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Novak Gets Andrus Award
21 October 2021Torrington, Wyo. (RELEASE from AARP) October 21, 2021 -- It was a handshake and a willingness for two friends to serve on each other’s boards of directors that started Paul Novak down a path of 45 years spent supporting senior services in Goshen County, Wyo.
Today, AARP Wyoming announced Paul Novak of Torrington is being honored for that service as AARP Wyoming’s 2021 Andrus Award Winner. Novak won out over fellow Wyoming Volunteers Thomas Trapp of Rock Springs, and Clarence and Stella Montano of Sheridan.Category: regional news -
Wyo Legislature Will Convene to Address COVID Vaccine Mandates
19 October 2021Cheyenne, Wyo. (RELEASE from WY State Legislature) October 19, 2021 -- Senate President Dan Dockstader and Speaker of the House of Representatives Eric Barlow have received a sufficient number of affirmative votes from a recent written poll of the members of the Sixty-Sixth Wyoming Legislature to convene a special session. The Legislature plans to convene for a three-day legislative session beginning on Oct. 26 at 10 a.m. The intended purpose of the special session is to address COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
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Pettus Asks for Withdrawal of Plea
19 October 2021Torrington, Wyo (Story by Denise Heilbrun-Ellis) October 19, 2021 -- After pleading no contest to second degree murder and guilty to arson, vehicle theft and burglary, Sean Logan Pettus has sent a hand-written letter to Eighth Judicial District Judge, the Honorable Patrick Korell, asking to withdraw his plea to not guilty and go to trial.
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Torrington Man Charged With Murder
19 October 2021Torrington, Wyo. (Story by Denise Heilbrun-Ellis) October 19, 2021 -- After months of investigation and awaiting an autopsy report, the Goshen County Sheriff’s Department arrested Marty C Colwell, 49, of Torrington with the murder of Kimberly Apple.
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Torrington Resident Killed in Vehicle Crash
20 July 2021Torrington, 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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Knudsen Requests Change of Venue
10 March 2021Torrington, Wyo. (Story by Denise Heilbrun-Ellis) March 10, 2021 -- Former Torrington attorney, Gregory Knudsen, who recently had his plea agreement denied by the special presiding Honorable Judge Dawnessa Snyder of the Second District Court of Carbon Count last month, recently had his lawyers file a motion to change of venue for his trial.
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Community Rallies For Reed
13 October 2020Torrington, Wyo. (Story by Denise Heilbrun-Ellis) October 13, 2020 -- When babies are born, parents have all these expectations of days ahead. The babies first smile, their first time rolling over, their first steps…but never, ever in their plans is hearing the unbelievable words of “your child has cancer.”
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