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  • Accused flakka conspirator in Wyoming custody

    Marcus Huff, Staff Writer|Oct 21, 2017

    With information provided by the Office of the County Attorney for Washakie County. WORLAND – A Utah man accused of conspiring to have over 500 grams of Alpha-PVP, or “flakka,” delivered to a Worland residence with the intent to distribute was extradited from custody in Utah to Worland earlier this month. Dustin Ray Teeples, 42 of Orem, Utah, was serving a prison sentence for an unrelated crime in Utah and was transferred to the Washakie County Law Enforcement Center on Oct. 3. Teeples had his initial appearance in front of Fifth Judic...

  • Wyoming capitol restoration project on track for 2019 finish

    Oct 21, 2017

    CASPER (AP) — A state official says the Wyoming capitol’s $300 million restoration project is on pace to be completed by 2019. The Casper Star-Tribune reported Thursday that state workers could start moving into a completed portion of the complex by March. Suzanne Norton, project manager with the state’s Construction Management Division, says construction is about 40 percent complete. The Capitol Square Project includes both the state capitol itself and the nearby Herschler Building, which houses state offices. Planning began in 2003 and work...

  • More bison to join American Indian herd in Wyoming

    Oct 21, 2017

    CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Ten more buffalo are set to join a nascent herd on the starkly beautiful landscape of a Wyoming American Indian reservation, a project significant to tribal members who went over a century without living with the animals dear to their culture. The buffalo to be released Saturday by the Eastern Shoshone Tribe and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will join 10 released last fall on the Wind River Indian Reservation. A calf was born to the first group in May. The buffalo known formally as American bison roam a fenced-in e...

  • Simmons battles through tough outing in Denver

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Oct 21, 2017

    WORLAND - Bad performances are bound to happen to everyone, but it is how a player responds to the adversity of a bad game, or outing, that determines what type of competitor they will be. Worland youth golfer Karsten Simmons had one of that tournament where things never broke his way at the Optimist Junior World Qualifier tournament in Denver, CO last weekend. Not only was Simmons battling against top-tier competition but also the tough weather conditions. Simmons kept battling, putting...

  • Warriors use fourth quarter surge to get by Wranglers 27-7

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Oct 21, 2017

    PINEDALE — It is not how you start, it’s how you finish. That was certainly the case for the Worland High School football team Friday night in Pinedale. What could be described as a trap game, the Warriors did not find their rhythm until the fourth quarter to grab their fourth win of the season. “I think we had the mindset of looking ahead to the Torrington game. We were trying to do some different things with personnel and play-calling, with the bigger goal of getting better and improving going...

  • Pamela "Penny" Jean Markley

    Oct 21, 2017

    July 2, 1943-October 18, 2017 Pamela Jean Markle y of Worland passed away on Oct. 18. A memorial service will be held at the Washakie Museum at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29.... Full story