Students present 9/11 plaque to state

Miles Buckingham, a sophomore at Kaycee High School, reaches out to touch a piece of Ground Zero contained in a plaque on Saturday in Cheyenne after an unveiliing ceremony. Wyoming high school students raised money for the plaque and worked with other students in Tennessee to get it here. Photo by Cara Eastwood/AP.

Tenacious Kmart gambles $11 billion on Sears merger

A customer walks into the Big Kmart Wednesday evening in Casper. Kmart and Sears announced that they will merge. The merged company will become the third largest retailer in the nation. Photo by Dan Cepeda/Casper Star-Tribune.

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Leslie Madden

Leslie Madden is principal at Willard Elementary. The school's mission is to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to become responsible, productive citizens in the world of the future.

Stage III play honors memory, firefighters of 9/11

Cal Strand and Mandy George rehearse a scene from "The Guys" Tuesday. The play was written by Anne Nelson and is based on her own experiences during 9/11. It shows the friendship formed between a fire captain who lost eight men and the editor who has volunteered to help him write his men's eulogies. Photo by Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune.

Roundup: Friday, Sept. 11

Kelly Walsh's Briana Black takes another long stroke to finish second in the 200 Meter Freestyle Friday afternoon in Casper. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)

Roundup: Friday, Sept. 11

Rock Spring's Molly Plemel finishes first in the 200 meter intermedly Friday afternoon at Kelly Walsh High School. (Tim Kupsick/Star-Tribune)

Leslie Madden

Leslie Madden is principal at Willard Elementary. The school's mission is to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to become responsible, productive citizens in the world of the future.

Rodney Kinskey

Rodney Kinskey brought convenience stores to Wyoming. He built his chain of Mini-Marts to more than 116 locations in six states before selling the business in 1989. He and his wife Jeanne raised nine children and have 26 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Rodney is featured here with his son James' (Boo) family: left to right, Kim,Audrey, Rodney, Henry and James.

1A/11-man Football: Statewide capsule preview

Southeast football coach Mark Bullington hugs quarterback Steven Bullington after the Cyclones won the Class 1A state football championship game against Burlington on Nov. 15, 2008. (Star-Tribune file)

Carol Emerson

Carol Emerson is the proud grandmother of the six grandchildren she has raised for the majority of their childhoods. Ranging in age from 8 to 26, one recently earned his Eagle Scout honor. The oldest two are raising her seven great-grandchildren. Emerson was a widowed single mother and spent 33 years in the restaurant business, 20 of those in management. She now is a sterile processing technician. In 1974, she became Wyoming's first woman freefalling skydiver. Ever adventurous, she has traveled most of the United States and Europe. She is one of the growing number of parenting grandparents. From coaching youth sports to helping with schoolwork, Emerson said raising the next generation has been hard work but also a joy.

Stench returns near Ohio house that had 11 bodies

Cleveland Police investigators carry evidence bags from behind the house adjacent to Anthony Sowell's on Imperial Ave. in Cleveland Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. The remains of 11 bodies were discovered at Sowell's home. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Stench returns near Ohio house that had 11 bodies

Neighborhood residents look at a memorial across the street from the home of Anthony Sowell on Imperial Ave. in Cleveland Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. The remains of 11 women were discovered at the house. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Stench returns near Ohio house that had 11 bodies

A woman views a memorial across the street from the home of Anthony Sowell on Imperial Ave. in Cleveland Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. The remains of 11 bodies were discovered at the house. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Stench returns near Ohio house that had 11 bodies

Cleveland Police investigators carry evidence bags from behind the house adjacent to Anthony Sowell's on Imperial Ave. in Cleveland Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. The remains of 11 bodies were discovered at Sowell's home. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Stench returns near Ohio house that had 11 bodies

Neighborhood residents look at a memorial across the street from the home of Anthony Sowell on Imperial Ave. in Cleveland Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. The remains of 11 women were discovered at the house. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Stench returns near Ohio house that had 11 bodies

A woman views a memorial across the street from the home of Anthony Sowell on Imperial Ave. in Cleveland Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. The remains of 11 bodies were discovered at the house. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Stench returns near Ohio house that had 11 bodies

Cleveland Police investigators carry evidence bags from behind the house adjacent to Anthony Sowell's on Imperial Ave. in Cleveland Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. The remains of 11 bodies were discovered at Sowell's home. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Stench returns near Ohio house that had 11 bodies

Neighborhood residents look at a memorial across the street from the home of Anthony Sowell on Imperial Ave. in Cleveland Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. The remains of 11 women were discovered at the house. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

Stench returns near Ohio house that had 11 bodies

A woman views a memorial across the street from the home of Anthony Sowell on Imperial Ave. in Cleveland Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. The remains of 11 bodies were discovered at the house. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

1A/11-man Football: Statewide capsule preview

Southeast football coach Mark Bullington hugs quarterback Steven Bullington after the Cyclones won the Class 1A state football championship game against Burlington on Nov. 15, 2008. (Star-Tribune file)