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  • Taking on the Cloud Peak Duathlon

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Sep 26, 2018

    WORLAND - As we get older athletic achievements tend to dwindle and/or be targeted to more manageable challenges, like running a marathon or competing in a triathlon. For Worland's Chris Klinghagen those are all well and good, but marathons, triathlons, are sort of training events for the challenges he has laid out for himself. Klinghagen enjoys pushing himself, whether that's biking the equivalent of the Bozeman Trail (A slight exaggeration but you get the idea) or entering 50K runs. Wanting a...

  • Wyoming, Idaho weigh options after grizzly hunt ruling

    MEAD GRUVER, Associated Press|Sep 26, 2018

    CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — State officials frustrated by a judge’s decision to prohibit grizzly bear hunting in the Yellowstone region and put the animals back on the threatened species list will likely appeal but that’s not their only option to contest the decision. They could lean on Congress to exempt the bears from the Endangered Species Act or take a totally new approach by ceasing to cooperate with the U.S. government on species management. Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead and Idaho Gov. C. L. “Butch” Otter weren’t hinting at their next move Tuesda...

  • Giant pumpkin weigh-off this Saturday

    Cyd Lass, Staff Intern|Sep 26, 2018

    WORLAND – This Saturday, Worland will be having their seventh annual Wyoming State Championship Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off. What differs this year, however, is that this year’s competition is sanctioned by the state, making the event the only verified event in Wyoming. The competition is Saturday at 1 p.m., at the Worland Big Horn Co-op, located at 400 W Big Horn Ave. Those interested in competing can show up that morning from anytime between 8 a.m. and noon to register, according to organizer Jay Richard. Participants will be coming from all ove...

  • Changing the response to an active shooter

    Karla Pomeroy, Editor|Sep 26, 2018

    WORLAND — Three Worland administrators and two local law enforcement officers attended a recent A.L.I.C.E. (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) Training in Riverton and Washakie County School District No. 1 Superintendent David Nicholas said he is excited to get the rest of the staff trained. Nicholas said he, along with West Side Principal Bruce Miller, Worland High School Assistant Principal Brian Gunderson, school resource officer and Washakie County Deputy Colleen McClain and Worland Police Officer Zach Newton, attended the t...

  • Fitness Test Mile Run

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