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And the survey says … United Health Foundation ranks Wyoming as the 26th least healthy state By TRACIE MITCHELL Staff Writer WORLAND – In the United Health Foundation’s 2017 annual report Wyoming was found to be the 26th least healthy state in the nation, down from 25 in the 2016 annual report. Massachusetts was ranked first as the healthiest state and Mississippi was ranked 50 as the least healthiest state. Banner Health Washakie Medical Center CEO Jay Stallings feels that the report is a good tool to use to evaluate what needs to be worke...
CHEYENNE - Fall K-12 enrollment data for Wyoming public schools for the 2017-18 school year shows that enrollment fell 0.3 percent to 92,976 students from 93,261 in the fall of 2016. This data was gathered from all school districts throughout the state in a snapshot performed on October 2, 2017. This is the first drop in at least the past 10 years, according to the state data. In the fall of 2008, statewide enrollment was at 86,519, and rose steadily until this year. Washakie County School District No. 1 (Worland) showed a drop of 55 students,...
Banks and energy companies led U.S. stocks higher Thursday, erasing modest losses from the day before. Retailers and makers of consumer products also posted solid gains. Small-company stocks rose more than the rest of the market, and technology stocks lagged. Trading was mostly subdued as investors looked ahead to the long holiday weekend. “Most of the optimism of the tax plan was probably built into the market already and I thought we might be in a little bit of a sideways mode here for a while,” said Randy Frederick, vice president of tra...
Worland, Thermopolis students among those honored LARAMIE — One hundred four outstanding high school seniors from across Wyoming have been selected to receive the 2018 Trustees’ Scholars Award, the University of Wyoming’s top academic scholarship. The premier scholarship for Wyoming resident high school seniors covers actual credit hours taken as well as room and board costs for eight semesters at UW, starting with the fall 2018 semester. Students from 41 high schools, along with home-school students, were chosen. Recipients are evalu...
CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is embarking on a major project to gather input from the public to chart a path for the future of Wyoming’s wildlife. Anyone can get involved and offer comments on wildlife and the Game and Fish Department as part of the project. All of the public input will shape a first-of-its-kind strategic plan that will be used by Game and Fish for years to come. “This is your chance to drive the future of Wyoming’s wildlife,” said Scott Talbott, director of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. “An oppor...
Jesse Preis and Claire Robertson-Preis, graduate students of music performance in voice at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia, will perform at Jesse Preis’ home church, Zion Lutheran Church in Emblem at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29. The recital will include vocal pieces by Robert Schuman, Georg Friedrich Handel, Francis Poulenc, Franz Schubert, F. Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. A reception will follow the recital. There will be an opportunity to make a contribution to the couple’s continued music tra...
THERMOPOLIS - With a young and largely inexperienced group, Hot Springs County boys basketball coach Kevin Gerber knew the early part of the 2017-18 season was going to be a learning experience as the younger players became more familiar with varsity level basketball. At the East-West Classic in Douglas, the young Bobcats gained plenty of experience and more than they initially expected. Senior forward Noah Schwalbe, last season's leading scorer, was lost for the weekend when in the first game...