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WORLAND - Youth are finding more creative and dangerous ways to consume drugs and alcohol, according to Officer Jermaine Galloway with the Boise, Idaho Police Department. Galloway was in Worland Thursday for two workshops to discuss not only the dangers that drugs and alcohol pose to the nation's youth but the new ways they are finding to consume illegal substances, particularly marijuana. "High in Plain Sight" was the title of Galloway's discussion. At Thursday night's workshop, he told the...
TEN SLEEP - Washakie County School District No. 2 Superintendent Jimmy Phelps stands in the hallway of the Ten Sleep School, flipping through the old and yellowed photos of previous graduates. Some go back to the 1940s. The most colorful are from recent years, including the Class of 2014. Even though a smaller student population, Phelps is struck by the amount of successful graduates. "Ten Sleep is very similar to a private school education," Phelps said. "Success is expected." With classes...
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Hiroshi Iwata of Japan fired a 90-yard wedge from the rough on No. 18 that nearly rolled in before settling 3 feet from the cup. That tap-in par for a 63 was the best score at the PGA Championship so far and good enough to match the lowest single round ever in a major. “I’m honored to be here to be interviewed. But when I came in,” Iwata smiled and said through an interpreter,” I thought it was going to be more people.” Iwata’s round Friday was 14 strokes better than his opening-day score of 77, which came in drier, muc...
WORLAND - The Washakie County Library in Worland is bringing the Draper Museum Raptor Experience from Cody to town Thursday. Director Karen Jean Funk said, "We will host the program on the lawn at the library at 6:30 p.m. sharp. The program will last 45-60 minutes, with time for a question and answer session." She added, "This is a family-friendly program and we encourage all ages level to attend. Please bring a blanket or lawn chair to sit on, and leave your dog at home please." The Draper...
A few weeks ago I said I would be writing on occasion about how and why we do the things here at the newspaper. Today we look at how and where we get the news. Things have changed dramatically over the years since I first started in journalism on the many ways we get the news. When I first started we received press releases, letters to the editor or other pre-written news items in about one of three ways — fax, in person or via mail. Today, most things come via email. We, on a rare occasion, will get a fax. The Washakie County Law E...