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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks went on another dizzying ride Friday and worked their way back from an early-morning plunge to send the Standard & Poor’s 500 index to its first gain in four days. It was just the latest swing in a frenetic week for markets around the world as investors recalibrated — again and again — how worried to be about a possible trade war and a more aggressive Federal Reserve. When U.S. markets opened for trading, the S&P 500 lost as much as 1.1 percent to join a worldwide sell-off after President Donald Trump doubled...
As the country debates whether to arm teachers and school staff to try and prevent mass school shootings, many districts around the state have already moved in that direction thanks to a law passed last year by the Wyoming State Legislature. In the Big Horn Basin, Cody, Powell, Greybull and Ten Sleep are exploring options with Ten Sleep might have its policy before the board on first reading at the March 12 meeting. Big Horn County School Districts 1, 2 and 4, are not currently exploring anything. Around the state, Evanston, Gillette and...
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: Sheriff Scott Israel Linked To Terror-Supporting Islamic Groups! THE FACTS: Photographs of the Florida sheriff with one of his deputies, a Muslim American, prompted many sites’ false claims that Scott Israel had terror ties. Nezar Hamze, who appeared in a video shot in 2015 with Scott Israel, blamed b...
LANDER — A recent survey showed most staff members at Fremont County School District 1 in Lander are in favor of allowing employees to carry firearms on school property. Trustees also solicited feedback on the topic from members of the community. That data is scheduled to be presented at 7 a.m. Friday during a meeting with law enforcement. Lander Police Department Chief Robert Cecrle said his agency will be in attendance to publicly support a policy allowing firearms on campus - as long as the policy is created “correctly,” including prope...
WORLAND –Banner Washakie Medical Center in Worland has been recognized by the Chartis Center for Rural Health as being one of the 2018 top 100 critical access hospitals in the United States. “First of all I represent an outstanding group of people and I am very pleased that they have been recognized for the work that they do, for the facility we built, but most importantly for the critical care we provide this community. I’ve believed in them since the day I came here, I just knew how good they were and it’s fun for me to see the acknowl...
WORLAND – Washakie County’s Wyoming Public Lands Initiative (WPLI) Advisory Committee met Wednesday at the Washakie County Fairgrounds to continue the consensus process to determine best-use for county wilderness study areas (WSA). The goal of the WPLI group is to reach a consensus as to the use of the WSAs in the county, through public input. The primary areas of concentration in Washakie County include the Honeycombs (located between Ten Sleep and Worland), Cedar Mountain (south of Winchester and shared with Hot Springs County) and Bob...
DOUGLAS - With a berth to the 3A State girls basketball tournament and 3A regional championship on the line, the Worland Lady Warriors need to get by 3A East: West division rival Buffalo to punch their tickets to both. Unfortunately, a tough showing offensively led to the 41-32 loss to the Lady Bison at Douglas High School Friday afternoon. "Too many turnovers, we turned it over 13 times in the second half. Giving up a 3-pointer at the end of the quarter really hurt too. We just never really...
CASPER — Having reigned as the 1A boys basketball champions the past four seasons, the Burlington Huskies get every team's best shot and if a team is going to deny them their fifth-straight championship blinking is not advisable. The Encampment Tigers were one minute and 54 seconds away from dethroning the Huskies Friday night at Casper College, but Burlington showed their championship resolve and defeated the Tigers 48-42 in the 1A State semifinals. "We were at the point of do or die, and that's what I told them. I made them all look me in t...
Leon Toyne, 73, of Pavillion and formerly of Worland, passed away on Monday, February 12, 2018, at Sage West Hospital – Riverton after a long hard fought battle with blood cancer. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, June 30, 2018, at the Annis Ranch on the Lower Sweetwater backwaters of the Pathfinder. His ashes will be inurned in the famly cemetery on the ranch. Leon Elvin Toyne was born on June 25, 1944 in Lake City, IA to Merritt Cecil and Freda Arlene (Mantz) Toyne. He worked on... Full story
It is with great sadness that the family of Ralph Thomas Seghetti announces his passing on Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at Washakie Medical Center in Worland, Wyoming. He was 74 years old. Ralph was born in Buffalo, Wyoming but he lived most of his life in Worland. He was the oldest of seven children born to Jack Omaro and Sevilla (Smith) Seghetti. He graduated from Worland High School in 1960 and went on to learn paint and body work in Cheyenne, Wyoming. After spending several years in paint a... Full story
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