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  • DeMarcus Walker eager to pull his new weight in Year 2

    AP|Jun 6, 2018

    ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - The Denver Broncos mandated DeMarcus Walker bulk up this offseason. That was a big weight off his mind. As a rookie last season, Walker slimmed down to about 238 pounds in order to be more of an outside pass rushing threat. This season, he's back at 280 and playing inside along the defensive line. He feels this should tip the scales back in his favor. After all, it's a similar weight from when he flourished at Florida State and became a second-round pick. "Knowing what...

  • Martin retires to reconnect with family

    Tracie Mitchell, Staff Writer|Jun 6, 2018

    WORLAND – Worland third-grade teacher of 12 years, Alisa Martin accepted the incentive offered by Washakie County School District No. 1 for early retirement to reconnect with family. Martin explained Monday over the phone while traveling, "It had more to do with family things, than anything else. It feels like I don't get to spend enough time with my family, especially the ones in the Midwest and they are getting older and it just kind of fell into place," Martin said. "I am on my way back r...

  • Worland Community Garden: A true community effort

    Karla Pomeroy, Editor|Jun 6, 2018

    WORLAND - In its fourth year the Washakie County Extension Community Garden in Worland has proven to be a true community garden, providing service projects for a number of community organizations and bearing fruit to give to many community organizations and services. This year's garden is even bearing fruit early, thanks to "volunteer" plants that began growing early. AmeriCorps VISTA summer associate Kelly Ferguson said last week that they harvested the first crops, all from volunteer plants,...

  • 'Ag Books for Kids' winners announced

    Jun 6, 2018

    LARAMIE — “Sharing our stories as farmers and ranchers is more important in today’s day and age than ever,” said Raenell Taylor, Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation (WyFB) Young Farmer & Rancher (YF&R) Promotions Sub-Committee Chair. “The “Ag Books for Kids” program gives us an opportunity to make a difference for agriculture in Wyoming.” Students from across Wyoming learned more about agriculture again this year and were recently recognized for their participation in the 2018 WyFB YF&R “Ag Books for Kids” contests. The 2018 contests included:...

  • US stocks edge higher as technology, retail companies rise

    Associated Press|Jun 6, 2018

    NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks finished mostly higher Tuesday as weeks of up-and-down trading, much of it related to trade tensions, gave way to smaller moves. Technology companies, retailers, and U.S.-focused companies kept rising while banks fell with interest rates. The market spent the day alternating between small gains and losses. Technology companies like Apple and eBay rose for a third straight day and the Nasdaq composite again set an all-time high. The Labor Department said job openings increased in April, which could help lead to h...

  • Jun 6, 2018

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