A deal to bring an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturing plant to the Powell Municipal Airport in Powell, WY was recently canceled, but could still be a possibility in the future. A small but experienced UAV company called “GT Aeronautics” was in talks with the City of Powell to bring a manufacturing plant to their…
Campbell County is now considering a bringing a lawsuit against the state if budget cuts related to education prevents the county’s school district from providing a quality education to its students. “We’ve tried to keep as many of the cuts as far away from students as we can,” Boyd Brown, superintendent of Campbell County…
On this last Friday and Sunday, the Cowgirls tennis team took to the road to face and defeat both the Utah State Aggies and the Boise State Broncos. The matchup against Utah State marked the first Mountain West matchup for UW, and it took place in Logan, Utah. “The team was phenomenal today in the…
Kermit Brown is a long-time Wyoming resident, former speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives and one of the two new members of the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees. The Branding Iron sat down with Brown to talk about his past, being elected to the Board of Trustees, and what he hopes for the…
Cowboys basketball head coach Allen Edwards has the necessary experience and the knowledge to bring the Pokes basketball team back to an NCAA tournament berth. Edwards has lived basketball for most his life, and has picked up a great deal of experience and basketball knowledge during this time. After high school, he played for the…
The soulful Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats stayed true to their unique band name and had Laramie night-sweating on Friday night. On the second night of their 2017 tour in the U.S., the band performed in a fully packed Arts and Sciences Auditorium on campus. Both the bottom section and the top seats were…
The University of Wyoming and the City of Laramie are currently in the preliminary planning stages to renovate and possibly remove the 15th and Ivinson intersection. “City staff has always known that the university has looked at the intersection, and how we could improve it,” Derek Teini, planning manager for the City of Laramie, said….
For many years, UW athletics has had a tough task at hand in the recruiting department, which I believe has been made easier by an increasing amount of exposure on national television. Understanding recruits’ wants and getting them to the arctic plains we know as Laramie is tough, I would imagine, especially when you’re competing…
Five Cowgirls scored in double digits against conference opponent San Jose State to seal a 68-59 victory in their final regular season matchup. Cowgirls basketball traveled to the west coast on Friday, March 3 to face the San Jose State Spartans, and the win brought the Pokes to 21-8 overall and 13-5 in the Mountain…
If you have been to Laramie in the past 117 years, chances are that you have been to the Buckhorn Bar and Parlor, a bar that boasts a long history and many stories. This bar has seen many faces over its long life, creating a multitude of legendary tales passed down from generation to generation….
In Fort Collins on Wednesday night, the Cowgirls lost 61-54 to Mountain West Conference leader and Border War rival Colorado State on Wednesday. Following the win, CSU raised to 20-6 overall and 12-2 in the conference and increased its lead in the Mountain West to two games over UW, who dropped to 18-7 overall and…
A resolution of a new amendment from the Wyoming State Senate plans to bypass the Wyoming Supreme Court when deciding on funding for public schools. Senate Resolution SJ 09, if passed, would allow legislature to determine public school funding adequacy, and would also prohibit courts from needing funding for schools beyond what is allowed by…
