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  • Worland Track prepares for final meet of the regular season

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|May 2, 2018

    WORLAND - Next week the 3A East regional track and field meet in Douglas will be underway but for this week the Worland High School track team will focus on their final meet of the regular season in Cody Friday afternoon. Last week the Warriors and Lady Warriors kept the positive momentum rolling with another strong outing in Powell on Thursday, then Friday three Worland athletes competed in the Wyoming Track Classic at Kelly Walsh High School in Casper. Junior Porter Harman, freshman McKenna Mi...

  • Commissioners discuss security concerns at Lighthouse

    Marcus Huff, Staff Writer|May 2, 2018

    WORLAND – Washakie County Commissioners heard concerns from the county Maintenance Department, after damages to the Lighthouse facility, due to a violent episode from an out-of-county patient in April. The seven-bed Lighthouse center run by Cloud Peak Counseling, houses almost 70 patients per year, per average, from Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park, Fremont and Washakie counties. A 2017 expansion brought more room the facility, with a social detox and high risk area, at a total cost of $97,000. Currently, under Title 25, patients entering the L...

  • Chief Washakie has Good Showing at 91st Wyoming State FFA Convention

    May 2, 2018

    WORLAND — Members of the Chief Washakie FFA had a good showing at the 91st Wyoming State FFA Convention held in Laramie and Cheyenne two weeks ago. With 26 members participating on the state level in one fashion or another and 19 attending the convention, members were recognized for their hard work. Chief Washakie FFA turned in a record number of proficiency applications in mid-march, 74 in total with 13 of those winning state champion honors, 17 state runners up and a total of 45 in the top 3 for $5,700 won by chapter members. The next c...

  • Sen. Barrasso quizzed by Worland history students

    Tracie Mitchell, Staff Writer|May 2, 2018

    WORLAND – When the Worland High School AP history II class went to Washington, D.C. the last week of March, they were unable to speak with United States Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), United States Senator Mike Enzi (R-Wyoming) or United States Representative Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) due to scheduling conflicts. So Barrasso decided to visit the students in their classroom Monday. "I wanted to be here so you have a chance to ask questions that didn't get answered when you were in Washington, D...

  • UW Signing Day in Worland

    May 2, 2018

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