Wyoming
Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office gets extra funding
PINEVILLE, W.Va. (WVVA) – The Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office has received $60,500 from the state’s Unclaimed Property Division.
State Treasurer Riley Moore said most of the funds were from uncashed vendor checks and insurance proceeds that were turned over to the state’s unclaimed property program.
“I’m proud to reunite the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Department with their unclaimed funds,” Moore said. “The men and women who courageously serve in our state’s law enforcement work tirelessly to keep our citizens and communities safe, and I’m delighted to see these funds directly benefit families in Wyoming County.”
Wyoming County Sheriff Bradley Ellison said in the announcement from Moore’s office that he is thankful for the funds.
“I appreciate the State Treasurer’s Office, the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Tax Office and our Chief Tax Deputy Sherri Bland for notifying the Sheriff’s Department about our lost funds and for assisting us with the claims process,” he said.
During the month of December, Moore’s Unclaimed Property Division returned nearly $1 million worth of unclaimed property to individuals, businesses and organizations. Since the fiscal year began on July 1, 2023, the Office has paid out nearly $11.4 million in unclaimed property claims.
Currently, the Treasurer’s Office has more than $400 million worth of unclaimed property in its database. Wyoming County has nearly 30,000 unclaimed property listings worth more than $2.7 million being held by the State Treasurer’s Office. Visit www.WVUnclaimedProperty.gov to search and find out if you have any unclaimed funds.
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Wyoming
Wyoming HS Softball All-Conference Recognition Released for 2024
The all-conference honors for the 2024 Wyoming High School softball season are here. The head coaches voted on first-team and second-team awards for players in each division, East and West. No special awards were announced with the release. Below is the list of players recognized for this year.
WYOMING HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE PLAYERS IN 2024
Players are listed first by the school’s name and then alphabetically by their last name.
WEST CONFERENCE:
FIRST TEAM:
Katie Brasher – Cody
Riley Simone – Cody
Ellie Ungrund – Cody
Violet Wollschlager – Cody
Kodi Allred – Green River
Terryn Avery – Green River
Chacee Shiner – Green River
Aspen Chambers – Kelly Walsh
Tavia Osso – Kelly Walsh
Ryleigh Sisco – Kelly Walsh
Jaden Hartman – Natrona County
Kyra Randolph – Natrona County
Lexie Ransom – Natrona County
Tarin Anderson – Rock Springs
Ruby Florencio – Rock Springs
Payten Soltis – Rock Springs
Rilynn Wester – Rock Springs
Samantha Pierce – Worland
SECOND TEAM:
Emma Lindahl – Cody
Montana Massey – Cody
Amelia Reinker – Cody
Gina Barajas – Green River
Izzy Kelley – Green River
Haidyn Terry – Green River
Ashlynn Attaway – Kelly Walsh
Kayla Claire – Kelly Walsh
Emma Jones – Kelly Walsh
Elsie Sale – Natrona County
Qunicy Sale – Natrona County
Max Sweeny – Rock Springs
Kyndall Turnwall – Rock Springs
Riley Moreno – Worland
EAST CONFERENCE:
FIRST TEAM:
Avery Gray – Campbell County
Bayley Gray – Campbell County
Lanae Kimbley – Campbell County
Katie Hinz – Cheyenne Central
Izzy Kelly – Cheyenne Central
Izzy Thomas – Cheyenne Central
Aleah Brooks – Cheyenne East
McKenzie Millar – Cheyenne East
Gracie Oswald – Cheyenne East
Rylee Stephenson – Cheyenne East
Alyssa Albaugh – Cheyenne South
Marisol Gomez – Laramie
Paige Kuhn – Laramie
Emilee Sirdoreus – Laramie
Natalie Clonch – Thunder Basin
Allie Rodgers – Thunder Basin
Macie Selfors – Thunder Basin
Marissa West – Thunder Basin
Rylee Coates – Wheatland
Mackenzie Lockman – Wheatland
Camryn Mickelsen – Wheatland
SECOND TEAM:
Lexi Alexander – Campbell County
Addie Rambo – Campbell County
Patience Smith – Campbell County
Maya Driver – Cheyenne Central
Bailey Martinez – Cheyenne Central
Cam Moyte – Cheyenne Central
Lilly Vallejo – Cheyenne East
Charleigh Mellish – Cheyenne South
Madalyn Doser – Laramie
Haley Loya – Laramie
Carson Milam – Laramie
Addie Rouse – Thunder Basin
Paige Shaffer – Thunder Basin
Danica Shawver – Thunder Basin
2024 Wyoming High School Softball State Tournament Day 2
Photos from Day 2 of the Wyoming High School Softball State Championship Tournament in 2024.
Gallery Credit: David Settle, WyoPreps.com; Courtesy: Carlee Howe
Wyoming
Cowboy State Daily Video News: Wednesday, May 22, 2024
It’s time to take a look at what’s happening around Wyoming! I’m Wendy Corr, bringing you headlines from the Cowboy State Daily newsroom, for Wednesday, May 22nd.
Although talk of a terrifying grizzly tag team duo in Grand Teton National Park has been circulating on the Internet, park officials say Sunday’s mauling of a Massachusetts man was likely a mother grizzly defending her cub.
And a bear expert also told Cowboy State Daily’s Mark Heinz that although to his knowledge there aren’t any documented cases of two or more grizzlies attacking somebody at once, it’s not completely impossible – but he says most grizzlies don’t go around the woods looking for trouble.
“It’s usually unfortunate circumstances that are surprised at close range. It’s not unusual that Mama Bear wants to defend her cubs. That’s usually how these things go. And, you know, bears aren’t really a social animal. But he said it’s not unknown for maybe young young sub adult bears that just kicked away from their mom, they might travel around in groups of two. But this was definitely a mother and at least one cub, which again, that fits the MO for for grizzly bear attacks. It’s just people in the wrong place at the wrong time.”
The man is still hospitalized in stable condition.
Crazed Rampage
A Gillette woman is accused of flying into a crazed rage and ramming her vehicle into the car of her boyfriend’s mistress, all while doing a DoorDash delivery – to the mistress.
While reflecting on the charge of felony property destruction she now faces in Campbell County District Court, Amber Osborne told Cowboy State Daily’s Clair McFarland that she admits her actions were wrong.
“She just said, ‘I’m sorry for my actions. I regret doing that. You know, we took a break and he hooked up with this other girl, and then she and I were texting about it.’ And then according to Miss Osborne, the other woman said something to the effect of, ‘DoorDash a soda for me,’ because Osborne’s a DoorDash driver… And the way she later described it to the investigator was, ‘I kind of saw red and went over there knowing I was gonna do something and ended up crashing into the car.’”
Though Cowboy State Daily has learned the identity of the other woman, she hasn’t been charged in this case and could not be reached for comment by publication time.
The entire nation is experiencing unprecedented growth in demand for electricity, with Wyoming displaying some challenges of its own as is evidenced by construction of mammoth-sized data centers encircling its capital city.
Explosion Of Electricity
U.S. Sen. John Barrasso told energy reporter Pat Maio on Tuesday that the amount of energy the country will need in five years is going to increase so much, it’s like adding a whole new California.
“Senator Barrasso, like his colleagues on the committee, wants to ensure that we have enough electricity to meet future demand… the Biden administration is attacking the coal and oil and gas industries by… basically ending coal by 2041. And the hearing is to kind of point out the dilemma there that, look, we don’t have enough power, you can’t be doing this kind of thing, you know, shutting coal and oil gas fired plants down. You need to ensure the reliable sourcing of power, and that’s going to be done through what we already have in our state, which is coal.”
Barrasso said that the United States could be entering a period of sustained demand growth unlike anything seen since the two decades following World War II.
Self-Defense?
An Evansville man accused of killing another man during a drug deal gone bad argued he acted in self-defense despite shooting him in the back, and asked the judge to reduce the bond, which is currently set at $750,000 dollars. That’s laccording to Cowboy State Daily’s Dale Killingbeck.
“His attorney asked the judge to reduce the bond and argued that, you know, he spent money on getting an attorney, he spent money on getting an expert witness for his trial, that he’s not a threat to the community. And this is a self defense case. Then the … district attorney stood up and said that he didn’t really agree with that narrative, because the suspect allegedly only had a job … doing an Uber Eats delivery. And he didn’t understand how someone with that kind of job could have nearly $500,000 worth of cash in a safe that was confiscated by … police during the investigation.”
Natrona County Chief Deputy District Attorney Blaine Nelson also argued against the self-defense claim, pointing out that the victim, Brandon Lopez was shot squarely in his back.
Jennings vs Crago
Two of the more prominent members of the Wyoming House — and in some ways longtime political rivals — state Reps. Mark Jennings and Barry Crago will square off against each other for the state Senate.
Even though they’re both Republicans, they have been political rivals on many issues according to politics reporter Leo Wolfson, with Jennings often taking the more conservative position.
“Both Jennings and Crago are some of the more prominent known members of the House. Jennings has been in the house since 2015, and he is one of the original founders of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus. Crago has served two terms in the house and is one of the leading bases of the Wyoming Caucus, which was formed in opposition to the Freedom Caucus, a group of more moderate Republican legislators compared to the farther right Freedom Caucus.”
There are already two Republican candidates who have officially announced plans to run for Jennings’ seat – Thomas Kelly and Gail Symons.
Bee Guy Gets Bobblehead
The Phoenix-based beekeeper who grew up in Wyoming and saved a Major League Baseball game last month from a swarm of angry bees became the most famous guy in baseball for a few days.
Now Cowboy State Daily’s Jake Nichols reports that Buffalo native Matt Hilton’s fame has been commemorated forever, with his own personalized collector’s edition bobblehead.
“The bobblehead is being created by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum. It’s expected to be a collector’s piece that will be available in November. This follows a Topps baseball card of the bee guy, which sold out in 24 hours – 17,000 baseball cards. So the Phoenix pest control guy, Matt Hilton, is living his 15 minutes of fame a little extra.”
Since his game-saving play, Hilton has been interviewed by hundreds of national media outlets and was even offered the opportunity to become a cast member in a high-profile reality TV show.
And that’s today’s news. Get your free digital subscription to Wyoming’s only statewide newspaper by hitting the subscribe button on cowboystatedaily.com. And don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel! I’m Wendy Corr, for Cowboy State Daily.
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Your Wyoming Sunrise: Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Today’s Wyoming sunrise was captured by Candy Zumwalt. Candy writes, “Here’s a photo I took in Etna looking over the Wyoming Range. Love the beautiful reds in the morning sky.”
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