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  • Warriors keep it rolling with big win over Panthers

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Feb 1, 2017

    POWELL -Behind a monster performance from senior big man Cody Baumstarck, the Worland Warriors (8-5, 3-0) cruised to a 66-43 win over the Powell Panthers (2-10, 0-3) Saturday afternoon at Powell High School. The win was also the Warriors fourth straight victory since their loss to Riverton on Jan. 13. During the streak Worland has seen the biggest improvement on the defensive end, while offensively they've taken on the role of aggressor. "We're excited where we are going and the guys are seeing...

  • Stocks battle to a mixed finish as drugmakers rally

    Feb 1, 2017

    NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fought their way to a mixed finish Tuesday as drugmakers rallied, which mostly canceled out losses for industrial companies. Investors shifted their money to less risky investments for the second day in a row. For the second straight day, stocks started with substantial losses. Industrial companies, which have climbed lately, fell the most as UPS tumbled after a weak fourth-quarter report. Banks also slipped. Investors bid up assets that are traditionally seen as less risky, including gold, government bonds, and s...

  • Stock growers, woolgrowers, Forest Service reach agreement

    Feb 1, 2017

    CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Stock Growers Association (WSGA) and Wyoming Wool Growers Association (WWGA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region and Intermountain Region on Tuesday, January 17, 2017. This new agreement replaces the expired MOU dated August 20, 2008. A meeting was held prior to signing the new 2017 MOU to discuss areas of concern and ensure that this agreement would benefit WSGA and WWGA members as well as other livestock producers in the s...

  • 'Love Your Arts' open house next week

    Feb 1, 2017

    LOVELL — Bighorn Canyon has several new items to share with the public and will be hosting, in cooperation with Big Horn Arts Council, an open house titled “Love Your Arts” on Feb. 11 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. “The most exciting new item to share with the public is the Artist In Residence (AIR) gallery showcasing the works of Bighorn Canyon’s Artists In Residence,” Christy Fleming of the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area said. The featured gallery piece is “Rendezvous Bound.” Fleming said, 2016 AIR Sue King created the work to honor the mo...

  • Dems force delays in votes on Price, Mnuchin, Sessions

    Feb 1, 2017

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats forced delays Tuesday in planned Senate committee votes on President Donald Trump’s picks for Health and Treasury secretaries and attorney general, amid growing Democratic surliness over the administration’s aggressive early moves against refugees and an expected bitter battle over filling the Supreme Court vacancy. Democrats abruptly boycotted a Senate Finance Committee meeting called to vote on Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., the Health nominee and Steve Mnuchin, Trump’s Treasury selection, saying both had misled Congres...

  • Moose rescued after fall into Idaho basement

    Feb 1, 2017

    KETCHUM, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say a female moose is safe after she fell through an unlatched window into the basement of an Idaho home. The Idaho Mountain Express reports that the moose spent about three hours in the Hailey basement early Sunday morning. Law enforcement officers and those from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game tried to shoo the moose upstairs beginning at about 2:30 a.m. A Fish and Game officer arrived from Twin Falls at about 5:30 a.m. and shot the moose with a tranquilizer dart. Homeowner Julie Emerick says eight o...

  • Haire appeal before State Supreme Court

    Marcus Huff, Staff Writer|Feb 1, 2017

    WORLAND – Anthony Haire, a Worland man found guilty of manslaughter in December 2015 in the death of Jamye Don SoRelle, has filed an appeal with the Wyoming Supreme Court. Haire fatally shot SoRelle, 58, on the night of April 13, 2015, near their trailers on shared property located at 1459 U.S. 20 South. Haire originally told authorities that he shot SoRelle in self-defense, after Sorelle had fired in his direction. Haire pled not guilty when charged. During a lengthy trial in December 2015, it was determined that SoRelle had been shot twice in...

  • HSSP named one of top 25 state parks

    Karla Pomeroy, Editor|Feb 1, 2017

    THERMOPOLIS - Thermopolis' own Hot Springs State Park was named one of the "absolute best state parks in the U.S." by wideopenspaces.com HSSP Superintendent Kevin Skates said there are 10,000 state parks across the country and it is great for HSSP to be named in the top 25 on this particular webpage. "I think it's great. I realize this is just one of thousands of websites but this guy recognizes we're one of the top 25. We work hard to keep it that way," Skates said. According to the post on...

  • Feb 1, 2017

    Public Notice DEQ Everston Operating Well Completion...  Website

  • Berthe Bonnand

    Feb 1, 2017

    Berthe Bonnand was born in France, Sept. 11, 1922. She passed January 30, 2017 at the Worland Healthcare where she had been a resident for 5 years and will be remembered for her big beautiful smile In 1945 she married Ernest Bonnand in Bohas, France and they were married 63 years. In 1952 they immigrated to Canada, then to the U.S. in Illinois. From 1956-1987 they made a home in Southern California where they raised their family. Moving to Grass Valley, CA in 1987 among the pine trees, Berthe tended her flowers and garden. They moved to... Full story

  • Patricia Annette Ornsbey

    Feb 1, 2017

    Patricia Annette “Pat” Ornsbey, 61, died Jan. 29 in Casper at the Wyoming Medical Center. Memorial services are pending. Mortimore Funeral Home is assisting the family.... Full story

  • Feb 1, 2017

    Public Notice DEQ True Oil Well Completion...  Website

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