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Torrington Resident Killed in Vehicle Crash
Torrington, Wyo. (RELEASE from WHP) July 20, 2021 -- On July 19, 2021, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 28 on US 85 north of Cheyenne, Wyoming. At 4:22 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were notified of a motor vehicle collision.
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Gordon Leads Republican Governors in Fight Against President Biden’s Anti-Fossil Fuel Policies
Cheyenne, Wyo. (RELEASE from Governor Gordon) July 19, 2021 -- Today, 10 Republican governors, led by Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, issued a joint statement in opposition to President Biden’s efforts to interfere in the market and forcing financial institutions to restrict capital access for fossil fuel projects in response to recent actions taken by the Biden Administration.
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Drought Support for Drivers
Torrington, Wyo. (RELEASE from WHP) July 19, 2021 -- The Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP) and the Wyoming Department of Transportation are aware of the current drought conditions facing the State of Wyoming agricultural industry and fully support ongoing efforts to ameliorate the issues.
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Beverage Business to Break Ground Sep. 1
Torrington, Wyo. (Story by Denise Heilbrun-Ellis) July 19, 2021 -- The business industry in Torrington has been declining the past few years.
With the closing of the ethanol plant in 2015, Western Sugar stopping operations in 2019 and with the hardship for farmers with the collapse of a major irrigation canal also in 2019, it seems like Torrington and the surrounding communities have not had a lot of luck.