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  • Cowgirls face challenging exhibition contest

    Scott Nulph, WyoSports|Aug 11, 2017

    LARAMIE – University of Wyoming soccer coach Pete Cuadrado wanted to challenge his veteran team during its only exhibition match. He found that challenge in a former rival. The Cowgirls play South Dakota State at 5 p.m. today in Hastings, Nebraska. The game comes 10 days prior to UW opening the regular season at Baylor on Aug. 20. "South Dakota State is a very good program, and obviously I'm very familiar with them from back in my Summit League days," said Cuadrado, who faced SDSU numerous t...

  • Astronomy and the Medicine Wheel

    Aug 11, 2017

    LOVELL — Ivy Merriot will be giving two programs about the Medicine Wheel on Aug. 25. There will be one program at the Lovell Bighorn Canyon Visitor Center at 5 p.m. and the other at the Horseshoe Bend amphitheater at 8 p.m. She will share her current research on the astronomical possibilities imbedded in the design of the 28-spoked wheel on Medicine Mountain. At 5 p.m. on Aug. 25 at the Visitors Center just outside Lovell, Merriot will show astrophotographic images of the Wheel at night with the Milky Way blazing overhead along with a tour o...

  • Safety emphasized for upcoming eclipse event

    Karla Pomeroy, Editor|Aug 11, 2017

    WORLAND - Staying safe before, during and after the Aug. 21 solar eclipse was the message conveyed Wednesday night at the public meeting sponsored by Washakie County Emergency Management and the Worland-Ten Sleep Chamber of Commerce. Washakie County Emergency Management and Homeland Security Director Jeff Schweighart emphasized at the start of the meeting that the only time it is safe to look at the eclipse with the naked eye is when the moon completely blocks the sun. "With Worland and...

  • The last ride of the Jalan Crossland Band

    Marcus Huff, Staff Writer|Aug 11, 2017

    TEN SLEEP - There is no record store in Ten Sleep. Growing up in the small, isolated burg at the foot of the Big Horns, Jalan Crossland was forced to find inspiration and influence the old-fashioned way. Lots of time locked in his bedroom or sitting on the front porch with a handful of instruments, starting with the guitar and moving on to the banjo, eventually mastering a catalog of traditional, and sometimes odd, American styles. Over time, Crossland's skill on the guitar earned him spots in...

  • 'Throwback' traffic tickets issued in Wyoming city

    Aug 11, 2017

    CHEYENNE (AP) — Some people getting stopped for traffic violations in Wyoming’s capital city are receiving “throwback” warnings instead of real tickets this week. The unofficial traffic warnings being issued by the Cheyenne Police Department include informing violators they might face penalties such as “leaving town by sunrise” or “donating two bits to charity.” The “throwback” traffic warnings are being issued through Sunday as part of the city’s 150th anniversary celebration this year. One motorist caught Wednesday running a stop sign,...

  • Irene Virginia 'Dolly' Hurley

    Aug 11, 2017

    Memorial services for Kirby resident, Irene Virginia “Dolly” Hurley, 69, will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, August 15, at Mortimore Funeral Home in Thermopolis. Mrs. Hurley died suddenly August 7, 2017.... Full story

  • Karen Devish

    Aug 11, 2017

    Karen Devish, 66-year-old Worland resident, passed away August 6, 2017, at her home. Memorial services will be 1 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 12 at the United Methodist Church in Worland. Bryant Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.... Full story

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