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  • 71st Ten Sleep annual Fourth of July Rodeo

    Jul 6, 2017

  • Stocks held back by slumps for energy, auto parts companies

    Jul 6, 2017

    NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes were mixed Wednesday as energy companies skidded along with oil prices, but technology stocks rose and reversed a portion of their recent losses. After O’Reilly Automotive reported weak sales growth in the second quarter, the three biggest losers on the Standard & Poor’s 500 index were all auto parts companies. Car makers slumped, too. An eight-day rally in U.S. crude oil prices ended with a thud and energy companies took sharp losses. Retailers and small, domestically-focused companies also struggled. Techn...

  • Holiday weekend increases fire danger for district

    Marcus Huff, Staff Writer|Jul 6, 2017

    WORLAND – Since June 18, the Worland Volunteer Fire Department has answered 33 fire calls in the city and county, with 10 since July 1. During the supervision of a controlled fireworks area in Worland, the department put out 20-30 small fires, started by fireworks. “The [Worland] gravel pits are now off limits for fireworks, as well as BLM (Bureau of Land Management) lands and in city limits,” noted Fire Chief Chris Kocher. “If people want to set off unused fireworks on private land, I highly suggest they find a brush-free area, and have wa...

  • Hats Off

    Jul 6, 2017

  • Magnitude 5.8 earthquake rouses slumbering Montana residents

    Jul 6, 2017

    LINCOLN, Mont. (AP) — An earthquake strong enough to rouse sleeping residents more than 30 miles (48 kilometers) from its epicenter struck western Montana early Thursday. A magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit just after midnight about 6 miles (9.7 kilometers) southeast of Lincoln, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Residents in Lincoln briefly lost power and there was a gas leak in Helena, the National Weather Service in Great Falls said on Twitter. The Independent Record reports (...

  • Jul 6, 2017

    Public Notice Washakie County Weed and Pest Budget...  Website

  • Alberta (Williams) Swanson

    Jul 6, 2017

    The Celebration of Life for Alberta (Williams) Swanson will be at 10:30 on Saturday, 8 July 2017 at the Monument Hill Cemetery in Thermopolis at 105 Airport Road. Berdie, 87, passed away on November 6, 2016 while living in an assisted home in Utah near her niece, Candee Williams Harris. Born December 2, 1928 in Buhl, Idaho, Alberta was the daughter of Roy C. Williams and Leura J. Williams. She lived in Hyattville and later moved to Worland where she attended school. Berdie married and later... Full story

  • Speedgoat Fire

    Jul 6, 2017

    Per the BLM Facebook page.....The Speedgoat Fire started late this afternoon approximately 14 miles east of Worland and north of U.S. Hwy. 16. It has grown to approximately 500 acres and is spreading through grass and pockets of brush on mostly public land and some private. BLM and Washakie County firefighters have responded, as well as two SEATS. The cause has yet to be determined....

  • Jul 6, 2017

    Public Notice DEQ Request Light Tower Rentals Portable Generators...  Website

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