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  • Warrior swimmers battling it out in Gillette today in final regular season meet

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Jan 26, 2019

    WORLAND - As shocking as it is, the final weekend to the Wyoming boys swimming regular season is here and today the Worland Warriors are in Gillette to close out the regular season strong and build momentum heading into conference next week. Leading up to the meet in Gillette, the Warriors were in Lander last Saturday and held their final home meet of the season on Tuesday at the Worland Aquatic Center "We saw some good times, no DQs and Andrew [Nelson] is still shaving some time. We're not...

  • The most courageous Super Bowl LIII prediction

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Jan 26, 2019

    Poor Saints fans, another bitter end to a promising season, at least the fans living in New Orleans can drown their sorrows in shrimp Po' Boys, gumbo and other delicious Cajun and/or Creole dishes. Those outside the city, it's going to be a terribly long offseason in which Drew Brees is a year closer to retirement. Now that feeling sorry for the Saints is out of the way with, this Saints martyrdom is getting out of hand. It was a bad call and without any embellishment, the worst missed penalty...

  • Hospital board asked for permission to use excess flooring to update clinic and ultra sound floors

    Tracie Mitchell, Staff Writer|Jan 26, 2019

    WORLAND – Banner Health Washakie Medical Center Plant Operations Manager Steve Wiecki came to the hospital board Thursday evening asking to use what he called attic stock flooring, excess flooring from the hospital renovation, to update the Washakie Medical Center Clinic exam rooms flooring. He explained to the board that the only cost to the board would be for the purchase of an additional 200 square feet as he and his crew could do the installation. After much discussion the board asked Wiecki to gather bids for the additional flooring. W...

  • Trump's retreat: Shutdown ends without wall money - for now

    Jan 26, 2019

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Submitting to mounting pressure and growing disruption, President Donald Trump agreed to a deal Friday to reopen the government for three weeks, backing down from his demand that Congress give him money for his border wall before federal agencies get back to work. Standing alone in the Rose Garden, Trump said he would sign legislation funding shuttered agencies until Feb. 15 and try again to persuade lawmakers to finance his long-sought wall. The deal he reached with congressional leaders contains no new money for the wall b...

  • Creating a chain reaction

    Karla Pomeroy, Editor|Jan 26, 2019

    WORLAND - Larry Scott lost his niece Rachel in the April 20, 1999, Columbine High School shooting. He nearly lost his nephew Craig and his daughter Sarah, both who were in the line of fire of the two teenaged shooters that day. Sarah was ushered out of the cafeteria by Dave Sanders, the only teacher who was killed on that tragic day. Scott spoke with parents and community members Thursday night as part of the Rachel's Challenge program that the Worland school district brought to Worland Middle...

  • Karla's Kolumn: The challenge of forgiveness

    Karla Pomeroy, Editor|Jan 26, 2019

    If you missed the community presentation for Rachel’s Challenge Thursday night at the Worland Middle School Auditorium you missed something special. Larry Scott, uncle to Rachel Scott who died in the Columbine High School shooting in 1999, talked about how the tragedy has affected his family and how Rachel’s life has inspired the school program Rachel’s Challenge. He issued five challenges to parents and community members. All of the challenges can change your life and can change this community but in the midst of the discussions of the chall...

  • Jan 26, 2019

    Invitation to Bid- WCSD #1 Education Resource Center Renovation...  PDF

  • Faustine M. Miller

    Jan 26, 2019

    Faustine M. (Mobley) Miller, born on November 13, 1938 in Gillette, Wyoming, to Roy H. and Minnie M. (McGee) Mobley, passed away at age 80 on January 21, 2019 at the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She graduated from Campbell County High School, Gillette, Wyoming. She became the beloved wife of Richard G. Miller on September 5, 1959. Faustine established a home in Sheridan, Wyoming where she was a homemaker, bookkeeper and a well-known bartender for 30+ years at My Buddy's Place...