Columnists
06/21/2026 · Niobrara & Converse Region
The Affirmation That Actually Works Starts with Saying No
Most affirmations fail because they ask you to believe something you don't. Here's the one that changes everything—and why it works backward from what you'd expect.
Why We Keep Memorizing the Wrong Poems (And How to Fix It)
Your high school English teacher made you memorize "The Road Not Taken," but Robert Frost spent the last decades of his life furious that everyone missed the joke. Here's what we've all been getting wrong.
06/17/2026
The Dangerous Comfort of the Unfinished Sentence
We've turned incompleteness into a virtue, but Kafka's most unsettling insight was about what happens when we stop questioning the gaps in our understanding.
06/17/2026
The Fed Just Bet Everything on a Soft Landing That Nobody Believes Anymore
Jerome Powell lowered rates yesterday despite inflation still running hot. The stock market loved it. The bond market didn't. Somebody's about to be very wrong.
06/17/2026
Stop Asking Dancers to Smile and Start Asking Why We Deserve Serious Art
Contemporary dance is finally allowed to be uncomfortable, challenging, and human—but audiences keep begging it to perform happiness instead of truth.
06/17/2026
Advertisement
Upcoming Events
View allSEP
19
Wyoming at Central Mich.
17:00
OCT
17
NIU at Wyoming
19:30
Announcements
View allPaving begins this week north of Worland on US 16/20/Wyoming 789 highway improvement project
Paving begins this week north of Worland on US 16/20/Wyoming 789 highway improvement project October 7, 2026 WORLAND, Wyo – The prime contractor for highway improvements on US Highway 16/20/789 is scheduled to begin paving activities Friday. Prime contractor is McGarvin-Moberly Construction Co., of Worland. The contract completion date is Oct. 31, 2027. "Weather permitting, McGarvin-Moberly will begin paving between milepost 168.82 (north of the Worland city limits) and milepost 173 of US Highway 16/20 starting Friday. We appreciate the patience of all those involved in agricultural harvesting and motorists," said Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer Kelly Erickson of Worland. Erickson said concrete work has been rescheduled to begin in March 2027. "Paving will continue as long as fall weather holds," Erickson said. The scope of work on the $6.57 million project includes asphalt milling and an asphalt pavement overlay, chip sealing, ADA improvements, repairing and replacing concrete sidewalk and curb and gutter, and installing a roadway lighting system on 10.9 miles of US 16/20/Wyoming Highway 789. The project's starting point is milepost 165.76, the intersection of US 16 and US 20/Wyoming Highway 789 adjacent to the Washakie County Courthouse in Worland. Erickson said new intersection light poles will be installed next spring at the US 20 intersections of Washakie County Road 10 and County Road 12. Weekly public meetings will resume in the spring at McGarvin-Moberly's office south of Worland, 1001 US Highway 20 North. "We will hold weekly public meetings while concrete work is happening within the Worland city limits, beginning in the spring," said Erickson. The project was originally scheduled to begin July 9. "We really appreciate everyone's patience with the delayed start," Erickson said. Project questions may be directed to WYDOT Resident Engineer Kelly Erickson, P.E., at (307) 431-2281. For information about this news release, please contact Cody Beers, WYDOT public relations specialist, at (307) 431-1803. #
Upcoming Niobrara County Commissioners Meeting Agenda Released
Niobrara County Board of County Commissioners Meeting Agendas Date: [Date of Upcoming Meeting] Agenda: 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Agenda 3. Approval of Previous Minutes 4. Public Comments 5. Department Reports: - Sheriff's Office - Road & Bridge - Public Health - Etc. 6. Old Business: - [Topics for discussion] 7. New Business: - [Topics for discussion] 8. Any other business that may properly come before the Board. 9. Adjournment
Niobrara County Commissioners Meeting Minutes Available
Niobrara County Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes Date: [Date of Meeting] Attendees: [List of Commissioners Present] Agenda Items: 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Agenda 3. Approval of Previous Minutes 4. Public Comments 5. Department Reports: - Sheriff's Office - Road & Bridge - Public Health - Etc. 6. Old Business: - [Discussion points and decisions] 7. New Business: - [Discussion points and decisions] 8. Executive Session (if applicable) 9. Adjournment Decisions Made: [Detailed record of decisions, motions, and votes] Next Meeting: [Date and Time of Next Meeting]
Public Notices
View allReal Estate Records and E-Filing Services
Other - 09/24/2026
Advertisement
Advertisement