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WORLAND — Head to the Worland Senior Center Tuesday, Feb. 20, for the bi-monthly blood drive from the United Blood Services. The blood drive runs from noon to 5 p.m. at the Worland Senior Citizens Center. United Blood Services is a nonprofit community bloodcenter, providing blood and blood products for local area hospitals throughout the United States. They are needing O negative blood donors this time, according to organizer Judy Council. Volunteer blood donors must be at least 16 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good health. D...
BASIN — On Saturday two three-member teams from Riverside High School participated in the regional science bowl in Casper. The science bowl, which is funded by the Department of Energy tests high school students on questions dealing with science, math, physics and biology. This year’s competition pitted teams from around the state against each other in head to head competition. The winning team of each round received 2 points, the loser 0, in the case of a tie each team received one point, according to instructor Stuart DesRosier. Teams cou...
In the immediate aftermath of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, there was a fevered pitch to ban bump stocks, the device that allowed the shooter's semi-automatic rifles to mimic the rapid fire of machine guns. With that push stalled at the federal level, a handful of states and some cities are moving ahead with bans of their own. Massachusetts and New Jersey — two states at the time led by Republican governors — as well as the cities of Denver and Columbia, South Carolina, have enacted laws prohibiting the sale and possession...
THERMOPOLIS — The National Weather Service in Riverton is recognizing Hot Springs State Park as StormReady® today. “Through a partnership between the National Weather Service and emergency management community, the StormReady program encourages communities to take a proactive approach to improving local hazardous weather operations and public awareness,” said Tim Troutman, Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service Riverton, Wyoming forecast office. Hot Springs State Park officials will be presented with a recogn...
TEN SLEEP – Former high school and college football star turned motivational speaker Brian Pruitt is visiting Ten Sleep School Wednesday to speak with students, staff and community members during two assemblies Wednesday. Pruitt will speak to elementary students at 9:45 a.m. and middle and high school students at 12:30. “His main topics are dreaming big, respect, bullying, academic success, school pride and making the right choices. [Superintendent Jimmy] Phelps has seen him before and then I got to sit and do an interview with him on the pho...
WHEATLAND - Not every win is going to be pretty. Some wins come on bad nights when nothing goes right, but those types of wins where a team finds the mental strength to power through can be the catalyst for something greater. The Worland Warriors basketball team found themselves in such a situation Saturday at Wheatland High School. Playing poorly on both ends of the court, the Warriors used a 22-10 fourth quarter to defeat the Bulldogs 50-48. For the young team, it was a big win, especially...
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Henry Edward (Ed) Hartman, Jr., age 80, passed away January 30, 2018 at the Spirit Mountain Hospice House in Cody, WY. He was originally from Casper, but has lived in Worland for the past 5 years with his sister, Yvonne Wiltsey and her husband Elmer. He suffered the last few years with a serious heart condition. Henry is survived by two daughters Kathy (Dave) Gessini of Greeley, CO and Amy (Charlie) Good of Casper, WY, 8 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Also, three sisters, Yvonne... Full story