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WORLAND - Tuesday night at the Worland Aquatic Center was an eventful one for the Worland Warriors as they hosted Cody and Powell for the Worland Triangular, their final swim meet of the season. On top of honoring their two seniors, Dalton Jeffries and Josiah Sanchez, on senior night, the Warriors also had swimmer Andrew Nelson, in the 100-yard backstroke, and diver Diamond Hill automatically qualify for the 3A State Meet in Laramie on Feb. 15-17. Hill and Nelson have been on the cusp of...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is planning to build another corporate campus and hire 20,000 workers during the next five years as part of a $350 billion commitment to the U.S. that will be partially financed by an upcoming windfall from the country’s new tax law. The pledge announced Wednesday comes less than a month after Congress approved a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. tax code championed by President Donald Trump that will increase corporate profits. Besides dramatically lowering the standard corporate tax rate, the reforms offer a one...
THERMOPOLIS – When Thermopolis Middle School seventh- and eighth-grade health and physical education teacher Shannon Hill learned during a surprise assembly that she had earned the prestigious Milken Educator award on Jan. 5, she was not only surprised but stunned and a little bit overwhelmed. Now, close to two weeks later, she is still reeling from receiving the award and the implications to her future. "I'm still feeling pretty awesome; I mean I think more than anything it makes me feel r...
WORLAND – The Washakie County Commission facilitated a meeting on Tuesday with members currently covered under Joint Resolution 315, which splits one-cent sales tax funds, along with new parties interested in becoming sales tax recipients, in light of the state’s waning budget. Attendees included mayors, council members and senior centers staff from Worland and Ten Sleep, representatives from the Worland Community Center and the Washakie County Crisis and Prevention Center (all current recipients of sales tax funds), and interested members fro...
BRIDGTON, Maine (AP) — A Maine animal rescue group says it has raised enough money to save a 15-year-old pony that lost part of its penis due to cancer and frostbite. Bridgton-based Animal Rescue Unit took over care of the pony that was suffering from cancer and infection. Brogan Horton said temperatures plummeting to 25 below exacerbated the problem, causing part of the animal’s flesh to break off during an examination. The animal, named Richard, will be spared from being euthanized thanks to a fundraising campaign that surpassed its goal of...
GILLETTE (AP) — A Wyoming coal company is planning to export coal from its mine in Montana to power two coal-fired plants under construction in Japan. Cloud Peak Energy on Tuesday announced the agreement with Singapore-based JERA Trading to supply the coal over 30 to 40 months beginning at the end 2019. The coal is expected to be transported by rail from the company’s Spring Creek mine near Decker, Montana, to port in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The coal would then be shipped to the plants in the Fukushima Prefecture in Japan. The two...
A broad rally on Wall Street propelled the Dow Jones industrial average to close above 26,000 points for the first time Wednesday. The sharp gains also delivered record highs for the Standard & Poor’s 500 index and the Nasdaq composite, wiping out the market’s modest losses from a day earlier. Technology and health care companies accounted for much of the gains. Financials stocks also rose, even as some big banks fell after reporting hefty quarterly losses. “As yesterday’s pullback suggests, investors and traders will come back into a market...
Theodore Elwyn Fisher passed away Thursday, January 4, 2018 in Casper, WY. He was born April 6, 1963 to Elwyn and Doris Fisher in Thermopolis, WY. He lived on the Fisher farm until 1972 when the family moved to Thermopolis. He graduated from Hot Springs County High School in 1981. He then attended college at Central Wyoming College, Casper College and the University of WY. Later he returned to Casper College and completed a career in Health Science. He returned to Thermopolis working as a mechanic. Later he became a heavy equipment operator... Full story
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