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WORLAND - The cross-country postseason is finally here and for the Worland High School cross-country team's they are ready to make the last two weeks of the season memorable. Coming off strong performances at the Powell Invitational last week, Worland gears up for the 3A East regional meet in Thermopolis Friday afternoon. In Powell, the Warriors and Lady Warriors finished second behind both Cody teams. "Overall I was ecstatic with our performances. You can see that their workouts are paying...
POWELL — The Northwest College Forensics Team claimed its place as top community college at both the Cougar Swing and the Rice University Invitational tournaments Sept. 29-Oct. 1. Part of the NWC team competed in Torrington, while team members Isaabella Munoz of Worland and Taylor Rempp of Harrison, Nebraska, traveled to Houston, Texas. The first half of the Nebraska tournament, hosted by Eastern Wyoming College, was a debate only tournament for NWC, and the second half, hosted by Western Nebraska Community College, was an individual events o...
CHEYENNE — Col. Justin Walrath, a Thermopolis native, was chosen as the next commander of the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlfit Wing. He assumes command from Col. Paul Lyman on Nov. 4. Currently Walrath serves as the wing’s 153rd Operations Group commander, overseeing flight operations of the wing’s eight C-130s and more than half the wing’s 1,100 personnel. “It’s a great honor to be chosen to lead the wing,” Walrath said. “I look forward to ensuring they excel at their missions and remain assets to Wyoming and the nation.” Walrath...
BUFFALO (AP) — A 62-year-old Kentucky woman who had been on a backcountry hiking trip has been found dead in the Bighorn Mountains in northern Wyoming. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office says Carol Hunchette, of Louisville, died from hypothermia. Authorities say she and a 67-year-old Richard Cornelius, of Billings, Montana, entered a wilderness area last Friday and made camp. While hiking Saturday, they separated when Cornelius decided to head back to camp on his own. However, he became lost and never reached the camp. He eventually found his...
TEN SLEEP – During the Ten Sleep School Board meeting Monday evening, Washakie County Sheriff Steve Rakness spoke to board members and public attendees about the positives and the negatives of having school employees carry a handgun and the requirements that would need to be met. Earlier this year the Wyoming Legislature passed Wyoming statute 21-3-132 giving the board of trustees the option to adopt rules and regulations allowing employees to possess firearms on campus. In an earlier interview Ten Sleep School Superintendent Jimmy Phelps s...
WORLAND – Eight college students from Wyoming and Colorado met with members of Washakie County’s Wyoming Public Lands Initiative (WPLI) working group on Wednesday, thanks to a program from EcoFlight of Aspen, Colorado. The WPLI is currently studying best use for Wilderness Study Areas (WSA) in the county, and took input and questions from the students during an informal lunch at the Worland Municipal Airport. Attended by WPLI working group members county commissioner Aaron Anderson, Karen Fenton with the Washakie County Conservation Dis...
WORLAND - City, county and state officials were among the dignitaries and the large crowd of residents that gathered for the grand opening of the new Banner Health Washakie Medical Center Tuesday night. "Congratulations Worland and Washakie Medical Center. This is a pivotal moment in the history, not only of this center, but also of this community," Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Murray said during his opening remarks. He said the project was able to come to fruition through a partnership that...
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