Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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WORLAND - The postseason for Wyoming 1A and 2A basketball teams is underway today as teams battle it out to qualify for the state tournament next week. The 1A West boys and girls regional tournament will be in Lander while Riverton hosts the 2A West boys and girls regional tournament. Two top-ranked Big Horn Basin teams, the No. 1 Burlington Huskies and No. 2 Greybull Lady Buffs, start their respective tournaments as the No. 1-seeds and have the inside track to extend their season one more...
WORLAND - With concerns that local lawmakers can't stop two area state facilities from becoming private facilities, area legislators are working on giving the communities more time to plan for any changes that might be coming. Senate File 112, sponsored by the Wyoming Joint Appropriations Committee and moving forward through the State Senate with third reading today, would effectively put two elderly care facilities, the Wyoming Pioneer Home in Thermopolis, and the Wyoming Retirement Center in...
WORLAND - Ninth District Court Judge Norman E. Young has denied a motion for Partial Summary Judgement filed on behalf of the plaintiff, in the case Campbell versus Tri-County Telephone Association. The lawsuit, filed in December 2016 by a former board member of TCT, claims that the original, 2014 sale of the telecommunications company was undervalued and defrauded approximately 825 members of the Tri-County Telephone Cooperative. On Jan. 29, attorneys for the defendant argued that the sale of TCT violated Wyoming Statute 17-20-1106, which...
WORLAND – Washakie County voters and interested public are invited to attend “Voting in Wyoming in the Next Decade,” a voter-information meeting being held tonight at the County Commission Chambers of the Washakie County Courthouse, hosted by the Office of the County Clerk. Beginning at 7 p.m., County Clerk Mary Grace Strauch will give a presentation on the current status of voting in the state and county, and where improvements can be made and some of the challenges facing voters in the next 10 years. Due to the 2002 Help America Vote Act (...
U.S. stocks closed broadly lower Wednesday, erasing an early gain, as investors reacted to a late-afternoon surge in bond yields. Bond yields climbed to their highest level in four years after the Federal Reserve released minutes from its latest policy meeting. The minutes showed bullish sentiment among policymakers, confirming their intention to raise interest rates this year. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose sharply after the minutes came out, touching 2.95 percent, its highest level since January 2014. Higher bond yields indicate...
