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WORLAND - The annual WESTI (Wyoming Extension's Strategically and Technologically Informative) Ag Days begins Wednesday with a full line-up of presentations including the second annual Youth Career Ag Dinner and Expo and ends on Thursday, all at the Worland Community Center Complex. University of Wyoming Washakie County Extension Educator Caitlin Youngquist said, "There is a big focus on youth this year. We want to encourage youth to consider a career in agriculture and encourage those who are...
WORLAND — Washakie County Emergency Management Director Jeff Schweighart announced Friday that Washakie County residents now have the opportunity to trial test a new advance warning system for the county, to work alongside the current Rapid Notify system used by county dispatch. Covered by a grant from the state, the $4,400 CodeRed subscription package enables residents to be notified, via cell phone application, of weather, chemical, police, fire, Homeland Security and emergency Warning System emergencies, with a feature that can target reside...
CHEYENNE — With the state still suffering from a budget deficit due to a loss in mineral wealth, legislators will begin their budget session on Monday, with over 400 bills to consider, and budget hearings that hopefully satisfy the Office of the Governor. From an appropriations standpoint, legislators have to work around the fact that Governor Matt Mead has requested $105 million for local government and general fund spending, $64 million to complete the Capitol renovation project, $205 million for school facilities, approximately $50 m...
CHEYENNE — A recently reported flu-related death of a Fremont County child should serve as a sad reminder that influenza can be a serious disease and should not be overlooked as a threat, according to a Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) official. Dr. Alexia Harrist, state health officer and state epidemiologist with WDH, said, “We continue to see widespread influenza across the state with indications of high activity levels. We do not know if we have yet reached this season’s peak or for how much longer flu will spread in the state.” “Unfortun...
Wall Street capped a day of wild swings Friday with a late-afternoon rally that reversed steep early losses and sent the Dow Jones industrial average 330 points higher. Even with the rebound, this was the worst week for the market in about two years. Stocks struggled to stabilize much of the day as investors sent prices climbing, then slumping in unsteady trading a day after the market entered its first correction in two years. The up-and-down swings followed a drop of 10 percent from the latest record highs set by major U.S. indexes just two...
CHEYENNE – Cheyenne's James Byrd is looking to wear a new hat in public office as he announced his candidacy Thursday to be Wyoming's next secretary of state. Byrd is serving his fifth term in the Wyoming Legislature representing House District 44. But he will not seek another term as he made the decision to campaign to become one of Wyoming's five statewide elected officials. "I want to push the envelope a little bit more," Byrd said after his announcement at the Cheyenne Depot Museum. "In t...
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue headlines of the week. None of these stories is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out; here are the real facts: ___ NOT REAL: Melania Trump hired exorcist to 'cleanse White House of Obama demons' THE FACTS: Stephanie Grisham, a spokeswoman for the first lady, said the multiple reports that Melania Trump had a ceremony to rid the White House of demons are "not true in any way." The stories come from a broadcast with Indiana...
When considering topics for my column I find that some weeks I struggle for material and then other weeks, like this week, I have a plethora of issues to choose from. I could talk about how a military parade has to be one of the dumbest ideas President Donald Trump has come up with and the reasons are too numerous to list here. But a few reasons - first, when Congress just passed a two-year budget giving more money to the military is that really what we want to spend that money on ... a totally...
RAWLINS - It was hard fought with some tense moments but the Worland Lady Warriors were able to collect their third straight win with a 45-40 win over the Rawlins Lady Outlaws Friday night at Rawlins High School. Senior Jaycee Page led the Lady Warriors in scoring with 13 points and junior Payton McEndree had eight points off the bench. Holding a 10-point lead at 42-32 with 1:45 remaining the Lady Warriors fought off a fierce Lady Outlaws comeback. But free throws from Kate Wassum, Alexa...
Since last Saturday the sports world has had plenty of buzz and entertaining stories flying around. Picking one for this week’s column is tough and I’m not feeling a column buffet this week, per se. So it comes down to finding one good story to write about. There was the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots in which Eagles head coach Doug Pederson outmaneuvered Pats head coach Bill Belichick at every turn. Nah, that’s been talked about enough and there isn’t...