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WORLAND – During the winter months the weather can be unpredictable. It can be a beautiful sunny day one moment and the next moment the snow is falling fast and furious. Due to the unpredictability of the weather there are measures that should be taken to protect yourself and your loved ones. The Wyoming Highway Patrol cautions that the weather can change in an instant and you need to be prepared for the worst. Winterize your vehicle To avoid having vehicle problems which could put you, your f...
WORLAND — As of Nov. 17, Washakie County residents have a new air ambulance service. Washakie County Commissioners approved entering into a three-year, $25,000 contract with Guardian Air Ambulance, a subsidiary of the Air Medical Resource Group (AMRG). Guardian will provide both fixed-wing and rotary-wing flights. In order to be covered by the service, someone must only have a Washakie County address, Shanon Pollock, AMRG Vice President of Business Development said. 16-state coverage area In addition to being covered in Washakie County, W...
CHEYENNE (AP) — State lawmakers have rejected a proposal that would have allowed development authorities to fine owners of abandoned buildings. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports that a legislative committee voted 9-4 in opposition of the bill Wednesday. The bill brought by Democratic Representative James Byrd of Cheyenne also failed to pass out of a committee earlier this year. Byrd says unoccupied or unsafe buildings can impact revitalization efforts and bring down nearby property values. Fining the owners up to thousands of dollars could e...
LARAMIE — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees voted Friday to raise student tuition by 4 percent in the 2016-17 academic year, with half of the revenues generated by the increase going to faculty and staff compensation. The action is in line with a policy adopted last year calling for ongoing tuition increases of 4 percent annually, subject to modification by the board each year, as a way to provide predictability for students while meeting anticipated cost increases to maintain and enhance UW’s quality of education. Even with tho...
An attack in Paris, France on Nov. 13 did more than impact the lives of those in France. It has created a fear and panic in the United States not seen since 9/11. It wasn’t the attacks themselves that created the terror in the U.S., but rather the fact that just one of the terrorists had come to Paris as a supposed Syrian refugee. There were calls from presidential candidates Ted Cruz and Jeb Bush to only allow Christian refugees into the country. How was that going to work? Do they think the terrorists would be honest in checking a r...
LARAMIE – The University of Wyoming volleyball team returned from Boise, Idaho, on Oct. 24 a bit of a defeated program. The 3-1 loss to the Broncos left the Cowgirls 16-6 overall and 6-4 in Mountain West play. It also left Wyoming with almost no margin for error for a possible NCAA tournament bid. “After our match with Boise, we basically felt like we needed to win them all,” UW coach Chad Callahan said. “We kind of painted ourselves into a corner a little bit. It’s been interesting because this team’s been pretty good in those types of si...
Jerry Don Atwood 76, of Lander passed away on Monday, November 16, at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, Wyoming. Jerry was born on March 22, 1939 in Kimball, Nebraska to Helen Margaret (Leininger) and Lester Ray Atwood. Mass of Christian Burial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Sat. November 21, 2015 at St. Margaret's Catholic Church in Riverton. Burial will follow the service at Mountain View Cemetery. Viewing and visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, at Davis Funeral Home in...