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With all the leaking going on in Washington these days, perhaps it is time to send every White House official and staffer and every Congressional delegate and their staffers some Depends. Yes, I know, there have probably been leakers as long as we've been a nation and have had a government, but it sure seems there's a lot more leaking going on under the Trump Administration than at any time before. Some leaks have news value and have a purpose. Other leaks seem to be more like 4-year-olds...
LOVELL — The annual spring opening of U.S. 14A between Burgess Junction and Lovell will occur prior to Memorial Day weekend this year — precisely, at noon Tuesday, May 22. The opening of U.S. 14A is dependent upon favorable weather. “We should be ready to open Tuesday at noon, though we are expecting more snow [Friday] night,” said Wyoming Department of Transportation maintenance foreman Jason Fleming of Lovell. “We have a few ongoing maintenance activities to complete on Monday, including clearing snow from the runaway truck ramp on our side...
WORLAND — Fremont Beverage and Admiral Transport Corporation brought home several top honors from the Wyoming Trucking Association’s 79th annual convention in Sheridan May 11. Among the honors was Danny Ernest of Fremont Beverages, earning his second Mechanic of the Year Award. Ernest was first honored in 2000. He said he thanks the Wyoming Trucking Association for the honor and for his company for nominating him. Bart Richardson, operation specialist with ATC nominated Ernest. In an interview Friday, Richardson said, “He is a born mecha...
WORLAND – Christie St Clair, member of the Town and County Homemakers Club is the 2018 recipient of the Quealy award, an award unique to Wyoming. A Washakie County homemaker only receives the award every four years. According to the Quealy award history, the Quealy award was first given in 1946 thanks to Susan J. Quealy, who spoke in 1944 to a camp for farm women about the work women do and how little credit and recognition they receive for that work. Prompted by the speech, Verna Hitchcock, f...
WORLAND – The end of the school year is upon us, and that means graduation ceremonies. Sunday, Worland and Ten Sleep high schools will be having their graduation ceremonies. The Worland High School ceremony will be 2 p.m. on Sunday at Warrior Stadium, weather permitting. Noni Weber is scheduled to be the keynote speaker, being voted on by the senior class. Weber states that she “...is humbled and honored to be the WHS 2018 keynote speaker. Having only spent one year teaching at the high school, their request came as a surprise. I was their Eng...
JACKSON - Even with the Rawlins Lady Outlaws putting on added defensive pressure, the Worland Lady Warriors found a way to win their semifinal match and advance to their third-straight 3A Girls state championship match Friday morning at Jackson High School. The Lady Warriors won 2-0 and both goals were scored by senior, and Sheridan College soccer signee, Casey Wassum. On the first goal in the 19th minute, Wassum beat the Rawlins back line and, with a defender draped all over her, blistered a...
I like to take a break from the column during the postseasons for the fall, winter and spring high school sports but on special occasions like what happened this week, a column is needed. For most of us, whether you’re a Republican, Democrat or politically agnostic, those running the show in Washington, D.C. are frustrating and annoying. But in our current climate with Trump running the show and Pelosi and her sniveling band of Democrats, that frustration and annoyance has gone to a new level. It’s a bit depressing to watch people you ass...