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  • Lady Warriors go down throwing haymakers

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|May 31, 2016

    SHERIDAN -Grit and heart have been a staple of the Worland Lady Warriors soccer team all season long and it was on full display in their 4-3 loss to Jackson for the 3A girls soccer championship Saturday afternoon. Each team started the match with nerves, neither team could keep possession for long and when there were shots on goal they were well off the mark. The nerves settled as Jackson scored the match's first goal to take 1-0 lead. The Lady Warriors tried to answer with a goal of their own b...

  • Warriors finish state tourney in convincing fashion

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|May 31, 2016

    SHERIDAN - The Worland Warriors closed out the state tournament and season on a strong note Saturday morning beating Star Valley 5-2 in the consolation championship. Once again led by senior leadership the Warriors set the tone for the match that had the Braves struggling to keep up. It was a total team effort as the Warriors had goals from five different players. Bryan Castro, Jakob Schaeffer, Miki Ericksen, Jacob Lamm and Jorge Carmona were the goal scorers for Worland. "I was really proud of...

  • U.S. soldiers did not die in vain

    Tesia Galvan, Staff Writer|May 31, 2016

    WORLAND – It was a sunny, breezy Monday morning, a day suitable to honor the men and women who served our nation. The Memorial Day ceremonies, by American Legion Floyd Linch Post 44, at Riverview Cemetery were filled as guest speaker Navy Chaplain, Commander David B. Magruder spoke a message of freedom, sacrifices and thoughtfulness to all those lost while serving our country. Magruder opened with the recitement of the last paragraph of Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln, and reminded a...

  • Lottery expansion faces hurdles despite state money woes

    May 31, 2016

    CHEYENNE (AP) — As the state loses millions of dollars in revenue from its declining minerals extraction industry, the new Wyoming Lottery has started paying off by distributing some of its profits to cash-strapped cities and towns. A member of the board that oversees the Wyoming Lottery says the state might want to look at an expansion to tap even more revenue. But that would require expanding the type of games allowed — a prospect that faces long odds in a Legislature wary of encouraging compulsive gambling. WyoLotto started selling tickets i...

  • National Park Service considers visitor caps

    May 31, 2016

    HELENA, Mont. (AP) — As the National Park Service kicks off a centennial summer expected to draw record crowds, the agency is seriously considering caps on how many people pass through some of the country’s most iconic landscapes and historical sites each day. Park managers have begun looking at whether, when and how best to manage the impact of more people on the parks, their features and the visitors’ experience. “Fundamental to the mission of the National Park Service is preservation of natural and cultural resources, social and ecological v...

  • Celebrating 62 years of service to ANB Bank

    Taylor Maya, Staff Writer|May 31, 2016

    WORLAND — Longtime teller for ANB Bank, Mary Hoffman, is retiring after 62 years. Hoffman started into banking when she was a senior in high school. “Second semester of my senior year I worked half days and I’ve been here ever since,” she said. “I was just was working and didn’t see any point in quitting and I didn’t have anything else to do,” Hoffman added. Hoffman has been with the bank through two name changes and seen how banking has changed over the years. Hoffman said, “We used to come into work in the morning and hand post on a posting...

  • Hyattville Cowboy Carnival

    May 31, 2016

  • Bobby Everett Newman

    May 31, 2016

    Bobby Everett Newman, 84, of Worland died on May 28, 2016 at Washakie Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at 2 p.m. at Riverview Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Worland. Veile Mortuary is assisting the family with the service.... Full story

  • May 31, 2016

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