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  • Festival of Trees winners announced

    Tracie Mitchell, Staff Writer|Dec 9, 2016

    WORLAND – Pinnacle Banks Festival of Trees creates winners all around. Not only do the local charities and organizations and purchasers win but participants are also rewarded for their efforts by being awarded prizes for the best tree, wreaths and miscellaneous items. According to Festival of Trees coordinator Linda Keyes, the following trees, wreaths and miscellaneous items received recognition: Trees: First place: O.W.L. Unlimited Second place: Hake Realty/ Mrs. Griemsman’s class Third place: Worland Woodturners Wreaths: First place: Big Hor...

  • New sidewalks means more ice this winter

    Karla Pomeroy, Editor|Dec 9, 2016

    WORLAND — Wyoming Department of Transportation Spokesperson Cody Beers said they are asking residents and businesses located where the new sidewalks were poured this summer and fall to “please not use salt and other chloride-based ice melt the first year until the concrete gets a full cure through a winter.” “We’d like to limit that in the future, as well,” Beers said. “Any of those ice melting compounds cause that rapid thaw and freezes again, causes the concrete to move. If we can limit the number of freeze-thaw cycles the concrete will...

  • Extreme Wyoming cold frosts even Moscow Ballet

    Dec 9, 2016

    CASPER (AP) — It got so cold in Wyoming, even the Moscow Ballet couldn’t move. The traveling ballet group famous for performing “The Nutcracker” this time of year couldn’t start their buses Thursday morning in Casper. The temperature in the central Wyoming city plunged to 31 degrees below zero overnight. Moscow Ballet spokeswoman Sally Michael Keyes says the group’s bus and equipment trucks had to be defrosted over several hours. The delay and worries about driving over snowy passes in Colorado prompted the troupe to cancel a performance...

  • Weather affects oil pipeline spill cleanup in North Dakota

    Dec 9, 2016

    BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The state Health Department says winter weather is affecting cleanup of a “significant” pipeline break that leaked crude oil into a tributary of the Little Missouri River. State environmental scientist Bill Suess (sees) says the spill was discovered Monday by a landowner near Belfield, in western North Dakota. Suess say the cause of the leak is under investigation, and the amount of the spill is unknown. Suess says the spill migrated about 2.5 miles from the spill site along Ash Coulee Creek. Suess says Thursday that...

  • Buffs and Lady Buffs ready to hit the court

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Dec 9, 2016

    GREYBULL - The Greybull High School boys and girls basketball teams travel to Glenrock and Wright, respectively, to tip off their 2016-2017 season. Lady Buffs GHS girls basketball graduated five seniors from last year's team which included all-state selection Madi Edeler. Also gone, most of the Lady Buffs size but coach Jeff Hunt still likes his young returning team that put in a lot of work over the summer. "We're quick and have quite a bit of talent this year. We're also young but our young...

  • Warriors hang with 4A Sheridan in opening season dual

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Dec 9, 2016

    SHERIDAN - The Warrior wrestling team kicked off the Worland High school winter sports season in Sheridan with a dual against 4A Sheridan High School Thursday night and while they walked off the mat in defeat the Warriors went toe to toe with the Broncs making them work for the win. "It went pretty well tonight, we ended up losing the dual but wrestled really well against a good Sheridan team. We were open in three weights so even before starting the dual we were giving up 18 points. It was...

  • Terry Wayne Bear

    Dec 9, 2016

    Terry Wayne Bear, 57, died Dec. 7, 2016 in Worland. As per Terry’s wishes there will be no formal services. Cremation has taken place. Bryant Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.... Full story

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