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  • Simmons' winning streak snapped

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Jul 21, 2016

    POWELL - Karsten Simmons' winning streak was snapped last weekend at the Rocky Mountain PGA Chapter Championship in Powell on July 13-14. Simmons' struggled with his putting during the two-day tournament and against the high caliber of players in the tournament those mistakes were costly. Nevertheless, Simmons fought through the mistakes to shoot an 82 on day one and 76 on day two for a total of 158. The 158 total would earn him second-place in the 12 to 14 and 15 to 18 age groups. To Simmons's...

  • Reserves used to absorb cuts

    Tracie Mitchell, Staff Writer|Jul 21, 2016

    WORLAND – With the downturn in the economy, counties across the state have to cut their budgets, causing facilities that depend on county money to feel the burn and come up with plans on how to continue their services with less money. Washakie County is no different having cut their budget requests by $863,063. The Washakie County libraries in Worland and Ten Sleep received a $10,000 cut to their current barebones budget, but the director feels that they will be able to continue to offer the same services and keep the same hours. “We rec...

  • Ten Sleep School Board discusses district strategic goals

    Tracie Mitchell, Staff Writer|Jul 21, 2016

    TEN SLEEP – Ten Sleep School Superintendent Jimmy Phelps reviewed the five district strategic goals and what had been done so far to achieve each goal, during Tuesday’s regular school board meeting. — “We will provide a safe, orderly and caring environment.” Phelps said, “We implemented quite a few things this year, especially in the area of providing a safe school. We put in new security doors in the hallways so we can shut those hallway doors. We put in new security locks on all the doors, so that we can lock down in case of emergency....

  • Beating the Heat

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    Public Notice WYDOT Acceptance of Highway Work...  Website

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    Public Notice Oil and Gas Commission Washakie Energies...  Website