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  • Terek Fire: 14,000 acres and growing

    Tracie Mitchell, Staff Writer|Jul 7, 2018

    WORLAND – Lightning struck twice, thunder boomed and the Terek Fire, located in the Bonanza Oil Field area was born around 10:30 p.m. Sunday evening keeping firefighters from Washakie and Big Horn County, BLM (Bureau of Land Management) and Forest Service hopping. According to BLM public affairs specialist Cindy Wertz, the fire was originally two smaller fires that burned together. The fire is located northeast of Worland, north of U.S. Highway 16 and south of Wyoming Highway 31 mostly on BLM la...

  • Karla's Kolumn: What were we celebrating?

    Karla Pomeroy, Editor|Jul 7, 2018

    Wednesday was a national holiday. The Fourth of July. Two hundred forty-two years ago, the Continental Congress declared independence from Great Britain with these words (per transcript from the National Archives: "The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America." "When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal...

  • New pastor at First Southern Baptist Church in Worland

    Tracie Mitchell, Staff Writer|Jul 7, 2018

    WORLAND – The Worland First Baptist Church has hired John Burns from Bakersfield, California, to be their new pastor. Burns comes to Worland with his wife Amy and their five children. "I knew God was calling me to be a preaching pastor and have a congregation of my own. So after a lot of searching and praying I was contacted by a church called First Southern Baptist Worland. We emailed a few times, had some video chats. I flew out here with my wife Amy back in March and preached for this c...

  • NOT REAL NEWS: Disneyland is not giving away free tickets

    Associated Press|Jul 7, 2018

    (AP) — Disneyland is not giving away free tickets to 500 families to celebrate 110 years of service, despite an advertisement circulating on social media. The false offer looks like a coupon. It features artwork of Cinderella’s castle with Disneyland Resorts written to appear like the theme park’s trademark. It offers 5 free tickets. When users click on the offer it says, “Congratulations! You have been selected to take part in our short survey to get 2 Free Disneyland Tickets.” Users are then asked three questions and told they have won the t...

  • New faces, no problem

    Scott Nulph, WyoSports|Jul 7, 2018

    LARAMIE – When Jake Hendricks didn't know a soul when he arrived for his freshman year at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls, Idaho. That's life at the junior college level, where there is constant roster turnover. So Hendricks wasn't concerned when learned he'd be part of an eight-player signing class at the University of Wyoming. "I'm a little bit used to that, learning how other people are in a hurry and how they play," the 6-foot-5, 180-pound guard said. "That's helped me get to k...

  • Absentee voting for primary election underway across Wyoming

    Jul 7, 2018

    CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office is reminding Wyoming citizens that absentee voting for the 2018 Primary Election began Friday. Wyoming allows any registered Wyoming voter the ability to request and then cast an absentee ballot through their county clerk either by mail or in-person at a county clerk’s office. “I encourage all eligible Wyoming voters to study their candidate choices, become an informed voter, and then exercise their right to vote by casting a ballot in the upcoming 2018 primary election whether in person...

  • Suicide does not discriminate

    Tracie Mitchell, Staff Writer|Jul 7, 2018

    WORLAND – Nobody likes to talk about suicide, but it is a subject that needs to be addressed, as people from all walks of life take their own life or attempt to on a daily basis. Just recently, two celebrities, Anthony Bourdain and Kate Spade, who nobody would have thought would ever take their own life, did, shocking millions. Cloud Peak Counseling Center Executive Director Mark Russler stated that suicide crosses all economic levels and that nobody is immune. Russler says that anyone can e...

  • Evening storms result in flash flood event

    Marcus Huff, Staff Writer|Jul 7, 2018

    WORLAND – Some quick, intense flooding was witnessed in Washakie County on Thursday, following a thunderstorm over the area, with the majority of the flooding in the Sand Creek area. Responding to the scene to provide road safety measures, Worland Volunteer Fire District Captain Brandon Yule shot photos of the flooding, while keeping travelers safe from crossing until the water receded. “There was four inches of hail on the road when I arrived and the roadside had been washed away,” said Yule. “The culverts about 10 miles outside of town were f...

  • Hear Me Out...Putting the NBA hand-wringing to rest

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Jul 7, 2018

    Twitter, while certainly frustrating at times, does have plenty of positives. It provides a steady stream of information and news, breaking or otherwise. Offers a positive connection between notable people and their fans. But one of my favorite aspects of the site is the endless supply of hand-wringing and top-shelf hyperbole. This is where Twitter reigns supreme compared to other social media sites. If you just woke up from a 14-year coma and gave Twitter a go for the first time, you’d think t...

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    Public Notice of Foreclosure- Bentch...  Website

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

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    Public Notice Washakie County School District #2 Budget...  Website

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