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Citizen's Life Saving Award given to local hero

WORLAND – Saturday, May 9, was progressing like any normal day for Thad Shaffer as he was out in the yard with his wife Beth trimming trees, and talking to their neighbor when, at around 4:03 p.m., they heard a sudden crunch and a puff of dust fly into the air.

Without having a direct line of sight, Shaffer sprang into action and hopped onto his four-wheeler towards the area on South Flat Road whe...