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  • Slight gains in US stocks lift Dow, S&P, Nasdaq to new highs

    Associated Press|Sep 20, 2017

    (AP) — Wall Street capped a day of mostly listless trading Tuesday with a slight gain, good enough to lift the major U.S. stock indexes to another set of all-time highs. Banks, insurers and other financial companies led the gainers. Technology companies also helped lift the market. Health care stocks lagged the most, pulling down insurers, hospital operators and other companies as a Republican effort to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care bill appeared to gain momentum. Oil prices fell. Trading was subdued overall as investors loo...

  • Gravesite Dedication for World War II MIA Saturday

    Karla Pomeroy, Editor|Sep 20, 2017

    GREYBULL - Glendon LaMar Scott followed in the footsteps of his brothers and joined the U.S. Navy, volunteering for submarine duty during World War II. He was a member of the USS Grayling that was officially reported Sept. 30, 1943, as "lost with all hands." A dedication of a grave in Scott's honor and memory will be in Greybull this Saturday. According to the family history, Scott was born March 27, 1923, in Kane, the son of Herschel and Maye Scott. He joined brothers Damon and Joe and sister B...

  • Commission hears final hospital update

    Marcus Huff, Staff Writer|Sep 20, 2017

    WORLAND — Banner Health project manager Brad McCaslin gave his final quarterly update to the Washakie County Commission on Tuesday, and announced a grand opening date for the Washakie Medical Center. Washakie Medical Center broke ground on the $23.4 million construction project June 16, 2015. Additions to the hospital include: a new patient wing with 12 patient rooms and 16 beds, plus two labor and delivery rooms dedicated to obstetrics. Rooms are larger with some accommodating double occupancy based on demand to provide a total of 18 l...

  • Elliott wins Wyoming Society for Range Management speech competition

    Sep 20, 2017

    WORLAND — The Wyoming section for the Society of Range Management holds an annual meeting that includes a six-to eight-minute prepared speech presentation on a range topic for high school-aged students. For the past 10 years or so the Chief Washakie FFA has been participating in the contest. The annual meeting rotates around the state so it has given students/members the opportunity to present in a variety of Wyoming locations and in front of today’s leaders on Wyoming Range. This year Jade Hefenieder, a ninth grader and new FFA member pre...

  • Worland cross-country taking strong strides forward as they prepare for home meet

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Sep 20, 2017

    WORLAND - The Worland High School cross-country team had a strong showing at the Lander Invitational last Thursday and one they look to keep building off of as they get ready for the Worland Invitational at the Green Hill Golf Course Friday. The Lady Warriors ran five runners at Lander recording their first team score of 2017 as they finished third behind, Riverton, second, and Lander, first. "We were short a couple of our top runners and even missing runners I felt as a team we had a lot of...

  • Auditor recommends water rate increase

    Karla Pomeroy, Editor|Sep 20, 2017

    WORLAND — Following a recommendation by the auditor, the Worland City Council is considering a 10 percent to 15 percent rate increase for water. James Seckman, certified public accountant, presented a clean annual audit report to the city for the fiscal year that ended June 30. He said the general fund cash position is “fairly strong” and general fund reserves and enterprise fund reserves were healthy. “I’ve been doing the audit for the city for years. And we do most of the cities and towns in the [Big Horn] Basin. The City of Worland still rem...

  • Robert Walter Ditmer

    Sep 20, 2017

    Robert Walter Ditmer passed away on September 14, 2017 at the age of 92. He was born on August 8, 1925 in Cincinnati, OH to Walter Charles and Mary Elizabeth (Hunt) Ditmer. Bob graduated from West Milton High School in West Milton, Ohio in 1943. He moved to Wyoming in 1946, where he met and married Xelda Mae Arlen Stillwell. They celebrated their 61st anniversary in 2008. To that union, five children were born. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Worland. Bob started at the Worland Po...

  • Sep 20, 2017

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