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Wed, 12/08/2021 - 19:10

Will lower oil prices bring down costs at gas pumps?

Consumers are paying more even as crude oil prices are slowly dropping

Deklan George screams and shouts while running back to the crowd after securing a treat from passing floats during the annual Christmas parade along Birch Street the evening of Dec. 7, 2019. Be sure to read the accompanying article in this week’s edition of the Independent for a list of fun events happening all day, and night, Dec. 4. (File image/The Glenrock Independent)

Thu, 12/02/2021 - 00:12

It’s Holly Jolly Time! Santa Claus, shopping, singing on festival menu

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Wed, 11/24/2021 - 10:11

URANIUM BUY: Russian company agrees to sell U.S. assets, including Converse County play, to Uranium Energy Corp

Skylar Harford leaps into the air with a final kill shot in the Lady Herders’ game against Pine Bluffs. (Photos courtesy Lorri Harford and Nicole Williams / For the Independent)

Wed, 10/27/2021 - 21:12

Lady Herders take down Cyclones, Hornets, then clinch top seed in 2A Southeast Conference

Glenrock Herder Kira Hill prepares to serve against the Lusk Tigers. (Lorri Harford courtesy photo)

Wed, 10/13/2021 - 20:10

Herd wallops Wranglers

Top Stories

To Henry, it’s so much more than horsing around

11/05/2021 - 18:35
TerraPower, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon and PacifiCorp announce efforts to advance nuclear technology in Wyoming via retiring coal plants

06/02/2021 - 20:14
Emergency personnel respond to fire in Rolling Hills off S. Coyote Road

04/04/2021 - 21:17
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Wyoming Coaches Association Jr. High Coach of the Year award recipient and Glenrock jr. high volleyball coach Nicole Williams discusses game play strategy with her team.

Williams selected as WCA Jr. High Coach of the Year

12/10/2020 - 22:15
Crash west of Glenrock claims Casper woman’s life

12/10/2020 - 18:42
Increase of COVID cases expected despite falling #s

12/02/2020 - 21:42
Converse County applies for mask mandate

11/18/2020 - 20:57
Converse County General Election 2020 **preliminary results** as of 9:15 p.m. Nov. 3

11/04/2020 - 06:18
Town Hall closed due to positive coronavirus case

11/03/2020 - 01:19
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First COVID case reported in Glenrock School District

10/07/2020 - 18:49
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COVID-19 cluster linked to Douglas bar

09/10/2020 - 19:23
Editorial: Short’s a tall man for the right job

02/20/2020 - 18:21
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Cade Griffitts wrestles opponent at the Shane Shatto Memorial Tournament earlier this year.

Griffitts determined to finish season strong

02/20/2020 - 18:12
Photo by Mike Moore

Robert Short jokes around with family friend Jackson Gilbert after his public announcement to run for US Senate at the Higgins Hotel Feb 17.

Short’s Big Surprise

02/20/2020 - 17:51
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Adelaide Williams drives the ball down the court while taking on Shoshoni in Wright over the weekend.

Finding A Way To Finish

02/13/2020 - 05:59

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Logan Jones catches the ball after kickoff Friday and runs with it to the Herder 40.

Herd falls to Upton at home

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Gwynn Morton (from top), 4, Cooper Faria, 3, and Kyron Svrko, 1, sit on the Fill-the-Bus schoolbus holding supplies people have donated to the fundraiser going on through the end of June. Miss M’s Little Daycare is sponsoring the drive to help parents and teachers.

Can a community fill a bus with school supplies in just 30 days?

Aiyanna Jaime and her first prize artwork, Sky Woman.

Aiyanna Jaime and her first prize artwork, Sky Woman. (Courtesy photo)

Additional photos are available in the print edition of this week's Glenrock Independent.

Herders bring home the blue from State Art Symposium

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Instructor Cheryl Feeback provides guidance to student Tiffany Theine during the course.

Artists hone skills via community ed programs

Addie Saul, 2, reaches for an egg during the Rolling Hills Easter Egg Hunt April 3, held in the park beside Town Hall. Hundreds of children and their families gathered for the event, which featured roughly 7,000 stuffed eggs, all up for grabs for children ages 2-10. Rocky Mountain Power contributed $1,000 toward gifts and rewards held inside the eggs. Zach Miners' photo/The Glenrock Independent

Easter Egg Bonanza at Rolling Hills

From the Publisher's Desk: You deserve to know what’s being done with your police chief

Zach Miners photos

Junior Paxton Piasecki uses a fireman’s carry for a takedown against Thomas Wagner of HEM-Hanna during his match, which Piasecki won by pin. Piasecki is one of 11 Glenrock wrestlers advancing to state.

Herder Wrestlers State Bound – Eleven wrestlers advance to championships in Casper Feb. 25

STOP for SCHOOL BUSES: Chief of police implores motorists to stop for school buses with signs out

Adelaide Williams fights for a steal against a Lusk defender in Glenrock Jan. 22. The Lady Herders narrowly lost 38-36.

Adelaide Williams fights for a steal against a Lusk defender in Glenrock Jan. 22. The Lady Herders narrowly lost 38-36. (Chase Vialpando/Glenrock Independent photo)

Tigers scratch out 2-point win over Herd

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Second tier of vaccines start now

Chase's Chatter: Sugar cookies & siblings are festive combination

Coach Sunny Fleck (back row, from left), Evie Sivage, Hailey Johnson, Dalila Schmidt, Zhane Johnson, Larkyn Harford, Caitilyn Williams, Katie Albrandt, Coach Mandy Haskell, Manager Crais Fleck, Kiley Smith (front row), Kaydy Potter and Gracie Coates. (Photo by Nicole Williams/For the Independent)

Jr. High Lady Herders take 2020 SEWAC Championship

Zach Miners photos

Seventh-grader Lucy Tichnor fights hard not to get pinned during her match against a Lingle opponent at Glenrock Junior/Senior High School on Nov. 20.

Herder wrestlers conquer Burns 36-17

County hopes BLM approves oil EIS quickly

Zach Miners photo

Julia Skinner (from left), Josie Mare and Kennadi Harvey work together to prepare a skillet meal in the cooking challenge at the 4-H fall showdown event Oct. 17.

Students place fifth in 4-H cooking showdown

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Sports

Logan Jones avoids a tackle on a kick-off return against Tongue River on Oct. 23. Jones earlier put the Herd on the scoreboard with a 90-plus yard run on the opening kickoff. Jones, a junior, posted the highest rushing yards in the 2A and has the second most yards in a single game in the class.

11/17/2021 - 23:54

Herders rack up impressive stats

The Herders may not have found the team success they were hoping for on the gridiron this season, but the Glenrock boys still put together some top notch performances.

Boys place 4th, girls 6th in State cross-country meet in Ethete Saturday

Lady Herders take down Cyclones, Hornets, then clinch top seed in 2A Southeast Conference

Herd falls to Upton at home

Herd wallops Wranglers

Senior golf athletes, parents honored

Opinion

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08/04/2021 - 19:30

Editorial: Prosecute intimidators

From the Publisher's Desk: Judge’s ruling on oil, gas leases cannot stand

Guest Column: Honor officers who died in service

From the Publisher's Desk: You deserve to know what’s being done with your police chief

From the editor's desk: We want to tell your story

Editorial: Catch a little Christmas kindness

Obituaries

10/22/2021 - 23:35

Carole Jeanne (Lincoln) Bryant

Raymon Earl Pittsley Cindy Lou Pittsley

Ruby Pauline (Vanderpool) Grose

Erik Allen Cederburg

Blakeley, Freda

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