Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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WORLAND - Worland High School senior Casey Wassum signed her letter of intent Wednesday afternoon to continue playing soccer at the collegiate level for Sheridan College. Along with continuing her education and playing for a strong program, Wassum chose Sheridan to reunite with former WHS soccer teammates Taylor Fulfer, Shania McGarvin and Hannah Ozmon. The school's size and familiarity of having played in many soccer tournaments in Sheridan itself were also motivations to play for the...
PRAY, Mont. (AP) — Bison managers expect between 600 and 900 of the animals at Yellowstone National Park to be culled this winter by hunting or slaughter. Federal, state and tribal officials met in Montana on Tuesday to work out the details for a winter management plan for the bison herds, agreeing the population should be decreased or stabilized, the Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported . There are nearly 5,000 bison in the two park herds, park officials estimated. The removal of 600 bison would keep the population relatively stable, according to...
Powell passes ordinance banning use while driving WORLAND – On Nov. 20, the City of Powell took a broad step to add to the state’s already established driving-while-texting law, by adding an ordinance forbidding cell phone use while driving in city limits. Specifically, the ordinance states that “Within the city of Powell, Wyoming, no person shall use a cellular telephone, for any purpose, while operating a motor vehicle unless the cellular telephone is specifically designed to allow hands-free operation and is used in a hands-free manne...
WORLAND – The Christmas season is upon us and to kick start the holiday season the 32nd annual Festival of Trees hosted by the Pinnacle Bank in Worland at the Worland Community Center Complex is Friday evening. Local organizations, businesses and individuals decorate trees, wreaths and create miscellaneous items to be auctioned off, with the money going to several local charities. In 2016 the Festival of Trees raised $19,150 for 30-40 organizations. “By purchasing one of the items you will be helping one of the many worthwhile charities or non...
Bud Callaham served Worland as police officer, council member and businessman WORLAND - Floyd "Bud" Callaham served the citizens of Worland as a council member for more than 10 years, stepping down from this third term in July due to health reasons. Callaham passed away on Monday. Callaham, who also served Washakie County as a 4-H leader and as an officer with the Worland Police Department, was first elected to the council in November 2006, after accepting a write-in nomination following the Aug...
A steep slide in big technology companies pulled the major U.S. stock indexes mostly lower Wednesday, offsetting strength in banks and health care and erasing some of the gains the market made a day earlier. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite, which is the best-performing index this year, had its biggest single-day drop since August as investors cashed in some of their winnings and bid up shares in health care companies and retailers, among others. Bond yields rose following a strong report on third-quarter economic growth in the U.S. That helped...