Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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WORLAND – Several federal agencies have recently issued new rules and warnings to physicians and pharmacists in an effort to stem the flow of prescription drug abuse, citing an alarming rise in opioid addiction, often leading to harder use, such as heroin abuse. For authorities in Washakie County, the rising cost of prescription painkillers has led to more problems with cheaper, darker alternatives, causing increased traffic in the courts, jail and counseling centers. “Our [jail] population has increased dramatically, and I can relate that dire...
CHEYENNE (AP) — The Cheyenne Regional Airport has dropped in the rankings for Wyoming commercial passenger traffic, beating only Sheridan and Worland airports in 2015. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports that according to a list published by the Wyoming Business Report Cheyenne ranked eighth out of 10 airports in the state for commercial passengers in 2015. The ranking is based on arrival and departure information from the Wyoming Aeronautics Division of the state’s Department of Transportation. The Cheyenne airport dropped 79 percent in com...
University of Wyoming sophomore wrestler Bryce Meredith was asked on wrestling inside iconic Madison Square Garden prior to the NCAA Wrestling Championships. Meredith felt it would be an amazing experience and closed with this: “There’s always this little burning desire in me that I want to be famous.” Five matches later, the former Cheyenne Central standout left Madison Square Garden well on his path to that dream. The Wyoming 141-pounder won four straight matches to reach the finals before falling 3-2 to top-seeded Dean Heil of Oklah...
(AP) — Nobody in the NBA was knocking down Ryan Arcidiacono’s door when his junior season ended a year ago. Buddy Hield — that was a different story. Arcidiacono stayed at Villanova because he had no other choice. Hield stayed at Oklahoma because he had unfinished business. The guards, who lead their respective teams in very different ways, are each closing out their senior year at the top of their sport — with a trip to the Final Four. “It’s four years of commitment to Villanova and to a program,” Arcidiacono said, when asked to describe his...