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Bobbi Barrasso, Wife Of Sen. John Barrasso, Dies After Bout With Brain Cancer

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January 25, 2024

Bobbi Barrasso, Wife Of Sen. John Barrasso, Dies After Bout With Brain Cancer

After a two-year battle with brain cancer, Bobbi Barrasso, wife of Wyoming U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, died Wednesday night at her home in Casper.

Barrasso said he and his family will miss her dearly and appreciate the public’s support through this trying time.

“After a courageous battle with cancer, Bobbi is now at peace and at home with the Lord,” Barrasso said in a Thursday morning press release. “In addition to being a devoted wife and mother, Bobbi was a leader, fierce advocate for Wyoming and friend to everyone she met.”

‘Fierce Advocate’

Bobbi Barrasso, a Thermopolis native, was well-known throughout Wyoming for her acts of public service, working for U.S. Sens. Malcolm Wallop and Craig Thomas and State Treasuer Stan Smith. She also was active on various boards, including the Court Appointed Special Advocates of Natrona County, Raising Readers in Wyoming, University of Wyoming Art Museum, Wyoming Symphony Orchestra and Louisa Swain Foundation.

She founded Congressional Spouses for Suicide Prevention and Education, a group dedicated to raising awareness for suicide risks in Wyoming and across the United States. She was recognized for that work as the 2015 National Alliance on Mental Illness Wyoming Champion for Suicide Prevention.

Gov. Mark Gordon said Barrasso “has left an indelible legacy.”

Bobbi Barrasso also defeated breast cancer and was actively involved in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure and Komen Wyoming events, which her husband routinely attended. She also was a founding member of the Wyoming Breast Cancer Initiative.

She married John Barrasso in 2008 after they first met at a Republican convention in 1983.

Bobbi Barrasso with her husband, U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, and Elton John before an event for John’s AIDS foundation. (Getty Images)

Daughter Of Thermopolis

Fellow Wyoming U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis offered her condolences to Barrasso on Thursday.

“The people of Wyoming and her beloved hometown of Thermopolis will always count her among its greatest blessings,” Lummis said.

Lummis said she first met Bobbi Barrasso when the two were teenagers attending the University of Wyoming. What Lummis said she noticed about her then, which continued throughout her life, was her infectious smile and generous spirit.

“She had a fierce love for her family and her beloved Wyoming, both of which she gave to tirelessly her entire life,” Lummis said.

At UW, she was a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority where she served as the vice-president for moral advancement and later as sorority president, according to Bobbi Barrasso’s obituary. She was crowned UW Homecoming Queen her senior year and graduated with a degree in speech pathology.

She later returned to earn a law degree from the school.

It was then Wyoming congresswoman Harriet Hageman said she first met her.

“Bobbi was always warm to everyone, welcoming them with a big smile and a kind word,” Hageman said. “She served our state both in her career and alongside her husband.”

Bobbi Barrasso leaves behind one daughter and three children from her husband’s previous marriage.

Funeral service details have not yet been finalized.

Arrangements are being handled by Bustard’s Funeral Home in Casper. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Bobbi Barrasso’s honor to the Wyoming Breast Cancer Initiative and the Hospice of Central Wyoming.

John Barrasso had his own recent bout with health illness, hospitalized for an unexpected stomach obstruction.

Leo Wolfson can be reached at Leo@CowboyStateDaily.com.

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Wyoming 3A and 4A Boys Basketball Regionals Tip Off Postseason Play

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March 6, 2026

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Wyoming 3A and 4A Boys Basketball Regionals Tip Off Postseason Play

The 2026 postseason has arrived for Wyoming High School boys’ basketball teams in Class 3A and 4A. They participate in regional tournaments from Thursday through Saturday. The regionals will be in Buffalo, Evanston, Gillette, and Lovell. Three sites will use the format: two wins qualify a team for the state tournament next week in Casper, or two losses eliminate a team. The 4A East Region has three loser-out first-round games on Thursday, followed by two days of games for seeding. The 4A East Regular Season champ draws a first-round bye and has qualified for the state tournament.

WYOPREPS 3A-4A BOYS BASKETBALL REGIONAL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULES

Except in the 4A East Regional, Friday starts with elimination games. The regional semifinals are on Friday night. The final seeds for next week’s state tournament will be determined on Saturday. The schedules below for this weekend are based on the brackets sent to WyoPreps. It is subject to change.

THURSDAY, MARCH 5:

Final Score: (3) Pinedale 58 (6) Mountain View 40

Final Score: (2) Cody 58 (7) Powell 46

Final Score: (1) Lovell 75 (8) Lyman 43

Final Score: (4) Lander 65 (5) Worland 40

FRIDAY, MARCH 6:

Game 5: Mountain View vs. Powell, noon – loser out

Game 6: Lyman vs. Worland, 1:30 p.m. – loser out

Game 7: Pinedale vs. Cody, 6 p.m. – semifinal

Game 8: Lovell vs. Lander, 7:30 p.m. – semifinal

SATURDAY, MARCH 7:

Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8, 11 a.m. – loser out

Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, 11 a.m. – loser out (at LMS)

Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 5 p.m. – 3rd Place Game

Game 12: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 2 p.m. – Championship Game

THURSDAY, MARCH 5:

Final Score: (3) Douglas 85 (6) Rawlins 50

Final Score: (2) Wheatland 57 (7) Burns 40

Final Score: (5) Torrington 35 (4) Newcastle 28

Final Score: (1) Buffalo 69 (8) Glenrock 44

FRIDAY, MARCH 6:

Game 5: Rawlins vs. Burns, noon – loser out

Game 6: Newcastle vs. Glenrock, 1:30 p.m. – loser out

Game 7: Douglas vs. Wheatland, 6 p.m. – semifinal

Game 8: Torrington vs. Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. – semifinal

SATURDAY, MARCH 7:

Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8, noon – loser out

Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, 1:30 p.m. – loser out

Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 7:30 p.m. – 3rd Place Game (if necessary)

Game 12: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 4:30 p.m. – Championship Game

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THURSDAY, MARCH 5:

Final Score: (NW-3) Kelly Walsh 64 (SW-2) Riverton 49

Final Score: (NW-1) Natrona County 77 (SW-4) Jackson 23

Final Score: (NW-2) Green River 50 (SW-3) Evanston 40

Final Score: (SW-1) Star Valley 62 (NW-4) Rock Springs 60 – Erickson makes a turnaround jumper at the buzzer off an offensive rebound for the Braves.

FRIDAY, MARCH 6:

Game 5: Riverton vs. Jackson, noon – loser out

Game 6: Evanston vs. Rock Springs, 1:30 p.m. – loser out

Game 7: Kelly Walsh vs. Natrona County, 6:30 p.m. – semifinal

Game 8: Green River vs. Star Valley, 8 p.m. – semifinal

SATURDAY, MARCH 7:

Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, 11:30 a.m. – loser out

Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8, 1 p.m. – loser out

Game 11: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 11, 4:30 p.m. – 3rd Place Game (at EMS)

Game 12: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 4:30 p.m. – Championship Game

THURSDAY, MARCH 5:

Game 1: (1) Sheridan = Bye

Final Score: (2) Cheyenne Central 75 (7) Cheyenne South 35 – Bison are eliminated

Final Score: (3) Thunder Basin 75 (6) Laramie 59 – Plainsmen are eliminated; Bolts qualify for state

Final Score: (4) Campbell County 59 (5) Cheyenne East 39 – loser out; Thunderbirds are eliminated; Camels qualify for state.

FRIDAY, MARCH 6:

Game 6: Cheyenne Central vs. Thunder Basin, 4:30 p.m. – semifinal

Game 5: Sheridan vs. Campbell County, 7:30 p.m. – semifinal

SATURDAY, MARCH 7:

Game 7: Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 11:30 a.m. – 3rd Place Game

Game 8: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 2:30 p.m. – Championship Game

James Johnson Winter Showcase Basketball Tournament 2026

Photos from game action at the James Johnson Winter Showcase tournament in Cheyenne.

Gallery Credit: Courtesy: Shannon Dutcher

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Explore small streams of Wyo. with WGFD XStream Angler challenge

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19 hours ago

March 5, 2026

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Explore small streams of Wyo. with WGFD XStream Angler challenge

WYOMING — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) is rolling out its 2026 XStream Angler challenge, open to anyone looking to fish the smaller streams of Wyoming. The XStream Angler challenge is an opportunity for anglers in the state to explore over 150 streams with instream flow water rights. According to WGFD, instream flow […]

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Governor Gordon attends signing of Wyoming’s Healthy Choice Waiver in Washington D.C.

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March 5, 2026

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Governor Gordon attends signing of Wyoming’s Healthy Choice Waiver in Washington D.C.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Governor Mark Gordon’s office recently announced that the governor and Director of Family Services (DFS) Korin Schmidt traveled to Washington D.C. on Wednesday to meet with Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as well as other Trump Administration officials, to sign the Wyoming’s Healthy Choice Waiver. A release […]

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