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WORLAND – Nearly 60 years after their time served, several local Korean War Veterans were recognized with peace medals for their service in the “Forgotten War.” Four Worland veterans traveled to a ceremony in Lander on June 30 to receive the Republic of Korean Ambassador for Peace Medal for their time overseas in Korea, in the waters around Korea or in the skies above Korea. The Wyoming Veteran’s Commission contacted an unknown number of Wyoming Korean War veterans to receive the medal presented by Consul General Shin Chae-Hyun of the Korean...
The other day I received a book in the mail from Amazon.com. It was a Johnny Cash biography and I was surprised to receive it; I didn’t remember having ordered this book. Still, I browse around lots of odds and ends books and it was entirely possible that I came across a review that intrigued me and so ordered an atypical book. I found the book interesting, because Johnny Cash is an interesting figure. But what really got my attention was some of the author’s background information, which included a famous encounter between Elvis Presley and...
This is a tough time and as budget cuts are being implemented, people across Wyoming are being affected. There is much to discuss and to consider. I hope these thoughts will be helpful to people as they weigh in on the budget. Wyoming’s revenues are down and the hard facts are: 1) the decrease in mineral activity is having a sustained and substantial impact on Wyoming’s economy; 2) there is a revenue shortfall of about $130 million in fiscal year 2016; and 3) under today’s market conditions general fund revenues will not meet projections for t...
RIVERTON (AP) — Authorities in central Wyoming are investigating after a woman playing the popular smartphone game Pokemon Go found a man’s body in a river. Shayla Wiggens told the Riverton Ranger newspaper that she spotted the body in the Wind River near the city of Riverton on Friday while playing the new game. It sends players to real-world locations to capture virtual creatures. Fremont County Undersheriff Ryan Lee says the death appears to be accidental and possibly a drowning. He says evidence indicates the man went into the water whe...
CHEYENNE (AP) — A brewery and a goat farm are among the Wyoming recipients of grants to encourage renewable energy and energy efficiency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday. Ten businesses in Wyoming will share $356,000 in grants through the USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program. That’s out of more than $11 million in grants and $43 million in loan guarantees through the program nationwide. The program has helped some 15,000 farmers, ranchers and small businesses since 2009. More than 820 projects nationwide got funding this...
WORLAND — John Adlesich has taken over as the new CEO of South Big Horn County Hospital. He officially started on June 16. Adlesich said he grew up in the health care field. “My mom was a nurse. I started working in medical clinics when I was 16. I enjoy helping people. In health care administration I’m able to help the people who actually care for the patients and I enjoy doing that,” he said. Adlesich attended undergraduate and graduate school at Oregon State University, where he received a Bachelor of Science in political science with a mino...
BELLE FOURCHE - The Senior Babe Ruth Big Horn Basin Blue Jays battled against Wyoming's and South Dakota's, best at the Wyoming state tournament, from July 6 to July 9 in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, earning a fourth-place finish. The four-day tournament held in Belle Fourche, who was allowed to join the Wyoming competition for cost effectiveness reasons, tested the Blue Jays physically and mentally. Even with those tests the Blue Jays exceeded expectations by placing fourth. At the start of...
Richard (Rick) Lewis Phipps passed away on Monday, July 4th, 2016 at the Billings Clinic Hospital in Billings, MT. He was born August 16, 1944 in Luling, TX. Raised in Sacramento, CA he graduated from McClatchy High School class of 1962. He attended both Sacramento State University, and the University of Oregon. Rick moved to Thermopolis, WY in 1999. He drove for Nielson Oil. He was best known in the community for his love of music and playing his guitar any chance he could. Preceeded in death... Full story
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