Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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WORLAND - Going into the Christmas break the Worland Warriors have a lot of positive momentum to build off of after placing second at the Pinnacle Bank Battle in the Big Horns wrestling dual tournament Friday and Saturday at Worland High School. Getting to the championship in the Gold Bracket the Warriors took down Cody 44-25 in the quarterfinals and Powell 36-32 in the semifinals. "We saw some tough kids from Cody, Powell and Rock Springs. Cody has some tough kids and they have a tradition of p...
The Wyoming State Legislature enacted a statute in 1911 authorizing the establishment of Washakie County as a new county in the State of Wyoming. This news was greeted with enormous enthusiasm and approval by the citizens of this new county to be. These people were ambitious, excited about their great quest to make the desert bloom, and the establishment of a county seemed to validate the risk they had taken just a few years earlier to come to the remote Big Horn Basin of Wyoming. During 1911, however, nothing changed in the Worland area regard...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks climbed again Monday and set more records as investors grew more certain Republicans will pass their tax plan this week. Technology companies climbed, as did banks and retailers, which are likely to see lower taxes. Stocks have made hefty gains as the GOP appeared to shore up enough support to pass the bill, and Congressional Republicans are scheduled to start voting on the legislation Tuesday. The biggest gains have gone to companies that pay relatively higher tax rates, including smaller, U.S.-focused companies, b...
WORLAND — The Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees advanced one policy on second reading and approved two other policies on third and final reading Monday night. The Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees approved on second reading a bereavement leave clause to the professional staff leave policy. Currently, full-time staff must use annual leave days for bereavement, weddings or other life events. Under the proposed bereavement clause, employees will be able to convert three of the current year’s sick lea...
WORLAND — Worland Mayor Jim Gill was notified in late November that Worland was ranked No. 3 in Wyoming in the SafeHome.org 2017 list of the Safest Cities in the U.S. In a letter to the mayor, Andrea Faulkner, community relations manager for SafeHome.org, Worland also made the companies list of the Top 101 safest cities in the United States and was in the fifth percentile. Gill said at the Dec. 5 meeting, “[Worland Police Chief Gabe Elliott] I think that’s especially real kudo to you and your officers, and our department heads and administrativ...
CODY (AP) — Authorities say lowering the speed limit on a Wyoming highway may have helped reduce the number of crashes involving wildlife. KULR-TV reports that the Wyoming Department of Transportation announced last fall that the speed limit on Yellowstone Highway west of Cody would be reduced to 55 miles per hour at night from 65 during the day. Spokesman Cody Beers said officials hope to change local drivers’ habits. A study found the number of dead animals collected in the area dropped to 28 so far in 2017 compared to 49 in 2016. But off...
