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CHEYENNE – University of Wyoming redshirt junior Milo Hall announced Thursday morning on Twitter that he is leaving the Cowboys football program. "The last few years have been a roller-coaster for me due to the loss of my older brother," Hall wrote. "My story is far from finished, as I like to think it's just beginning." Hall's older brother, Gailen "Gator" Armstrong, was murdered July 30, 2016. Hall was the Cowboys' starting running back last season. He gained 90 yards on 34 carries before b...
We're on the cusp of the dog days of summer for sports news, the point in the sports calendar where the new and interesting topics slow to a trickle. After the NBA offseason, or once the big names have decided on a new team, this part of the year there's only baseball left, which doesn't get interesting until August. The World Cup will do its part to keep things fresh during this stretch but we're in the knockout rounds with the games becoming fewer. So it's time to bust out the column buffet....
A few weeks ago in his column, John Davis wrote about a few of his fishing memories and that got me reminiscing about some of my favorite fishing memories. What better time than summer time to share some fishing stories. After all, summer time is fishing time, except for those insane folks who enjoy going ice fishing. While it has been several years since I have been fishing, I have fond memories dating way back to when I was just a youngster. Every summer we would take an extended camping...
WORLAND – Current hospital board chairman Dan Scheuerman announced at Thursday’s meeting that it would be his last meeting as after 15 years he had decided to retire from serving on the board. Scheuerman’s five-year term ends today and Scheuerman told board members and attendees that he had decided not to sign up for another term. “I’ve been doing this for 15 years and it’s good for someone else, new blood, to come in here. Boy, it’s been an experience for me because when I came on this, I knew nothing about hospital administratio...
WORLAND — Two years of planning ended in a once-in-a-lifetime experience for 13 Worland High School (WHS) students, two parents and two teachers. Earlier this month, a group of science enthusiasts took a jaunt to the Galapagos Islands to see first hand many of the things they have been taught in science classes at WHS. Biology teacher Karen Grzybowski said, “I wanted to do something that would be a science-related field trip that would take the group out and beyond, way beyond anything we could do here in Worland. I found the Education Fir...
Herbert Laroy Walker, 52-year-old Worland resident, passed away June 27, 2018 at his residence after a battle of long extended illnesses. Herb was born on May 14, 1966, the oldest son of Rodney Thomas and Della Belle (Stewart) Walker. He spent his early childhood in the Manderson-Hyattville area, moving to Ten Sleep in 1976. Following his graduation from Ten Sleep High School in 1984, Herb worked as a volunteer firefighter for the Ten Sleep Fire Department for 26 years. He also drove truck for... Full story
John passed away June 22, 2018 at the Star Valley Ranch in Thayne, WY. John was born June 3, 1922 in Redstone, NH to Charles and Grace McLellan. After graduation John enlisted in the army, serving in the 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops in WWII, during which he saw combat in the Aleutian Islands and in Italy where he was wounded and received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his service. After a long convalescence John attended the University of Wyoming where he coached the Ski Team and... Full story