff reports:  Fremont County's Burma Road Reconstruction project was completed in March 2012 and is being considered for the Wyoming Engineering Society's Project of the ... [more]

School nurse at Fort Washakie wins Nurse of the Year honor

Jan 4, 2013 - By Alejandra Silva, Staff Writer:  Hardy saw more than 100 students with H1N1 flu in 2009.

The Wyoming School Nurses Association recognized Fort Washakie school nurse Alicen Hardy as ... [more]

Nursing home earns five-star rating

Nov 6, 2012 - By Alejandra Silva, Staff Writer:  The Morning Star Care Center, a nursing home facility located in Fort Washakie, has been ranked five out of five stars by the U.S. Department of Health and ... [more]

State OKs bigger school when Fort Washakie builds

Oct 24, 2012 - By Christina George, Staff Writer:  The SFD action included upping square footage of the new Fort Washakie facility, approving an additional $13 million in construction
funds, and another ... [more]

Littering at rez trash stations concerns solid waste district

Oct 5, 2012 - By Martin Reed, Staff Writer:  It's not just the 100-plus tons of garbage collected in a month at the Fort Washakie trash transfer station -- generating practically nothing in user fees -- ... [more]

Restrictions being lifted as wildfire's growth stalls

Sep 28, 2012 - From staff reports:  The huge fire in north central Fremont County has slowed to a crawl, and public land closures imposed because of the blaze are being lifted.
U.S. Forest ... [more]

Rain slows fire; demobilization of firefighting resources begins

Sep 26, 2012 - From staff reports:  Officials are hopeful access restrictions caused by the Alpine Lake Fire could be eased in time for deer and elk hunting season opening Oct. ... [more]