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  • US stock indexes edge mostly lower; oil rises

    Associated Press|Aug 13, 2016

    Wall Street capped a record-setting week with a day of mostly listless trading Friday that left the three major U.S. stock indexes essentially flat. The Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index closed slightly lower. The Nasdaq composite eked out a tiny gain, giving the tech-heavy index its fourth record-high close in a week. Investors mostly focused on the latest batch of company earnings from retailers and other companies, as well as new data indicating that U.S. retail sales in July were more sluggish than e...

  • Hear Me Out

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Aug 13, 2016

    Putting aside the crime, pollution and other downers surrounding the Rio Olympics, this is still the Olympics. The Olympics are the top sporting event on the planet, dark cloud and all. Name another sporting event that brings out national pride, allows us to stick it to other countries without people dying and offers a wide range of sporting events. You just can't top the Olympic Games themselves, no matter how dirty the International Olympic Committee may be. Every four years sports like...

  • Karla's Kolumn

    Karla Pomeroy, Editor|Aug 13, 2016

    Tuesday is primary election day in Wyoming. While we don’t vote for a presidential nominee at this time (that’s been decided) there are plenty of important races on which to cast your ballot. The race for the U.S. House seat is wide open with Rep. Cynthia Lummis stepping down. Also wide open are State Senate District 20 and State House District 26 with Gerry Geis and Elaine Harvey, respectively, retiring at the end of the terms this year. At the county level, with Jerry Ewen and Bill Basse stepping down from their commissioner seats in Big Hor...

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    Aug 13, 2016

  • Voters head to polls Tuesday

    Karla Pomeroy, Editor|Aug 13, 2016

    WORLAND — Voters across Wyoming will be headed to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots for municipal, county, state and federal races. Washakie County Clerk Mary Grace Strauch says traditionally the primary election for a presidential election year has a smaller voter turnout than the general election. In 2012, Washakie County had a 49 percent voter turnout in the primary but 94 percent in the general election. Voting This year there are 3,494 registered voters in the county as of Friday, 2,787 Republicans, 441 Democrats, 15 Libertarians, three C...

  • Mythical Metals: The Art of Cal Fulfer

    Marcus Huff, Staff Writer|Aug 13, 2016

    WORLAND – Kneeling on his shop floor, next to an exploded 1930s Royal typewriter, Worland artist Calvin Fulfer rummages through the gears and springs, looking for the perfect part. "Can you believe all this stuff," laughs Fulfer, "these things were really built to last." For the 1971 graduate of Worland High School and professional tile artist, the jump to metal arts has been long coming, yet natural. "When I was a kid, my dad, a welder, made me apprentice in his shop," explained Fulfer. "He t...

  • Sally Marie Kilman

    Aug 13, 2016

    Sally Marie Kilman died Aug. 7, 2016, at the New Horizons Care Center in Lovell. She was 108. She was born on June 6, 1908. No services will be held as per her request. Bryant Funeral Home is assisting the family....

  • Aug 13, 2016

    Public Notice Washakie Co Commissioners Minutes from the August 2, 2016 meeting...  Website