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  • Dave Bonner receives the first Wyoming Ethical Leadership Award

    Jan 13, 2017

    CHEYENNE — Dave Bonner, of Powell, received the first Wyoming Ethical Leadership Award for exemplifying ethical business leadership and his unwavering dedication to serving his community and state. Bonner, publisher of the Powell Tribune, received the award at the Wyoming Business Alliance’s annual Legislative Dinner held at Little America Hotel in Cheyenne Jan. 10. The Wyoming Business Alliance and the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative at the University Wyoming (UW) College of Business developed the new award to honor ethical business leadership...

  • Rules and tips for safe winter recreation in the Bighorn National Forest

    Jan 13, 2017

    SHERIDAN – Bighorn National Forest law enforcement officers and managers would like to remind everyone of some important rules and tips for safe winter recreation in the forest. Forest regulations require that off-road over-snow travel is allowed only when there are more than six inches of snow. This snow depth protects your machine as well as the natural features of the land. People caught snowmobiling off-road and damaging soil or exposed vegetation are subject to citations. Nearly 70 percent of the 1.1-million acre national forest is open t...

  • Former Wyoming Marine falsely claimed combat wounds

    Jan 13, 2017

    LARAMIE (AP) — A former U.S. Marine who accepted gifts and honors, including a letter from Gov. Matt Mead, after falsely claiming to have been wounded in combat has pleaded no contest to a charge of obtaining property by false pretense. The Laramie Boomerang reports that Adam P. Snow, of Laramie, entered the plea to the misdemeanor charge recently in state Circuit Court. Last year, Snow accepted a rifle and plaque from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation after he said he had been wounded multiple times during combat tours in Iraq and A...

  • Governor Mead announces tax deal with Amazon

    Jan 13, 2017

    CHEYENNE – The largest online retail business in the United States has entered into a voluntary collection agreement with the State of Wyoming. Amazon will begin collecting tax on its sales to Wyoming consumers and businesses beginning March 1st of 2017. The news comes at a time when Wyoming is facing an historic budget crisis. The additional tax collections will not come close to solving the issues the State faces, but will obviously help. Amazon has recently moved to collect taxes in Utah, Iowa, Nebraska and most recently in South Dakota. A...

  • Senator Gerald Geis retires after 35 years of service

    Tracie Mitchell, Staff Writer|Jan 13, 2017

    WORLAND - Former Wyoming Senator Gerald Geis has retired after 35 years of service and handed the mantle over to Wyatt Agar from Thermopolis. "I'm 83 years old and I think that it's time to turn it over to the younger generation," Geis stated. "I wish my new senator well and I hope that he got a good mentor to guide him because I couldn't stay forever. He will learn the same as I did. There is a lot of give and take down there if you are going to be a good senator or House member. You need to...

  • Warriors lose tight dual on tiebreakers to Tigers

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Jan 13, 2017

    LANDER - The shorthanded Worland Warriors wrestling team traveled to Lander Thursday night for a dual against the Lander High School Tigers and lost by the slimmest of margins. The Warriors and Tigers went back and forth and at the end of the night the score was tied 39-39. It came down to the seventh criteria, which was the most takedowns which Lander won out, giving them the victory. "It was a good dual for us. I thought our kids wrestled really well and had some kids step up into our lineup....

  • Douglas Gene Marshall

    Jan 13, 2017

    Douglas Gene Marshall, 70, of Basin, died Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, at his residence in Basin. He was born April 16, 1946. Per Doug’s wishes, cremation has taken place and no services are planned. Atwood Family Funeral Directors assisted the family with the arrangements....

  • Jan 13, 2017

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