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  • Ecuadorian woman falls to death in Yellowstone canyon 

    Aug 27, 2016

    YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (AP) — An Ecuadorian woman has fallen to her death at Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone in Yellowstone National Park. Twenty-one-year-old Estefania Liset Mosquera Alcivar was a park concession worker from Quito, Ecuador. She fell into the canyon at Grandview Point around 3:15 a.m. Friday. Park officials say she fell while socializing with a small group of co-workers near a trail along the canyon rim. Her companions saw her fall and dialed 911. Rescuers spotted her body in the canyon at first light. They determined the f...

  • Hear me out...Fearless, reckless, undaunting, hasty predictions for the 2016-2017 NFL season

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Aug 27, 2016

    We're 12 days away from the NFL season beginning and it's that time of the year every fan base is riding high on optimism and the playoffs seem plausible. And I'm here to crush that optimism with my very first NFL preview. Honestly it's a dream come true I've always wanted to roast the other 31 NFL teams that aren't my favorite team. So it's time to set my grievances with the owners and Roger Goodell and his goons aside. Unlike most analysts, sports editors or NFL experts I've done very minimal...

  • Karla's Kolumn

    Karla Pomeroy, Editor|Aug 27, 2016

    I realize this isn’t the sports section but I’m a sports enthusiast and this week in the office there has been lots of talk of sports and football, especially when the high school sports teams begin their season. All the talk has brought up some happy memories for me related to sports, mostly with my father. I have always loved football and yes I’m a Denver Broncos fan. I remember the first Super Bowl loss, the devastating loss to the Dallas Cowboys, we as a family were gathered around the TV downstairs with bowls of chili ready for the big g...

  • Seeking solutions to ergot disease

    Marcus Huff, Staff Writer|Aug 27, 2016

    WORLAND – It starts as a microscopic spore, carried by wind and water, until it finds a host to germinate. In early Europe, where poor populations were restricted to diets of cheap rye, it caused loss of limbs, insanity, and hallucinations. Early art depicts amputees begging the streets, garnering the nickname "Ergots." Once spread to America, ergot disease resulted in convictions of the affected during the Salem Witch Trials for their perceived insanity, and a loss of early cattle and crops. A...

  • Dog Soldier: calling all predators

    Tracie Mitchell, Staff Writer|Aug 27, 2016

    TEN SLEEP – Ten Sleep resident Steve Criner has a job that many boys and girls can only dream of. He makes his living hunting, with his own hunting show "Dog Soldier" on the Sportsman Channel. "Years and years ago, I was at my grandparents' house and we saw this news story. They were talking about a prairie dog problem in Colorado and how farmers were paying people to come in and shoot them and I told my grandma that I was going to make my living shooting prairie dogs. So I've always wanted t...

  • Lady Warriors gear up their title defense in Riverton

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Aug 27, 2016

    RIVERTON - In preparation for defending their 3A state volleyball title the Worland Lady Warriors traveled to Riverton Friday afternoon for the two-day preseason McDonald's Volleyball Invitational. Facing facing off against other 3A and 4A teams like Jackson, Pinedale, Lander, Powell and Riverton in a best of three with the first two games to 21, no cap and the third game if necessary, to 15 also with no cap. Worland started the two-day Invite strong beating Jackson 20-21, 21-16, 15-12. Next...