Growing up in the age of wildfires
ENVIRONMENTAL/FEATURE
Parker Noble was 10 when he leaped through a wall of flames to escape what would become one of Oregon’s largest wildfires of 2018. “My dad held my hand and told me to cover my mouth with my towel,” recalled Parker. “We just ran through the fire.”
Photo courtesy of Noah Brown
Finding a way through grief
FEATURE
A painted pot full of violet pansy flowers sat next to 8-year-old Riley Fowler while she sat on a plastic lawn chair eating a popsicle. The outside of the pot was decorated with purple acrylic paint of her own design.
Photo credits, Madeline Carter for the Casper Star-Tribune
Oregon may be home to oldest human occupied site in North America
ENVIRONMENTAL
Archeologists have discovered evidence dating back more than 18,000 years ago that could mean Oregon is home to one of the oldest human-occupied sites in North America.
Photo courtesy of Bureau Of Land Management
Fight like a girl
FEATURE
Standing in a 20 by 10 metal storage unit, Paige Gilbert carefully wrapped her hands and forearms in black tape.
It’s nothing fancy, she’ll tell you, but it’s where she’s become a six-time national boxing champion.
Photo credits, Madeline Carter for the Casper Star-Tribune
Yes, we’re open
FEATURE
The restaurant has been open at its current location at 1705 E. Second St. since the early 2000s, and when asked by anyone who frequents the diner what’s changed since then, they’ll tell you, "Not much."
Photo credits, Madeline Carter for the Casper Star-Tribune
After losing son to fentanyl poisoning, Missouri mother offers support to others
NEWS/FEATURE
In the Pulaski County Coroner's Office, pamphlets offering support to grieving families are there because of Dayna Blanar's persistence.
Rent is due
FEATURE
Recent Kelly Walsh graduate Kayla Colburn and Michigan State student Andrew Brown made a deal this summer.
10 days in the same square
NEWS
The first week at a new school can be rough. Finding out halfway through that you’ll be stuck in your room for ten days can make it even harder.