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    Nov 23, 2017

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  • Allen remains day-to-day as UW prepares for regular-season finale

    Robert Gagliardi, WyoSports|Nov 23, 2017

    LARAMIE – Same message, different week. Fourth-year University of Wyoming football coach Craig Bohl said Monday junior quarterback Josh Allen is day-to-day and is hopeful he will play in UW's regular-season finale Saturday at San Jose State. Allen missed UW's 13-7 home loss last Saturday against Fresno State with an injured right shoulder he suffered late in the second quarter of the Cowboys' 28-14 win Nov. 11 at Air Force. Bohl was hopeful last week that Allen would play against Fresno S...

  • New entryway to Pioneer Square nears completion

    Karla Pomeroy, Editor|Nov 23, 2017

    Picnic tables, benches, fountain still to come WORLAND - The renovation to the Pioneer Square entryway at 10th and Big Horn is nearing completion for the winter, according to Worland Public Works Superintendent Brian Burky. Burky reported to the city council Tuesday night that they will be installing two picnic tables and two benches once they arrive, likely next week. There will also be a new sign at the corner. In an interview Wednesday Burky said the picnic tables are square and will seat...

  • Turkey holiday puts spotlight on Wyoming's bright turkey history

    Nov 23, 2017

    CHEYENNE - The gobbling of the famed and glamorized first Thanksgiving took nearly three centuries to resonate to the Equality State. But it rings loud across much of Wyoming now and is far from reaching a crescendo. It wasn’t until 1955 when hunters could harvest the historic wild turkey in Wyoming, and its hunting interest has continued to gain momentum since. In 1935, the Game and Fish Department swapped some sage grouse to New Mexico for 15 Merriam’s turkeys – nine hens and six toms. The imports were released on the George Waln Ranch on Co...

  • Helping create heartwarming moments

    Tracie Mitchell, Staff Writer|Nov 23, 2017

    Ten Sleep Little Shoppers helps students buy presents for family and friends WORLAND – There is nothing more heartwarming for the giver and the recipient than being able to give someone you love a Christmas gift that you picked out yourself on Christmas morning. For over 40 years, Little Shoppers, a one-day only shopping venue now sponsored by the Ten Sleep United Methodist Women in conjunction with the Ten Sleep Senior Center, has been helping create those heartwarming moments for Ten Sleep School students. This year Little Shoppers will be F...

  • O'Reilly opens 17th Wyoming store in Worland

    Marcus Huff, Staff Writer|Nov 23, 2017

    WORLAND – “As soon as the weather turns nicer, we’ll have a real grand opening with a car show and giveaways,” said O’Reilly Auto Parts Manager Mike Oliver. “Probably next year sometime.” With the opening of O’Reilly in Worland on Oct. 7, the corporation now has 17 retail outlets in the state, serving a wide variety of auto parts and accessories. Oliver, with the company for more than six years and previously in the Thermopolis location, is quick to point out that none of the locations are franchises, but all corporate-owned and operated. T...