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Worland track braves the wind and cold at Cody meet By ALEX KUHN Sports Editor CODY - The spring sports season in Wyoming isn't complete without some rain, snow, cold or wind, and on Saturday at Cody High School the Worland High School track and field team experienced two of the four. But even with the cold and windy weather the WHS athletes went out and performed their best. "The kids did really well. The weather was pretty good until about noon, then it was windy and terrible cold conditions....
RIVERTON — A bill the Wyoming Legislature approved this year saved Fremont County School District 2 in Dubois from a more than 3 percent reduction in funding. The district still will suffer the largest cut in the state, however: The Legislative Services Office says FCSD 2 is the only district set to face a reduction of more than 1 percent next year. House Bill 140 - school finance amendments - capped annual funding cuts for small districts at 2.5 percent. Without that measure in place, and with the three-year rolling average of enrollment at D...
WORLAND – The Washakie Hospital Foundation has been giving back to the community for many years, first helping the hospital with patient comfort, now giving monetary gifts to cancer patients and helping with mental health first aid and suicide prevention. According to the United Health Foundation’s 2017 America’s Health Ranking Annual Report, Wyoming is considered the worst state in the nation for suicide with 27.5 suicides per 100,000 people. “Cloud Peak counseling has two courses, they have a mental health first aid for adults and a mental...
WORLAND – The National Forensic League National Qualifiers took place two weeks ago in Lander with Worland High School qualifying two members for the national competition in June. Alongside the qualifiers, they also had two alternates, and one who advanced to round five in their event. Zoe Fernandez and Kimberly Sumida both qualified to compete in policy debate at nationals. Nathaniel Nelson was fourth alternate in humor and Raeth Tolman and Guendylan Byrd was second alternate in duet. Emily Brown had the pleasure of advancing to round five i...
WORLAND – Three Worland residents are being held on $30,000 bond after a drug bust last week resulted in several felony charges of child endangerment and possession or delivery of methamphetamine. Mirra Garcia, Azia Martinez and Clayton L. McCreery had an initial court appearance on Friday in Fifth Judicial District Circuit Court in Worland, after a March 21 arrest following a lengthy investigation by the Joint Drug Task Force. According to court affidavits, on March 21 the Joint Drug Task Force negotiated a controlled buy of a quantity of m...
THERMOPOLIS - State Representative Nathan Winters, R-Thermopolis, announced his candidacy Monday for Wyoming State Auditor. "I am running for Wyoming State Auditor because I can bring vision and a plan for action to the auditor's office that will help Wyoming taxpayers while keeping government small and close to the people," said Winters. "The auditor's office should promote transparency and government accountability while increasing efficiency and constituent service. That is where I intend to...
WORLAND — Worland parent Sarah Lungren, speaking on behalf of herself and her husband Clint, read a letter to the Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees requesting that they consider arming at least one staff member at each school. In the letter to the Worland school board, the Lungrens state, “In light of the recent school shootings in Florida and Maryland we are extremely concerned about the safety of our children while they are in school. We would like the school board trustees to look at all the school shootings and mak...
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Jill Ann (Vang) Soetmilk, 49, passed away on March 24, 2018. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 31, 2018, at the Elks Lodge in Worland....
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