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UPDATE Tuesday morning: Wyoming Highway 31 between Manderson and Hyattville remains closed. Local traffic must show proof of land ownership to pass. Big Horn County Sheriff's Office reporting fire has burned up to 47,000 acres. 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, t...
WORLAND — A state of Wyoming veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission will conduct community outreach services in Wyoming cities throughout July. Josh Schmidt is available to meet with veterans and their families to discuss state and federal veterans’ benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs claims, or VA healthcare. Schmidt can also help veterans and their families apply for benefits, file claims or request healthcare. His office is staffed in Cody, at 1026 Blackburn Ave., Suite 1, and he will also be available at the fol...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Saturday it’s freezing payments under an “Obamacare” program that protects insurers with sicker patients from financial losses, a move expected to add to premium increases next year. At stake are billions in payments to insurers with sicker customers. In a weekend announcement, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said the administration is acting because of conflicting court ruling in lawsuits filed by some smaller insurers who question whether they are being fairly treated under t...
WORLAND - The season comes to an end this weekend for the 16U Worland Wildfires as they play in the Wyoming Fastpitch Softball state tournament this Friday through Sunday in Casper. The season has had its highs and lows for the Wildfires but down the stretch, the team has put together strong outing after strong outing. Defense and pitching have been the key to the Wildfires better play of late. From the mound, pitchers Zoe Fernandez (four wins on the season), Brooke Hellyer (five wins) and...
By KARLA POMEROY Editor WORLAND — The Worland Board of Adjustment and Planning Commission approved the site plan for a new privately-owned general aviation hangar owned by Ty Jenkins. During the board’s regular meeting July 5, Airport Manager Lynn Murdoch said Jenkins has been wanting to get this project done for a while and they have been working on it for more than a year. The hangar will be 10,000 square feet with a height of 33.33 feet, according to the plans. Murdoch said the hangar is being placed “where it will fit in with the futur...
LARAMIE — A planned marketing campaign for the University of Wyoming is taking heat from some inside the university who have called it sexist, racist and counterproductive to the goal of recruiting more out-of-state students. “The world needs more cowboys,” the campaign claims, evoking images of stereotypical western icons in the minds of some faculty and misrepresenting UW’s research and educational goals, associate professor Christine Porter said. “I care most about our university having a slogan that makes all people feel welcome here,” sh...
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