GUERNSEY—Wyoming Newspapers Inc. has announced the promotion of Rob Mortimore to the position of publisher for a group of weekly and bi-weekly newspapers covering eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska.
Mortimore, 37, began his newspaper career at the Torrington Telegram in 2001, where he worked as a sports reporter and sports editor. In 2011, he was named general manager of the Telegram, Lingle Guide and Lusk Herald.
After just two and a half years as general manager, Mortimore was named publisher of the Telegram, Guide and Herald in July, 2014. Less than a year later, he inherited The Business Farmer, a publication out of Scottsbluff, NE.

His education took a winding path through several states. Following graduation from Torrington High School, Mortimore attended Colby Community College in Kansas where he played baseball and graduated with an Associate’s Degree in Arts. He also played baseball and attended Mesa State College in Grand Junction, CO, before heading to the University of Wyoming in Laramie.
He and his wife, Shaylee, who teaches physical education at Torrington High School, have two children, Ellis (7) and Patrick (5).
Regarding the promotion, Mortimore commented, “I am looking forward to a continued tradition of providing Platte County with high quality publications in both Wheatland and Guernsey. Being part of Wyoming Newspapers, Inc. since early 2001, and having grown up in the area, I am very familiar with each publication and the communities I will now serve.
I enjoy and take pride in providing our readers with news they can use. By publishing a community-oriented newspaper, we give our readers the news they are looking for. We are here for the communities we serve when they need a voice.”