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WORLAND – Terry Harvey never expected to be life-flighted to Billings. Once she was tucked safely into the EagleMed helicopter and briefed by the aircrew, Harvey, a Worland resident, was thankful that she had signed up for Washakie County’s $35 annual household coverage with AirMedCare. “I always thought my husband would need it first,” Harvey said. “I can’t thank the [Washakie] County commissioners enough for their decision. It would have cost us thousands of dollars.” Under the initial contract, signed in November 2014, Washakie County agreed...
WORLAND — Ten Sleep School welcomed more students this year than they did last year, with their enrollment up to 104 students from 88 last year. “It seems we’ve had some transfers from Worland and we had some new people move into the district,” Ten Sleep Principal Russ Budmayr said. Last year there were 47 students in grades K – 6, 11 students in grades 7 – 8 and 30 students in grades 9 – 12. This year there are a few more students with 52 in grades K – 6, 15 students in grades 7 – 8 and 37 students in grades 9 – 12, which is an enrollment in...
The Bureau of Land Management and the Wyoming Honor Farm will host a wild horse and burro adoption on Saturday, Sept. 12, in Riverton. Pictures of some of the animals available for adoption will be posted all week on BLM Wyoming's social media sites: www.facebook.com/BLMWyoming and https://mobile.twitter.com/BLMWyoming. On Friday, potential adopters can preview the horses and burros that will be available for adoption. The Honor Farm will also offer a free clinic to discuss the gentling...
NEW YORK (AP) — The wild ride for investors continued on Tuesday. Stocks surged to their second-biggest gain of the year, more than wiping out a big loss from Friday and leaving the Dow Jones industrial average down just slightly for the month. The market was rebounding from a steep sell-off last week, when a mixed jobs report left investors uncertain about the outlook for interest rates. Big moves have become commonplace in financial markets in recent weeks as investors have worried about the health of the Chinese economy and the outlook f...
LARAMIE -- The reasons were numerous for the defensive struggles for the University of Wyoming in its 24-13 season-opening loss to North Dakota this past Saturday. "Being disciplined with my eyes," redshirt freshman walk-on safety Marcus Epps said. "Cancelling out gaps" along the defensive line, second-year coach Craig Bohl said. Defensive coordinator Steve Stanard said "lining up correctly, playing faster and taking better tackling angles" as his biggest areas of improvement. "Youth and...
