Mayor Tim Hancock

10/18/2025

🎃👻 Riverton is in the Halloween spirit! 👻🎃

From City Hall to our neighborhoods, there’s plenty of spooky fun coming your way!

🕑 Trick or Treat at Riverton City Hall
📅 October 31st | 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Bring your little ghosts and goblins for an afternoon of fun—photo station, photo contest, free trick-or-treat bags, and lots of goodies! 🍬

📸 City of Riverton Halloween Costume Contest
Show off your creativity in one of these categories:
🎭 Scariest
🎃 Group or Family
🧙‍♀️ Most Original
🐾 Pets in Costume

📅 Deadline to enter: November 7, 2025
Just snap a picture of your costume, pick your category, and post it on the City of Riverton page!

Let’s make Riverton the most spooktacular place to be this Halloween season. Can’t wait to see your costumes and celebrate together!

10/11/2025

Seeking a few good people!

(Riverton, WY) – The Riverton City Council has announced that it is seeking community members interested in serving on the Riverton Activity and Ice Center Committee to explore the possibility of a new multi-sport facility in Riverton. Committee members will help: To apply, submit a short letter o...

10/11/2025

Way to go, Big Red!

10/09/2025

(Lander, WY) – The Fremont County Association of Governments has formed a new committee to explore potential funding options for three “key” local services – ambulance, public transportation and commercial air – following the failure of the optional half percent sales tax for economic deve...

10/09/2025

I've had the opportunity to attend the Wyoming Association of Municipalities Board Meeting this week, where one of the topics we discussed was a simple but important question: “What is government—and what should it be?”

It reminded me of a passage from a 1902 speech by President Theodore Roosevelt that still rings true today:

"The average citizen must realize that it is on his shoulders that the entire government structure rests. We get in the habit of speaking of the Government as if it were something apart from us. Now, the Government is us—we are the Government, you and I. And the Government is going to do well or ill accordingly as we, with sanity, with resolution, with broad charity and sound common sense, make up our minds that the affairs of the Government shall be managed."

It’s a powerful reminder that good government doesn’t just happen to us — it happens through us. Each of us plays a part in making our communities stronger.

I invite you to think about how you can make a positive contribution to good governance right here in Riverton. Each of us can make a difference—and if you’d like some ideas on how to get involved, let me know. I’ll do my best to help!

10/08/2025

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month 💜

This month, we join communities across the nation in recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Tonight, Mayor Tim Hancock signed a proclamation declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month here in Riverton — reaffirming our community’s commitment to standing with survivors and supporting efforts to end domestic violence.

Together, we can help raise awareness, offer compassion, and promote healthy, respectful relationships. Every voice matters, and every action—big or small—helps build a safer Riverton for everyone.

10/01/2025

Thank you, officers, for working to keep our community safe!

🚓 Meet the RPD Traffic Enforcement Team! 🚦

We’re out on the streets every day working to keep our roads safe for everyone — drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians alike. Whether it’s monitoring speed zones, watching for distracted driving, or enforcing traffic laws, our Traffic Enforcement team’s top priority is preventing crashes and saving lives. When we all follow the rules of the road, our community is safer for everyone.

👉 A quick reminder: Please follow posted speed limits, obey traffic signals, and stay alert behind the wheel. Safe driving isn’t just about avoiding a ticket — it’s about getting everyone home safely.

09/30/2025

Great job, Andy! Way to represent.

09/30/2025

great event, as usual, this year! thank you for your hard work The Riverton Downtowners!

THANK YOU! The Fall Harvest Festival was so very FUN, as it always is! Biggest thanks to County 10 for providing great music and MCing the event (and to Will Hill for being the Cake Walk 'motivator')! 😆
Thanks to the Riverton Ranger for hosting our Cupcake Contest!
All funds raised through the Riverton Fall Harvest Festival's activities and events go towards the beautification, preservation and revitalization projects of Riverton's Main Street!
For more information, visit: www.rivertondowntowners.org
Again, thank you for your support, and for supporting and shopping local!

09/23/2025

This is a very fitting honor for Judge McKee. She is an incredible boon for the Municipal Court and I’m very grateful we have her in that position.

(Laramie, WY) – The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that Fremont County Judge Teresa McKee is this year’s recipient of its Gerald R. Mason Professionalism Award. The award was presented on September 18th in conjunction with the Bar’s Annual Meeting & Judicial Conference, which took pl...

09/21/2025

(Riverton, WY) - Riverton Mayor Tim Hancock encouraged local residents to “take the time to inquire as to the well-being of their family, friends, and neighbors” this week before signing a proclamation naming September 2025 as Su***de Prevention Awareness Month in town.