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Our website www.pittsfieldplayers.org has more information about this play Tickets are also available online and by reservation This project is fully sponsored by Darrah Enterprises  of Pittsfield you agree with our use of cookies to personalize your experience measure ads and monitor how our site works to improve it for our users Both University of Wyoming rodeo teams will send full lineups to this summer's College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) in Casper All that is left for the two squads is determining who will represent the Cowboys and Cowgirls at collegiate rodeo's biggest competition Heading into the season finale at UW's Cliff and Martha Hansen Livestock Arena Friday-Sunday April 25-27 -- the annual Laramie River Rendezvous Rodeo -- the Cowboys wrapped up their seventh consecutive Central Rocky Mountain Region team championship a few weeks ago The UW men have 4,895 points through nine combined rodeos in the fall and spring seasons while the second-place Casper College team has 4,048.33 With just two teams qualifying full teams for the CNFR the Cowboys and Casper College are assured automatic bids The top three competitors in each of the men's and women's individual events also earn CNFR bids the Cowgirls enter the home finale as the CRMR runners-up for the third consecutive season Season-long leader Gillette College has 3,508.3 total points the Cowboys have scored the eighth most team points while the Cowgirls are third among the 11 collegiate regions UW head Coach Seth Glause says that even though both the Cowboys and Cowgirls are locks to represent the region at the CNFR the weekend competition is still important for individual accomplishments Team members have chances at individual event titles while others are competing for CNFR qualifications are the region's top team roping header and heeler third and fourth in the all-around competition signifying scoring individual points in two or more events throughout the season The Cowgirls have been solid all season in the three women's events Three Cowgirls hold the same positions as their UW male counterparts in the women's all-around -- Mousel Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here just three days after being added to the list 57-year-old Cheyenne resident Kairy Hill Jr turned himself in to the Laramie County Detention Center at 12:05 a.m Hill was being sought on a warrant out of Laramie County Circuit Court for felony possession of cocaine Judge Antoinette Williams signed the warrant on Monday Deputies are still looking for these seven most wanted fugitives: If you know where these fugitives are, please call the Laramie County Combined Communications Center at 307-637-6525 Tips that aren't time-sensitive can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers Silent Witness at 307-638-TIPS or visiting silentwitnesslaramiecounty.com Informants will remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000 Please remember that all suspects are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law Hill was being sought on a warrant out of Laramie County Circuit Court for felony possession of cocaine.\nRead More Hill was being sought on a warrant out of Laramie County Circuit Court for felony possession of cocaine If you know where these fugitives are, please call the Laramie County Combined Communications Center at 307-637-6525 Tips that aren't time-sensitive can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers Silent Witness at 307-638-TIPS or visiting silentwitnesslaramiecounty.com The Laramie Region of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department will be holding a public meeting at the Laramie Regional Office on May 20 at 6 p.m Chapter 22: Watercraft Regulations Chapter 46: Fishing Regulations All parties are encouraged to attend and submit written comments Fisheries managers will present the proposals and be available to answer questions.  For those who cannot attend the in-person meeting, a virtual meeting will be held on May 19 at 3 p.m. This meeting will address proposed changes pertinent to each region. The virtual meeting on Zoom can be joined using the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84206728741 Written comments shall be accepted online through 5 p.m Copies of the proposed regulations are available online per Chapter 1 Regulation Governing Access to Public Records Written comments shall be presented to the Game and Fish Commission prior to the public hearing at its July 2025 meeting in Evanston.  The Wyoming Game and Fish Department supports the Americans with Disabilities Act Every effort will be made for reasonable accommodations by contacting your Game and Fish office The plot kicks off with the brothers running the stagecoach station after their father The station serves as a key stop for the Great Central Overland Mail Company Jess arrives in Laramie seeking revenge on Pete Morgan Despite early conflicts between Jess and Slim let’s find out who is still alive from the cast: Everett Collection; Giulio Marcocchi/Getty Images he retired from acting and focused on ranching in Texas He remains active and often appears at Western or nostalgic fan conventions Everett Collection; Amanda Edwards/FilmMagic/Getty Images His contributions to film production marked a successful second act in his entertainment career Holmes is best known for playing Mike Williams on the show and had a short career as a child star Key Witness and Woman Obsessed before retiring from acting in 1964 He went on to become a technology specialist in California is into photography and keeps a very low profile You can watch Laramie reruns on FETV Remember when Westerns ruled TV’s early days Saddle up and take our Ultimate TV Westerns Quiz to test your knowledge celebrating the shows and stars of their golden age "(She) was able to speak with our investigating officers this evening and confirmed she is ok," the update reads "A special thanks to everyone that shared this post The Laramie Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding a missing getting into a passenger car with an unknown female subject she has been entered as a missing/endangered person," the post reads According to the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation Anyone with information on Johnson's whereabouts is asked to call police dispatch at 307-721-2526 and reference case number 25-03673 A 42-year-old Laramie woman who went missing on or about Feb. 25 has been found safe, police say.\nRead More The Laramie Police Department is asking for the public's help in finding a missing According to the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience The night of Oct. 6, 1998, changed the town of Laramie, Wyoming, forever. The brutal murder of Matthew Shepard put that small city in the national spotlight and inspired in its residents complex reactions to the crime Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project sought to illuminate those experiences by conducting hundreds of interviews with Laramie's residents Combining those perspectives with the theatre company's reflective journal entries and published news reports "The Laramie Project" is a documentary-style stage performance that tells the perspectives of more than 60 characters most of whom are real Laramie residents.  with a series of events throughout the year that have inspired the mainstage production." Classified as verbatim theatre, "Laramie" is composed of the words of real people and captures the community's response to an event with historical and political significance Each of the company's 16 actors plays multiple roles and the fact that these roles reflect real people stood out to the students "Something that makes Laramie unique compared to any other play I have ever done is that these are real people's words and stories," said Icarus Jones a junior theatre major minoring in anthropology from Flint "All of the words that we speak in this play are the exact words that were spoken." the experience of embodying various people gave them a broad perspective of what the different community members felt in the aftermath of Shepard's death.   which allows me to feel more connected to the case "But being a juror allows me to feel I control what happens to these people There is an aspect of hope when I play that juror because I get to have a say in what happens to the people that did this." the interviews explore themes of homophobia violence and whether this single act of hatred should define the small town of Laramie this inevitably brought up comparisons to Flint "I have a line at the beginning of the show that talks about how Laramie is defined by what happened to Matthew Shepard It is interesting how it kind of rides the same line as Flint's community and how the water crisis defines Flint," said Logan Reeves "Flint is so much more than the water crisis and this piece shows that Laramie is so much more than what happened there." While the development process for the production may differ from other performances at UM-Flint the theatre program's standard practice of holding open auditions means that the cast of "Laramie" comprises students from across the campus "You don't have to be a theatre major to be a part of a production like this," said Greyson Watson "We live in a state of uncertainty at the moment and I think it is so important to give space for this in places where it can be effectively received." a junior interdisciplinary studies major from Grand Blanc "Being part of 'Laramie' reflects UM-Flint's commitment to community "This production shows that people can come together and create beautiful pieces regardless of their educational passion This production is exceptionally important for UM-Flint because the arts show that many different people can be connected in one beautiful way."According to Haley technicians and designers have collaborated to create a truly unique theatre experience.  "We have passionately created as a collective of learners with some elements quite literally 'outside of the box' — some action occurs in the theatre lobby and on the mainstage It is a multimedia production and employs original projection design It presents a nuanced portrait of a community forced to confront its values and prejudices "Laramie" offers insight into how any community can heal from tragedy "This play has such an important message and is so educational about a very tragic event that actually happened we are not only performing for the audience we are trying to educate them," said Abigail Speck a first-year English teacher certification program major minoring in theatre from Grand Blanc "I hope that people take away that things like this still happen I hope that people learn to look out for other people and I hope that people learn that it is so much easier to love than hate." as progress is made towards advancing rights for underrepresented groups we tend to distance ourselves from it and say that it was so long ago," said Logan Keir a senior English/pre-law major minoring in criminal justice from South Lyon "I hope that people take away that this was recent We are not a world that is past phobias toward minority groups." "I hope people just listen," said Zion Cheff "I think something that audiences can take away from this production is to be compassionate and caring for others even if you do not agree with them."  UM-Flint's "The Laramie Project" runs April 17-19, with performances starting at 7:30 p.m. For information and tickets, please visit thefim.org/event/laramieproject