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  • Karla's Kolumn

    Karla Pomeroy, Editor|Jul 16, 2016

    First it was Atari’s Frogger and Donkey Kong. Then it was Mario Brothers. Then Facebook launched Farmville and everyone was harvesting crops like crazy. Then came Wii and people were bowling and golfing in their home. Now comes Pokémon Go. Haven’t heard about Pokémon Go? You are but a few. Type in Pokémon Go and you get several news stories, the official website, websites for tips and cheats and more. Here at the office someone has a daily Pokémon story to share with at least three of our employees playing, and a couple of employees’ significa...

  • Ice Cream Social

    Jul 16, 2016

  • Suit on restaurant dish policy going to trial

    Jul 16, 2016

    CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A federal lawsuit over a South Carolina restaurant’s policy of charging workers to cover the cost of broken glasses and dishes is headed to trial. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports jury selection is set next month in the case brought against Hyman Seafood Co. of Charleston. Under the policy, bartenders, servers and bussers were charged a few dollars each shift to offset breakage costs. But it’s against federal law to extract business costs from employee wages. The company has acknowledged in court docum...

  • Hear me out...Learning to love Wyoming

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Jul 16, 2016

    I was 9 years old when my family moved to Green River, Wyoming. Having previously lived in Las Vegas, Nevada, for my entire known existence, moving to a state with half the population of Vegas was jarring. Wyoming offered much more in terms of outdoors but stores closing at 8 p.m. and sometimes for the weekend was mind blowing for a young Alex Kuhn. At the start of my teens my family moved to Greybull, Wyoming. At this point I thought I was getting punked by God. How is it even possible a town...

  • A crash course in Pokémon Go

    Tesia Galvan, Staff Writer|Jul 16, 2016

    WORLAND – The newest app craze has children and teens walking around Worland following their phone in search of Pokémon. Pokémon Go is taking over Worland with teens and adults alike playing in Pioneer Square and church on their spare time. The location-based game was officially released on July 6 in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand with plans to be available in other countries around the world soon, according to their website. The iOS and Android-friendly game created by Niantic uses a pho...

  • Pence wins Trump's vote; GOP team addresses America Saturday 

    Jul 16, 2016

    WASHINGTON (AP) — After frenzied, final decision making, Donald Trump announced Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate Friday, adding an experienced politician with deep Washington connections to the Republican presidential ticket. Trump’s pick was aimed in part at easing some Republicans’ concerns about his temperament and lack of political experience. Pence spent six years in Congress before being elected governor and his demeanor is as calm as Trump’s is fiery. While some conservatives are skeptical of Trump’s political leanings,...

  • Congress releases missing 9/11 report pages

    Marcus Huff, Staff Writer|Jul 16, 2016

    WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, Congress released 28 formerly classified pages of the 9/11 Commission Report, pertaining to possible Saudi government involvement in the events leading up to the events of Sept. 11, 2001. Preceded by a memorandum from then Director of the Central Intelligence Agency George Tenet, the combined findings from the CIA and Federal Bureau of Investigation indicates that 9/11 hijackers in the United States had direct contact with and some financial assistance from Saudi government officials. In particular, the report p...

  • Jul 16, 2016

    Public Notice WCSWD#1 Special Meeting and Budget Hearing...  Website

  • Jul 16, 2016

    Public Notice Washakie Rural Improvement District Budget Hearing...  Website

  • Jul 16, 2016

    Public Notice Washakie County Commissioners Minutes from the July 5 2016 meeting...  Website