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Members of the Glenrock Volunteer Fire Department work to put up a temporary barrier to protect the inside of the Higgins Hotel from receiving any further damages from the weather, following the locating and extingusighing of a small fire in the building’s walls. GVFD Chief Shon Lindsey said the fire was not the first in the hotel’s history. “There was a fire previously in the same location in the building walls roughly 30 years ago. The Higgins Hotel has been on fire potentially more than these two incidents according to some of the other firefighters that have been around for longer than I,” he stated.

Thu, 05/25/2023 - 20:22

Responders extinguish electrical fire smouldering inside Higgins Hotel walls early hours of May 17

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Preston Sorensen clears a hurdle en route to posting a time of 19.12 seconds in the 110 hurdles. He had a time of 44.74 in 300 hurdles as well to pace the Herders at the state competition in those events.

Thu, 05/25/2023 - 19:32

A Challenging Finish: Herder athletes face tough test in return to 3A state track & field championships

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Photo by Bailey Muller

DIVISION No. 1, STUDENTS, WILDLIFE / ANIMALS CATEGORY: Pigs, photo by Bailey Mueller, first place.

Wed, 03/15/2023 - 20:56

Platte River Photography Show winners announced

Pushing through a Bulldog defender Charlie Schowengerdt picks up a foul and two points for the Herders. (Clifford J. Smith / Glenrock Indepenent photo)

Thu, 03/09/2023 - 18:18

Despite the Herd's dedication, determination and drive, one win just wasn't enough

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Thu, 03/09/2023 - 18:08

Please support the blind at Thankful Thursday at Beacon Club April 6.

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Choice Gas decisions due April 26 regarding natural gas supplier

04/13/2023 - 20:32
CARMEN THEEL

Theel accused of embezzling $126k

03/29/2023 - 21:25
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These fourth, fifth and sixth grade Herder basketball players took second place in the City Tournament in Casper March 19 in the sixth grade bracket. The team made big strides in a year after finishing last in 2022. Coach Miranda Haskell (from left), Brylee Anderson, Myah Martel, Miranda Gardner, Aspyn Survis, Breanne Reid, Allison Sarvey, Tiffany McCullough and Marly Haskell grinning from ear-to-ear as they hold up their second-place award.

Glenrock teams finish top three at 33rd annual basketball showdown in Casper

03/29/2023 - 21:13
Legislature makes progress for Wyoming

03/15/2023 - 21:21
International Methane Emissions Observatory/NASA image
The methane plume over Converse County observed by the Landsat 9 satellite Dec. 7. The county airport can be seen in the lower left of the photo.

Scientists spot methane cloud nearly five-miles long in county

02/22/2023 - 05:40
Clifford Smith photo
Sitting in front of the Safeway gas station, Robert Olson protests the “B.S.” Douglas gas prices which sit over $1 more per gallon than Glenrock’s and Casper’s prices.

Man protests high gas prices, says he will keep buying gas in Casper, Cheyenne to save $2k/yr

01/04/2023 - 20:52
Cody and Heidi McCullough receive the Best Dressed Couple award from Samantha Bishop at the Converse Hope Center's Black & White Ball/Cocktail Party Nov. 5. (Cinthia Stimson / Glenrock Independent photo)

CARING COMMUNITY: Hope Center raises $7.6k despite wet, gusty weather

11/16/2022 - 09:01
Veterans: The foundation of courage and sacrifice

11/09/2022 - 23:27
Edit: 10:06 p.m. Nov. 8, 2022: The preliminary results will be posted online in the morning (Wednesday, Nov. 9), due to continued delays in tallying the early voter votes. Preliminary results as we have received them will also be printed in tomorrow's Glenrock Independent.

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Due to a glitch in the early voting system at the Converse County Courthouse, the preliminary results may change for election results in Converse County.

More information and the results will be posted as it becomes available.

Preliminary results may change for tonight's election results

11/09/2022 - 06:19
Courtesy image: This map shows one of the Wyoming State Engineers Office’s designated Green Zones, with Douglas, in Converse County, and Lusk, in Niobrara County on either side of it. Nordex plans to locate a hydrogen extraction/fuel facility in the two counties.

It all comes down to having enough water

01/26/2022 - 19:45
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

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Wesston Allen tries to snap his opponent in the hopes of taking the 3rd spot in Freestyle for the 12U 74 lb wight division. Allen places 5th in Folkstyle, 4th in Freestyle and takes 3rd in Greco.

Allen, Rakisits take cross county gold

Ethan Weston / Buffalo Bulletin photo

Glenrock High School girls wrestler Lucy Tiknor holds her opponent, Pinedale Lady Wrangler McKinzie Mortensen in a tight grip, fierce determination on the Herder’s face. Despite Tiknor’s impressive first season in the first year of Wyoming girls wrestling, the freshman lost the State title to Mortensen with a major decision 13-2 Saturday, Feb. 25. For more photos and boys and girls event coverage, see page A-11 inside.

GIRLS STATE WRESTLING

Junior High Herders Enjoy Sweetheart Dance

Matt Adelman photo

Varsity Herder Megann Farley goes in for a steal against her Panther opponent Friday night during a home game against Wright.

HOME SWEEP HOME: Herder girls snap skid with pair of wins over Wright, Rawlins

Clifford Smith photo
Sitting in front of the Safeway gas station, Robert Olson protests the “B.S.” Douglas gas prices which sit over $1 more per gallon than Glenrock’s and Casper’s prices.

Man protests high gas prices, says he will keep buying gas in Casper, Cheyenne to save $2k/yr

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This group of enthusiastic children are delighted to spend their Saturday with Santa Claus at the Converse County Library in Glenrock. Miss Rita Heath, children’s librarian, held a holiday party full of treats and stories, and the Big Man himself, for the community’s children.

Spending Saturday Visiting With Santa

Pat Fulton photo

Barb Kumpula and Sierra Hamilton put toothpaste, disposable razors and other toiletries into boxes going to U.S. soldiers stationed overseas. The American Legion Auxiliary in Glenrock packs the boxes each year during their Operation Christmas event. The American Legion Auxiliary in Glenrock has been packing boxes for the soldiers for 21 years. The word is that the event started in Joanne Howe’s living room all those years ago.

*See this week's Glenrock Independent print edition for more photos

Legion Auxiliary’s Operation Christmas Sends Packages to Soldiers Overseas

TAMMY HARVEY

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Harvey joins Int’l Cultural Exchange Services

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Senior Julia Sarvey (front left) digs the ball while teammates Kaydy Potter (back left) and Ann-Marie Young remain ready for a big play.

Herders fall short of chance at state in battle at 3A Eastern regional tourney

Brooke Young photo

Inside the Paleon Museum in Glenrock, a plesiosaur model sits beside its respective fossil referred to as Serpentisuchops, which translates to “snakey crocodile-face.” The model represents what this prehistoric and category-defying sea beast looked like in its prime.

BAD TO THE BONE: Lusk fossil at Paleon is changing what paleontologists know about the plesiosaur

Pat Fulton photo

Black smoke fills the sky as firefighters battle a dumpster fire at the Black Hills Lignite Plant in Glenrock Wednesday, Sept. 28. (Pat Fulton / The Glenrock Independent photo)

Blaze at Glenrock lignite plant starts in dumpster

GHS Girls Volleyball 2022 Glenrock WY

RJ Morgan photo

Herder seniors Ann-Marie Young (left) and Makenzie Partridge team up for a stuffed block against a strong-hitting Bison squad.

Herder volleyball puts up a good fight in home loss to Buffalo

RJ Morgan photo

Herder cross country runners Gavin Zeigler, left, and Owen Caldwell run as a pack while climbing the largest hill on the course Friday in Douglas.

Glenrock XC enjoys rare local race in Converse County

Justin Virgilio (from left) offers up his non-dominant hand to Glenrock Police Department Animal Control Officer Stuart McCrary after presenting him with a plaque for his heroic efforts when he saved Virgilio’s life Aug. 17. (Brooke Young/The Glenrock Independent photo)

STUART SAVES LIFE

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Preston Sorensen clears a hurdle en route to posting a time of 19.12 seconds in the 110 hurdles. He had a time of 44.74 in 300 hurdles as well to pace the Herders at the state competition in those events.

05/25/2023 - 19:32

A Challenging Finish: Herder athletes face tough test in return to 3A state track & field championships

In a

A Challenging Finish - Herder athletes face tough test in return to 3A state track & field championships

Tracking Herder Successes - Two dozen top-10 finishes at 3A East regionals, state in finale

Herder athletes thrive at Camel Qualifier

Roping First Place

On Home Ground: GHS track & field hosts annual invitational

Opinion

04/27/2023 - 02:31

What treasures do you have?

You might say Michael Rorrer got lucky.
In 2012, he was cleaning the basement when he came across a box containing his late-uncle’s comic book collection. A collection that had been started in the early-1940s.

Legislature makes progress for Wyoming

Please support the blind at Thankful Thursday at Beacon Club April 6.

Voters deserve their voice on tax

Veterans: The foundation of courage and sacrifice

Does the mayor hate Glenrock?

Obituaries

02/10/2023 - 22:20

June Ellen Lythgoe

David James Goff

Carole Jeanne (Lincoln) Bryant

Raymon Earl Pittsley Cindy Lou Pittsley

Ruby Pauline (Vanderpool) Grose

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