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  • January 5, 2019

    Jan 5, 2019

    In 2002 Born Free USA in coordination with the Avian Welfare Coalition launched the first annual National Bird Day. Watch some birds and use #NationalBirdDay to post on social media. For more info go to www.nationalbirdday.com...

  • Hear Me Out...The most courageous 2019 NFL Wildcard predictions

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Jan 5, 2019

    I know the NFL playoffs are here but how awesome is it the Raiders hired Mike Mayock? I thought there was no possible way the Raiders could be more of an entertaining dumpster fire, but Mark Davis went and did the impossible. The Mayock, Davis and Gruden triumvirate could dominate but there are playoff matchups to get to. I just hope the Raiders are chosen for HBO's Hard Knocks, that would be an instant All-Time great season. 12 teams get to keep playing football and 11 of the 12 have a legit...

  • Karla's Kolumn: Moving into 2019

    Jan 5, 2019

    As I read through our year-end review last week I realized we covered quite a bit of local news starting with impacts of a government shutdown (déjà vu?) and ending with a bomb threat at Worland High School. There were many highs and lows in between. The residents also approved the one-cent sales tax for another four years. You may think this could be a high or a low. Taxes won't increase but will continue as they are and many organizations will be helped with this tax including the City of W...

  • On the road again: Greear heads back to the State House

    Marcus Huff, Staff Writer|Jan 5, 2019

    WORLAND – Representative Mike Greear (R-Worland) of house District 27 will be headed back to the state capitol this weekend, to prepare for the 2019 legislative session and continue his role as chairman of the Minerals, Business and Economic Development Committee. Part of this session’s training, which starts Monday after a Republican caucus on Sunday, will include new chairman training, to teach how to handle conflict within the legislative body. “The first year as a chair sitting in committees, it was harder than I had thought,” said Greear....

  • Mayor Gill reflects on 2018, ahead in 2019

    Karla Pomeroy, Editor|Jan 5, 2019

    WORLAND - Street improvements continue to be the No. 1 priority for the City of Worland, according to Mayor Jim Gill. Gill sat down with the Northern Wyoming Daily News this week to look back at 2018 and look ahead into 2019, the third year of his four-year term as mayor. "Our No. 1 issue with the city, that's including the council, the mayor, the management team, has been our street improvement project. And, we're proud of that. We are systematically improving different areas within the City...