Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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My wife says that I’m a slave to my habits, but you know how wives exaggerate these things. A little while ago she pointed out that on each day of the week I go to the same place to eat lunch, and that, no matter what, I have a TV dinner on Monday, Chinese on Tuesday, Ranchito on Wednesday, Subway on Thursday and the IGA deli on Friday. And, she proclaimed, “you always eat the same things!” Well, maybe so, but you’re overlooking some important details,” I sputtered. “Like what?” “Well, that I’ve been known to vary my TV dinners on Monday...
WORLAND – Fire season is upon us with a large active wildfire in Ten Sleep and another active wildfire outside of Greybull and community residents need to be careful to avoid inhaling too much smoke while engaging in outside activities. According to the Centers for Disease Control, "smoke from wildfires is a mixture of gases and fine particles from burning trees and other plant materials. Smoke can hurt your eyes, irritate your respiratory system, and worsen chronic heart and lung diseases." "...
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL and the players association have announced a new policy regarding game-day concussion protocol and discipline for clubs that violate the procedure. Under the new policy jointly announced Monday, the NFL and NFLPA "will follow a strict and fair process to investigate incidents and determine appropriate discipline, including club fines and possible forfeiture of draft picks." The league and the players union will each designate a representative to monitor the implementation of the protocol and investigate potential violati...
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell moderately on Monday as investors took a break after four weeks of gains that brought the market to record highs. Energy companies fell more than the rest of the market as the price of oil took another turn lower. Yahoo fell after Verizon Communications announced it would buy most of Yahoo’s internet businesses for $4.83 billion. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 77.79 points, or 0.4 percent, to 18,493.06. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index lost 6.55 points, or 0.3 percent, to 2,168.48 and the Nasdaq compo...
WORLAND – The adoption of a tipping fee at the county’s landfill may have led to an increase in residents throwing away prohibited items in the city of Worland dumpsters. Worland Superintendent of Public Works Brian Burky said since the fee was adopted in September he’s witnessed an increase in prohibited items including couches, mattresses, construction debris and mostly surprising, an old, rusted 50-gallon water heater. Burky said public education is important and said, “Perhaps people don’t understand, but the trucks pick up the dumpster,...
TEN SLEEP – The Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team Black who assumed command of the Hatchery Fire located about seven miles east of Ten Sleep, held a public meeting Sunday evening to update resident on the fire, evacuations and road closures. "This fire started Friday afternoon and in fairly short order grew quickly, moving up the canyon and into the open," Washakie County Fire Warden Chris Kocher stated during the meeting which was in the Ten Sleep School gymnasium. "This fire is c...
Wanda Ann Touchet, age 71 of Aledo, TX (formerly of Worland, WY) passed away July 13, 2016. She was born June 23, 1945 to Rose and Mansel Nunez in Abbeville, LA. Wanda was preceded in death by her parents, Rose Sale and Mansel Nunez, brothers Mansel Nunez II, Mansel Nunez III, Roger Nunez and son Todd Touchet. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Vernice Touchet, sister Judy Campbell (Rock Springs, WY), three sons Scott (Jody) Touchet of Katy, TX, Chad (Liz) Touchet of Aledo, TX and... Full story
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