Week 6 of the prep track season in Wyoming is underway. Twelve track meets will be contested in the state, which is the most in a single week so far this season. Sheridan moved their Tuesday track meet to Monday due to incoming weather. Other meets are in Cheyenne, Wright, Afton, Gillette, Douglas, Green River, Pine Bluffs, Shoshoni, Sheridan, and Lovell. Only a few teams will venture out of state.

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Here is the Week 6 schedule, which is subject to change.

GARY BENSON BORDER WAR TRACK MEET at Sheridan HS (moved from Tuesday to Monday) – Big Horn, Campbell County, Cody, Kelly Walsh, Natrona County, Thunder Basin; out-of-state: Billings Senior (MT).

Girls: Sheridan’s Mesa Hanft won the long & triple jump; no boy won more than 1 individual event.

Girls Team Scores = Sheridan 146.33, Thunder Basin 142, Kelly Walsh 106.33, Cody 99.50, Natrona County 84, Billings Senior 49.33, Campbell County 30.50.

Boys Team Scores = Natrona County 155.50, Cody 122.50, Sheridan 120.50, Kelly Walsh 78, Billings Senior 65, Thunder Basin 62.50, Campbell County 47, Big Horn 10.

LARAMIE COUNTY THROW OFF at Cheyenne South HS at 12:30 p.m. – Cheyenne Central, Cheyenne East, Cheyenne South, Laramie, Pine Bluffs.

PANTHER TWILIGHT at Wright HS – Hulett, Sundance, Upton, Wright.

DAVE DRANEY MEMORIAL at Star Valley HS in Afton at 11 a.m. – Cokeville, Evanston, Green River, Jackson, Kemmerer, Lyman, Mountain View, Pinedale, Star Valley; out-of-state: Teton (ID).

TBHS 9TH AND 10TH INVITATIONAL in Gillette at 10 a.m. – Buffalo, Campbell County, Thunder Basin.

Out-of-State events:

CUSTER INVITE at Custer, SD – Hulett, Newcastle.

CHEYENNE CENTRAL INVITE at Central HS in Cheyenne at 10 a.m. – Cheyenne Central, Cheyenne East, Cheyenne South, Kelly Walsh, Laramie, Little Snake River, Natrona County.

DOUGLAS INVITATIONAL at Douglas HS at 10 a.m. – Buffalo, Douglas, Glenrock, Midwest, Moorcroft, Rawlins, Wheatland, Wright.

GRHS TRACK AND FIELD INVITE at Green River HS at 10 a.m. – Evanston, Green River, Jackson, Rock Springs.

KENDRA ROEDER INVITE 2024 at Pine Bluffs HS at 9 a.m. – Burns, Encampment, Guernsey-Sunrise, Lusk, Pine Bluffs; out-of-state: Alliance (NE), Banner County (NE), Leyton (NE), Potter-Dix (NE), Sidney (NE).

SHOSHONI HS INVITE at 10 a.m. – Arapahoe Charter, Big Piney, Burlington, Dubois, Farson-Eden, Ft. Washakie, Greybull, H.E.M., Kemmerer, Lander, Meeteetse, Riverside, Shoshoni, St. Stephens, Thermopolis, Western Lutheran Heritage Academy, Wind River, Wyoming Indian; out-of-state: Bridger (MT).

 Out-of-State events:

GEORGE CALVERT MEMORIAL INVITATIONAL at Morrill, NE – Lingle-Ft. Laramie.

WESTERN NEBRASKA TWILIGHT in Scottsbluff, NE – Torrington.

DAN HANSEN INVITATIONAL at Sheridan HS – Arvada-Clearmont, Big Horn, Cody, Kaycee, Thunder Basin, Tongue River, Wheatland.

LOVELL HIGH SCHOOL INVITATIONAL at Lovell HS – Burlington, Greybull, Lovell, Meeteetse, Powell, Rocky Mountain, Worland.

This story is part of our new Quick Hits series. This series will bring you breaking news and short updates from throughout the state.

Governor Mark Gordon rejected the Secretary of State’s proposed voter registration rules last week. Gray’s proposed rules would have required people registering to vote in Wyoming to prove their residency if their identification didn’t already show it.

In a written statement, Gordon said that Gray’s rules were beyond the scope of his statutory authority.

“I agree that only U.S. citizens who are Wyoming residents should be voting in the state’s elections,” Gordon wrote. “But data shows that Wyoming does not have a significant problem with fraudulent voter registrations.”

In a written response, Gray said he “strongly disagreed” with Gordon’s decision to reject the rule changes.

“Governor Gordon’s veto makes it easier for illegal aliens and non-residents to illegally vote, which is deeply disturbing,” Gray wrote.

This marks the second time in as many months that Gordon rejected rules proposed by Gray.

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Sitting rife with untouched land where the Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains, Wyoming is prime real estate for some of America’s greatest natural phenomena.

Serving as home to 10 national parks, 12 state parks and some 28 historic sites, the state is just as rich in nature as it is in relics from the cowboys, gunslingers and frontiersmen of generations gone by.

Here is a quick glance at some of the top attractions that set the “Equality State” on par with some of the biggest tourist destinations in the country.

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Yellowstone National Park

Nestled in the northwest corner of Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park is the oldest, and perhaps most recognizable, national park in the U.S.

Established in 1872 under the Grant administration, the sprawling Yellowstone National Park is known for its more than 10,000 hydrothermal features. Over 500 of these are geysers, including Old Faithful – which erupts at intervals of no more than two hours, and is one of just six geysers in the park whose eruptions rangers can reliably predict.

Yellowstone is also known for its diverse wildlife – including the only bison population that’s been native to the continental U.S. since prehistory. 

Devils Tower

Standing tall over Crook County is Devils Tower, a rock formation protruding some 1,267 feet above the nearby Belle Fourche River. 

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Its impressive stature is far from the only distinction this crown jewel of the Black Hills holds. 

Devils Tower is also the country’s first national monument, with its status being declared under the Antiquities Act in 1906.

Devils Tower, measuring 867 feet from base to summit, was the first national monument preserved under the Antiquities Act. (Dukas/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Devils Tower is also considered sacred to the Northern Plains and Kiowa tribes indigenous to the region – and got its English moniker when an interpreter for Colonel Richard Irving Dodge misunderstood its native name as “Bad God’s Tower.”

Old Trail Town

Located just outside Yellowstone and bearing the namesake of legendary showman William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody, the Park County town of Cody is also home to one of America’s most unique, complete and authentic exhibits dedicated to documenting life in the Old West.

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The Old Trail Town is an open-air museum comprised of 26 authentic, historic buildings originally constructed between 1879 and 1901. Many of these were dismantled at their original sites across Wyoming and neighboring Montana, before being transported to their current home along Cody’s western outskirts for reassembly and display.

The Old Trail Town is also home to some 100 horse-drawn vehicles, and an extensive collection of artifacts from frontiersmen and local Native populations alike.

Fort Laramie

Located in Goshen County near the Nebraska border, the Fort Laramie National Historic Site spans some 833 acres of land once used as an outpost for furriers, diplomats, and military officials along the Oregon Trail.

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Founded in 1834 by prominent fur trader William Sublette and partner Robert Campbell, Fort Laramie cycled through various owners – and names – over its first few years as a trading post. 

Later in its life, it was purchased by the U.S. Army and used to supervise westward migratory routes.

The now-desolate Fort Laramie spent its heyday as a key post for fur traders and diplomats alike. (: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

As westward expansion continued and newer, more efficient routes were forged, Fort Laramie gradually fell into disuse – and by the end of 1890, had been vacated completely. 

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While initially left to be reclaimed by nature, Fort Laramie’s 1938 acquisition by the National Park Service has also allowed what’s left of it to be preserved – and the Historic Site attracts a modest total of about 46,000 annual visitors in its current state.

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