Last updated on Sunday, July 6, 2008
Starrett Junior High School social studies teacher Steve Simpson headed up the food line at the school’s annual barbecue on Wednesday. Teachers and staff assisted the Lander Police Department, who cooked hot dogs and burgers for students.
Photo by Anne McGowan
A county board that formed last year to secure public funding for local social programs is offering financial help for emergency housing needs. The Fremont County Action Committee secured a Community Service Block Grant worth $9,000 through the state to provide people with help for utility and housing-related bills.
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After finding a sufficient number of mosquitoes in its traps, the City of Lander has begun spraying for the insect.
According to a report released by Sollie Cadman of the city’s Weed and Pest Department, Lander crews began spraying for the bugs on June 26.
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Authorities continue to investigate the deaths of three Northern Arapaho girls discovered Wednesday at the Beaver Creek tribal housing community south of Riverton. .......read more
Lander soon will have a public garden to call its own, after the Lander City Council voted unanimously to go ahead with plans for a community garden. .........read more
Law enforcement officers consulted at the Beaver Creek housing community Wednesday morning after the bodies of three teen-age girls were discovered there.
Photo by Wayne Nicholls
