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  • FLOOD ADVISORIES ISSUED

    Feb 10, 2017

    The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory for Hot Springs County Friday morning until Friday evening, the advisory was extended until 1:45 p.m. Saturday. A flood advisory means river or stream flows are elevated, or ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is imminent. Friday afternoon, the NWS, issued a flood advisory w for central Washakie County through 1:45 p.m. Saturday....

  • Strong company earnings drive US stock indexes to new highs

    Feb 10, 2017

    (AP) — Strong company earnings put investors in a buying mood Thursday, lifting the major U.S. stock indexes to record highs. Banks and other financial companies led the rally as bond yields rose. Energy also notched big gains as crude oil prices rose. Utilities and materials lagged the broader market. Traders have been focused in recent weeks on companies reporting their quarterly results as they size up Corporate America’s prospects for growth. They’re also keeping an eye on Washington D.C. to gauge whether the Trump administration will deliv...

  • Meeteetse Museums to host BLM avalanche clinic

    Feb 10, 2017

    MEETEETSE — The Meeteetse Museums in Meeteetse will be hosting an informative avalanche clinic on Thursday, Feb. 16. The event, which is free to the public, begins at 7 p.m. and runs until about 9. Refreshments will be available following the event. The clinic will be conducted by avalanche expert Adam Babcock, outdoor recreation planner for the Bureau of Land Management who is assigned to the Worland Field Office. In his presentation, Babcock will focus on historic avalanche incidents (including the deadly ones that occurred around 1907 at K...

  • German town stops playing kids' song after vegan complains

    Feb 10, 2017

    BERLIN (AP) — A town in Germany has stopped playing a popular children's song about a fox who steals a goose after a complaint from a vegan. Limburg's town spokesman Johannes Laubach told the dpa news agency Thursday a local woman had asked the mayor to remove the tune from the town hall's mechanical carillon. Laubach said the mayor had temporarily granted her request. The carillon — a series of bells — has a repertoire of 33 tunes, including 15 German children's songs, that are played several times a day. The Frankfurter Neue Presse newsp...

  • 9th annual Women's Expo Saturday

    Tracie Mitchell, Staff Writer|Feb 10, 2017

    WORLAND – The ninth annual Women’s Expo is Saturday from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Worland Community Center Complex located at 1200 Culbertson Ave. The expo will consist of two fashion shows, the Community Angel luncheon and about 20 different booths with the Eagle Auxiliary ladies providing concessions. “From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. there will be booths that will be available for people to come through and visit. Some are health related and some are fun,” Worland Community Center Complex Special Events Coordinator Sheryl Ley said. The Washakie County Ex...

  • Thermopolis robotics team to host Saturday scrimmage

    Marcus Huff, Staff Writer|Feb 10, 2017

    THERMOPOLIS – The Hot Springs High School robotics team will host a four-school scrimmage this Saturday, pitting specialized robots against each other to win a chance to compete in the Wyoming State Regional Finals. Thermopolis students will compete against students from Powell, Jackson Hole and Midwest, starting at 11 a.m. at the Thermopolis Middle School commons area, led by coach and computer science teacher Steve Radabaugh. After judging and inspection of the teams' robots, each team will c...

  • Warrior swimmers have their eye on conference championship

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Feb 10, 2017

    WORLAND - Today the Worland Warrior boys swimming team travels to Cody for the two-day 3A East conference meet. "We're really excited," said WHS boys swimming coach Danielle Warren. "We have a couple boys putting in the hard work with two-a-days, strength training and what not. Caleb (Truman) has been working hard on the board and looks very good. (Assistant) coach (Justin) Howe and I are looking forward to seeing the time cuts and all the hard work the boys have put in this season pay off."...

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