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I was off last week but had plenty of time in the last two weeks to ponder several issues and I’m going to tackle two here today – gender organizations and park fees. Let’s start with the Boys Scout welcoming girls into their organization but the Girl Scouts saying they are sticking to girls only, citing the benefit of a single-gender organization. First, I don’t have a problem with either organization’s decision. My question is, the Montana-Wyoming Girls Scout Council said it’s important for girls to have a place and an organizatio...
NEW YORK (AP) — Some of the biggest companies in the world had their best day in years Friday as Microsoft and Alphabet soared following strong third-quarter reports, as did online retail giant Amazon. U.S. stocks set more records as their winning streak extended to a seventh week. Intel made its biggest gains in three years, while Microsoft had its biggest jump in two years and Alphabet, Google’s parent company, made its largest move in more than a year after each company’s results were better than Wall Street expected. Amazon jumped 13 percen...
WORLAND - During the October hospital board meeting Thursday evening, board members learned that the hospital had recently installed an infant security system that would make infant and child abduction from the hospital extremely difficult, if not impossible. “That system is something that you are going to see in major medical centers. I don’t know what other small community facilities have around here but this is probably the best. This is the same system that we put in Banner Children’s Medical Center and Banner Desert Medical Center where...
WORLAND - His journey through life at the Wyoming Department of Transportation might remind some people of the unrestricted life of Forrest Gump, but for Worland Resident Engineer Dan McAfee, it has been his life's calling. McAfee, 60, is retiring from WYDOT on Wednesday, Nov. 1. McAfee has served in his present position since Aug. 1, 1990. His original WYDOT hire date was June 5, 1981, as an engineer in Kemmerer. McAfee then spent three years as an engineer in Laramie, before being promoted to...
WORLAND — The Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Committee have been tasked with looking at 10 different items during this interim session and Rep. Mike Greear (R-Worland) said the interim work is “not terribly exciting but it is important we get these things cleaned up.” One of the things they are cleaning up is proposing legislation to provide funding for orphaned contamination sites. The proposed legislation approved by the committee earlier this week would allow funding that has been set aside for corrective actions at leadi...
CHEYENNE — Gibson Buckley Condie, 57, of Powell, pleaded guilty in federal court on Oct. 27, to health care fraud involving mental health services falsely billed to Wyoming Medicaid, announced Acting United States Attorney John R. Green. Condie, who is a licensed psychologist, had been indicted by a federal grand jury in May 2017 for an alleged scheme to defraud Medicaid. As part of a plea agreement with the United States, Condie has agreed to serve 3 years in prison, pay approximately $2.28 million in restitution to the Wyoming Department of H...
A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out; here are the real facts: NOT REAL: REVEALED: La David Johnson Betrayed Fellow Soldiers in Niger Ambush THE FACTS: The Defense Department says there’s no truth to claims in a viral story from writer E.T. Williams that Sgt. La David Johnson betrayed his fellow soldiers in an ambush that killed him and three of his comrades. Army Maj. A...
NEWCASTLE - Their backs are against the wall and if they are to make their fourth consecutive 3A volleyball state tournament the Worland Lady Warriors need to put together their best two matches of the season on Saturday Dropping their first-round match to No. 2 East-seed the Torrington Lady Blazers 3-1 (25-21, 27-25, 21-25, 25-22), the Lady Warriors battled all match but could not find a way to break through. Throughout the match the Lady Warriors held leads late or were tied, but could not...
NEWCASTLE - Starting the 3A East volleyball regional tournament with a loss is not ideal but there is a silver lining for the Hot Springs County Lady Bobcats The Lady Bobcats were downed by the No. 1 East-seed Douglas Lady Bearcats 3-0, (25-14, 25-18, 25-18) Friday afternoon at Newcastle High School, but in the defeat showed improvement. Last week they were rolled by the Lady Bearcats and Friday showed much more fight. "We played fairly well and were scrappier than last week. It was nice to...
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