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BASIN – Rock and roll and finances don't seem to have anything in common, but Gooding has found a way to combine the two in a fun and educational way. The financial literacy program at Riverside High School in Basin Thursday morning, started with a short video that explained the history of the band and what they do and why. "We want to reach them (students) before they get into financial problems," Gooding band leader Gooding said. "They need to know the basics and know what a credit score i...
TEN SLEEP – Due to prioritization by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), municipal unlined landfills across Wyoming are facing either mandatory transfer of refuse, or closure. For Ten Sleep, the deadline is looming. According to Ten Sleep Solid Waste District Manager Holly Redland, the landfill has until June 2017 to install a scale, and prepare for all trash from that point forward to be trailered and transferred, effectively closing the decades-old pit. According to the D...
WORLAND – Football is finally back. First up on the schedule for the Worland Warriors is a familiar opponent – the Lander Tigers. The two teams used to be conference rivals in the 3A West for a number of years until the Tigers moved to the 3A East 2011. The two teams didn't face from 2011-13, but saw each other once again last year in a game that saw Worland prevail 36-14 to the tune of 453 yards on the ground. But first-year head coach Todd Weber has it in his mind that the Tigers are not to...
WORLAND – Studies show that children who are read to in the home and who use the library perform better in school, one reason libraries around the country are participating in Library Card Sign-up Month this September. Washakie County Library System Director Karen Jean Funk said September is a time when the Washakie County Library joins with the American Library Association and public libraries nationwide to make sure that every student has the most important school supply of all – a free library card. Resources at the Worland and Ten Sle...
SHERIDAN – Bighorn National Forest and Sheridan County firefighters responded to a wildfire burning about 2 miles northeast of the Big Goose Ranger Station on Wednesday, September 2. The Rapid Creek Fire burned about ½ acre in lodgepole pine. A Forest Service engine, county engine, and 10 personnel were assisted by a helicopter and two retardant drops from single engine air tankers. The fire has been determined to be human caused and is under investigation. The fire is contained, though one engine and six personnel will continue to mop up to...
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