Laramie Boomerang

The snowpack in southeast Wyoming is lagging behind the seasonal average for this time of year, but it’s doing a lot better than it was during the height of the recent drought. Full Story »

Laramie, Wyo. (Dec. 6, 2009) — The Wyoming Cowboys are bowl bound as the New Mexico Bowl on Sunday extended an invitation to the Cowboys to face Fresno State. Full Story »

Five Laramie hotel employees were recognized Saturday night for their outstanding hospitality service during the Laramie Valley Lodging Association’s inaugural awards ceremony. Full Story »

Will Brown, a journeyman electrician, wires a furnace inside a four-bay garage at the new Coffey Engineering and Surveying facilities at 902 S. Third. Full Story »

The city will begin site preparation work on the Railroad Heritage Park at First and Kearney Streets today, pending snow. Full Story »

Window decorations, below, help spread holiday cheer Wednesday at the Endsley-Jackson home. Aaron LeClar/Boomerang staff The University of Wyoming Women’s Club Home Tour will feature four homes and the lobby of the AmericInn Lodge and Suites from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. Full Story »

The Albany County Commission has accepted a block grant to purchase a new building for a local nonprofit organization that helps victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Full Story »

Suzie Young’s festive living room area at 1007 Sheridan is seen. Andy Carpenean/Boomerang photographer Club, will feature two remodeled homes located on Sheridan and 12th streets. Full Story »

A late night fire about nine miles west of Laramie on Moulton Road destroyed a single-wide trailer Tuesday. Full Story »

Nitrate is a compound formed naturally when nitrogen combines with oxygen or ozone, according to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Full Story »

A survey of 98 privately owned wells on the Casper Aquifer east of the city limits showed that just under 3 percent had elevated nitrate-nitrogen levels, according to the city’s water resource specialist. Full Story »

A Laramie man pleaded guilty on Wednesday in Albany County District Court to one count of felony voyeurism. Jon Daniel Vetter, 25, 912 Lyons, pleaded guilty to one count of felony voyeurism, which is punishable by imprisonment up to two years, a fine up to $5,000 or both. Full Story »

The city will seek over $400,000 in federal money to hire three firefighters in addition to the current staff at the Laramie Fire Department to staff the third Laramie fire station. Full Story »

The Albany County Commission approved on Tuesday an agreement with the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) to study the threat posed by Interstate 80 to the Casper Aquifer in the Telephone Canyon area. Full Story »