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THERMOPOLIS - Moving up from 2A to 3A basketball was going to bring its challenges for the Hot Spring County Lady Bobcats. Their lack of height in most 3A games would be one of the biggest challenges they would face in the season but led by their experienced senior class the Lady Bobcats never folded. Thermopolis' record this season shows the struggles they had but it doesn't reflect the grit and pride they played with all year long. The Lady 'Cats (6-17 overall record, 1-5 record 3A East: West...
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A robber in Virginia ruined his own getaway — first by breaking his leg in a jump off a balcony, and then by calling the authorities to help him. Police say 21-year-old Leoul Yosef will be charged with burglary for robbing an Alexandria apartment on Wednesday and then jumping off the second-story balcony after the owner returned home. Fairfax County Police Officer Don Gatthardt says Yosef left tracks in the snow when he jumped. Officers say they were following the snow trail when they received a 911 call from a man in...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch declared Tuesday he's made no promises to Donald Trump or anyone else about how he'll vote on abortion or other issues and testified he'll have no trouble as a justice holding anyone accountable, including the president who picked him. Gorsuch also called Trump's attacks on federal judges "disheartening" and "demoralizing." During the long second day of his Senate confirmation hearings, Gorsuch made two other notable statements in response to...
WORLAND – Washakie County commissioners heard from a variety of county departments on Tuesday, including a request from Worland Fire Protection District Chief Chris Kocher, requesting reimbursement for flood control efforts during the month of February. Presenting the commission with an invoice for $10,657.54, representing 607 man hours, Kocher noted that the District paid in kind $5,833.97, from the original total of $16,491.51. Kocher cited the six-day flood event, when fire personnel pumped flooded areas and dispersed sandbags, as a u...
CODY (AP) — Thirteen Cody School District teachers have chosen to take early retirement packages as the district struggles with budget issues. The Cody Enterprise reports that in addition to the 13 retirements, a few other staff members resigned, leading to 15-plus open positions. Superintendent Ray Schulte says 12 certified positions will be eliminated. Schulte says the district is making cuts in order to bring expenses in line with declining state revenue. The district’s shortfall comes from legislative cuts and continued declines in enr...
WORLAND — The Worland City Council approved an amendment to the zoning regulations table to allow for manufactured office structures. During Tuesday night’s meeting, the council was presented with a resolution to allow manufactured office units less than 10 years old, temporary or permanent placement in light industrial and heavy industrial zones. City Planning Consultant Ron Vanderpool said the need for the change arose after a representative from Baker-Hughes petitioned the city to install a manufactured office trailer on their property on...
CHEYENNE (AP) — The potential for flooding from the mountain snowpack melting this spring and early summer has increased in parts of central and western Wyoming, according to the latest spring flood forecast. Portions of the North and South Forks of the Shoshone River in northwest Wyoming have been added to the river basins where there is a moderate to high potential for flooding when the snowmelt gets underway in earnest in May and June, the National Weather Service said in its flood potential outlook released Tuesday. Moderate to high p...
The value of agriculture to the state of Wyoming cannot just be measured through the direct economic impact to the state of Wyoming. While the agriculture sector brings a significant direct economic impact, the value of open spaces, heritage, wildlife conservation, and more provide immeasurable positive impacts for the citizens and state of Wyoming. Because of this, the goal of the Wyoming Department of Agriculture is to do everything we can to ensure the strength and vitality of the agriculture industry in the State of Wyoming. As part of...
WORLAND – Worland High School speech and debate students Dalen Brazelton and Taelor Nielsen qualified for the National speech and debate tournament last weekend during the national qualifying tournament in Casper. Brazelton qualified in dramatic interpretation and Nielsen qualified in congress and foreign extemporaneous. Unfortunately, Nielsen will not be able to represent Wyoming in congress and foreign extemporaneous due to prior obligations. “Taelor is not going to be able to go to nationals because she is also the Distinguished Young Wom...