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The pandemic made us press pause on a lot of life’s special moments. Vacations. Graduation parties … and weddings. But as the country continues to reopen and more people get vaccinated, marriages and ceremonies are surging this summer … including in America’s wedding capitol… Las Vegas. -
Bob Beck/Wyoming Public RadioAfter a year off due to COVID-19, the "Daddy of 'em All" finally gets to celebrate its 125th year as Cheyenne Frontier Days returns. General Chairman Jimmy Dean Siler and PR Chairman Mike Smith join us to discuss the two-week event which kicks off next weekend.
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A two-day event in Sheridan will honor a past celebration that worked to bridge gaps between Native and non-Native communities. -
Some Campbell County residents are criticizing the local library after a social media post last month.
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Laramie Jubilee Days, which is known as Wyoming's Hometown Celebration, has been an annual event since 1940. It is marking its 80th anniversary this year.
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A Little Free Library is going to be installed in Fort Washakie, Wyoming providing the community of all ages more access to books.
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Buffalo Scout live on Wyoming Sounds recorded 7/09/21.
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Sally & George live on Wyoming Sounds recorded 7/08/21.
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Jason Tyler Burton wrote the song "Headwaters" and the album with the same title while working as a seasonal park ranger at the South entrance of Yellowstone National Park. The entrance is located near the headwaters of the Snake River. That summer he thought a lot about the river's journey and his own, and how it gave him a sense of belonging during this transitional time in his life. Oliva Weitz has this profile.
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In 2017, Northern Arapaho tribal members traveled to Carlisle Indian Industrial School to bring home the remains of three children. These children were buried at a cemetery by a school in Pennsylvania. Home From School is a film that documents this journey. Wyoming Public Radio's Signa McAdams sat down with the film's associate producer, Northern Arapaho's Chairman Jordan Dresser, at the film's premiere in Lander. They discussed boarding schools, repatriation and generational trauma.
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Audubon Rockies is hosting its annual BioBlitz this July at the Brinton Museum in Big Horn, as well as a statewide virtual event.
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The podcast Death, Sex and Money focuses on conversation topics that many are scared of and don't want to discuss with their loved ones or friends. Host Anna Sale said many people reach out to her asking how to get people to open up about personal stuff, the way she does with guests on the show.
