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WORLAND - At long last, the postseason is here for the No. 2-ranked Worland Warrior wrestlers. All the season's hard work will be for these final two weeks of the 2017-18 season. The 3A State tournament is the ultimate prize but first, the Warriors will need to lock-in on the 3A East regional tournament, to which they are hosting this Friday and Saturday at Worland High School. Last week the Warriors went 2-0 during the Bobcat Invitational dual but had their senior night match vs. Buffalo...
JACKSON — At least one Teton County commissioner has rebuked U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney’s legislative intervention in a county-led land management planning process. Mark Newcomb, chairman of the county board, has drafted a letter requesting the first-term congresswoman withdraw a bill that would directly affect management of Teton County lands being reviewed through the Wyoming Public Lands Initiative. The economist and former climbing guide waffled for weeks before typing the missive, which will go before the other four commissioners. “I heard...
WORLAND – “I guess if it comes down to having Ned Ledoux or having a fair, we’re going to have a fair,” said Washakie County Fair Board President David Doyle on Monday night, after the fair board reviewed a bid from the artist to headline the 2018 county fair. Originally, the board envisioned Ledoux, the son of the late musician Chris Ledoux, to play at the event, to help offset the annual rodeo and other entertainment. After reviewing Ledoux’s requested $17,000 one-night fee, plus the addition of a provided sound system, lights and a 20-foot...
TEN SLEEP – Public and task force members spoke out Monday regarding allowing Ten Sleep School staff members to possess firearms. Monday evening during the February Ten Sleep School Board meeting, the board heard from gun policy task force members, school attorney Scott Kolpitcke, Washakie County Sheriff Steve Rakness and community members about the proposed firearm policy. The policy was created by a task force consisting of parents, community members and school employees in accordance with Wyoming Statute 21-3-132 giving the board of t...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose for the third day in a row Tuesday, led by banks, retailers and technology companies. The rebound over the last few days follows a harrowing drop of more than 10 percent over the previous two weeks. After a wobbly start, stocks started climbing in the early afternoon and wound up with their most placid day in the last few weeks. Amazon climbed once again, and athletic apparel companies rose following solid fourth-quarter results from Under Armour. Apple continued to recoup some of its recent losses. Energy c...
WORLAND – The Worland Speech and Debate team went to Natrona County for their most recent tournament two weeks ago. This tournament was the second biggest tournament of the state with 30 schools competing from Wyoming and outside the state. Finishing fourth place overall, the team achieved third in Wyoming schools overall. “We had two duets go to semifinals, Guendylan Byrd with Raeth Tolman and Jack Vines with Cody Butterfield.” Rick Dorn, WHS forensics coach said. “We also had Jack Vines go to finals in poetry and Nathaniel Nelson go to fina...
CHEYENNE - By the end of the first day of the 2018 legislative session, state lawmakers had proposed three different constitutional amendments to tackle the deficits facing school funding. The proposals - two from the Senate and one from the House - come as the full Legislature begins to grapple with a two-pronged education funding deficit. The first prong, K-12 operations, has received more attention and attempted fixes than the second, school construction and maintenance. But both have...
Longtime Clark, WY resident, Cathy L. Fraser McGregor age 65, passed away in the morning hours of January 6, 2018 after a longtime sickness. Celebration of life services will be at 2PM Saturday, February 24, 2018 at the Clark Pioneer Recreation Center. Full obituary see www.ballardfh.com.... Full story