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  • It's a sugar high for Wyoming Sugar

    Tracie Mitchell, Staff Writer|Oct 24, 2018

    WORLAND – With a little over 80 percent of their sugar beets harvested, Wyoming Sugar is pleased with the average sugar content and average tons per acre. "We have a really good crop. Our sugars are holding at just above 19 percent for company average. It looks like we are just under our estimate of 33.5 tons per acre, which given the increase in sugars, that's a good trade-off," Wyoming Sugar Company President and CEO Mike Greear said. During the early harvest, which ran from Sept. 12-30, the b...

  • Board moves forward with early graduation changes

    Karla Pomeroy, Editor|Oct 24, 2018

    WORLAND — The Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees approved on first reading changes to the early graduation policy. The board first heard about the proposal last month as a discussion item and the policy came back to the board for official action. The policy change will require three readings. In an earlier interview Worland High School Principal Wade Sanford said the current procedure is if seniors want to graduate early they have to petition the principal and board by Nov. 1. He said the new proposal would require the n...

  • Plenty of ways to celebrate Halloween

    Cyd Lass, Staff Intern|Oct 24, 2018

    WORLAND – There are plenty of events around the Big Horn Basin this month to get you and your family into the spooky mood for the Halloween season. Events kick off this week with Worland's RT Communications Great Pumpkin Hunt, Oct. 22-26. RT Communications will be hiding the "Great Pumpkin," a pumpkin decorated with their logo, at a location somewhere on public land in Worland. Listeners of KWOR's weekday morning show from 6-9 a.m., or those who visit RT's Facebook page will be able to r...

  • Lady Warriors clinch 3A Northwest No. 2-seed, open 3A West regional tournament vs. Pinedale

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Oct 24, 2018

    WORLAND - Saturday's 3-2 (25-15, 22-25, 23-25, 25-14, 15-5) victory over the Lander Lady Tigers in the regular season finale was a huge win for the Worland Lady Warriors volleyball team. Downing the Lady Tigers earned the Lady Warriors the No. 2-seed out of the 3A Northwest and open the 3A West regional tournament against the Pinedale Lady Wranglers, in Mountain View on Friday. "We had to contain Lander's outside hitters with our serving and get them out of system, and we served very well,"...

  • No you did not win a car or $5 million

    Oct 24, 2018

    WORLAND - Washakie County Sheriff Steve Rakness is warning area residents of another telephone scam telling people that they have won a car or money and to receive your prize all you have to do is send the scammers “insurance” money. “This is a scam, you will not get any money, you will not get a car,” Rakness said. “Do not give out any money to someone you do not know,” he added. Rakness stated that the scammers are targeting the elderly in the hopes that they can intimidate them into giving the scammers money, credit card numbers and or bank...

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