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  • Funding woes

    Marcus Huff, Staff Writer|Oct 27, 2015

    TEN SLEEP - The Ten Sleep After School program at the Ten Sleep Learning Center currently has enough funding to operate through December, and has been in talks with Washakie County School District No. 2 about possible relocation to keep costs down. “I met with Superintendent [Jimmy] Phelps and (Washakie County Commissioner) Aaron Anderson last week,” said Director Mitzi Love. “We discussed the possibility of the Learning Center relocating to the old Masonic Lodge, should the school district decide to purchase that property.” Currently, the Mas...

  • Processed meats linked to cancer

    Oct 27, 2015

    PARIS (AP) — Bacon, hot dogs and cold cuts are under fire: The World Health Organization threw its global weight behind years of doctors’ warnings and declared Monday that processed meats raise the risk of colon and stomach cancer and that red meat is probably dangerous, too. Meat producers are angry, vegetarians are feeling vindicated, and cancer experts are welcoming the most comprehensive pronouncement yet on the relation between our modern meat-eating lifestyles and cancer. The WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon,...

  • Greybull man dies in Thursday crash

    Oct 27, 2015

    GREYBULL — A single-vehicle crash west of Greybull, on Oct. 22 has resulted in the death of 29-year-old Rio B. Good from Greybull. According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 5 p.m. on US Highway 14/16/20 near mile post 84 approximately 17 miles west of Greybull. Good was driving a 1998 Toyota 4Runner SUV westbound on US 14/16/20 when the vehicle left the highway to the north. The Toyota was overcorrected back onto the highway where it crossed both lanes of travel and exited the highway to the south. After leaving the h...

  • State Champ

    Oct 27, 2015

  • Buffalo Bill

    Oct 27, 2015

  • Lady Warriors capture 2nd consecutive conference title

    Sisco Molina, Sports Editor|Oct 27, 2015

    By Sisco Molina Sports Editor The Worland girls swimming team made it two conference titles in a row on Saturday, winning the 3A East Conference meet in Cody on Saturday with a total of 354 points. Douglas was the next closest team in second place with 204 points, edging out Cody with 202 to round out the top three teams. The Lady Warriors crowned three individual conference champions in five different events and also won both freestyle relays on their way to their second consecutive 3A East...

  • Virginia Rhodes

    Oct 27, 2015

    Virginia Rhodes, 55, passed away at the Billings Clinic in Billings, Montana, after a long, courageous battle with heart and kidney disease. Virgie was born on July 2, 1960 to Salvador C. and Timothy (Hernandez) Garcia in Worland, WY. She attended school in Worland until she was diagnosed with Leukemia during her junior year in high school. Thus began her determined fight to enjoy life and her family and her many, many friends. Her crooked smile was infectious, warmly touching everyone who knew... Full story

  • Rio Brae Good

    Oct 27, 2015

    GREYBULL, WY-Cremation has taken place and a celebration of the life of Rio Brae Good will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at the Atwood Family Funeral Home in Greybull. Burial will follow at the Donald J. Ruhl Memorial Cemetery in Greybull. A reception for family and friends will follow the services at his Uncle Scott Good's residence at 3575 Greybull River Road in Greybull. Rio, 29, died October 22, in a tragic auto accident. He was born August 26, 1986 in Cody, Wyoming,... Full story

  • Norris Edwin Odde

    Oct 27, 2015

    Norris Edwin Odde, 88, died Thursday, October 22, 2015 at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis. Memorial services will be 10 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Thermpolis. Burial will follow at Monument Hill Cemetery. Mortimore Funeral Home is assisting the family with services.... Full story

  • Oct 27, 2015

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