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  • Ten Sleep seniors ace the ACTs

    Tracie Mitchell, Staff Writer|Sep 12, 2018

    TEN SLEEP – Monday evening in the Ten Sleep School cafeteria, before the monthly Ten Sleep School board meeting, the Ten Sleep School seniors were given a celebration for their outstanding results, with a score of 22.1 on last year's ACT testing. The state average was 19.5. Ten Sleep School Superintendent Jimmy Phelps congratulated the now seniors for their hard work and also their teachers before cutting the cake and handing out the slices. According to the information provided by the state and...

  • Lady Warriors battling through injuries, still find a way to win in Rawlins

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Sep 12, 2018

    RAWLINS - The Worland Lady Warriors volleyball team has experienced a season's worth of injuries during the past three weeks and yet, still have found ways to win matches. In Rawlins on Sept, 7 and 8 for the Rawlins Invitational, the Lady Warriors closed out the tournament by winning the silver bracket without key players. "We were in the toughest pool and were only one point away from being in the gold bracket. Overall I was really pleased considering that our lineups keep changing, injuries...

  • Schedule of events for Worland's homecoming announced

    Cyd Lass, Staff Intern|Sep 12, 2018

    WORLAND – With homecoming arriving quickly this fall, Worland High School’s Student Council has been planning for the week of festivities. The schedule of events will be kicking off this Saturday with the Burning of the “W” at 8:30 p.m. The Burning of the “W” will be taking place behind Warrior Stadium when a giant “W” built by the shop class is set aflame. Sunday, students will be arriving at the high school in order to decorate their halls to celebrate Spirit Week. On Monday, students will begin building their floats that will be feature...

  • Fair Board, Chamber consider combining forces

    Marcus Huff, Staff Writer|Sep 12, 2018

    WORLAND – The Washakie County Fair Board met Monday evening to approve vouchers and discuss attendance and maintenance issues at the 2018 county fair. Worland-Ten Sleep Chamber of Commerce members, along with Director Cathy Orchard, were in attendance to address ideas for helping the fair advertise and attract more people going forward. “There could be better ways to promote the fair,” said Orchard, noting that the chamber would like to start planning now, before requesting a budget in January. Both the fair board and chamber agreed that the f...

  • Tips offered on grain bin safety

    Karla Pomeroy, Editor|Sep 12, 2018

    WORLAND - Grain bin safety was a highlight of the Washakie County Women's Ag Expo in Worland last month. Connie Werbelow of the Farm Service Agency in Greybull discussed how a person standing in a grain bin when grain is poured out can be buried up to their knees in four seconds and fully engulfed in grain by 20 seconds. She said the time did not seem to differentiate much with different types of grain. During the presentation, Werbelow invited Worland volunteer firefighters Tony Nelsen and...

  • Christmas In September

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