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    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Apr 15, 2016

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  • Lady Warriors gear up for the Pinnacle Challengers Cup

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Apr 15, 2016

    WORLAND- Worland will be hosting the Pinnacle Challengers Cup Girls Soccer Tournament today and tomorrow with games taking place at the East and West High School Fields, Middle School Field and the Worland Community Center Field. Along with Worland the teams participating in the Challengers Cup are two Jackson teams, Buffalo, Evanston, Powell, Lander, Pinedale, Green River, Douglas, Newcastle, Torrington, Star Valley, Rawlins, Cody and Rock Springs. The winner will be determined by a 16-team bra...

  • The Warriors travel to Green River for the Southwest Soccer Invitational

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Apr 15, 2016

    WORLAND - The Worland Warriors boys soccer team will head to Green River this weekend for the Southwest Soccer Invitational. The Southwest Soccer Invitational will have a different setup from the Pinnacle Challengers Cup Tournament here in Worland. To start with, the 14 teams participating will be separated into four groups. Group A will have Green River, Pinedale, Worland and Buffalo; Group B Rock Springs, Lander and Douglas; Group C Jackson, Cody and Torrington; Group D Evanston, Rawlins,...

  • The NBA's gold standard vs. the Mamba

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Apr 15, 2016

    Wednesday Night was a terrific night for the NBA. Utah and Houston were fighting for the final playoff spot in the West, Kobe Bryant's final game and the Golden State Warriors going for an NBA record of 73 wins. Houston would win ending Utah's season before their game against Kobe and the L.A. Lakers. Against the Jazz in his final NBA game Kobe dropped 60 points and the Warriors would do the unthinkable by winning 73 games out of a possible 82. The two headliners of the night were the Warriors...

  • Interim tag taken off as Rugwell named BLM director

    Apr 15, 2016

    CHEYENNE — Bureau of Land Management Director Neil Kornze announced today that Cheyenne native Mary Jo Rugwell has been selected as the new BLM Wyoming State Director. Rugwell has served as Acting BLM Wyoming State Director since January 2015, overseeing the management of 17.5 million surface acres of public lands and more than 40 million acres of Federal sub-surface mineral estate. As BLM Wyoming State Director, Rugwell will be responsible for more than 600 permanent staff and 150 seasonal employees who help manage a myriad of public land u...

  • Are you weather ready?

    Apr 15, 2016

    WORLAND - The National Weather Service, FEMA, and emergency management agencies around Wyoming encourage residents, businesses, schools, and radio and television stations to use Severe Weather Awareness Week April 18-22, as a time to prepare. The spring months produce some wide ranging weather across Wyoming, from tornadoes to snowstorms. "Folks need to do all that they can ahead of time to ensure they have the plans and the tools to keep both themselves and their families safe should severe...

  • Some Yellowstone roads set to open to traffic Friday 

    Apr 15, 2016

    YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (AP) — Visitors will be able to travel by car to two of Yellowstone National Parks’ iconic attractions beginning Friday. Park officials say roads from West Yellowstone and Mammoth Hot Springs to Old Faithful and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone will open for the season Friday morning. Every spring, crews clear snow and ice from 198 miles of main road, 124 miles of secondary roads, 125 acres of parking lots inside the park and 31 miles of the Beartooth Highway outside of the park’s northeast entrance in prepa...

  • U.S. stock indexes wobble to a mixed finish

    MARLEY JAY, AP Markets Writer|Apr 15, 2016

    NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks hardly budged Thursday and finished with a mix of small gains and losses. Banks and airlines rose on strong first-quarter reports, while consumer products companies struggled. The market wavered throughout the day. Stocks are coming off two big gains in a row and are trading at their highest levels of the year. “People are getting a bit more confident of what’s going on in the market,” said J.J. Kinahan, chief strategist for TD Ameritrade. The Dow Jones industrial average added 18.15 points, or 0.1 percent, to 17,9...