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WORLAND — WHS debate team witnessed another win this weekend at their tournament in Jackson Hole. “We won overall for small schools,” Rick Dorn, the debate team coach, said. “There were some kids who advanced in every area that they were entered in, including Jack Vines, Kaitlyn Bostrom, and Rachael Carver, he said. Carver was entered in cross examination debate and poetry. Bostrom took part in duet acting and impromptu speaking. Vines has gone into finals in duet acting, impromptu speaking, and poetry reading. Kailynn Deniz won overall...
LARAMIE — The University of Wyoming lists the following students from Wyoming on the 2017 fall semester president’s honor roll. The president’s honor roll consists of regularly enrolled undergraduates who earned a 4.0 (“A”) grade-point average for the semester. To be eligible, students must have been enrolled for a minimum of 12 credit hours taken for letter grades. Area students on the president’s list are: Worland: Jessica J. Lamm, Mary Rose Linneman, Alex L. Mulhall, Kinli B. Vigil and Brandon Todd Wilde. Thermopolis: Cody D. Abbott, Cha...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Brushing aside opposition from the Department of Justice, Republicans on the House intelligence committee voted Monday to release a classified memo that purports to show improper use of surveillance by the FBI and the Justice Department in the Russia investigation. The memo has become a political flashpoint, with President Donald Trump and many Republicans pushing for its release and suggesting that some in the Justice Department and FBI have conspired against the president. Privately, Trump has been fuming over the Justice D...
A broad sell-off handed the U.S. stock market its biggest loss in more than four months Monday, pulling the major indexes below their recent record highs. Technology stocks, the biggest gainers in 2017, accounted for much of the slide. Energy companies also fell as crude oil prices finished lower. Utilities and other rate-sensitive sectors declined as bond yields hit their highest level in almost four years. Investors weighed the latest company earnings and deal news, including Keurig’s acquisition of Dr. Pepper Snapple for $16.6 billion, i...
WORLAND - The Wyoming State Legislature is getting set to begin the 2018 budget session on Feb. 12. According to the Wyoming Legislative Service Office website there are 131 bills pre-filed at this time, not including the main budget bill. Among the bills that have been pre-filed is Senate File 61 that would add fluorescent pink to the attire for hunters in addition to fluorescent orange. The main sponsor of the bill is Sen. Affie Ellis (R-Cheyenne). She could not be reached by press time. A...
WORLAND - Late Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for night sky watchers. Three amazing phenomenas are set to happen - a super moon, blue moon and lunar eclipse. Though each of these things individually isn't incredibly rare, the occurrence of the three things happening at once happens once every 150 years. "A super moon is when the moon presents itself about 7 percent brighter than the average full moon," Samantha Ogden, the project coordinator at...
WORLAND - Coming off a stinging 67-36 loss to No. 1-ranked Buffalo the night before, the Worland Warriors basketball team had to regroup Saturday as they hosted the Powell Panthers. After not cracking the 40-point mark the past two games the Warriors offense came alive as they routed the Panthers 68-41. The theme of Saturday's victory for Worland (4-7 overall, 1-2 in 3A East: West division) was their defense lifting up their offense. The Warriors forced the Panthers (4-8, 0-3 in 3A East: West...