Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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Collaboration, individual goals helping raise student achievement as a model Professional Learning Community At Work™ THERMOPOLIS — Thermopolis Middle School was one of eight schools in the United States recognized by Solution Tree in 2017 for its sustained success in raising student achievement. The school’s successful implementation of the Professional Learning Communities at Work ™ process was a major contributing factor in the improved achievement of its students. Responding to news of the recognition, Principal Breez Daniels said, “The st...
WORLAND — Washakie County’s Wyoming Public Lands Initiative (WPLI) working group will meet on Monday and host representatives from Hot Springs and Big Horn counties to work further on recommendations due to the state next year. The WPLI is currently studying best use for Wilderness Study Areas (WSA) in the county, with recommendations to be submitted to the state next year. The working group meeting, held at the Washakie County Fairgrounds, will feature discussions of the Honeycombs, water resources in the WSAs and designations for Sage Gro...
CASPER (AP) — Fliers calling the Holocaust a hoax were posted in University of Wyoming buildings during the school’s remembrance week for the estimated 6 million Jewish people killed in the 1930s and ‘40s. The Casper Star-Tribune reported Thursday that similar fliers were posted last year during the remembrance week. Authorities say that while the fliers’ message is protected by the First Amendment, the act of hanging them is not. University spokesman Chad Baldwin says posting handbills violates a city ordinance, so police are investi...
LARAMIE – Marcus Epps has a lot to be proud of. He came to the University of Wyoming football program in 2014 as a walk-on safety from Los Angeles. Not only did Epps earn a scholarship, he was elected a team captain his sophomore and junior seasons. Epps enters tonight's game at Air Force as the Cowboys' fifth-leading tackler (54) this season, and a vital part of a defense that has allowed 18.6 points per game and is among the national leaders in turnovers forced (24) and turnover margin (...
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: Texas Church Shooter Was Antifa Member Who Vowed To Start Civil War THE FACTS: Texas investigators have said the man who killed more than two dozen people at a rural Texas church Sunday didn’t harbor racial or religious motives. A viral story from a conspiracy theorist site alleged Devin Patrick K...
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Mavis Elva Cooper, 98, passed away on October 28, 2017 at the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Mavis was born in Whitmore California on August 25, 1919 to Albert and Ivy Elva (Pottle) Gifford. Mavis loved the mountains, made the best pies and was a huge fan of Merle Haggard. The most important aspect of her life was her family. She was a very devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth, great-grandchild, Reilly Schwann, brother Elton... Full story
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