UPDATED: No injuries in Laramie River Station fire

Modified: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
CHEYENNE -- Nobody was hurt in a fire at a power plant near Wheatland.

At about 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Platte County dispatchers received a 911 from the Laramie River Station stating a roof had collapsed and left workers trapped in a confined space.Basin Electric spokesman Daryl Hill said the fire broke out in a surge bin, a container ...more

Sprucing up for spring!

Posted: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
Photo 1: Gracen and Dixie Mount, with Kade Coates, plant flowers in pots along the street as part of a Platte County Main Street project on May 4. About 20 people lended helping hands in the early morning.

Photo 2: The concrete spheres found in Lewis Park, originally designed to discourage vehicle traffic on the walking paths in Lewis ...more

Ripple effect after fire takes out Chugwater store

Posted: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
CHUGWATER (AP) -- It all began when a man with black shoe polish smeared all over his face exited Interstate 25 and barreled into town one evening last winter.
A witness said John Barberini didn't brake before he crashed into the Horton's Corner convenience store Dec. 30, starting a fire that burned up his sport utility vehicle, burned down the ...more

Cooney Hills now a national historic landscape

Posted: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
WHEATLAND, A Wheatland area ranch has added its own contribution to the wealth of Platte County History.
Cooney Hills Ranch, historic name the Duncan Grant Ranch Rural Historic Landscape, has recently been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Accoring to the 23-page registration form from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Cooney Hills, located roughly 15 ...more

Most county graduation rates above state average

Modified: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
CHEYENNE, There has been a slight drop in the statewide graduation rate during the last academic year. Most of Platte County's schools, however, still find themselves above the average.
According to a recent study from the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE), Wyoming's graduation rate dropped slightly from the 2010-11 academic year to the 2011-12 academic year, from 79.74 to ...more

…And you want to dress up like what?

Modified: Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
WHEATLAND, Locked away on the stage of the old junior high is an extensive collection few have any knowledge exists. Unless you're a theater buff or like costume parties, there has been no need of what is there--approximately 2,000 costume items including red sequin shoes for "The Wizard of Oz," hats of every conceivable kind, chain mail from "Murder in ...more

Nursing home plans underway

Modified: Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
WHEATLAND, It still has a long way to go, but plans for the new Platte County nursing home are in motion.
Platte County Memorial Nursing Home administrator Shane Filipi said hospital officials, the public and Boulder Associates Architects have been reviewing plans for the new facility for weeks with a construction date slated for August.
Last August, voters ...more

10 outstanding Wyoming teachers earn Arch Coal teacher achievement awards: Two local teachers lauded

Modified: Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
CHEYENNE, Ten Wyoming teachers were honored today as recipients of the prestigious statewide Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Award at a ceremony at the Capitol.

Arch Coal President and Chief Executive Officer John W. Eaves, accompanied by Gov. Matt Mead, Wyoming First Lady Carol Mead and Wyoming Education Association (WEA) Treasurer Jon VanOverbeke, presented awards to local teachers Charles ...more