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Rooting for sweet success

They just can’t be beet! Harvest Season: Beets are cool-season crops that are usually grown in spring and autumn —let the digging begin! Farm Fresh: Beets head straight to factories …

Ms. Johanna Carter’s k4/k5 class pull out the colors for a lesson this fall at Valor Institute Community.

Valor Institute Community:

WHEATLAND – Platte County is known for having quality school systems, and between its various schools has produced some notable academic scholars and successful entrepreneurs. There are also …

Ribbon cutting celebrates Wheatland Family Dental’s office remodel

WHEATLAND – The Platte County Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the recent ribbon-cutting ceremony at Wheatland Family Dental, where Dr. Mark Anderson and his dedicated team celebrated …

Apodaca graduates from BSC in Summer 2024

BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA - Anthony Apodaca, Wheatland, graduated from Bismarck State College with an Associate in Applied Science in Electric Power Technology after completing degree coursework during …
Election Results

Platte County 2024 Primary Election Results

Results as of 7:42 p.m.  Includes Absentee and Agriplex votes UNITED STATES SENATOR – REPUBLICAN   John Barrasso 1256 …

Court Report

May 28 Infante, Ruby, Greeley, Colorado. Take controlled substance or liquor into jail; fees and fines: remand. Markley, Patricia, Centennial, Colorado. DUI Alcohol = to >.08% - first …

County News
May 14 Osmera, Seth M., Guernsey. Possess Contr Narc Subst. – Schedule 1 or 2 - Amt More Than In Para ci: Remand; Possess Contr Narc Subst. – plant-3oz or less: Remand; Powder or …
CHUGWATER – An appointment of a new mayor pro-tem was among the actions taken during the May 6 meeting of the Chugwater Town Council. Mayor Carol Ash cited the declining health of current …
WHEATLAND – Opinions and accusations were flying, but the jury is still out on the path that should be taken as the Platte County Commissioners decided whether to abandon or move easements in …
WHEATLAND – After approval by county commissioners to move the county’s North Tower communications antenna, emergency responders will have better signals than they’ve ever had. …
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Obituaries
Paul Dwight Bratt Jr.
A celebration of life for Paul Dwight Bratt Jr. will be held from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. Saturday, October 19, 2024 at the Platte Valley Bank Conference Center in Wheatland. Paul Bratt Jr. was born …
Gloria Ann Swift
Gloria Ann Swift of Wheatland, passed on Sunday September 22, 2024. Born on Sunday January 3, 1937 to Faye (Profit) and Paul Jennings Jackson in Pekin, Illinois, Gloria had a happy childhood during …
Tom Leander Pindell
Tom Leander Pindell, born December 1st, 1960 in Cheyenne, passed away suddenly on September 25th, 2024, at the age of 63. Under the expert and loving care of the medical professionals of the surgical …
Betty Janiece Oltman Bowen
Betty Janiece Oltman Bowen, 85, formerly of Wheatland, passed away after a long battle with cancer, surrounded by her family, on August 14, 2024, in Granbury, Texas. Betty was born on March 15, 1939, …
Danny Leroy Welty
On April 29, 1941, Danny Leroy Welty was born to Kenneth Leroy Welty and Velma Mae Welty in Wheatland. He spent most of his childhood life between Cheyenne and Chugwater on the Horse Creek Mobile Oil …
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Fishing in the Dark

This week marks the anniversary of an event in our country that I think we all would be glad to never have experienced. The atrocities of September 11, 2001 have made it a standout day in …
Columns
Stacy Buchholz
4-H and Youth
Develop. Educator
Friend or Foe? It is snake season
PLATTE COUNTY – Over the last weekend, my family and I were traveling some backroads and found that our creepy, crawly friends have come out of hibernation. Many of these backroad snakes were, …
Lisa Phelps
Sunset reflections
U nless you see it, it’s hard to grasp. That’s a bit of an understatement because I’m talking about an amazing double rainbow that spanned the entire county, from north to south I …
Lisa Phelps: Sunset Reflections
Roses. Flowers. Chocolate and cute little red hearts and notes of affection. You know what I’m talking about because it has become such a tradition in our world every February 14 to share something sweet (whether poetic prose, a gesture, or actual goodies) with a “sweetheart.” (See what I did there?)
Legal Notices
Court report
July 8 Schear, Wade, Gillette. Manufacture or control narcotic substance; fees and fines: Bound over Possess control narcotic substance; fees and fines: Bound over Hildebrandt, Shane, Cheyenne. …
Court Reports June 15 - June 30
June 15 Gunther, Karissa, Casper. Vehicle exceeded 80 mph on Interstate (6+ mph over); fees and fines: $103. Rieckers, William, Mills. Follow too closely; fees and fines: $100. Seat belt driver; fees …
Public Notice No. 11704
Request for Bids The Town of Wheatland Police Department will be accepting sealed bids for ONE (1) full size white in color SUV. This unit shall be new with full factory warranty. The unit shall be …
Public Notice No. 11703
PURSUANT TO WYOMING STATE STATUTE §18-3-516(b)(i), all salaries listed herein are actual wages, not including any benefits, paid to all full time Town of Wheatland employees and elected …
Public Notice No. 11702
UNAPPROVED RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS FOR THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE TOWN OF WHEATLAND A regular meeting of the Council for the Town of Wheatland, Platte County, and State of Wyoming was held on July 8, …