Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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WORLAND – According to reports released by the Office of the Secretary of State, Wyoming Election Division and the Office of the County Clerk for Washakie County, voting numbers for both the state primary and general elections were up over previous years, with 74 percent of registered state voters turning out to the polls. The state notes a total voting-age population of 442,832 for 2018, with 266,464 registered voters. Of those voters, only 139,809 (52 percent) voted in the primary election. For the general election, held Nov. 6, registered v...
CASPER (WNE) — Two Wyoming hospitals will receive major renovations thanks to a combined $25.5 million loan paid by the United States Department of Agriculture as part the department’s current goal of improving rural health care. Hot Springs County Hospital District in Thermopolis and Westward Heights Care Center in Lander were both announced Thursday as recipients for loans paid by the USDA. Hot Springs Memorial Hospital will receive a loan totaling $21,346,000 from the department for major renovations, which are expected to cost an est...
GILLETTE — Hours after ending a lockdown at Sage Valley Junior High School over a threat to shoot students and faculty, Kirby Eisenhauer found himself talking to the school board about a new safety system a committee is recommending to test in the Campbell County School District. Eisenhauer, the district’s deputy superintendent, said he has been meeting with a committee to examine ways to improve security, safety and crisis systems throughout the K-12 schools in Campbell County. His presentation was planned well before the incident just sev...
WORLAND – Worland Church of Christ Church recently hired Dustin Rocha, from Sidney, Nebraska, to be their new minister. Rocha became the lead preacher for the Church of Christ in Sidney about six years ago right out of school. He attended the Bear Valley Bible Institute of Denver which has a four-year program condensed into a two-year program. During his first year at Bear Valley, Rocha studied hard and acclimated to the life of a preacher. His second year he was allowed to visit neighboring c...
LARAMIE – Three down and one to go. That’s the mentality of the University of Wyoming football team as it heads into its regular-season finale Saturday at New Mexico. The Cowboys (5-6 overall, 3-4 Mountain West) have won three consecutive games after their 35-27 come-from-behind victory over Air Force this past Saturday at War Memorial Stadium. They need to make it four if they want to get bowl eligible. UW has not played in three consecutive bowl games in school history. “We’re 3-0 in one-game playoffs,” senior strong safety Andrew Wingard s...
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