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Rice takes girls overall award during Heavy Metal Classic WORLAND - In the third annual Heavy Metal Classic powerlifting competition held at Worland High School last weekend, WHS lifter Alejandra Rice was awarded the overall champion in the girls division. Between the squat, bench press and deadlift, Rice lifted a combined 745 pounds (squat - 280 pounds, bench press - 150 pounds, deadlift – 315) and along with being named the overall champion, won her 198-pound weight class as well. Rice s...
CHEYENNE – This year, the United States celebrates the 50th anniversary of the National Trails System Act, which established America’s system of national, scenic, historic and recreation trails. On February 16, 2018 U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the selection of 15 priority areas under the National Trails Stewardship Act of 2016, including two areas within the state of Wyoming: The Wyoming Forest Gateway Community Project which includes trails system on four national forests across the state on the Bighorn, Medicine Bow...
CODY — The Cody School District is one vote away from a policy allowing qualified and vetted employees to carry firearms in school buildings. At Tuesday night’s board meeting trustees voted 5-2 to move Policy CKA to a third and final reading. The final vote will likely come at the April board meeting. As in the first reading, trustees Stefanie Bell and Tom Keegan were the lone no votes. Before voting no Bell proposed a major change to the policy which would’ve restricted it to noninstructional, contracted employees in the district and all e...
POWELL — The four mares and a foal moved slowly as they browsed through Mustang Flats, with at least two ears up at all time. Joseph — a magnificent stallion of colonial Spanish descent — followed his mares, keeping a wary eye on the horizon. They were being pursued. Bill Pickett, natural resources program manager for Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, was trying to get within 30 yards of a beautiful young mare known as Icara, hoping to hit her with a dart loaded with contraceptives. But the band knows Pickett. He and Bureau of Land...
There are two things you need to know about newspapers. Newspapers are important to community life and democracy. Always have been. We at the National Newspaper Association think it is important for all sorts of newspapers to survive for the sake of a free society—the very large and the very small ones, the liberal ones, the conservative ones, the middle-of-the-road ones, the ones with no viewpoint but just important news, all of them. Some are our members. Many are not. We defend them anyway. America needs them like we need oxygen. The s...
BUFFALO – According to a report by The Council for the Big Horn Range (CBHR), and recently submitted to Washakie County Commission Chairman Terry Wolf, the CBHR discovered in late February that the position of Powder River District Ranger for the Bighorn National Forest was not going to be filled except by a four-month detail, then many of its functions will be transferred and shared by the Medicine Wheel and Tongue District rangers. Currently, the Buffalo Ranger District office will remain open, though, reportedly, some staff may be d...
Public meetings will discuss veterans skilled nursing CHEYENNE - The Director of the Wyoming Veterans Commission and a member from the Wyoming Department of Health will hold public meetings in the following locations to discuss veterans skilled nursing. •April 3, Cody, 3 p.m., Cody Elks Lodge, #1611, 1202 Beck Ave. •April 4, Riverton, 11 a.m., Veterans Hall, 611 East Main St. •April 4, Thermopolis, 3 p.m., Wyoming Pioneer Home, 141 Pioneer Home Dr. •April 5, Basin, 9 a.m., Wyoming Retirement Center, 890 US-20 The meetings are being held to...
Funeral services for Gary Havens, 69 year old Buffalo resident who passed away early Tuesday morning at his home in Buffalo will be held on Saturday, March 24th at 10:00 a.m. at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Buffalo with Father Doug Wasinger officiating. Interment will be in the Willow Grove Cemetery in Buffalo with graveside services to follow the funeral. Donations in Gary's memory may be made to the Bread of Life Food Pantry or the Buffalo Boy's and Girl's Club in care of the Harness... Full story
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