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  • Buffs ready to bring home first championship in 56 years

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Nov 11, 2016

    GREYBULL - In the entirety of Greybull High School football history the program has only played in three championship games. Once in 1960, another in 1983 and this Saturday when the Buffs battle Big Horn for the 2A state championship at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie. The last time Greybull returned home with football championship hardware the year was 1960. The Buffs were competing in Class A, the equivalent of Class 3A today, and knocked off Evanston 14-7 for the school's first and only...

  • Rich signs on to play basketball with Black Hills State

    Nov 11, 2016

    WORLAND - Worland senior Lyndzi Rich signed her letter of intent Thursday afternoon to continue playing basketball at the collegiate level for Black Hills State University. Along with playing basketball, Rich will also major in business as she looks to be an entrepreneur and expand the business she owns with her mother Tina Rich. "I really liked the school and campus," said Lyndzi Rich, "I also liked (BHSU basketball coach) Mark Nore; he's a fun coach and reminded me of Morty (Mark Mortimer)....

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  • US stocks mixed overall as Dow sets record high; oil slumps

    Nov 11, 2016

    Banks and other financial companies led U.S. stocks mostly higher Thursday, propelling the Dow Jones industrial average to a record high. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index, a broader measure of the stock market, also eked out a gain, adding to a big rally the day before following Donald Trump’s presidential election victory. The Nasdaq composite closed lower, weighed down by a slide in technology companies. Bond prices slumped again, sending yields higher. “You are seeing a massive swing out of cash and fixed-income and into equities to take...

  • American Legion and VFW honor vets year-round

    Marcus Huff, Staff Writer|Nov 11, 2016

    WORLAND – Every year, Veterans Day observances are held across the country to honor those men and women who have served in the military, both in peace and war time. In Washakie County, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and American Legion observe the day with continued service and special events. During the rest of the year, the two organizations work to ensure veterans' rights and assist with their well-being. Randy Reed, former commander of American Legion Floyd Minch Post 44 in Worland a...

  • Fracking likely not behind well water problem

    Nov 11, 2016

    CHEYENNE (AP) — A final state report released Thursday on foul-smelling well water in Wyoming contradicts an EPA report from five years ago that ignited a national backlash when it suggested hydraulic fracturing was the cause of the contamination. Bacteria were more likely to blame for the problem in Pavillion than the oil and gas drilling process known as fracking, officials with the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality said after a two-year study that was hailed by fracking advocates. “Today’s announcement from the Wyoming DEQ doesn...

  • Nov 11, 2016

    Public Notice Worland City Council Minutes from the November 1, 2016 Meeting...  Website

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    Public Notice WY DEQ WBI Energy Operating Permit...  Website