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  • Steer price tops $9,000 at Washakie County Junior Livestock Sale

    Ryan Mitchel Collins, Staff Writer|Aug 5, 2015

    WORLAND-With Washakie County Fair week in the rearview mirror, results from the Junior Livestock sale were released by the University of Wyoming Extension Office in Worland yesterday. "I think we have a very supportive community that is very generous to the youth of our community," said 4-H Youth Educator Amber Armajo. "The building was packed. We had lots of local people and people from out of town. Last year we sold 92 head and this year we sold 104. Our averages (prices) were up, or at least...

  • WHS Library Remodel

    Aug 5, 2015

  • Worland Council approves ordinance allowing business owners to live in their businesses

    Zach Spadt, Staff Writer|Aug 5, 2015

    WORLAND — Worland City Council members moved forward with an ordinance which would allow business owners to reside in the same building as their businesses. Business owners would require the approval of the Worland Board of Adjustment and Planning Commission. The proposed ordinance affects businesses on North 10th Street and Big Horn Avenue east of Loaf and Jug, among other locations, Worland City Attorney Kent Richins said during the meeting. Richins said the ordinance is intended, in part, to deal with blighted areas in Worland. “We tho...

  • Fiery Sanders expands his role with Denver Broncos

    Aug 5, 2015

    ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Emmanuel Sanders is so wired to win that he considers his competitive streak both a blessing and a burden. Sure, it helped him make the Pro Bowl for the first time in 2014, but the Denver Broncos' speedy wide receiver said he usually can't dial it down enough to enjoy a friendly video game or a round of poker. "Sometimes I hate that I'm so competitive," he said. "But it ended up paying off when it comes to playing a sport." Sanders was so eager to impress his new team...

  • UW researcher discovers groundwater modeling breakthrough 84 years in the making

    Aug 5, 2015

    LARAMIE - A University of Wyoming professor has made a discovery that answers a nearly 100-year-old question about water movement, with implications for agriculture, hydrology, climate science and other fields. After decades of effort, Fred Ogden, UW's Cline Chair of Engineering, Environment and Natural Resources in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources, and a team of collaborators published their findings in the journal Water...

  • Most common archery questions

    Aug 5, 2015

    CHEYENNE – Archery season is just around the corner with most areas for antelope opening on Aug. 15 and most areas for deer and elk open to archers on Sept. 1. A few areas have different openers so bowhunters should check regulations for seasons in the area they want to hunt. The following are questions often asked by archers. Do I need an archery license in addition to my big game license? Yes…usually. Archers hunting in the archery preseason need an archery permit in most areas. The exception is for holders of Type 9 archery only licenses. Pe...

  • Yard Work

    Aug 5, 2015

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  • Debbie K. Draine

    Aug 5, 2015

    Debbie K. Draine, 50, of Ten Sleep, died at her home on Aug. 2, 2015. A gathering and memorial services will be at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015 at the Big Horn Bar. Bryant Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements....

  • Patrick Lee Moses

    Aug 5, 2015

    TEN SLEEP, WY Patrick Lee Moses, 63, of Hyattville, WY died on July 26, 2015 at his home near Hyattville. Pat was born on July 31, 1951 in Buffalo, WY, a son of Phyllis M. (Pierson) and Millard M. “Scotty” Moses. He was raised in Ten Sleep and attended schools in Ten Sleep. Following school, he worked mostly as a ranch hand near Hyattville. He had also worked in construction and as a truck driver for various companies. He enjoyed writing poetry, fishing, hunting, and harvesting wild mushrooms. He was preceded in death by his parents. Pat is...