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  • WHS cross-country looking to size up the competition in Sheridan

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Sep 8, 2016

    WORLAND - With one race under their belt the Worland High School cross-country team has turned their focus toward the Michelle Ludwig Memorial Invitational in Sheridan on Sept. 10. Last weekend the Warriors and Lady Warriors ran in their first competition, with solid results, of the 2016 season at the Billings Invite. And with so many fresh faces on the team this year coach Tanya Kienlen wanted to use the Billings race as a way to break in her young athletes. "It was a hot day and we ran in...

  • Lady Pioneers bounce back with big weekend

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Sep 8, 2016

    TEN SLEEP - The Ten Sleep volleyball season is only two weeks old but the Lady Pioneers have regained their balance after a tough tournament in Big Horn Starting their season at the Big Horn Invite, and going 1-6, the Lady Pioneers bounced back in a big way last weekend by defeating conference rival St. Stephens on Friday and Arvada-Clearmont Saturday morning. Ten Sleep won 3-1, 25-21, 17-25, 25-19, 25-15, verses St. Stephens and 3-0 against Arvada-Clearmont, 25-22, 25-23, 25-20. The quick...

  • Business Council meets today in Worland

    Sep 8, 2016

    WORLAND - The Wyoming Business Council Board of Directors will consider three Economic Development Large Project loans and three Business Ready Community (BRC) grant and loan requests at its Sept. 8 board meeting in Worland. The Business Council board met yesterday afternoon for a tour of Worland highlighting economic development projects. Board members will reconvene at 8:30 a.m. this morning at the Washakie Museum and Cultural Center at 2200 Big Horn Ave., to consider BRC grant requests and...

  • Public meeting about Hillcrest Park tonight

    Tracie Mitchell, Staff Writer|Sep 8, 2016

    WORLAND – Community residents are invited to a public meeting at Hillcrest Park, located on the east edge of Worland on N. Hillcrest Drive, this evening from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. to discuss options for new playground equipment. "This is a chance for the public to come out and share their thoughts," Worland Public Works Superintendent Brian Burky said. Community residents will be shown pictures of four different playsets. "I have four suggested new playgrounds and the city has money in the bud...

  • Bighorn National Forest plans fall prescribed burns

    Sep 8, 2016

    SHERIDAN – Bighorn National Forest forest supervisor Bill Bass has announced several prescribed projects planned for this fall. The projects are designed to reduce hazardous fuels, improve wildlife habitat and range forage, and treat conifer encroachment. The burns will take place over the next few months and only if favorable weather conditions allow. Slash piles will be burned once snowfall occurs. Medicine Wheel Ranger District – approximately 500 acres total in the Beaver Creek area near Hunt Mountain, the Matthews Ridge area northeast of...

  • Closed entrance cost Yellowstone visitors in August 

    Sep 8, 2016

    YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (AP) — The closure of Yellowstone National Park’s south entrance because of wildfire in neighboring Grand Teton National Park cost Yellowstone some visitors in August. The National Park Service counted 841,036 visitors to Yellowstone in August. That’s down 1.5 percent from August 2015. Yellowstone saw large over-the-year increases during the previous four months this year. A fire in Grand Teton burned over a highway that leads to Yellowstone’s south entrance on Aug. 22. That forced people wanting to visit Yellows...

  • Sep 8, 2016

    Public Notice WCSD#1 Warrants...  Website

  • Apolonia "Polly" M. Leyva

    Sep 8, 2016

    Apolonia "Polly" Muñoz Leyva left this earth to be with her heavenly father on September 4, 2016 at the St. Vincent Hospital in Billings, Montana surrounded by family members. Polly was 74 years old. She is survived by her husband Carlos "Charlie" Leyva, daughter Sophia Ann, Son Jonathan "Jon" Leyva (Dusty) and many grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. Two sisters, Mary Mercado and Jannette Wilkinson. Her presence, in the many lives of her family members and many who came to know her,...

  • Sep 8, 2016

    Public Notice WYDOT Final Settlement C Bar K Petroleum...  Website