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  • Justin Cloud: A Wyoming artist working in New York City

    Marcus Huff, Staff Writer|Feb 13, 2016

    New York City – "There's a culture of craftsmanship in the West, and it blows their minds out here," said Justin Cloud, from his art studio in the Tribeca district of New York City. "Being from the West definitely makes me exotic." A 2006 graduate of Worland Senior High School, a 2014 graduate of University of Wyoming, and a former resident of Ten Sleep, Cloud took a leap into the New York City art scene last year, after accepting an offer to attend graduate school at the prestigious Hunter Coll...

  • Area Special Olympics athletes hold their own at the State Winter Games

    Tracie Mitchell, Staff Writer|Feb 13, 2016

    WORLAND – The Washakie County and Thermopolis Special Olympics athletes competed in the Special Olympic State Winter Games in Jackson, Feb 2-4. Washakie County athletes competed in the alpine skiing and snowshoeing competitions and the Thermopolis athletes competed in the snowshoeing competition. “The State Winter Games are where all the Special Olympic athletes in the state of Wyoming compete against each other. Other competitions throughout the year are area based. We are area one and our area goes from Dubois to Ten Sleep to Cody, with all...

  • Hating Valentine's Day? Goodwill says donate your ex's stuff

    Feb 13, 2016

    SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Is a breakup bringing you heartache for Valentine’s Day? Goodwill stores in the Sarasota and Las Vegas areas have an anti-Valentine’s Day antidote. They’re asking people to donate their ex’s stuff with a “don’t hate, donate” campaign. In a news release, Goodwill Manasota Foundation Vice President Veronica Brandon Miller says the agency is “having a little fun at the expense of Valentine’s Day.” But she notes that breakups are never easy and that it is important to “get rid of the items that keep exes stuck in the past....

  • Karla's Kolumn Legislature moving quickly; impacting lives of citizens

    Karla Pomeroy, Editor|Feb 13, 2016

    The 2016 Budget Session for the Wyoming Legislature opened Monday and with a 20-day session things move quickly so it’s important for citizens to pay attention. There have been 158 House Bills filed and 11 House Joint Resolutions, along with 104 Senate Files and four Senate Joint Resolutions. That’s a lot of legislation that if approved could impact some aspect of your life and my life. Granted, not all of those will be approved, in fact about 40 failed introduction already with Friday the final day for introduction. In a budget session, non-bu...

  • Senate report: Budget work begins Monday

    Karla Pomeroy, Editor|Feb 13, 2016

    CHEYENNE — The Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee moved two bills out of committee this week, Sen. Gerald Geis (R-Worland) reported Friday. The committee met Thursday on Senate File 53, 2016 large project funding and SF31 the omnibus water bill -planning. Geis said there was little discussion and no changes on the omnibus bill, noting “We pretty much stick with what the Wyoming Water Development Commission gives us. They’re great.” The planning projects this year total $5.3 million over three years worth o...

  • Flippin' Out

    Feb 13, 2016

  • Feb 13, 2016

    Public Notice Washakie County Commissioners Minutes from the February 2, 2016 Meeting...  Website

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