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  • Wyoming's 3 electoral votes go to Trump

    Dec 20, 2016

    CHEYENNE (AP) — Wyoming’s three electoral votes have formally been cast for Republican Donald Trump. In a 22-minute ceremony Monday at the Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office, the electors cast their votes while Gov. Matt Mead and others watched. The voting was mostly ceremonial because state law does not allow electors the freedom to cast their vote for anyone but the candidate who won Wyoming’s popular vote in the presidential election. Trump easily beat Clinton, winning about 70 percent of the Wyoming vote. The Electoral College has 538 mem...

  • Ten Sleep Concert

    Dec 20, 2016

  • The Warriors bend, but don't break

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Dec 20, 2016

    WORLAND - On the final day of the Battle in the Big Horns wrestling dual tournament the Worland Warriors opened up Saturday morning against rival Douglas, and the dual went poorly for Worland as the team lost 49-28 to the Bearcats. In the consolation side, Worland could have packed it in for Christmas break, instead the team rallied to beat Thermopolis 58-18 setting up a fifth-place showdown with the 4A Kelly Walsh Trojans. Having previously been defeated by the Trojans on Friday by 11 points th...

  • Board approves early release for this Friday

    Karla Pomeroy, Editor|Dec 20, 2016

    WORLAND —The Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees amended this year’s school calendar to allow for early release this Friday. Superintendent David Nicholas recommended at Monday’s regular meeting that the board amend the calendar to allow for a 12:45 p.m. dismissal so family and staff can make travel arrangements for Christmas with Christmas Eve day on Saturday. New board member Dean Dupree said an early release was mentioned in three of five of the school buildings he toured last week. Board member Anna Venable said she w...

  • Sheila Sue Anderson

    Dec 20, 2016

    Sheila Sue Anderson, 55, died at St. Anthony’s Manor in Casper Dec. 13, 2016 after a long illness. Graveside services will be Thursday, Dec. 22, at 2 p.m. at Monument Hill Cemetery in Thermopolis with Pastors Lowell and Brian Lund of Casper officiating. Mortimore Funeral Home is assisting the family.... Full story

  • Philip Charles Wilson

    Dec 20, 2016

    August 29, 1930, a warm summer's day, Philip Charles Wilson was born to Charles A. and Dorothea F. Wilson. December 17th, 2016, a cold clear day, our Savior reached out and brought Philip home. Philip wed A. Arlene Clark on May 15th, 1949 in Pavillion, Wyoming. Philip worked for Shell Oil company as a senior draftsman for 20 years. He then moved with his family to Basin, WY in 1971, where he worked at Torchlight Oilfield and drove bus for school activities. After several years, events in Philip'... Full story

  • Dec 20, 2016

    Public Notice Washakie County Commissioners Minutes...  Website