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NEW YORK (AP) — A midday advance on the stock market wilted in afternoon trading Friday after the FBI notified Congress that it will investigate new emails linked to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. The market had started out on a strong note after the government reported that the economy broke out of a slump in the third quarter and grew at the fastest pace in two years. The early climb was led by industrial, energy and technology companies, which would stand to benefit most from a pickup in economy, but the gains d...
My husband asks me the other day if this weekend was when daylight saving time ended. I said no that would be next week. He gives me a look, nods to the darkness outside at 7 a.m. and says “there are kids standing outside in the dark waiting for the bus already.” “I know,” I said. But I remind him that several years ago, some students, I believe from Gillette, approached Sen. Mike Enzi about extending daylight saving time so that children could trick-or-treat while it was still light out, rather in the dark. Wait, what? I thought that was the...
WORLAND - Worland resident Ryan Green is becoming known as a master pumpkin carver after the privilege of carving up Jay Richard's giant pumpkins two years in a row. Last year was the first year Green and Richard teamed up with Green carving up Richard's nearly 600-pound pumpkin into the head of a dragon. He said carving that pumpkin took him eight to nine hours, which he did in one day. This year's undertaking took longer, going into a second day. The 955-pound pumpkin was transformed into a...
WORLAND – Early/in person absentee voting is in full swing in Wyoming, ahead of the Nov. 8 general election. Voters have the opportunity to vote in person at the office of the county clerk and may also request a general election ballot at that time. According to information provided by the Washakie County Clerk’s office, 614 absentee ballots have been handed out as of Friday, with 427 returned so far. The totals for Washakie County early voting returns to date include 58 Democrats, 347 Republicans, 1 Libertarian and 21 unaffiliated. So far no...
WORLAND – Hospital renovations and security were discussed at the Washakie Medical Center Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday night. Brad McCaslin, with Banner Health Development and Construction, gave an updated schedule for hospital renovation completion dates and discussed a minor setback. Bathrooms in the patient rooms are non-compliant according to state regulations. Regulations require sinks and toilets to be 30 inches apart and upon inspection, it was discovered they were ranging from 25 to 27 inches apart. McCaslin said the sinks w...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is investigating whether there is classified information in new emails uncovered during the sexting investigation of disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner, the estranged husband of one of Hillary Clinton’s closest aides. FBI Director James Comey told Congress in a letter that the emails prompted investigators to take another look at whether classified information had been mishandled, which had been the focus of its recently closed, criminal probe into Clinton’s use of a private email server. Comey couldn’t guaran...
WORLAND — Worland’s Support Our Troops will be sending out the monthly boxes next week for troops serving. For this month the volunteers are seeking cards or notes to include in the boxes letting the troops know how much they are appreciated. The group accept any donation, monetary or otherwise. Some items in the packages include pre-packaged jerky, small canned goods, pre-packaged cookies and snacks, gum, toiletry items, reading material, packaged nuts and dried fruits, and any other food that will not melt. Small things like cards, games, puz...
As random as the postseason can be, it makes seeding very important. Sure, everyone wants to play the best but you also want the path of least resistance. So if you can avoid the team that’s had your number all year, until the championship game, you do so. But with parity and strong competition there’s a possibility of ties at the end of the regular season. To break those ties, tiebreakers are put into place, at times they can be confusing, especially when you add more teams to the mix, but for the most part they’re quite strai...
GILLETTE - After competing in the Wyoming 3A state preliminaries and semifinals Friday night, the Worland Lady Warriors are ready to turn in their best times on the final day of competition for the 2016 season. "We had a good day," said WHS coach Mike Blissett. "We had phenomenal drops in time. Kaci Bentley cut 25 seconds in the 500-yard freestyle and is seeded fourth in the final. She also cut three seconds in 200-yard freestyle and made the finals as the sixth seed. Juli Warren dropped a...
RAWLINS - The first day of the 3A East regional volleyball tournament in Rawlins is in the books and for the Worland Lady Warriors and the Hot Springs County Lady Bobcats, their seasons are on the line today. Worland Lady Warriors As the No. 2 seed out of the West quadrant Worland made quick work of the Wheatland Lady Bulldogs in their first regional match. Winning 3-0, 25-16, 25-14, 25-16, the Lady Warriors advanced into the semifinals of the regional tournament. Meeting Worland in the...
Raymond Howard Kindt, 91-year-old long time Worland resident passed away at the Worland Healthcare and Rehab Center on October 27, 2016. Raymond was born on January 1, 1925 in Winnett, Montana to William Frederick and Florence Emma (Hagedorn) Kindt. He spent his childhood and gained his education in Winnett graduating from high school in 1942. Following graduation, he enlisted during World War II where he served as a rear gunner on a B-29 Bomber. After an honorable discharge he took care of his... Full story
Harold F. Schaeffer, 84, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 26, 2016. He was born in Billings, Montana on October 10, 1932 to Ferdinand and Lydia (Schaible) Schaeffer. After graduating high school, he began a 46-year career with Billings Hardware. In July of 1957, he married Patricia Joan, Wilson, the love of his life. This year marked their 59th wedding anniversary. Together they had three children. During his career, Harold received multiple million dollar sales awards and was... Full story
A memorial service for Helen Kathryn “Kathy” Koch, 70, of Worland will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, November 2, 2016, at the Washakie Museum and Cultural Center. Kathy passed away September 28, 2016 in Worland. Veile Mortuary is entrusted with the service arrangements.... Full story
Gail Cogdill, 79, died in Spokane, Washington on Oct. 20, 2016. Memorial services will take place Nov. 15, 2016, at 1 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Home in Spokane.... Full story
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