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  • Big Little program celebrates 10 years

    Tracie Mitchell, Staff Writer|Jan 13, 2018

    TEN SLEEP – For 10 years now the Ten Sleep School has been pairing elementary students with middle school and high school students in a mentoring program called the Big Little program. The program, much like the Big Brothers Big Sisters program, makes sure that every younger student has a positive role model to look up to and creates lasting relationships. "When you see those special little relationships, to see those relationships grow is a really cool thing; to watch them get to know each othe...

  • Hear me out...The most courageous 2018 NFL Divisional predictions

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Jan 13, 2018

    The most courageous 2018 NFL Divisional predictions By ALEX KUHN Sports Editor Andy Reid didn't go crazy, Andy Reid went Andy Reid! I changed up Chris Rock's joke from his "Never Scared" album but it couldn't be truer. Hindsight being 20/20, I should have known Reid was going to go bonkers in the playoffs. How do you only give Kareem Hunt, the NFL's leading rusher, five more touches after the first quarter? I play Madden '18 online and the 9-year-old who is kicking my teeth in knows you run the...

  • County Commission to discuss river flooding, sales tax

    Marcus Huff, Staff Writer|Jan 13, 2018

    WORLAND – Washakie County Commissioners will meet on Tuesday, to hear county agency reports and get an update from Washakie County Emergency Management and Homeland Security Director Jeff Schweighart on preparations for future ice jam flooding along the Big Horn River. After the successful removal of a sediment bar blocking the Big Horn River in Worland, the office of emergency management reported that further mitigation to reduce flooding will take a backseat until mid-2018, or when budgets allow. The sediment bar, removed by McClellan and M...

  • Cody Police investigate death

    Jan 13, 2018

    CODY — Cody Police Department announced Friday in a prepared statement it is investigating the death of a 50-year-old female. According to the release, on Jan. 11, 2018 at approximately 2:52 p.m., officers of the Cody Police Department where dispatched to the Green Acres Mobile Home Park, 2821 Rocky RD #27 on a reported gunshot victim. On arrival officers found a 50-year female deceased from an apparent gunshot wound. The Cody Police Department Investigations Division is currently conducting a “death” investigation. No further infor...

  • Karla's Kolumn: Recycling in Small Town America

    Karla Pomeroy, Editor|Jan 13, 2018

    Why do people recycle? Some people recycle as their gift to the Earth to help reduce use of fossil fuels for plastics and reduce the loss of trees for paper. Other recycle as a way to keep landfills from filling up. Some recycle as a way to make money, although that reason is not as prevalent as it used to be. Recycling in Small Town America is not easy. People may have a desire to recycle, for any of the above or other reasons, but opportunities are limited. The Washakie County Solid Waste...

  • NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

    Associated Press|Jan 13, 2018

    A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out; here are the real facts: NOT REAL: Black Alabama Running Back Loses Scholarship Over SICK Anti-Trump Outburst THE FACTS: Multiple sites published a report first circulated by conservative site Last Line of Defense that Bo Scarbrough lost his Alabama scholarship after yelling an obscenity about the president while walking to the field at...

  • Lady Warriors put the defensive clamps to the Lady Wolverines in 37-20 victory

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Jan 13, 2018

    WORLAND - The offense is still a work in progress but the Worland Lady Warriors defense is back on track. Worland defeated the Riverton Lady Wolverines 37-20 Friday night at Worland High School in a matchup between the two 3A girls basketball programs. Coming off a disappointing defeat to Powell last Saturday in which their defense was not up to their usual high standards, the Lady Warriors wanted to fix that against the Lady Wolverines, which they did so well, shutting out Riverton in the...

  • Jan 13, 2018

    Public Notice Washakie County Commissioners Minutes...  Website

  • Jan 13, 2018

    Public Notice Town of Ten Sleep Liquor Licenses...  Website