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So, how has the first half of 2017 been for you? If you're Josh Allen, it's been pretty, pretty, pretty good ("Curb Your Enthusiasm" fans will get that). Allen's 2017 started with a serious flirtation with the NFL draft. He even said yes at one point, but later had a change of heart and returned to the University of Wyoming for one more ride. Then on the day the draft ended, Allen was proclaimed a possible No. 1 overall pick for next year by several draft gurus, including ESPN's Todd McShay....
MEETEETSE — Meeteetse Museums will host its free, annual field trip to Kirwin, the ghost mining town, on this Saturday. The guided tour will begin at Kirwin at 10:30 a.m. Tour participants should meet at the museum by 8:15 a.m. to sign in and also to arrange for a ride if one is needed. The tour leaves at 8:30 a.m. sharp. Those wanting to meet at Kirwin and not wait for the group may do so. A high-clearance vehicle is needed to get to the ghost town. Those without a higher clearance vehicle can arrange for carpooling that morning at the m...
WORLAND — Deadline for agencies or businesses to notify the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security that they will be seeking monetary assistance for damage related to snowmelt runoff flooding is 11 a.m. Thursday. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced Monday that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Wyoming to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the flooding from June 7-22, 2017. Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard m...
WORLAND – As the solar eclipse gets closer and closer and the numbers of people visiting the area gets larger and larger, people need to be prepared for multiple things. One of those things is to protect you family, friends and visitors from getting snake bit. Thermopolis Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Meri Ann Rush stated at the Thermopolis eclipse meeting July 24, that community members need to notify or educate visitors about rattlesnakes. The rattlesnakes will be out a...
WORLAND — Washakie County’s Wyoming Public Lands Initiative (WPLI) study group wrapped up onsite tours of local Wilderness Study Areas on Monday, with a trip to the Honeycombs. Previously, the group toured Bobcat Draw as part of an ongoing effort to determine best use of, or multi-use of, wilderness areas. Washakie County Commissioner and former Wyoming County Commissioners Association Public Lands Committee Co-Chairman Aaron Anderson led the group, and feels the WPLI has enough information gathered to start crafting recommendations to the sta...