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  • Council considers Pioneer Square renovations

    Tesia Galvan, Staff Writer|Jan 14, 2016

    WORLAND - The Worland City Council moved forward last week with a project to renovate Pioneer Square Park. At the Jan. 5 Worland City Council meeting, the council voted to notify the architects of their preferred option and that the council is ready to explore costs for the chosen option There was discussion about inclusion of a splash pad in the option with newly elected President of the Council Mandy Horath stating, "It's the norm to have them in your parks." With a splash pad at the Worland...

  • Dance, music and storytelling comes to Thermopolis

    Tracie Mitchell, Staff Writer|Jan 14, 2016

    THERMOPOLIS – The University of Wyoming vertical dance ensemble, Australian born Paul Taylor and the Lights Along the Shore quartet are visiting Thermopolis for a three-day residency to educate students and entertain the public with different types of dance, music and storytelling which will all come together during a public performance at the Hot Springs County Schools auditorium tonight at 7 p.m. "The UW vertical dancers will be performing tap and floor dancing through-out the town W...

  • Terri Logan awarded All-State School Board inclusion

    Marcus Huff, Staff Writer|Jan 14, 2016

    WORLAND –Washakie County School District No. 1 Clerk Terri Logan of Worland was named to the 2015 All-State Wyoming School Board by the Wyoming School Board Association (WSBA) at a special meeting in November. According to the WSBA, the award is given to school board members who exemplify strong leadership and board service. Nominations are submitted by each district, and the Wyoming Association of School Administrators selects five finalists from more than 300 nominees. A 10-year veteran board member of Washakie County District No. 1, Logan h...

  • The State of the West

    Jan 14, 2016

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to President Obama’s final State of the Union address to Congress Tuesday night, Western Caucus Chairman Cynthia Lummis (WY-At large) issued the following statement on the state of the West: “Reviewing the executive’s past seven years of manufacturing regulations, designating land unilaterally, empowering Washington, killing energy jobs, burying agriculture under red tape, and fiddling as the West burns shows President Obama and his Administration have utterly failed the West. But as this regime enters its fin...

  • 1st-graders to Vikings kicker: Buck up, it's OK

    Jan 14, 2016

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — After many Minnesota Vikings fans ripped kicker Blair Walsh for missing a 27-yard field goal that could have given the team a win in Sunday’s playoff game, some first-graders used it as a lesson in empathy. Walsh’s miss in a 10-9 loss to Seattle drew intense vitriol on social media, with some fans inviting him to leave the state — and worse. Judie Offerdahl, a teacher at Northpoint Elementary in suburban Blaine, saw a teachable moment for her first-graders, so the students grabbed their magic markers and started drawing...

  • Browns hire Hue Jackson as coach, team's 8th since 1999

    Jan 14, 2016

    CLEVELAND (AP) — Hue Jackson has experience as a head coach, knows the AFC North and has fixed quarterbacks. Just what the Browns were looking for. The Bengals offensive coordinator, who waited four years for his second crack at leading an NFL team, has been hired as Cleveland’s next coach — the struggling franchise’s eighth since 1999 and sixth since 2008. The 50-year-old Jackson finalized his deal on Wednesday, swiftly ending the Browns’ search which began on Jan. 3 when owner Jimmy Haslam fired Mike Pettine after two losing seasons....

  • Rebuilding the "T"

    Jan 14, 2016

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    Public Notice Ten Sleep Rural Fire Department Special Meeting...  Website

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    Public Notice Airport Master Plan Meeting...  Website