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WORLAND - The 2016 cross-country season for Worland High School was another step in the right direction for the program. The Worland boys won their second straight conference championship and finished fourth at the state meet in Sheridan. The girls team finished fourth at conference and ninth at state. As a whole Worland had three runners earn all-state honors by placing in the top 10. They were junior Jadon Swalstad and sophomores Kelli Holliday and Porter Harman. Swalstad, Holliday and Harman...
WASHINGTON (AP) — His nascent administration already under attack, President-elect Donald Trump was considering Monday whether to inject new diversity into the GOP by recommending a woman to lead the Republican Party and an openly gay man to represent the United States at the United Nations. The moves, among dozens under consideration from his transition team, follow an intense and extended backlash from Trump’s decision on Sunday to appoint Steve Bannon, a man celebrated by the white nationalist movement, to serve as his chief strategist and s...
WORLAND – The Great American Smokeout, held each year on the third Thursday of November once again challenges smokers to resist lighting up for one day. Even if you’re not interested in quitting or want to quit, the Great American Smokeout will give you a starting date, a starting date where you will not be alone and may lead to a smoke-free lifestyle. “If they (smokers) stop for a day oftentimes it’s the beginning of stopping permanently,” longtime cancer prevention/ awareness volunteer Cheri Bundren stated. Quitting around the holidays...
The other day as I was coming home from a walk along the river a young friend drove by and offered me a ride to my house. I climbed in, noticed that my friend had a rifle (he said he was going elk hunting in the coming week) and I asked him the caliber. “7 mm,” he said, which I converted to a .280. My elk rifle was a .270, and so .280 seemed about right to hunt elk. He talked about where he was going to hunt and with whom, and the conversation brought back memories of all the elk hunting I’d done when younger. When I grew up in Worland, in th...
RIVERTON — National Weather Service meteorologists believe the first real taste of winter will come to the lower elevations of Wyoming by Thursday. In preparation, the NWS is encouraging people to build a vehicle winter safety kit and know where to get the latest weather forecasts and road conditions. “When you travel Wyoming you can drive long distances without services, so travelers need to be ready to wait out a storm if they become stranded. Having a winter safety kit packed in your vehicle is a must,” said Tim Troutman, warning coordinatio...
WORLAND - The Washakie County University of Wyoming Cent$ible Nutrition Program along with the "Move It Monday!" campaign, encourages people of all fitness levels to get moving each week starting on Mondays. Washakie County Cent$ible Nutritionist Cindy Aguilar said, "After watching a "Move It Monday" video at http://www.moveitmonday.org/mondaymile/, I was inspired to encourage Worland residents to be more active through this campaign." She has invited all residents to come for the "Monday Mile,"...
Donna Marie Hunter, 64, died Nov. 8, 2016, at her residence in Thermopolis. Her family will hold a memorial celebration at her home at a later date. Mortimore Funeral Home assisted the family....
Phebe M. Smith, age 91, died September 25, 2016 in Laramie, WY. Born and raised in East Hampton, NY out on the rural east end of Long Island, Phebe attended laboratory technician school after high school. She married her hometown sweetheart Walter Smith on May 4, 1946, after he returned from World War II and completed college. Phebe and Walt lived in several states before settling in Hackensack, NJ for 25 years. A loving and dedicated wife and mother, Phebe enjoyed the privilege of staying at home to raise their seven children. They eventually...
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