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  • 2017 Warriors skip rebuilding season

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Jun 2, 2017

    WORLAND - After losing an experienced 2016 class to graduation, the 2017 Worland High School boys soccer team, with only six seniors and five of them starters, would have to rely on its underclassmen to play valuable minutes. Naturally it was expected this season would be a rebuilding year, as the younger players learned the ropes of 3A soccer. But it would not take long for the notion of a rebuilding year to be thrown out the window. Early on in the season the Warriors sent a message out that t...

  • Two golden tickets found in Worland

    Tracie Mitchell, Staff Writer|Jun 2, 2017

    WORLAND – The Willy Wonka Golden Tickets in the story “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” gave five children an exclusive look into the workings of Willy Wonka’s remarkable factory. Staying in theme with the original story the Washakie Museum and Cultural Center in Worland created the Washakie Museum Golden Ticket Scholarship Contest which awarded two local children the option to attend the museum’s three-week musical theater intensive camp. The camp will end with a performance of the play “Willy Wonka Jr.” The Washakie Museum Golden Ticket Sch...

  • Trump says US will abandon global climate accord

    Jun 2, 2017

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he was withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement, striking a major blow to worldwide efforts to combat climate change and distancing the country from many allies abroad. He said the U.S. would try to negotiate re-entry on better terms. “As of today, the United States will cease all implementation of the nonbinding Paris accord,” Trump said during a White House Rose Garden announcement. Suggesting renegotiating re-entry was not a major priority, he said, “If we can, great....

  • From Elvis and blues to CrossFit and dance:

    Karla Pomeroy, Editor|Jun 2, 2017

    WORLAND — If you like to watch dance, listen to country music or Elvis, or want to learn about CrossFit, then CultureFest 2017 is the place to be Saturday. The 16th annual CultureFest boasts a variety of entertainment acts this year, along with numerous food, activity, information and commercial booths. The fun runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the community center. There are some familiar entertainment acts and some new acts to this year’s CultureFest at the Worland Community Center Complex in the back field. RETURNING ACTS •After perfo...

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    Jun 2, 2017

  • Matthew Arender

    Jun 2, 2017

    Memorial services for Matthew Arender, 53, of Worland, will be 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at Riverside Park in Worland. Matt passed away on May 31, 2017 at Washakie Medical Center. Bryant Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements....