The city of Powell is a little more green after a local program hit a major milestone. The Powell Tribune reports the Homesteader Roots program started five years ago to address a little known problem - most of the city trees were the same species. This makes them susceptible to disease and pests. Homesteader Roots just planted its 50th diversified tree in front of the Homesteader Museum.

Nine Gillette area junior high schoolers are headed to nationals. County17 reports the student athletes will represent at the National Junior High Finals Rodeo in Des Moines, Iowa, later this month. Bridger Schwenke of Gillette is the state’s sole saddle bronc steer rider.

Three University of Wyoming athletes are competing in the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Oregon this week. Senior Daniel Reynolds punched his ticket in both hammer and shot put. Junior Ryker Holtzen qualified in the steeplechase with a personal best and school-record time of 8:34.95. And Jacob White, also a junior, advanced in the 5,000 meters with a time of 13:27.32, which is also a school record, and the fourth-fastest qualifying mark overall.

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