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THERMOPOLIS — Thermopolis rancher and businessman, Wyatt Agar, will seek the Republican nomination for Wyoming State Senate District 20, which consists of Washakie and Hot Springs counties, as well as south Big Horn and portions of Park and Fremont counties. Agar said, “At a time when the very foundations of our livelihood and lifestyle in rural Wyoming and America are under attack, we need strong conservatives to push back. Our constitutional rights, individual rights and private property rights are constantly being challenged. I am com...
CHEYENNE (AP) — Public enemy No. 1 for climate change and no longer the fossil fuel utilities prefer to burn to generate electricity, coal has few allies these days. But one state is still fighting to save the industry: Wyoming. From a proposal to burn the stuff underground to hosting a contest to find profitable uses for carbon dioxide from power plants, the top coal-producing state has spent tens of millions of dollars for a coal savior — with little to show. Big-time state spending was easy in Wyoming not long ago. Good times for coal, oil...
THERMOPOLIS - A reduced speed limit of 30 mph remains in place Monday about 10 miles south of Thermopolis in Wind River Canyon on U.S. 20/Wyoming 789 after a semi-crash this past Thursday. "The speed limit is scheduled to return to 65 mph Tuesday after signs are removed from the area where the semi-truck crashed last Thursday night. Replacement of the destroyed guardrail was completed by Sunday night," said Clint Huckfeldt, Wyoming Department of Transportation area maintenance supervisor. "We...
I’ve been watching closely the situation near Burns, Ore., in which armed men took over control of a small federal facility. The underlying dispute here arises because the federal government owns large quantities of land in the West. I’m not sure how this situation came about in Oregon, but all western land started out as part of the public domain and, of course, the United States held it from the beginning. No other entity could have owned it. These lands were subject to patent in the names of private citizens if claimed under a land set...
WORLAND — As a team, the Worland grapplers had a tough time at the Bill Thoman Memorial in Green River over the weekend. But, four individuals had a strong weekend by advancing to the Best of the Best matches at the conclusion of the tournament. The Warriors split duals in their pool on Friday, picking up wins against Rock Springs (43-36), Jackson (63-15) and Cheyenne South (45-34) while falling to Evanston (42-37), Uintah, Utah (52-24) and Scottsbluff, Nebraska 42-25. Their 3-3 record placed them in the silver bracket where they beat Riverton,...
LARAMIE — The University of Wyoming lists several students from the Big Horn Basin on the 2015 fall semester president’s honor roll. The president’s honor roll consists of regularly enrolled undergraduates who earned a 4.0 (“A”) grade point average for the semester. To be eligible, students must have been enrolled for a minimum of 12 credit hours taken for letter grades. Students are: Nathan Alec Altner of Worland; Alexis R. Pencak of Ten Sleep; Colter D. Brown, Laurel Jeanne Leonhardt and Everett J. Woodward, all of Thermopolis; Bethany E...
WORLAND – The Washakie County Solid Waste Disposal District (landfill) held a public hearing at the Worland Community Center Complex Monday Jan. 18 at 6 p.m. to answer questions and comments about the future rate increase. It was followed by the carrying of the motion to pass the $60 per ton fee. Travis Filler, solid waste district board chairman, started the meeting and said the $60 rate per ton is lowest rate that they can charge and be able to maintain and sustain the landfill. Filler said the landfill, City of Worland officials and W...
(AP) — Oklahoma is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 for the first time since the final two weeks of the 1989-90 season. The Sooners took the top spot in style, getting all 65 first-place votes from the national media panel. They are the first unanimous No. 1 since Kentucky did it for 12 polls last season. This is the sixth time Oklahoma has been No. 1, moving the Sooners into a tie for 29th place on the all-time list with Memphis, Missouri and Seton Hall. No. 1 on the No. 1 list is UCLA, which was on top for 134 weeks. The last time the Soo...
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