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The NBA has the best offseason of any sport. They get right to it, as soon as the NBA Finals are done the NBA draft is the following week, and the draft itself is more entertaining with trades happening at every turn. We aren't subjected to months and months of pre-draft scouting reports that tell us unnecessary information like what diet gives QB 'A' better bowel movements. The NBA gets to the point and after the draft is free agency which usually has a handful of good players to keep things in...
RIVERTON - Worland's Karsten Simmons won the Rocky Mountain Junior Golf Tour Wyoming State Championship at the Riverton Country Club over the Fourth of July weekend. The tournament is another leg of the Rocky Mountain Junior Golf Tour. Simmons was one of three participants in the boys 11-12 age group and won the tournament by five strokes. The first day Simmons was tied atop of the leaderboard at 77 with Hardy Johnson of Thermopolis while Riverton's Parker Paxton was nipping at their heels with...
WORLAND – Former City of Worland Sonny Shearer will be remembered as a man passionate about the City of Worland, someone who always played an active role in the community and someone who loved his family. Shearer, who died July 1 at the age of 74, moved to Worland in 1948 with his family. It wasn’t until later in life that he began his life of public service. He served one four-year term as mayor from 2004 – 2008, and was appointed for one two-year term a councilmember from 2011 – 2012. He threw his hat in the race twice more, always having...
JACKSON (AP) — Wyoming has cut back on what kind of evidence can be tested in its crime lab, leading to mixed responses from the law enforcement community. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reports that Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation Director Steven Woodson told prosecutors and law enforcement officials that that the lab will stop performing hair, fiber, physical match, glass and headlamp analysis. The lab will also limit what requests it grants for gunshot residue and says those tests will not be a priority. Woodson wrote that s...
THERMOPOLIS — The Second Friday ArtStroll in downtown Thermopolis this Friday from 5-8 p.m. will feature western artists, western art activities, live western music and refreshments. Most downtown businesses are open during the event. Several artists will be demonstrating on Still Strolling Saturday, July 9. “Our theme for this ArtStroll celebrates our western heritage with All Things Western and we have an exciting line-up,” according to stroll organizer Toddi Darlington. “This month we have western textiles, western paintings, western cartoon...
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Darrel Raymond Gossens, 77, passed away on July 5, 2016 after a nine-year battle with kidney cancer. Darrel was born on February 17, 1939, the son of Raymond and June (Doyle) Gossens of Ten Sleep in Worland. He spent his younger years growing up on the family ranch on the Lower Nowood. He graduated from Ten Sleep High School in 1957. After graduation he worked around the area before going to work for the Federal Bureau of Roads. He spent many years building roads in National Parks, on the Big Horn Mountains, and in Colorado, Montana and Utah....
Belen Fabela Lucero, 70, a lifelong Worland resident passed away peacefully at her home on July 5th with her family by her side. Belen was born in Worland on September 23, 1945 to Carmen (Ramos) and John Anthony "Tony" Fabela. She attended Worland schools. Belen met and later married Dan Lucero on April 18, 1975 in Worland, and the couple made their home in Worland. Belen worked at Washakie Memorial Hospital for a short time. She loved to do crafts, bake, and can foods. She loved her family and...
Elizabeth Rita Hernandez, 51, of Worland, Wyoming passed away July 1, 2016 at St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, MT. She was born on July 10, 1964 in Worland, a daughter of Polly (Torrez) and San Juan Hernandez. She enjoyed cooking, cleaning, and telling stories of when she was a youngster. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends whether it was on the farm branding, or at a party singing and dancing. She also could enjoy just staying home to play cards and laugh with her family....
Longtime Worland resident and former Mayor of Worland, Lawrence Walter "Sonny" Shearer passed away peacefully at his home in Worland with his wife Marion at his side. Sonny was born on December 29, 1941 in Olney, Illinois to Dorothy M. (Beavers) and Walter E. "Walt" Shearer. He lived in Illinois until moving to Worland, Wyoming with his family in 1948. He then attended schools in Worland where he excelled in athletics. He was a four year letterman in high school, lettering in football,...
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