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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tuesday Andy Johnson, a rancher in Fort Bridger, Wyoming, claimed a victory over the Environmental Protection Agency, retaining his stock pond that was permitted by the appropriate state agencies. The EPA claimed jurisdiction over the pond and threatened tens of thousands of dollars in daily fines as long as the pond remained, saying the pond required federal permitting as well. In 2013, the EPA threatened to fine Johnson up to $187,500 per day for building a pond on his property. The Johnsons can now keep their stock pond a...
WORLAND – Northwest College is redefining the way it delivers its high school equivalency test to Worland students. While the college will still maintain an office in the Worland Community Center Complex, the use of a computer lab will no longer be available to students trying to receive their high school equivalency test. Ronda Peer, dean of Extended Campus and Workforce, said part of the decision to no longer have a computer lab was usage. “We have found online students don’t use the labs,” Peer said. Students can check out iPads if they do...
LARAMIE — Big Horn Basin residents will have an opportunity to meet new University of Wyoming President Laurie Nichols during a public reception Tuesday, May 17, at the Washakie Museum and Cultural Center in Worland. The event, hosted by the UW Alumni Association and the Worland Rotary Club, will run from 4-6 p.m. Nichols is scheduled to give brief remarks at 5:30 p.m. Light refreshments and beverages will be served. Tuesday’s event is part of a two-day trip to the Big Horn Basin that will include a stop at Northwest College in Powell and mee...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah police say they’re searching for two suspects after a woman and her four teenage daughters escaped an attempted retaliation kidnapping in a basement. Centerville police said Wednesday the father and son tied the women up with duct tape and wire ties, but the girls were able to escape while the men beat the mother with a baseball bat. They ran screaming from the house and called 911. Investigators say the pair had invited the five to a barbecue and planned the kidnapping to retaliate against the mother. The woman and...
WORLAND - From the fall season to the spring season the Worland Community Center youth recreation soccer league has seen a tremendous growth. This spring season alone there are 220 plus kids, from Worland and Ten Sleep, registered to play and learn the game of soccer. There are four divisions U6, U8, U10 and for the first time in a few years a U12 division. The U6 has 10 teams, the U8s and U10s seven teams each and the U12 four teams. And from Monday through Thursday and Saturday the fields at...
WORLAND- Worland senior Aubrey Goodrick signed her national letter of intent to play for the Laramie County Community College yesterday morning at Worland High School. After making history by helping WHS girls basketball win their first state championship, Goodrick will continue making history at the next level. After laying dormant since 1992, LCCC has rebooted their women's basketball program and Goodrick will be a part of part duex of the LCCC program. When asked her thoughts on playing...
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