Articles from the February 17, 2018 edition
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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue headlines of the week. None of these stories is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked these out; here are the real facts: NOT REAL:...
Karla's Kolumn: Who can stop it?
Valentine's Day 2018 arrived uneventful in Worland, Wyoming, but while I was writing a story on WESTI Ag Days and laying out the paper, a young man made a decision to go and kill 17 people and wound...
City cautions residents about ashes after truck, dumpster fires this week
WORLAND — Fire and trash don’t mix, but every winter the City of Worland battle with dumpster and garbage truck fires, including two this week. Worland Streets and Sanitation Supervisor Jeff Taylor sa...
Update on brucellosis status in Wyoming
WORLAND – Ranchers, farmers, veterinarians and curious community members gathered Thursday to learn what brucellosis abortus is, how it is transmitted, the types of animals, both wild and d...
Apartment complex 'bully' charged with 14 felonies
WORLAND – A Worland man is facing multiple charges of blackmail and delivery of a controlled substance for allegedly badgering neighbors into giving him their pain medications, according to the Washakie County Attorney’s Office. Michael Scott Cla...
Wyoming tax measures fare poorly despite looming deficit
CHEYENNE (AP) — Bills that seek to offset a looming $850 million state budget deficit with new and higher taxes are doing poorly just a few days into Wyoming’s legislative session. Friday was the deadline to introduce bills in this year’s sessi...
Stocks stretch winning streak to 6 days despite turbulence
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed out their strongest week in five years Friday and have now recovered more than half of the losses they suffered in a plunge at the beginning of the month. Investors got back to buying stocks almost as quickly as they s...
Warriors hold the lead after Day One of 3A East regional tournament
WORLAND - So far, so good for the Worland Warriors wrestling team. On the first day of the 3A East regional tournament, the Warriors took care of business Friday night at Worland High School,...