Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Sorted by date Results 1 - 11 of 11
Login to view online edition....
WORLAND - During the spring the Wyoming High School Athletic Association (WHSAA) voted 13-4 to reclassify to a 16-16-16-rest format, with the top 16 schools, based on student population, placed in 4A, the next 16 in 3A, followed by another 16 in 2A and the rest in 1A, for basketball, outdoor track and volleyball; taking effect for the 2018-19 school year. The switch to the 16-16-16-rest format will keep Worland in Class 3A, but rather than be in the East conference, WHS will move to the West...
I’m still reading a lot of books, some of which are very good. I checked out two books from our library which impressed me. “Eyewitness to Power” was written by David Gergen and it’s a first-rate memoir by a man who worked directly for presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and Clinton. You still see Gergen commenting on TV periodically and his observations are always fair and full of insight. In his book, Gergen invariably provides new information and his opinions are enhanced by his objectivity. Gergen’s comments about Ronald Reagan surprised me. I...
A sluggish day of trading on Wall Street finished Monday with stocks edging mostly lower as investors came back from the Thanksgiving holiday. Energy stocks declined the most following a slide in crude oil prices. Materials companies also declined, partly offsetting gains among utilities and industrial stocks. Retailers posted solid gains on reports the holiday shopping season is off to a strong start. Investors also cheered some corporate deals and looked ahead to several economic reports and potential market-moving news out of Washington...
NEW YORK (AP) — Weeks of deals didn’t stop people from heading online to shop on the Monday after Thanksgiving. Cyber Monday was on track to become the biggest U.S. online shopping day ever, according to Adobe Analytics, the research arm of software maker Adobe. Nearly $3.4 billion had been spent online as of 4:30 p.m. Eastern time, up about 17 percent from a year ago, Adobe said. And more people are picking up their phones to shop: Web traffic from mobile devices, including tablets, is expected to top desktop computers for the first time thi...
WORLAND - The Worland High School Drama Club will be competing at the state competition this week, Nov. 30-Dec. 2, at Casper College. There will be 50 WHS students competing in a variety of events. They will be competing with two one-act plays. The arena one-act play "Words, Words, Words" by David Ives is directed by Paris Caines with coach Rick Dorn as the assistant director. The cast is Dane Bennett, Delanie Campbell, Andrew Nelson, Cody Butterfield, Raeth Tolman and Zoe Fernandez. Dorn said...
THERMOPOLIS — The state’s Joint Transportation, Highways, and Military Affairs Interim Committee reviewed a draft bill on Monday that would provide the state a permanent veterans care facility, and an outline for appropriations to pay for the construction and placement of the facility. The committee is wrapping up two days of meetings in Thermopolis today. As noted by Draft Bill 18LS-0151, the purpose of the facility would be to provide a skilled nursing center for community living, care and treatment of individuals who due to age, wounds or...
WORLAND — A 36-year-old Greybull woman charged with fraudulently taking nearly $100,000 from the town of Basin and Basin Area Chamber of Commerce has waived her right to a speedy trial which postponed the preliminary hearing set for Nov. 22. Danielle Chapman aka Danielle Lampman, former town clerk and former Basin Area Chamber of Commerce treasurer has been charged with two felony fraud counts and one misdemeanor count for official misconduct for allegedly, during a nearly two-year long scheme, fraudulently taking nearly $100,000 from the T...
Helen May Whisler, 88, passed on Nov. 25, 2017, at Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on January 30, 1929. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 at the United Pentecostal Church at 720 S. Sheridan Avenue in Sheridan. Bryant Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.... Full story
Celebration of Life services for Thermopolis resident, Walter Stanley Glon, 70, will be at 1 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 3, at the Thermopolis VFW. Mr. Glon passed away Nov. 24, 2017, in Billings, Montana. Mortimore Funeral is assisting the family with arrangements.... Full story
Public Notice City of Worland Ordinance 844... 
Website