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(AP) — Several models of battery-operated ride-on toys are being recalled because the acceleration pedal can stick, posing a hazard to children. Other recalled consumer products include lamps with defective switches and wicker furniture with lead paint. Here’s a more detailed look: RIDE-ON TOYS DETAILS: Three models of 12-volt battery-operated ride-on toys, including Surge 12V Camo 4X4, Surge 12V XL Quad and Tonka 12V Mighty Dump trucks. Details on models and serial numbers can be found at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2017/D...
WASHINGTON (AP) — For Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, writing a Republican-only health care bill that can pass the Senate boils down to this question: How do you solve a problem like Dean, Lisa, Patrick, Ted, Rand and Susan? Those are some GOP senators whose clashing demands McConnell, R-Ky., must resolve. Facing solid Democratic opposition to demolishing former President Barack Obama’s 2010 overhaul, Republicans will lose if just three of their 52 senators defect. In a report that complicated McConnell’s task, the nonpartisan Congr...
I’ve been doing a lot of reading in the last few weeks, and most of the books I’ve read are about the World War II era, especially the Battle of Britain. There are times in history when events are so chaotic and momentous that fate teeters precariously, so that the future could abruptly change from a bad situation to a massive tragedy for vast numbers of people. One of those periods was May 1940. May 1940 was when the European war between Germany and the western European countries – France, Britain, and Belgium, primarily – went from a “phony...
WORLAND - It was an eventful first year for Worland High School activities director Mark Mortimer. The 2016-2017 school year brought plenty of successes from the various WHS activities and athletic programs, but there were plenty of challenges along the way. "Coming into it, knowing I had to be super organized and not only that but having the support of [former WHS AD] Bruce Miller helped getting through this year," said Mark Mortimer. Before taking over as AD, Mortimer was the WHS girls...
WORLAND – It was in the trenches of France, on October 8, 1918, when 23-year-old Washakie County soldier Floyd Minch fell on the battlefield at Verdun during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive of World War I. He would become the first Washakie County casualty of the war. On Monday, among over 800 flags adorning the graves of local servicemen, American Legion Floyd Minch Post 44 in Worland commemorated Memorial Day with observances at the Riverview Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Ten Sleep Cemetery. At t...
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