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WORLAND — Emergency and law enforcement agencies were dispatched Thursday afternoon to a report of a bomb threat at Worland High School. A text to parents from the district's alert system, and received by some parents at about 3:51 p.m., stated, “Attention. We have had a bomb threat at the high school. Please steer clear of the high school campus until further notice.” A later text and email notice from the district to parents stated the following, “This afternoon at approximately 2:30 p.m. we received a report of a written bomb threat at WHS....
THERMOPOLIS - With Wheatland and Torrington on the schedule this week the Hot Springs County Lady Bobcats (5-10, 0-3) are gearing up to rebound after a pair of tough losses against Rawlins and No.1 Douglas last weekend. Hosting 3A East conference foe the Rawlins Lady Outlaws on Friday, Thermopolis kept the game close but ultimately fell 45-40. "A competitive 3A (West) Quadrant game," said HSCHS girls basketball coach Cory Sova, "Rawlins hit some big shots to keep a slim margin most of the game....
CHEYENNE (AP) — The Wyoming House has reversed itself and passed a bill that would raise the state tax on cigarettes by 30 cents a pack. House Bill 151 failed on 38-22 vote on Tuesday but was reconsidered and passed on a 31-28 vote Wednesday. The proposal now goes to the state Senate for debate. Wyoming now levies a tax of 60 cents per pack. The bill would raise the tax to 90 cents. Raising the cigarette tax could add nearly $7.9 million a year to state coffers at a time when the state is seeing huge revenue losses from the energy industry d...
WORLAND — The Worland High School speech and debate team competed at the largest tournament in the state last weekend with 40 schools from Wyoming and South Dakota descending upon Natrona County High School in Casper. Coach Rick Dorn said Worland finished in fourth place in Class 3A but second in 3A among Wyoming schools, just behind Riverton. Highlight of the meet was two of three duet teams breaking into finals and the duet of Dalen Brazelton and Dominic Damiano placing first overall among 80 entries. Nathaniel Nelson and Sariah Durrant were...
WORLAND - The Washakie County commissioners will hold a joint work session with the Hot Springs County commissioners today at 1 p.m. at the commissioners meeting room in Worland regarding the Wyoming Public Lands Initiative. Washakie County Commissioner Aaron Anderson said the commissioners interviewed potential members for WPLI advisory committee. He said the committee, which will be appointed at next Tuesday's regular commissioner meeting, will deal with the Honeycombs wilderness study area....
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) - The handlers of Pennsylvania's most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, said the furry rodent has "predicted" six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow at dawn Thursday. The top hat-wearing members of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club's Inner Circle reveal Phil's forecast every Feb. 2, based on a German legend surrounding Candlemas. The legend says if a furry rodent casts a shadow that day, winter continues. If not, spring comes early. In reality, Phil's...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Previous presidents, both Republicans and Democrats, had a much easier time securing Senate confirmation for their nominees for secretary of state than President Donald Trump. The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Rex Tillerson, the former CEO of Exxon Mobil, on a largely party-line vote of 56-43. Three Democrats — Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota and Mark Warner of Virginia — and independent Angus King of Maine joined Republicans in backing the choice. The vote stands in stark contrast to previ...
Private family services for Nancy M. Rayburn, 71, will be held at a later date. Nancy died January 31, 2017 at Community Hospital in Torrington, Wyoming and cremation has taken place. The Colyer Funeral Home assisted the family with the cremation arrangements. Nancy was born April 22, 1945 in Aspen, Colorado the daughter of Charles and Dorothy (Hiscock) Fifield. She grew up and received her education in Cody, Wyoming. She attended college in Colorado for a time before moving to Torrington, Wyoming. She married Vernon Rayburn in 1986 and they... Full story
