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I’m a guy who likes a good mystery, as some of you have probably figured out. Back in the late ‘90s, George Frison told me of an intriguing enigma. He said there is an inscription in a stone near Big Trails that appears to be authentic, one that refers to a date in the late 18th century and is clearly European in origin. For some time, conventional wisdom has declared that John Colter, who dropped off from the Lewis and Clark expedition as the members were returning to the United States, was the first white man in Wyoming, starting in 1807. But...
LONDON (AP) — Anyone can dial a wrong number, but it’s not often done from outer space. British astronaut Tim Peake tweeted an apology on Christmas Day from the International Space Station after calling a wrong number. He wrote “I’d like to apologize to the lady I just called by mistake saying ‘Hello, is this planet Earth?’ — not a prank call — just a wrong number!” The 43-year-old former army helicopter pilot did not say who he was calling. Millions of Britons have been following his mission closely since he became Britain’s first p...
WORLAND - State Senator Gerald Geis (R-Worland) was honored by the Wyoming Contractors Association for his citizenry and volunteerism. Geis was awarded the Charles M. Smith Civic Award, which is dedicated to the late Charles Smith of Thermopolis who was a charter member of the WCA and an outstanding citizen of his community and the state of Wyoming. The award, according to a WCA press release, recognizes individuals whose exceptional volunteer efforts and contributions of skill, talent and...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The founder of an Indianapolis medical facility said Monday that a former unpaid student intern who claimed Peyton Manning used a banned substance in 2011 didn't even work at the clinic until two years later, long after the NFL star was undergoing treatment. Dr. Dale Guyer, who started The Guyer Institute, said the allegations against the Denver Broncos quarterback are untrue. Manning angrily denied using performance-enhancing substances shortly after the Al Jazeera report...
WORLAND - Raising Wyoming’s minimum wage will once again be debated by the Wyoming Legislature next year. For the last two years Representative Jim Byrd, D – Cheyenne has proposed raising the minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $9 per hour with the bill being defeated both years. This year Rep Byrd has proposed raising the minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $9.50, according to the Associated Press. The Federal minimum wage sits at $7.25 per hour and with few exceptions over rules the state minimum wage. “The federal minimum wage supersedes the...
LARAMIE - Larry Shyatt waited to speak extensively about it, and he didn't hold anything back. The University of Wyoming men's basketball coach spoke on behalf of the other 10 coaches in the Mountain West Monday about the league's decision to change the format of the MW men's and women's basketball tournament starting in 2017. The league announced Dec. 18 that its board of directors - consisting of presidents from member schools - voted to change the format to eight teams for both the men's and...
George Taylor Muirhead, 89, of Cheyenne passed away December 24, 2015, at the VA Medical Center Hospice in Cheyenne. George was born March 15, 1926 in Worland to George C. and Grace Taylor Muirhead. He attended grade and high school in Worland. He entered WWII shortly after high school graduation in 1944 and fought in the Pacific as a member of the Army Air ground crew. He attended the University of Wyoming briefly studying finance and banking before accepting employment in Colorado Springs.... Full story
Public Notice Washakie County Commissioners Minutes from the December 15, 2015 Meeting... 
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