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August 1, 2015 Online Edition...
WORLAND — The Bureau of Land Management is investigating the killing of 21 stray horses on public and state land northwest of Thermopolis, Wyoming. The horses were found on the afternoon of July 29, 2015, and were killed at some point during the last two weeks of July. The horses were not federally protected wild horses but rather domestic horses that had been abandoned a few years ago. The BLM is not releasing at this time the specific information on how the horses were killed. The BLM is offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information l...
WORLAND - Wildlife warning reflectors and canvas bags have proven effective in reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions during a three-year study in three Wyoming counties with the most significant decrease near Thermopolis. The Wyoming Department of Transportation and Conservation Research Center of Teton Science Schools conducted a three-year study, which concluded this spring, to evaluate the effectiveness of wildlife warning reflectors on wildlife-vehicle collisions in Big Horn, Hot Springs and...
WORLAND - A Worland man is facing murder charges in connection with the shooting deaths that occurred Wednesday near Pryor, Mont. Jesus Yeizon Deniz, 18, of Worland, appeared in the Montana District of U.S. District Court in Billings Friday. According to criminal complaint filed by Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, on July 29 at approximately 10:11 a.m., Crow Reservation Dispatch received report of a shooting near Pryor. The first law enforcement officers on the scene observed a deceased...
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It has been my privilege and honor to serve as an intern for the summer at the Northern Wyoming Daily News. There are some people I would like to thank. Thank you to the office staff for welcoming me with open arms into their office, the editorial staff for putting up with me, I know I was hard to work with at times, Karla Pomeroy for being an awesome editor and never giving up on me and I would also like to thank Patrick Murphy for the amazing opportunity he has presented me with working with...
Lifelong resident Joyce Katherine Steers, 92, passed away on July 29, 2015 in Worland. Joyce was born on April 5, 1923 in Worland to Rose Lee (Stewart) and Theron Clay Gibbons. She was raised in the Colter area southwest of Worland and graduated from Washakie County High School in 1941. Joyce attended a business college in Great Falls, MT, then moved to Hollywood, CA where she took professional voice lessons. Joyce met Blaine L. Steers while he was working at the local radio station and she was...