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CHEYENNE — Lauren Haiar of Sundance Secondary School is this year’s winner of the Wyoming State Poetry Out Loud competition held in Cheyenne Monday. Taelor Nielsen of Worland High School was named as runner-up with Carlos Gonzales of Buffalo High School receiving third place honors. Nielsen was runner-up in 2016 as well. Chase Marple of Western Heritage Lutheran Academy in Riverton, Austin Brownrigg of Moorcroft High School and Ivan Baez of Summit High School of Jackson were recognized with honorable mentions. As this year’s state champ...
I am a woman. On Wednesday I came to work. I did not wear red. I realize some women went “on strike” Wednesday for “A Day Without Women” to protest various gender inequalities and some were protesting President Donald Trump and I believe, some were just taking the day off. I heard women were supposed to wear red and not spend any money. I made sure I did both. I’ve never really liked people telling me what to wear and what to do. Having lived on my own for more than 10 years (including college) I became somewhat independent. But I never con...
LARAMIE – If you have NFL players, it’s only reasonable to assume you’ll have NFL scouts at your pro day workouts. The University of Wyoming had plenty of both Thursday in Laramie. Thirteen Cowboys with professional aspirations worked out for 29 NFL scouts at the Indoor Practice Facility. UW had players ranging from likely NFL draft picks Brian Hill and Chase Roullier to players looking for a free-agent deal go through the normal tests (40-yard dash, standing high jump, bench press, etc.) while also doing individual workouts for their posit...
LARAMIE — The University of Wyoming is accepting public comment on a proposal to institute cost-based fees for academic programs. The proposal, which is detailed online at www.uwyo.edu/president/budget_planning/rec/index.html, would directly help UW students through enhanced advising, career preparation, assurance of course availability and other student services. People who would like to comment on the plan may do so on that webpage; the deadline for comments is Monday, March 20. Crafted by a subcommittee appointed by President Laurie N...
WORLAND – The Worland Rotary Club in conjunction with several other Wyoming Rotary Clubs across the state and the Huehuetenango (pronounced Way Way Tenango) Rotary Club in Guatemala have provided seven poor villages in the mountains above Huehuetenango with 334 latrines which will benefit 2,776 people. “There is so much that we take for granted here. Your kids are complaining because they don’t have the newest iPhone or they don’t have a car when they turn 16, these guys live in houses with no...
RIVERTON (AP) — Prosecutors have filed a first-degree murder charge against a Riverton man accused of killing his former roommate with a claw hammer during an argument. The Riverton Ranger reports 27-year-old Florin Brandon Wyatt was initially charged with second-degree murder in the death of 56-year-old Keith Stephenson, whose body was found in a home Sunday morning. That charge was changed to first-degree murder because prosecutors believe the slaying was premeditated. According to an affidavit, Wyatt told investigators he and Stephenson h...
CASPER - The Worland Lady Warriors are 32 minutes away from repeating as the 3A girls basketball state champions. All that stands in their way is a familiar foe, the Star Valley Lady Braves. Getting to their second-consecutive title game the Lady Warriors beat the Mountain View Lady Buffalos 57-43 Friday night in a filled-to-the-brim Thunderbird Gym at Casper College. "We were really good defensively all night and like I was telling the girls between the quarters, it's not a defensive issue but...
CASPER - The Worland Warriors need only one more box to check in their title defense checklist and this championship defense will be a success. The Warriors will play in their third-straight 3A boys state championship game and will need to get by the Riverton Wolverines to keep the state championship trophy in Worland. Getting to the title game the Warriors used what has fueled them throughout their run incredible run, their defense. Worland's stingy defense made a rough go of things for the...
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Lyle Earl Hall retired pharmacist, passed away peacefully at the Worland Healthcare on March 10, 2017. He had reached the ripe old age of 91. Lyle was born on February 20, 1926 in Bridgeport, Nebraska, the first son born to Earnest and Charlotte (Laing) Hall. He attended school in Gering, Nebraska. Following graduation, he joined the US Navy and served with the Naval Construction Battalion on the Island of Tinian. When he returned from service, he attended Chadron University and graduating from Lincoln, Nebraska University with a...
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