Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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WORLAND - The Worland Warriors met the Buffalo Bison on the gridiron Saturday afternoon for a controlled football scrimmage between the two rivals at Worland High School. Both schools, whether it was the starters, JV or freshmen, turned in highlight-worthy plays during the two-hour scrimmage. The Warriors showcased their athleticism and speed on offense, while on defense that same speed and athleticism allowed them to swarm the Bison ball carriers. "Some of the highlights were the boys playing W...
WORLAND — Schools in Wyoming are now in full swing for the 2018-2019 school year and along with focusing on education many districts are still working on new security measures. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow weighed in on the issue of school security during the national conference in Worland last week. The conversation about school security, Balow said, is much larger than just a conversation about firearms. “One thing that is very concerning for me is right now as a nation we talk about school safety and security we...
GREYBULL — Bighorn National Forest firefighters responded to a wildfire in the Cloud Peak Wilderness on Aug. 24. A 1/8-acre fire, likely caused by lightning was located ¼-mile east of Granite Lake in the Paint Rock Creek drainage. The fire had burned almost all the available fuels in the area, was smoldering and was surrounded by rock, according to a press release issued Saturday night by the Bighorn National Forest Office in Sheridan. The fire is adjacent to the hiking trail in this location – Trail #038. Due to the wilderness values, which em...
CHEYENNE — The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported last week that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased slightly from 3.7 percent in June to 3.8 percent in July (not a statistically significant change). Wyoming’s labor force (the sum of employed and unemployed individuals) fell by 5,984 people (-2.0 percent) from July 2017 to July 2018, a statistically significant decrease. A decreasing labor force suggests that individuals may be moving to other states or giving up their jo...