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  • Lady Pioneers start conference season 2-0; Pioneers drop to first two conference games

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Jan 25, 2017

    TEN SLEEP - The conference basketball season got off to opposite starts for the Ten Sleep basketball programs Friday and Saturday at Ten Sleep Gymnasium. Lady Pioneers (6-6, 2-0) Friday night the Lady Pioneers recorded a double-digit victory, 31-19, over the Meeteetse Lady Longhorns. Freshman Bryley Moore had 11 points in the victory while six players total got into the scoring column for Ten Sleep. Building off their first conference win Ten Sleep went right back to work Saturday afternoon as...

  • US sent $221 million to Palestinians in Obama's last hours

    Jan 25, 2017

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials say the Obama administration in its waning hours defied Republican opposition and quietly released $221 million to the Palestinian Authority that GOP members of Congress had been blocking. A State Department official and several congressional aides said the outgoing administration formally notified Congress it would spend the money Friday morning. The official said former Secretary of State John Kerry had informed some lawmakers of the move shortly before he left the State Department for the last time Thursday. The a...

  • Trump admin orders media blackout at EPA

    Jan 25, 2017

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has instituted a media blackout at the Environmental Protection Agency and barred staff from awarding any new contracts or grants. Emails sent to EPA staff since President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday and reviewed by The Associated Press detailed the specific prohibitions banning press releases, blog updates or posts to the agency’s social media accounts. The Trump administration has also ordered a “temporary suspension” of all new business activities at the department, including issuing t...

  • Goose's Liquor robbery suspect provides alibi during preliminary hearing

    Jan 25, 2017

    WORLAND – Juan S. Aguinaga, 20, of Worland, an alleged suspect in the April 30, 2015, attempted robbery and assault at Goose’s Liquor, was released on Monday after the defense in his preliminary hearing in Circuit Court established an alibi that placed the defendant at a different location during the time of the crime. Originally extradited from Utah back to Worland Dec. 13 to face charges for the suspected crime, Aguinaga faced two charges of unlawful contact and one charge of shoplifting on Monday, stemming from an altercation at Bla...

  • Snow day for Thermopolis

    Jan 25, 2017

    Snow day for Thermopolis THERMOPOLIS — Old Man Winter wreaked havoc on school schedules for Thermopolis Tuesday. According to a message on the school website, “Due to hazardous travel conditions and accumulating snow, Hot Springs County School District #1 will not be in session today January 24. Please be safe, and classes will resume as normal tomorrow if weather and safety permit. According to the National Weather Service Thermopolis had received eight inches of snow by noon on Tuesday with the Owl Creek SNOTEL site measuring as much as nin...

  • District 1 continues to plan for alternative school

    Karla Pomeroy, Editor|Jan 25, 2017

    WORLAND — Although there is talk of a moratorium on alternative schools, Superintendent David Nicholas advised the board he would still like to proceed with preparing an application for Worland High School. “As we start this discussion, one of the suggestions that the Wyoming Department of Education has is that they put a moratorium on alternative school funding. That’s a bit of a slow down to the idea,” Nicholas said. He said he, WHS Principal Kevin Smith and Special Education Director Kim Sanford visited three alternative schools recentl...

  • Worland Story Time

    Jan 25, 2017

  • Warriors takedown Broncs 48-26 in senior night dual

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Jan 25, 2017

    WORLAND - The Worland Warrior wrestling team honored their seniors Tuesday night at Worland High School and afterward went on to defeat a strong Cody High School team 48-26. "We wrestled very well tonight. We had several kids step up and wrestle tough. Anytime you can start off with a pin that helps build momentum in a dual," said WHS wrestling coach Josh Garcia. "Morgan Tigner did a great job getting us started with a pin then Domanic Hartley and our senior Vance Curtis picked up pins along...

  • Jessica Marie Linnan

    Jan 25, 2017

    Mass of Christian Burial for Jessica Marie Linnan, 34, of Thermopolis will be at 11 a.m., Friday, Jan.27, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Thermopolis. Jessica passed away Jan. 19, 2017. She was born on July 27, 1982. Mortimore Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.... Full story

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    Public Notice DEQ Everston Operating Well Blowdown...  Website

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    Public Notice of Sale 1999 Chevy Cavalier...  Website