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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Constantin Reliu learned in January that he was dead. After more than 20 years of working as a cook in Turkey, the 63-year-old returned home to Romania to discover that his wife had had him officially registered as dead. He has since been living a legalistic nightmare of trying to prove to authorities that he is, in fact, alive. He faced a major setback Thursday when a court in the northeastern city of Vaslui refused to overturn his death certificate because his request was filed “too late.” The decision, the court...
CHEYENNE - With the sound of a gavel, the Wyoming Legislature wrapped up the 2018 Budget Session Thursday at the Jonah Business Center in Cheyenne. At the start of the Session on Feb. 12, a total of 330 bills and resolutions were numbered for introduction. The Wyoming Legislature passed a total of 142 bills. Of the 126 pieces of legislation that were introduced in the Senate, 71 of those bills passed both the House and Senate. The House introduced 204 bills and 71 of those garnered the approval...
LOVELL (WNE) — Emphasizing the importance of school safety, the Lovell School Board voted to expel two students who had earlier made threats on social media and were arrested by police for their actions. After discussing the matter in executive session on March 12, the board voted to expel one Lovell Middle School student and one Lovell High School student for 175 school days – the equivalent of one school year — for “posting violent threats geared toward their classmates on social media,” Supt. Rick Woodford reported. Woodford noted the colla...
WORLAND – During a special meeting on Thursday, the Washakie County Fair Board, after hearing from a Montana-based music promoter, unanimously approved a proposal to pay $10,400 for four nights of music, totaling 20 hours, during the 2018 county fair. After meeting with music promoter Daniel Kosel on Tuesday, the board decided to listen to his offer to promote the fair to musicians and create a roster of talent to perform. Kosel’s proposal includes opening-act performances from four local bands, along with headline bands Band of Drifters, Rat...
On today's B2 page readers will find the one-cent sales tax survey. I hope you take the time to fill out the survey. Ten entities are counting on you. The one-cent general purpose tax has been continued for years and comes before the voters every four years. This is my first time going through the process in Washakie County and I am impressed. First, I am impressed and appreciative of the leaders of Washakie County, Town of Ten Sleep and the City of Worland for making sure that the tax comes...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged higher Friday as gains from energy companies, industrial firms and smaller companies helped the market end a modest losing streak. Oil and gas companies climbed along with the price of oil Friday while industrial companies recovered some of the losses they sustained earlier this month. Beauty products retailer Ulta and software company Adobe rose after strong quarterly reports. Tiffany dropped after reportgin weak sales, and online retailers Overstock.com and Wayfair slumped as investors worried about a p...
WORLAND - Playing in their second-leg of a back-to-back the Worland Warriors soccer team had a sluggish start but, ultimately, found a way to down the Lander Valley Tigers 1-0 Friday night at Worland High School. After coming off an impressive 4-0 victory against the Riverton Wolverines the previous night, the Warriors, as teams tend to do at the beginning of any season, did not have the same sharpness to their game. "You could see it in the warmups and in the locker room. We just weren't as men...
It’s been awhile since my last column and a lot has happened while I’ve been away on my winter sports postseason sabbatical. - The NFL has turned into the NBA with trades flying around left and right and the Cleveland Browns might actually be good next season. This God-given planet we have produces countless mind-blowing wonders daily but the Browns, THE CLEVELAND BROWNS, being competitive and competent, is just too much to comprehend right now. - Tiger Woods might be back and love him, hat...