Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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TEN SLEEP - With five meets under their belts the Ten Sleep High School track team will finally be at full strength today as they travel to Riverton High School for the Riverton Twilight meet. "We have 13 kids out this year which for us is a big team. We've only had half our kids because of FFA or other activities, but they've looked good," said TSHS track coach Desiree Egger. Having competed in Buffalo, Burlington Powell and Worland so far this season the Pioneers and Lady Pioneers have been...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks bounced back from recent losses Monday after the Chinese government said that country’s economy grew at a slightly faster pace in the first quarter. Banks jumped as interest rates recovered. After losses in three of the last four weeks, stocks had their best day in more than a month. The largest gains went to industries that would benefit the most from faster global economic growth. Among banks, the leaders included M&T Bank, which became the latest financial company to report strong first-quarter results. Technology...
WORLAND – Washakie County Commissioners will meet with Worland Mayor Jim Gill and Washakie County Homeland Security and Emergency Management director Jeff Schweighart on Tuesday to discuss the removal of a sediment bar from the Big Horn River, to help alleviate future flood issues. Representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers met with local officials and county commissioners on April 3 to review flood details, and ultimately recommended the city and county could handle the removal of a sediment bar in the Big Horn River, which has been t...
CHEYENNE — Wayne Chester Lawton, 69, of Worland was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on April 13, 2017, for possession of child pornography. Lawton was arrested in Casper. He received 70 months of imprisonment, to be followed by five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment. Restitution will be determined at a later date. This case was investigated by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation Internet Crimes Against Children, the Washakie County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S...
WORLAND — Rocky Mountain Power has asked the Wyoming Public Service Commission for a rate decrease for customers totaling $16.2 million. For the average residential customer using 733 kilowatt hours per month, this will mean a decrease of approximately $15.36 annually. “When customers’ rates are set, they include the costs of electricity such as fuel and wholesale electricity purchases. These costs fluctuate, so there is a method to adjust rates for our customers. This proposed decrease is the result of an annual filing and, if approved by th...
CASPER (AP) — The election of President Donald Trump seems to have reduced for now the need for any legislative efforts in Wyoming to wrest public lands away from the federal government, state Senate President Eli Bebout said. Bebout, a Republican from Riverton, said he doesn’t anticipate any major legislation aimed at securing state ownership next year. The Trump administration gives lawmakers hope that the federal government will manage lands with local interests in mind, he told the Casper Star-Tribune. Early in the 2017 state leg...
Funeral services for Thelma “Dollie” Coffee, 95, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, at Mortimore Funeral Home in Thermopolis. Mrs. Coffee died April 11, 2017 at Washakie Medical Center in Worland.... Full story
Dana Dayle Gard, age 63, of Greybull, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at Saint Vincent Healthcare in Billings, Montana. She was born Oct. 15, 1953. A carry-in lunch to help celebrate Dana’s life will be at the Elks BPOE Lodge #1431 in Greybull on Saturday, April 22, 2017 from noon – 2 p.m. Atwood Family Funeral Directors assisted the family with the arrangements.... Full story
Robert James Busch, 75, passed away on April 4, 2017 at his home. He was born Jan. 29, 1942. Inurnment will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 18, at Riverview Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Worland. Bryant Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.... Full story
Raymond Eugene Sharp, 85, passed away on January 30, 2017. Ray was born Sept. 29, 1931. Inurnment will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, at Riverview Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Worland. Bryant Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.... Full story
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