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Man gets 8-16 years for role in Hudson slayings

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:14:29 -0400

RIVERTON, Wyoming - A 24-year-old man charged in connection with the slayings and robbery of a Hudson couple has been sentenced to eight to 16 years in prison.

Owner drags smoking oven from home, saves building

Sat, 11 May 2013 18:14:27 -0400

RIVERTON, Wyoming - Officials say residents saved a Fort Washakie home by removing a smoking oven from the kitchen before firefighters arrived.

Steam proposed to extract central Wyo. oil

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:49:09 -0400

RIVERTON, Wyoming - A company has filed an application to drill oil wells and use steam to help release the oil from the ground in central Wyoming.

Man gets 5-10 years in prison for fatal shooting

Sat, 04 May 2013 16:47:17 -0400

RIVERTON, Wyoming - A 24-year-old man charged in a fatal shooting at an apartment complex in Riverton has been sentenced to five to 10 years in prison.

Fire that destroyed trailer home traced to stove

Fri, 03 May 2013 22:29:04 -0400

RIVERTON, Wyoming - The Riverton fire administrator says a blaze that destroyed a trailer home this week was traced back to a greasy pan on top of a stove.

Riverton football coach resigns amid turmoil

Thu, 02 May 2013 11:24:05 -0400

RIVERTON, Wyoming - Jeremy McCormick has resigned as head football coach at Riverton High School.

Fremont Co. district court clerk to resign in June

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:46:07 -0400

RIVERTON, Wyoming - Fremont County's district court clerk is resigning after 18 years in office.

Drought costs Fremont County its No. 1 hay spot

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:06:46 -0400

RIVERTON, Wyoming - Fremont County has lost its spot as Wyoming's No. 1 alfalfa-producing county, growing only two-thirds of the hay in 2012 than it did in 2011.

Stove blamed for fire at former sheriff's home

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:32:07 -0400

RIVERTON, Wyoming - Investigators say a pellet stove started the fire that destroyed the home of former Fremont County Sheriff Tim McKinney last weekend.