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  • The Wyoming outdoors report

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Apr 20, 2016

    Fish Stocking WORLAND- The Wyoming Fish and Game has begun their restocking efforts for the spring and summer. Firehole rainbow, Yellowstone cutthroat and brown trout from the Ten Sleep Hatchery, Clark's Fork Hatchery and Tillett Rearing Station will be used to fill Horseshoe Reservoir, Beck Lake, South Worland Pond, South Fork Dike Pond and Irma Mitigation Pond. Below is the stock information (Location, numbers, species and length) Horseshoe Reservoir, 495 firehole rainbow, length 12.23 Beck La...

  • Senate passes bill that would restore funding, service to Wyoming airports

    Apr 20, 2016

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate passed bipartisan legislation today that would provide needed support to airports around Wyoming while addressing security concerns and reauthorizing funding for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, R-Wyo., praised provisions in the legislation that would restore Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening at the Sheridan airport and ensure that airports can continue to receive Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding despite downturns in regional a...

  • Homeland Security Director Croft resigns

    Tesia Galvan, Staff Writer|Apr 20, 2016

    WORLAND – Washakie County Homeland Security Director and Emergency Management Coordinator Kimball Croft has announced his resignation in a letter at the Washakie County Commissioner meeting Tuesday morning. His resignation will be effective May 6. In a letter addressed to the County Commissioners, Croft said, “It has been my privilege to serve you and the citizens of Washakie County for almost 11 years.” Following his departure from Washakie County as the Homeland Security Director, Croft will move onto the Park County for the Public Healt...

  • Fundamental change needed for Wyoming's revenue sources

    Buck McVeigh, Columnist|Apr 20, 2016

    As Wyoming enters a bust cycle potentially more damaging to our economy than previous ones, the time for fundamental change is upon us. It is illogical for state government to continue today’s spending levels without new revenue sources. The severity of the challenges facing Wyoming is not a mere blip in the revenue stream, as some have suggested. It is staggering, to say the least. To put it into perspective, year-to-date sales and use tax collections are lagging last year by $129.3 million, or 20.3 percent, and severance tax revenue is off b...

  • Worland student is ag bookmark winner

    Apr 20, 2016

    CHEYENNE - Wyoming Agriculture in the Classroom celebrated the 22nd Annual Bookmark Contest in Cheyenne on April 15. Ten student artists were recognized for their talented artwork and ability to portray an important message about Wyoming's agriculture, energy and natural resources. In total there were 1,450 submissions received from third, fourth and fifth graders across the state. The 10 students were Madelyn Robertson of East Side Elementary in Worland, Anna Grant of Converse County, Jadea...

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    Public Notice WCSD #2 Warrants...  Website