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CODY -Worland High School volleyball team played four matches totaling 13 games and only dropped one game of those 13 during the Border Wars tournament in Cody on Friday and Saturday. The Lady Warriors beat Glendive 25-14, 25-12, 25-14; Sidney 3-0, 25-12, 25-18, 26-24, Billings Central 3-1, 22-25, 25-18, 28-26, 25-14; and Laurel 25-12, 25-13, 25-12 to win the Border Wars tournament. Billings Central was the toughest opponent and the only team to take a game from Worland. In game three the Lady W...
CODY - The Worland High School girls swimming team went against other 3A rivals and 4A Sheridan and showed what they were made of Friday afternoon at the Terry Bartlett Invite in Cody. As a team the Lady Warriors placed fourth against the tough field of Sheridan, Cody, Buffalo, Douglas and Powell. WHS swimming coach Mike Blissett was proud of his team's outing Friday afternoon. "I thought they swam well," said coach Blissett. "We had some tough competition today and it's only the beginning of th...
TEN SLEEP - The Ten Sleep Pioneers 6-man football team opened their season with a 68-39 win over the Hulett Red Devils Saturday afternoon in Ten Sleep. With only six players available for the contest the Pioneers used a strong offensive output and timely defensive plays to take an early lead and never look back. Led by Byron Powell, who had seven total touchdowns on the day, and Corey Rice, who accounted for six touchdowns, Ten Sleep scored the game's first 27 points. When Hulett finally got on...
People often ask me where I get ideas for the columns I write. Usually, they come from my own experiences, but sometimes my readers suggest things I might write about. The other day, while I was at the Worland Post Office, Jerry Doerr said I should go talk to Archie Harvard at the Beehive Homes. Archie, said Jerry, was as sharp as a tack at 95 and had led an amazing life. Intrigued by Jerry’s enthusiasm, I called the Beehive Homes and made an appointment to see Archie. I found him in his room, in remarkably good fettle for 95 (actually 96), and...
WORLAND – Challenge your kids to remain “screen free” for a couple of hours every day next week with Public Health’s “Screen Free Week.” Washakie County Public Health is challenging families with children aged 3 to eighth grade to remain screen free from the week of Sept. 12 – 16 from 4 – 8 p.m. Washakie County Public Health Nurse Manager Amanda Heinemeyer, RN, BSN, said they are starting the event because, “Being screen free is a fun way to reduce our dependence on digital entertainment, including television, video games, smartphones, tablets...
WORLAND – A liquor license transfer is scheduled at the Worland City Council meeting for Tuesday evening. The transfer will be for the Rock Bottom Bar & Grill on Big Horn Avenue to The Warehouse located on 401 N. Railway, and owner Jim Schneider said the bar is set to open on Sept. 8. The Rock Bottom Bar and Grill went up for auction in June and Schneider said he hopes to sell it after the transfer is complete. – Other business includes the third reading of Ordinance No. 836 which repeals Chapter 12 – Health and Sanitation of the Worland City...
BIGHORN NATIONAL FOREST (AP) — One does not have to drive far to notice the dozens of campers and RVs parked among the trees from a common Forest Service Road in the Bighorn Mountains. Dispersed camping is one of the most popular recreational activities in the Bighorn National Forest. The Bighorn National Forest has a set of rules for dispersed camping, but those orders expire at the end of the year. This was one of the topics discussed during the Bighorn National Forest Steering Committee field trip last week in the Medicine Wheel Ranger D...
Fall is a perfect time to start some healthy habits for your family. The kids are back to school, the crops are being harvested, fall is in the air and we realize another year is creeping by. Wait! What happened to all the free time we were going to have over the summer? There are now new distractions: sports, family activities, work, school, volunteering, and so on. Take a look at your family’s habits. Several small changes can add up to huge improvements in your family’s health. Does your family: —Eat enough food? Is it ‘balanced’? —Stay wel...
TEN SLEEP — The Ten Sleep Ambulance Service is offering a 70-hour course for emergency medical responders. EMRs were formerly known as first responders, according to Ten Sleep EMT Becky Mills. Mills said the class is open to anyone 16 years and older. She said the course is good for firefighters, law enforcement officers, people who work outdoors or who live in remote areas. The first class will be this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the Ten Sleep High School English room. Mills said the course likely will be held on Mondays and Thursdays. “This is a...
Ruth Helen Spann 99, Worland resident, died Sept. 3, 2016, at the Worland Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Center. Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, at the United Methodist Church in Worland. Bryant Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.... Full story