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Laura Richins has joined the team of dedicated medical professionals at the Moorcroft Clinic.

This 41-year-old mother of four hails from Torrington, where she was as a registered nurse (RN) for eight years as she worked for her doctorate of nursing practice. Richins' husband transferred to work in Gillette and the family came north with him, settling in Moorcroft.

Richins is passionate about her work, explaining that, as a nurse practitioner, she has learned to approach patient care more holistically than physicians. "We're still nurses at the heart of it," she says.

Like a doctor, she ex...