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‘Breached’ contract at heart of hospital’s delayed opening

This image depicts the construction status of both the Critical Access Hospital (CAH) and the Heritage Home.
PINEDALE — A breakdown between members of the Board of Sublette County Commissioners, the Sublette County Hospital District (SCHD) Board of Trustees and administration, and Sublette County …

Branding in Bondurant

Kevin Campbell, standing at center, brands a calf with the family’s Pothook S irons.
BONDURANT — Memorial Day was certainly memorable with a close group of longtime friends gathering to work and play at the Campbell Ranch in Bondurant for the annual calf branding. After helping …

Saki Meador wins trigonometry award

Big Piney High School student Saki Meador, left, represents Sublette County after winning the TRIG-STAR award for the 2024-25 school year. Students Chelsea Wright, center, and Magdalena Jones, right, were this year’s second- and third-place winners. A TRIG-STAR is a mathematics student who has demonstrated in competition that they are the most skilled among classmates in the practical application of trigonometry.
BIG PINEY — Big Piney student Saki Meador is the winner of the TRIG-STAR award for 2024-2025 for Big Piney High School, following a recent competition in which he scored 100%. He is the son of …

WCHF honors Big Piney cowboy Al Osterhout

CASPER — On May 13, the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame (WCHF) announced the 23 inductees for the Class of 2025, including five men from Sublette County in region 10. Representing Sublette County …

SCSD1 announces construction of Career Technical Education facility

PINEDALE — Sublette County School District #1 is excited to announce the upcoming construction of a state-of-the-art Career Technical Education (CTE) facility that will transform learning …

SCSD1 announces transition to 4-day school week

PINEDALE — Sublette County School District 1 is excited to announce the adoption of a 4-day school week, beginning with the 2025–2026 academic year. This forward-thinking transition …

Garden club preps Pinedale’s petunias

Longtime Sage and Snow member Bettina Sparrowe and her friend Enid planting flowers to beautify Pinedale
PINEDALE — On Saturday, May 17,  about 40 members of the Sage and Snow Garden Club planted petunias in the flower barrels that line the streets of Pinedale in the summer. This …

A musher's triumphant return: Racing through adversity

Barry Pearson, Alix Crittenden, Jessie Pearson, Jess Moore and Andrea Pearson take a break from this year’s sled dog race to pose for a team photo.
KEMMERER — Last year, Alix Crittenden was forced to sit out the Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race due to a health scare. This year, she returned to the race after months of preparation, working …

Pedigree Stage Stop announces 2025 race schedule, increased purse

Bondurant mushers Alex Crittenden and Jess Moore check their team of dogs before the Pinedale stage of the 2024 Pedigree Stage Stop Race. The Pedigree Stage Stop recently announced the race schedule for 2025 and an increased purse of $200,000. Mushers may sign up beginning Sept. 1.
WYOMING — The Pedigree Stage Stop Race® recently announced the 2025 race schedule. Entering its 30th year, the Pedigree Stage Stop Race also announced an increased purse of $200,000. The …

Steeper penalties were available in Wyoming wolf torment case

Allegations that a Wyoming man captured, tortured and killed a wolf have sparked outrage across the world and prompted a wave of social media posts. One image published by Cowboy State Daily purports to show the man, Cody Roberts, posing for a photograph next to a wolf with its jaws taped shut.
The $250 fine that Cody Roberts paid for his now internationally infamous wolf torment incident was not the steepest penalty that Wyoming Game and Fish Department law enforcement could have pursued …
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Letters to the Editor
A supporter of the Hogs for Hope effort to change legislation regarding the treatment of predators in Wyoming is seen with red duct tape over her mouth during the May 26 ride through Daniel. Many supporters of the cause wore red tape over their mouths or on their clothing while speaking as a reminder of the red duct tape used to muzzle the wild gray wolf captured by Cody Roberts.
Dear Editor, I worked in Rawlins, Wyo., as a traveling medical technologist in 2023, and as a hiking and kayaking enthusiast, I was fortunate enough to see some of Wyoming’s natural …
A coyote is about to be struck by a snowmobile. This image is a screenshot of a YouTube video titled “Running coyotes @wyohoundsmen.”
Dear Editor, The Wyoming legislature apparently thinks it is OK to terrorize and run over wild animals with snow machines. Machines that weigh around 450 pounds and go 80 mph. Machines that …
Dear Editor, I am appalled and deeply disappointed by the Wyoming Freedom Caucus and the state legislators who voted against House Bill 341, denying thousands of Wyoming ’ s children …
Dear Editor, There is a coyote killing contest scheduled this weekend in Sublette County with cash and prizes awarded to the “winners.” It is unconscionable that such an event would …
I worked for the U.S. Forest Service as a permanent seasonal employee last year studying critical trout and salmon habitat in forests throughout the western U.S. I loved my job. I loved the people …
Sports
From top left: Coach Jon Ernster, Coach Mitch Brantley, Randal Reddon, Clayton Brannon, Bo Danze, Dace Rhea, Mason Currah, Christian Sanchez, Fabian Vega, Tyler Currah, Cayden Christensen, and Coach Derek Schupp. Bottom row from left: Hardty Huffman, Aringtyn Huffman, Bridger Lamppa, Tyson Ramirez, Pete Gutierrez, Edwin Vega, and Tomas Toshpulatov.
Pinedale 18U hockey takes state
CODY — It was only a matter of seconds before the gloves, sticks and helmets would go flying into the air as the Pinedale Glaciers defeated Jackson 5-2 to take home the Wyoming State High …
PHS alum is regional winner in wrestling tourney
CHADRON, NEB. — Keegan Gehlhausen of Pinedale, a junior at Chadron State College in western Nebraska, won the 184-pound championship at the Super Region VI Tournament at Gunnison. Colo., last …
Sophomore Jada Banks, No. 8, leaps up for the ball during a September game against Kemmerer High School. Also pictured is junior Lizzy Brandt, No. 1. The Lady Punchers capped off Homecoming week defending their home gym against two conference rivals, Wyoming Indian High School and Wind River.
Lady Punchers score Homecoming victories
BIG PINEY – The Big Piney High School Lady Punchers left it all on the court to successfully defend their gym in two games against conference rivals that capped off Homecoming Weekend with a …
The Pinedale High School Lady Wranglers work together to move the ball back over the net during a game against conference rival Mountain View.
Lady Wranglers win epic five-set battles
JACKSON – Both the Sept. 24 non-conference game between the Pinedale High School Lady Wranglers and Jackson and the Sept. 27 away conference match against Mountain View came down to the wire. …
Harriers post solid marks in Boise
BOISE, IDAHO – Seven athletes represented Sublette County on the Jackson Hole High School cross-country team at the annual Bob Firman Invitational in Boise on September 28. The Bob Firman …

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Opinion
Sheriff Kleetel reminds you to keep your pets safe this Halloween by choosing safe costumes, keeping decorations out of reach, avoiding certain dangerous treats and creating a safe space.

Keeping pets safe this Halloween

Halloween can be a spooky time for our furry friends, with costumes, masks and a constant stream of strangers at the door. Wildlife should also be considered during this festive season. To ensure …

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Police Reports
Public defender requests inpatient evaluation of teen charged with first-degree murder
PINEDALE — A nineteen-year-old Big Piney man who has been in custody at the Sublette County Detention Center in Pinedale since February 5 will be transferred to the Wyoming State Hospital to …
Death penalty dropped in first-degree murder case against Big Piney student
PINEDALE — Orion Schlesinger, 18, one of two defendants charged in the early February first-degree murder of Big Piney resident Dakota Farley, 23, pleaded not guilty by reason of mental illness …
A February 20 letter written by defendant Orion Schlesinger in which the 18-year-old who is charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and felony theft pleads with Sublette County Circuit Court Judge John LaBuda to temporarily release him from custody so he could witness the birth of his child. The judge denied the request the same day. Schlesinger’s child was born days before his March 11 probable cause hearing. The capital murder cases against him and Rowan Littauer, 19, were bound over to Sublette County District Court.
Student charged with murder expected to plead not guilty by reason of mental illness
PINEDALE — The capital murder cases against the two Big Piney High School students accused of killing Dakota Farley were bound over to Sublette County District Court following two separate …
Sheriff's report Feb. 17 through Feb. 23, 2025
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office reported 153 incidents from Feb. 17 through Feb. 23, including a sex offense, six animal problems, two instances of suicide ideation, a probation/parole …
Rowan Littauer, left, and Orion Schlesinger, right, are charged with first-degree murder in the death of their friend, Dakota Farley. They are being held in the Sublette County Detention Center, each on $5 million cash-only bond. In a separate case, Littauer pleaded guilty on February 13 to failing to report damages after he lost control of the vehicle he was driving and slid into a chainlink fence in his Big Piney neighborhood.
Lawyers request continuances for teens charged in capital murder case
PINEDALE — The probable cause hearings for Rowan Littauer, 19, and Orion Schlesinger, 18, originally scheduled for February 13, were continued to March 11 after the attorneys involved requested …

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