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  • Lady Bobcats working to finish matches as they gear up for Rawlins Invitational

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Sep 6, 2017

    THERMOPOLIS - If the Hot Springs County volleyball team learned one thing from the Border Wars in Cody on Sept. 1-2 it was that they need to work on closing out the close games. The Lady Bobcats went 0-4 in Cody but if you look closer the team dropped a lot of close games in those matches. Miles City, Montana, (3-1, 25-27, 25-23, 25-16, 25-20) Glendive, Montana, (3-2, 25-17, 17-25, 20-25, 25-16, 15-5) Laurel, Montana (3-0, 25-22, 25-23, 25-18) and Sidney, Montana (3-2, 20-25, 16-25, 25-19,...

  • Two-day state workshop prepares for ag emergencies

    Karla Pomeroy, Editor|Sep 6, 2017

    CASPER — Emergency response and planning for agricultural emergencies are part of a two-day training workshop in Casper for producers and government entities. The “Wyoming Ag Responder Academy” is Friday-Saturday, Sept. 8-9, at the Central Wyoming Fairgrounds in Casper, said Scott Cotton, University of Wyoming Extension educator and a presenter during the course. Go to bit.ly/WYAgDisasterTraining for more information and to register by noon Thursday. The sessions are sponsored by UW Extension, Colorado State University Extension and Monta...

  • Worland's Taco Barn brings Laredo to Wyoming

    Marcus Huff, Staff Writer|Sep 6, 2017

    WORLAND – Virginia Garcia had always wanted to make and serve authentic Mexican food from her region of Laredo, when she finally realized her dream last year by opening a taco truck on Big Horn Avenue in Worland. Soon, the business became bigger than the small truck, and required more than Garcia could handle on her own. This year, her daughter and son-in-law, Marion and Sergio Nieto stepped in and expanded the business, hired employees, and became partners to help run Tacos, Burritos and M...

  • Worland resident celebrates 100th birthday

    Tracie Mitchell, Staff Writer|Sep 6, 2017

    WORLAND – A Worland resident, who has been active in many aspects of the community, celebrates her 100th birthday today. On September 6, 1917 Dolores Arps was born to Joseph and Magdalena Liekhus Dirkschneider in Dodge, Nebraska. She is the second oldest of nine children. "I had five sisters and three brothers and lost a little brother at 11 months old. But they are all gone except one sister. Madeline is still living," Arps said. "All my friends are gone and a lot of them that are 20 years y...

  • Casper man charged with attempted murder in weekend Worland altercation

    Marcus Huff, Staff Writer|Sep 6, 2017

    WORLAND – On Tuesday, Dominic Desean Jones, 18, of Casper, was arraigned in Fifth Judicial Circuit Court in Worland on one count of attempted murder in the second degree, after the alleged stabbing and attempted shooting of Cody Ray Kimble, 20, of Worland, on the evening of Sept. 2, in Worland. According to documents provided by the court, at approximately 10:53 p.m. on Sept. 2, Worland Police Department officers were called to the 1200 block of Howell Avenue, responding to a report of an argument, and a possible gunshot. Arriving on the s...

  • Lee descendant resigns as pastor over racial justice comment

    Sep 6, 2017

    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A descendant of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee says he stepped down as pastor of a North Carolina church after negative reactions to his comments supporting racial justice during an MTV awards show “made it clear that I was no longer welcome there.” The general’s distant nephew, the Rev. Robert W. Lee IV, issued a statement Monday saying he resigned from Bethany United Church of Christ near Winston-Salem after the congregation decided to put his tenure to a vote. He said some church members were uncomfortable with his rem...

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