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  • Seven Worland athletes ready to compete in Summer Sports Classic

    Ryan Mitchel Collins, Staff Writer|Aug 12, 2015

    TEN SLEEP -The August sun beats down in the early afternoon during equestrian practice on a ranch just outside Ten Sleep. The ranch belongs to Carolyn Marcus' parents. Marcus is the coach of the seven member Washakie County Special Olympics team. The team is set to compete in Casper on Friday and Saturday at the first annual Summer Sports Classic sponsored by Special Olympics Wyoming. The team has been practicing once a week at the ranch since the end of June, and Tuesday was one of their final...

  • Priester primed for improved season for Cowboys

    Robert Gagliardi, WyoSports|Aug 12, 2015

    LARAMIE - Like all good cornerbacks, Robert Priester has a short-term memory. The University of Wyoming sophomore doesn't think about his knee injury in the second-to-last game in 2014. As a true freshman Priester played in 11 games, including seven starts. He finished with 39 tackles, two forced fumbles and two pass break-ups. The Tampa, Florida, product was listed at 168 pounds on the roster, but he said he played at around 162 pounds at the end of the season. It can be argued Priester's lack...

  • Plenty of ways to recycle in Washakie County

    Phyllis Lewis, Washakie County Extension|Aug 12, 2015

    Several people have asked me to update the list of things that are recycled around here and I am asking you if you know of any more that should be added to the list beside what I've added below. The Worland Senior Center is now collecting clear plastic bottles, sans the lids, and they are recycling at Pete Smet's along with their beverage cans. They use the money earned to help support their community and center-based efforts. The bottle lids can be left at our Washakie County Extension Office....

  • No more pencils?

    Marcus Huff, Staff Writer|Aug 12, 2015

    TEN SLEEP — Ten Sleep students could be putting down the pencil soon, as Washakie County School District No. 2 considers utilizing Google Docs in the classroom. A popular online word processing program hosted by Google, Docs enables students and teachers to interact in real time when composing essays, submitting homework and working on group assignments. According to Ten Sleep Principal Russell Budmayr, the school is seriously considering moving to the Google platform to streamline the teaching process and make class time more efficient. B...

  • Washakie County Special Olympics Team

    Aug 12, 2015

  • Unusual grizzly bear activity north of Cody 

    Game and Fish|Aug 12, 2015

    CODY ­— Personnel with the Wyoming Game and Fish have confirmed the presence of a grizzly bear in residential areas just north of Cody. Game and Fish has not previously documented grizzly bears in this area and landowners in the vicinity are urged to remain aware and report sightings or bear activity to the Cody Game and Fish office. Game and Fish staff is actively investigating the situation and is taking action to resolve conflicts. Large Carnivore Biologist Luke Ellsbury responded to a call Sunday morning reporting that a bear had gotten int...

  • TOM L. BUNNELL

    Aug 12, 2015

    Tommy Lynn Bunnell, 65, was bourne out of the Blizzard of 1949 that ravaged the Great Plains. The little town of Hereford, Colorado in eastern Colorado where Tommy would have calledhome was hit hard. On a hill over looking Crow Creek, the Bunnell family had resided in their Frank Lloyd Wright designed home with massive ranch covering thousands of acres. Tom would never live in that home on the range with his two older brothers. Tom was born on November 14, 1949 in Greeley, Colorado to Delbert Ashby and Wanda Margrete Rank- Bunnell. By the time... Full story

  • Aug 12, 2015

    Public Notice Washakie County School District 1 Warrants...  Website

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    Public Notice Distribution of Estate Rachel Scheuerman...  Website

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    Public Notice of Sale to Satisfy Lien...  Website