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Bobcats take charge of their playoff destiny with 34-20 victory over No. 5 Moorcroft HSCHS prepares to host No. 1 Glenrock Friday at 7 p.m. By Alex Kuhn Sports Editor THERMOPOLIS - Friday night's game against the Moorcroft Wolves was not a must-win game for the Hot Springs County High School football team, in terms of making the playoffs, but if they dropped another 2A East conference game. It would greatly shrink their margin of error for making the playoffs. With that in mind, not only did...
WORLAND - As the cross-country season draws closer to the conference and state meets, the Worland High School cross-country team has been taking strong strides forward during that time. Saturday in Thermopolis for the Bobcat Invitational, the Warriors and Lady Warriors swept the meet taking first place on the same course that will host the 3A East conference meet on Oct. 13. "Overall, Thermop is a tougher course, so our focus wasn't so much on our times but our positioning and team standing....
NEW YORK (AP) — Airline and automaker stocks took off on Tuesday and helped U.S. indexes push a bit further into record territory. Trading was again quiet overall, with only modest moves for bond yields, commodities and other markets. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 5.46 points, or 0.2 percent, to 2,534.58 for its sixth straight day of gains. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 84.07, or 0.4 percent, to 22,641.67, and the Nasdaq composite rose 15.00 points, or 0.2 percent, to 6,531.71. The Russell 2000 index of small-cap stocks add...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Investigators trying to figure out why Stephen Paddock gunned down 59 people from his high-rise hotel suite are analyzing his computer and cellphone, looking at casino surveillance footage and seeking to interview his longtime girlfriend. Nearly two days after the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, what set off the 64-year-old high-rolling gambler and retired accountant remained a big question mark Tuesday. While the probe into his background included searches of two houses he owned in Nevada, some investigators t...
POWELL — The NWC Forensics Team started the season strong at the Colorado College Swing, competing in the James “Al” Johnson Memorial tournament Sept. 22-23 and the Al Johnson Swing Sept. 24. The nine students finished in first place among community colleges and placed sixth overall in a field of 22 colleges and universities. “This weekend was a good opening tournament,” said Bob Becker, NWC assistant professor of speech communications and forensics coach. “Everyone received positive feedback on their events, and we are excited for the next to...
WORLAND — Washakie County 4-H members kicked off National 4-H Week, Oct. 1 – 7, last Saturday with Sweet and Syrupy Saturday, featuring a free community pancake breakfast. County 4-H members also demonstrated a variety of projects. For the 75th consecutive year, millions of youth, parents, volunteers and alumni across the country will be celebrating National 4-H Week during the first full week of October. Washakie County 4-H will leverage National 4-H Week this year by showcasing the incredible experiences that 4-H offers young people, and wil...
WORLAND — The Worland City Council approved a 15 percent increase in water rates on first reading Tuesday night. An ordinance to adjust rates requires three readings with the increase expected to go into effect Dec. 1 if it passes all three readings. Four rate options were presented to the council Tuesday night, 10 percent, 12 percent, 14 percent and 15 percent. BACKGROUND At the Sept. 19 council meeting, auditor James Seckman, certified public accountant, recommended a water rate increase. At the September meeting he said, “One of the thi...
TEN SLEEP – During a work session Tuesday afternoon the Ten Sleep Town Council went over several items including ironing out the details of the upcoming Hunter Fest on Oct. 14 with Worland Ten Sleep Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jenn Rasmussen. During a conference call, Rasmussen explained to the council that Rattlesnake Ridge would be playing from noon – 2 p.m. and that instead of the usual fare of hamburgers, there would be a chili cook-off with three different entities serving three different types of chili; red, green and a pum...
CASPER (AP) — U.S. Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming says the White House reached out to him about its vacant Health and Human Services secretary position, but that he is not going to join President Donald Trump’s administration. Casper Star-Tribune reports that Barrasso said on Monday he was honored to speak with the White House, but he believes he can best “represent Wyoming and help the president by fighting for a conservative agenda as an ally in Congress.” Barrasso, a medical doctor by trade, has been vocal in supporting GOP’s repeated...
GREYBULL — The Forest Service, working with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, has temporarily extended motorized access on Forest Service Roads 203 and 213 and Forest Service Trail 800 until noon on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017. Motorized travel will not be permitted from the afternoon of Dec. 4, 2017, through May 15, 2018. For more information about this road or about motorized access on the Medicine Wheel Ranger District, please contact the ranger district office in Greybull at 307-765-4435....
WORLAND — Notification of a threat via the Safe2Tell app resulted in Worland High School going into a lockout first thing Tuesday morning. According to a press release by the Worland Police Department, “On Monday evening law enforcement officials and the school district received an anonymous tip through the Wyoming “Safe2Tell” system about a potential threat of violence at the Worland High School. Local law enforcement immediately began working with school officials in conducting a threat assessment based on the information receive...
Bessie Dowdy, 93, died Oct. 3, 2017, at Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, at Monument Hill Cemetery in Thermopolis. Bryant Funeral Home in Worland is assisting the family with arrangements....