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  • Lady Pioneers set on bringing hardware back to Ten Sleep

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|May 17, 2017

    TEN SLEEP - The Ten Sleep track team added to their impressive season last weekend in Lander during the 1A West regional meet. The Lady Pioneers placed fourth as a team and had two regional champions. Kelli Holiday won the 400-meter dash and Sydney Holiday won the 100. And after trying all season the Pioneers will be sending two athletes to the state meet, Zane Taylor in the shot put and Zayne Cooper in the high jump. "It was a lot of fun and I think we performed well. I was especially proud of...

  • Commission reviews fair facilities

    Marcus Huff, Staff Writer|May 17, 2017

    WORLAND — Washakie County Commissioners made an afternoon trip to the Washakie County Fairgrounds on Tuesday to review the facilities ahead of the 2017 county fair, and meet with 4-H council members to discuss physical aspects of the fair and ownership of storage and concessions space. Although the fair board schedules and plans the county fair, the county commission is in charge of the property and any improvements or changes to the facilities. 4-H and other community organizations run concessions and present goods and services in the fair b...

  • UW gets seat on Wyoming State Board of Education

    May 17, 2017

    LARAMIE (AP) — University of Wyoming President Laurie Nichols has appointed College of Education Dean D. Ray Reutzel (ROYT-zel) to represent the college on the Wyoming State Board of Education. A law adopted by the Legislature this past winter grants UW a nonvoting, ex-officio membership on the Education Board. The move aims to improve communication and collaboration among the state’s educational institutions. Reutzel says sometimes there’s a disconnect between K-12 perceived proficiencies and what’s required at the university level. He says...

  • Tim Allen 'stunned' and fans outraged by ABC axing his show

    May 17, 2017

    NEW YORK (AP) — Have viewers seen the last of “Last Man Standing” ? Not without a fight, at least to judge by the uproar over ABC’s announcement that the Tim Allen sitcom won’t be back in the fall. A warm family comedy about a man who stays addled by the females in his life while being buffeted by cultural forces he fears undermine his manliness, “Last Man Standing” has long been a quiet mainstay on ABC’s Friday schedule. But apparently not much longer. “Stunned and blindsided by the network I called home for the last six years,” Allen twe...

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  • May 17, 2017

    Public Notice Washakie County Commissioners Minutes...  Website

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    Public Notice DEQ Well Completion Request Citation Oil and Gas...  Website

  • Angela Faye Engel

    May 17, 2017

    Angela Faye Engel, 58, passed away suddenly Sunday, May 14, 2017 at her home. Angie was born January 11, 1959 in Dade County, Florida to Gaylor Lee and Rose Marie (Mitchell) Engel. Her mother married Don Hendryx, bringing the family to Gebo in 1973. She received her education in Thermopolis. She met Orten Busch in Worland and the couple was married in 1986. A son, Matthew, joined sisters, Jackie and Colleen in the family home. Although the couple divorced, they remained good friends. Angie start... Full story

  • May 17, 2017

    Public Notice of Hearing NOWCAP...  Website