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With flu activity reports beginning to increase, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) wants residents to know they should take common-sense steps to avoid spreading influenza or becoming ill with the disease. Influenza is a contagious respiratory illness caused by a virus. Symptoms include fever, headache, extreme tiredness, dry cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose and muscle aches. Influenza can sometimes cause severe illness. Dr. Tracy Murphy, state epidemiologist with WDH, said “While there have been relatively few reported flu cases s...
John Richard Miller, 66, a former longtime Wyoming resident entered eternal life on January 22, 2016 in Farmington, New Mexico. John came into this world on April 1, 1949 in Sioux City, Iowa to John and Dorothy Miller and was the oldest of three siblings. He was Johnny Richard in his younger years. Around the age of 2 the family moved to Rapid City, South Dakota until 1965 when the family moved to Worland Wyoming. John graduated from Worland High School in 1967 and went on to attend the... Full story
Memorial services for John D Rickman, 80, will be Saturday, Feb. 6, 11 a.m. at the Risen Son Southern Baptist Church in Thermopolis. Mr. Rickman died January 27 at his residence after a long illness. Mortimore Funeral Home assisted the family.... Full story
GLENROCK – For the first two and a half quarters Saturday, No. 1 Worland's offense was nowhere to be found as it battled with Glenrock on the road. But the Warriors (9-3, 4-0 3A East) finally found their rhythm down the stretch – especially in the fourth quarter – as they outscored the Herders (6-7, 1-2 3A East) 24-6 in the final eight minutes to escape Converse County with a 60-43 victory on Saturday. "It wasn't any one thing, it was just kind of a combination of things that hurt us in the e...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Ever since he returned to his beloved Broncos five years ago, John Elway has been eager to utter four words in particular. "This one's for Pat!" Team owner Pat Bowlen declared, "This one's for John!" while jabbing the Lombardi Trophy into the air following the Broncos' 31-24 win over Green Bay 18 years ago in San Diego after Elway helicoptered his way into NFL immortality in his fourth shot at a title. A desire to return the favor is what drives the man who has guided...
WORLAND – Possible legislation changes to Title 25 gathered commissioners, sheriffs, police, attorneys, counseling directors and legislators for an educational meeting Friday, Jan. 26 at the Worland Community Complex Center. Title 25 pertains to involuntary hospitalization of mentally ill persons. Under Title 25 chapter 10 a person may be involuntary hospitalized by "a written statement by the applicant and by an examiner that the proposed patient has refused to submit to examination by an e...
GILLETTE (AP) - Liz Cheney formally kicked off her campaign for Wyoming's lone U.S. House seat Monday with a newspaper interview in a region hard-hit by a downturn in coal mining, saying her top goal is to reverse Obama administration energy policies. "There is no question Wyoming has been harder hit than any other state over the past eight years," Cheney told the Gillette News Record. "It's very clear to me this administration, this EPA, is only interested in falsely seeing the damage coal does...
WORLAND – The second annual Playing for Hope Youth Basketball Tournament was held last weekend at the Worland Community Center Complex and the Worland Middle School Gym, with Worland teams winning trophies in three categories. The tournament was started last year to help raise awareness for people who are fighting breast cancer. "We never imagined the kind of support we would receive from our community," Hope Youth Basketball Tournament co-organizer Jayde Gonsalez said. Thirty-five teams from a...
