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WORLAND – Approval was granted to look into a potential annuity for the cash flow issue at the Worland Aquatic Center at Monday night’s Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees meeting. The Worland Aquatic Center Joint Powers Board (WACJPB) has previously met twice and Duane Whitlock, a member of both said the discussions at the meetings have included approving New York Life Annuity for a long term strategy. City of Worland councilwoman and WACPB member Mandy Horath said the New York Life Annuity would be used to build hig...
WORLAND - The debate over whether Canadian-born Ted Cruz is eligible to be president is moving from the campaign trail to the courtroom and one Worland resident has a unique perspective on the "birther" issue. Lawsuits challenging the Texas Republican's eligibility for the ballot have been filed in recent weeks by residents in states including Illinois, New York and Alabama who argue he can't be president because he's not a natural-born citizen. Fellow GOP candidate Donald Trump also has...
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Wyoming’s Northern Arapaho Tribe has sued the leaders of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe, escalating a long-running political dispute between two American Indian tribes that share a reservation. The lawsuit was filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Montana. It claims Eastern Shoshone leaders improperly approved mineral leases and made hiring decisions without consulting the Northern Arapaho. Also named as defendants were representatives of the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Wind River Reservation near Lander is home to...
WORLAND – A well-attended presentation at Saturday morning’s WESTI Ag Days was the session on vermicomposting. Turning trash into treasure is what Mae Smith; Northwest Area Rangeland Resources Educator at University of Wyoming Extension calls it. Vermicomposting is using worms to create a nutritious soil for planting and growing vegetables, Smith said, adding that the purpose of composting is to break matter down and use as soil. Smith said “black gold” composting is easy and all you need is a container, newspaper bedding, water, worms and you...
VIENNA (AP) — Vienna visitors beware: Burping too loud could come at a price. Vienna bartender Edin Mehic found that out when fined 70 euros ($77) after belching in the proximity of a policeman while enjoying the scene at the Prater fun park area. Displayed on Mehic’s Facebook page, the ticket notes that Mehic violated “public decency with a loud belch next to a police officer.” Police spokesman Roman Hahslinger on Monday confirmed that Mehic had been fined for the offending burp. Though it was emitted earlier this month, the belch continu...
LARAMIE - There isn't a single person involved with the University of Wyoming women's basketball program that will forget Dec. 30 and the ramifications of that night at home against San Diego State. Late in the third quarter, Cowgirls senior Jordan Kelley went down with a knee injury that turned out to be a season-ending anterior cruciate ligament tear. Kelley's time with the Cowgirls was over, and going along with her was any realistic chances of UW competing for a conference title. Wyoming (12...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Denny Hamlin burst onto the scene a decade ago when he showed up at Daytona International Speedway as a rookie and won the first exhibition race of Speedweeks. Hamlin beat Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon that night, and an article the next day from a newspaper in a city with deep racing roots opened with “Denny Who Did What?” It was quite the arrival for a cherub-faced short track racer from Virginia who had clawed his way into a ride with Joe Gibbs Racing. Hamlin had dreamed of becom...
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