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Legislative committee requests bill draft to provide statewide forensic pathologist

Katie Roenigk, County 10 A legislative committee is moving forward with plans to possibly provide a statewide forensic pathologist to conduct autopsies in Wyoming. The Joint Judiciary Committee asked state staffers to draft a bill this week that would create two such positions. “I think it’s worthy of further conversation,” Wyoming Sen. Bill Landon, R-Casper, said. “I’d rather spend […]

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Wyoming first responders gather to honor the life and service of EMT Tyeler Harris

By Carol Harper, County10.com RIVERTON, Wyo. — Family, friends, and first responders from all over the state of Wyoming assembled at CWC’s Robert A. Peck auditorium on Sunday to honor and celebrate the life of EMT Tyeler Harris. A flyover and procession of EMS and first responder vehicles arrived at CWC preceding the services. Wyoming Honor/Color Guard […]

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Wyoming first responders gather to honor the life and service of EMT Tyeler Harris

By Carol Harper, County10.com RIVERTON, Wyo. — Family, friends, and first responders from all over the state of Wyoming assembled at CWC’s Robert A. Peck auditorium on Sunday to honor and celebrate the life of EMT Tyeler Harris. A flyover and procession of EMS and first responder vehicles arrived at CWC preceding the services. Wyoming Honor/Color Guard […]

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Riverton police release information on Jan. 13 incident involving suspicious man with firearm; no immediate threat to public

RIVERTON, Wyo. — Riverton Police Department (RPD) Interim Chief of Police Wesley Romero issued the following statement in regards to the January 13 incident involving a suspicious man seen in the area of N 8th W & Pershing with a firearm, that resulted in FCSD #25 school going into a “stay put” scenario. “On January […]

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Wyoming State Hospital staffing issues play into delay of 2019 Riverton double homicide suspect evaluation

County 10 Staff All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Lander, Wyo. — Brandon Monroe, the fourth party involved in the January 4th, 2019 murders of Jocelyn Watt and Rudy Perez, will most likely be admitted to the Wyoming State Hospital mid January, and possibly as late as April. Monroe is […]

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Body of 22-year-old Fremont County woman found in Morton Lake Friday; death under investigation

County 10 Staff Fremont County, Wyo. – Investigation is underway after the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office and Fremont County Coroner’s Office received reports of a body discovered in Morton Lake Friday evening. “On Friday afternoon (7/22/22) at around 6:00 pm, the Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call regarding the body of a deceased female found in Morton […]

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(SPORTS COLUMN) Where was that?

By Randy Tucker (County 10) The longer the name, the smaller the school is a trend, at least in Wyoming, it’s a trend. Take a look at Class 1-A schools and you’ll find Eden-Farson, Guernsey-Sunrise, Lingle-Ft. Laramie, Arvada-Clearmont, and my personal favorite, Hanna Elk Mountain Medicine Bow, often abbreviated to just HEM with few people […]

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Shoshoni hears electric vehicle charging station proposal

By Katie Roenigk County10.com Shoshoni, Wyo. – An energy company wants to install an electric vehicle charging station in Shoshoni using money from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Michele Haines, a project development associate for Francis Energy, said the federal funding would cover 80 percent of the cost for the charging station. “Then we cover the rest,” she […]