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WORLAND — The Washakie County Republican Party is giving area Republicans a chance to get to know U.S. House of Representative candidates early. There are currently five potential candidates for the U.S. House, Wyoming’s lone seat currently held by Rep. Cynthia Lummis. Lummis announced earlier she would not seek re-election. The county’s Republican Committee is sponsoring a U.S. House Debate/Meet and Greet on Saturday, Jan. 23, prior to their annual Lincoln Day Dinner. The debate will be at the Washakie Museum and Cultural Center. Republican Co...
WORLAND – The Hot Springs Greater Learning Foundation received one of the six 2015 Governor’s Arts Awards. “I have selected six recipients this year. They are a diverse group, consisting of an arts organization, an arts patron, an arts educator, an arts administrator, a sculptor and a watercolorist. They show the broad range of talent we have in Wyoming who contribute so much to the arts and arts economy,” Governor Matthew Mead said. The Hot Springs Greater Learning Foundation feels that the community played a large part in receiving the award....
The weekend didn't go as well as Coach Josh Garcia and the Warriors would have liked, but there still was plenty to celebrate by the time the Battle in the Big Horns was over Saturday evening. Worland finished their home tournament in seventh place. Coach Garcia said, "We like to be in the finals of our own tournament. It's always our goal to try and win. Overall I was really pleased with way we wrestled. A lot of our kids got eight matches and any time you can get eight matches in a weekend,...
After having a tough time in Glenrock to open the season, the Lady Bobcats bounced back in a big way by winning all four contests over the weekend in the Sho-Opolis Shootout which took place in Thermopolis on Friday and Shoshoni on Saturday. Thermopolis opened with a 41-23 victory over 1A Upton on Friday, followed with a 56-39 win over 2A Rocky Mountain and then closed the day by narrowing 1A Cokeville 37-34. Saturday, the Lady Bobcats only had one game and were able to get past 1A Snake River 48-45 which capped off a perfect weekend. Bobcats...
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (AP) — Darth Vader is a tattooed 43-year-old former Marine who owns a gym and is raising funds online for a bone marrow transplant. The Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester reports that a western New York man legally changed his name last year to match the villain in the “Star Wars” films. The former Eric Welch, of Canandaigua (kan-un-DAY’-gwuh), says he grew up in foster homes and didn’t have strong family ties to his name. The “Star Wars” fan says he chose Darth Vader for his new name because the character carries an au...
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide attacker rammed an explosives-laden motorcycle into a joint NATO-Afghan patrol Monday, killing six American troops in the deadliest attack on international forces since August. Two U.S. troops and an Afghan were wounded. The attack happened as Taliban fighters overran a strategic district in southern Helmand province, the scene of some of the deadliest fighting between the Taliban and international combat forces prior to the 2014 withdrawal, adding weight to Pentagon predictions that the insurgency is gaining...