Randy Tucker

Woman Dress

Wicahpi Owin, whose Lakota name translates as Woman Dress, was the younger sister of Hunkpapa war chief Gall, one of the greatest Native American...

Behind the lines: The Sanctuary

I sat on a little white plastic bench next to the Riverton Raiders dugout on a perfect summer afternoon six years ago.The Raiders were...

An Osprey on the Mountain

It might seem strange to find public policy in a Country / Western song, but the late Toby Keith pulled it off with his...

Putting the Service in the Station – Ben Laws Texaco on Main Street

Today, the early morning lines stretch almost onto Main Street as motorists line up at the Daylight Donuts drive-through window. There were lines there...

Behind the Lines: Reverse This…

There is a pivotal scene in “Remember the Titans” where corrupt officials are making calls on every play against the Titans. They’ve been bribed...

A July Parade… in an Even-Numbered Year

Parades are interesting things, especially Fourth of July parades occurring in even-numbered years. You don’t see many politicians on the parade route in the...

All Roads Lead to the Park – Traveling to Yellowstone 1872 – 1948

For untold eons, the show came every 90 minutes. Whether there was an audience or not. Old Faithful is the most well-known feature of...

Behind the lines: Eight Lanes of Dirt

A time traveler from the 1970s wouldn’t recognize the gyms, fields and tracks of today. Neither would one from a generation later in the...

Miracle-Gro From the Sky

Everyone talks about the weather, but no one watches it more carefully than a Wyoming farmer.I have a couple of friends who have farmed...

A Deadly Game of Cards

In the Hollywood West, justice was swift, often misguided, and arrived with an angry mob. The vigilantes had a rope, found a tree, and...

Riverton Raiders Win Laramie Tournament With 4-0 Weekend

The Riverton Raiders rolled to a 4-0 weekend, winning the S2M Construction Tournament in Laramie. They beat Wheatland 9-3 in the opener, then Douglas...

Behind the lines: The Lug Nut Mystery…

It’s a staple of those classic westerns. Just a broken twig, or maybe the scrape of an iron horseshoe on an outcropping of granite,...

A Bison on South Federal – Korell Center Mural

(Riverton, WY) - A rented lift and enough cans of spray paint to be the envy of any inner-city tagger sat outside the Korell...

He can’t answer… but I hear him

Yesterday, Father’s Day, I wasn’t able to call or visit my dad. It’s the ninth one since 2018.Fathers don’t get much credit these days....

Gunned Down in Shoshoni – Warner Moody Murder

Despite the best efforts by the premier detectives of the day, lavish reward money, and a statewide manhunt, the murder remains a mystery. It...

Behind the lines: Water Makes You Weak

It was a hot Monday morning in the second week of August. I was coaching my first football practice. It was my first interaction...

Raiders Sweep Legends in Lander

(Lander, WY) - Paced by home runs from Colter Heikkila and Addison Trujillo in the opening game and another by Beau Anderson in the...

Only a lifetime…

It was the summer of 1981. My friend Dan Anderson was the assistant wrestling coach at Niobrara County High School in Lusk.Most of the...

UW and Chief Washakie Foundation Hosting Scholarship, Awards Banquet

(FORT WASHAKIE, WY) — The University of Wyoming Chief Washakie Memorial Scholarship Committee will host the Native American Scholarship and Awards Banquet at 6:00...

Riverton Handles Rawlins 8-2 in Babe Ruth Action

(Riverton, WY) - A seven-run second inning was the difference as Riverton handled Rawlins 8-2 Tuesday evening at the Babe Ruth Field on Major...