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WORLAND - The Green Hills Golf Course junior golf program is having another strong summer under PGA head professional Mike Propp. The program teaches youth golfers putting, chipping, pitching, pre-swing fundamentals, routine, rules and etiquette every Wednesday morning at Green Hills. "We've got over 50 kids in our program and we're excited about it, and the best thing is the kids are excited too," said Propp. In his second year as the golf pro at Green Hills, Propp is thrilled to see the...
WORLAND - Hot Springs County Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Gordon issued a press release stating that he is heightening monitoring after receiving information that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will be increasing the release of water from Boysen Reservoir from 7,000 cfs (cubic feet per second) to 8,000 cfs instead of reducing the flow as originally announced by the Bureau. Hot Springs County has the advantage in that few tributaries adding significant flows to the 7500 cfs in the Big Horn. Down river, in Washakie and Big Horn counties...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Wednesday he is ordering a review of federal efforts to conserve the imperiled sage grouse to ensure that officials in 11 Western states where the bird lives are fully consulted. While the federal government has a responsibility under the Endangered Species Act to protect the ground-dwelling bird, “we also have a responsibility to be a good neighbor and a good partner,” Zinke said. Zinke made the comments Wednesday as he announced a 60-day review of a sweeping 2015 conservation plan put i...
AP — Financial companies led U.S. stock indexes higher Thursday, nudging the Nasdaq composite index to a record high. The latest gains came as the stock market continued to trade mostly in a narrow range in the absence of major new economic data and ahead of next week’s meeting of Federal Reserve policymakers. Speculation that the Fed will raise interest rates helped boost financial stocks for the second day in a row. Higher interest rates allow banks and credit card issuers to charge more for loans, which boosts profits. Utilities and con...
Dorothy M. Ziesman 94 of Helena and former Lewistown resident died Monday, May 29, 2017 in the Masonic Home in Helena of natural causes. She was born August 4, 1922 in Arco, ID the daughter of Oliver B. and Elsie (Wilhite) Bain. She received her education in Worland, Wyoming graduating from High School in 1941. She worked in Worland as a bookkeeper following high school and on April 5, 1942 she was united in marriage to Reynold Ziesman in Worland, WY. They lived on the Ziesman Ranch near... Full story
Eleanor Faye Van Antwerp, 78, passed away Tuesday, June 06, 2017, at her residence in Thermopolis surrounded by her loving family. A lifelong resident of Thermopolis, she was born February 6th, 1939, one of four daughters of Russell and Irene (Walker) Long. After high school she became a nurse's aide at the hospital for several years. Known by many as a school lunchroom cook, she first cooked at the old high school, then the Lucerne school and returned to cook for the Ralph Witters Elementary... Full story
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