Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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WORLAND – Members of the Army Corps of Engineers met with Washakie County officials on Dec. 12 to kick off a pilot study for a Section 205 request (Flood Damage Reduction), after multiple flooding events in 2017, including major damage due to an ice jam on the Big Horn River. A project manager from the Army Corps has been assigned and once the study proceeds, the manager can authorized up to $100,000 for the flood mitigation pilot study to best determine infrastructure improvements to curb further flooding. Any funding above the initial $...
CHEYENNE — State lawmakers gave initial support to a supplemental school construction bill that includes additional funding for maintenance, school security and money for a Cheyenne charter school’s housing costs. The Joint Appropriations Committee sponsored a bill Friday that included an additional $1 million in school maintenance money and almost $5 million for school security projects. The members also added more than $400,000 to the bill to help pay for leasing costs associated with the PODER Academy Secondary School (PASS) in Che...
LARAMIE — A strong majority of Wyoming residents believe the University of Wyoming provides excellent undergraduate education, has steadily improved in recent years and is an appealing place for Wyoming students to attend college, new survey results show. Additionally, nearly six in 10 Wyomingites believe UW is spending its budget wisely and is responsive to the needs of the state, according to the biennial election-year survey conducted by the Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center. Asked to rate the university the same way students are graded, 37...
WORLAND - The Worland Warriors wrestling team learned quite a bit about themselves during their two-day home tournament, the Pinnacle Bank Battle in the Big Horns dual tournament at Worland High School, finishing third as a team. The Warriors fought off a pesky Wheatland team to do so, and had six wrestlers in the best of the best. While the victories were enjoyable, it was in defeats that the Warriors learned the most. "Winning all three duals the first day was huge for us and that's something...
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