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  • Worland alum shine against best of the best

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Jun 16, 2016

    WORLAND - The best Wyoming has to offer in football and basketball competed over the weekend in the Shrine Bowl and Wyoming vs. Montana basketball All-Star games. Worland's Haley Schneider helped lead the Wyoming All-Stars to a 71-64 victory over the Montana All-Stars Friday evening at Sheridan College. Wyoming was down 42-33 at the half but the girls would outscore Montana 38-22 in the second half for the win. Schneider contributed five points to victory. The following day Wyoming and Montana...

  • The life of adolescent entrepreneurs

    Tesia Galvan, Staff Writer|Jun 16, 2016

    WORLAND – The old saying goes "when life hands you lemons, make lemonade." Well the Robertson and Wagner sisters made a lemonade stand. The four entrepreneurs, Isabelle Robertson, Ashlie Robertson, Morgan Wagner and Abby Wagner, aged 10 – 12, are tough competitors and know the appeal of good bargain. That's why they sell their lemonade, and Kool-Aid, for 25 cents a cup and give away free water and dog treats for their canine customers. Morgan Wagner said they open up their stand, located on the...

  • State geologist visits Worland to discuss rare elements

    Jun 16, 2016

    WORLAND - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Worland Field Office hosted a presentation about Wyoming's rare earth elements (REE) on Wednesday, by Wayne M. Sutherland of the Wyoming State Geological Survey. Afterward, Sutherland visited the Worland lab of BLM geologist Marilyn Wegweiser and staff, where the geologists examined the atom count of various minerals using an electron microscope, and discussed field research in Wyoming. "The Wyoming State Geological Survey was given a state grant in...

  • Badlands Poker Run Saturday

    Tracie Mitchell, Staff Writer|Jun 16, 2016

    WORLAND – On Saturday, people in the community have the chance to explore the area, meet new people and play poker for a cause by participating in the Badlands Poker Run which will be donating proceeds to the Washakie Hospital Foundation. The Washakie Hospital Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, established 1994 with a cancer fund portion developed in 2014. Washakie Hospital Badlands Poker Run organizer Keith Van Brunt said this is the fourth Badlands Poker Run with Relay for Life being the benefactor the three previous years. He said, ...

  • Jun 16, 2016

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  • Byron Milton Ford

    Jun 16, 2016

    February 24, 1939 – June 4, 2016 Byron Ford, age 77, of Ten Sleep, Wyoming, died peacefully in his sleep after an eight-month long battle with small cell lung cancer. He was born in Hayden, CO to W. Howard and Myrtle O. Ford. He grew up in Colorado, and along the Wyoming-Nebraska border with his brother Robert. Byron attended and played varsity football for Cherry Creek High School in Denver, graduating in 1957. He earned his B.S. from University of Colorado at Boulder (1964), and M.S. in C...