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  • Worland National Guard recruiter receives Army Achievement Medal

    Zach Spadt, Staff Writer|Dec 19, 2015

    WORLAND - "It's not about fighting the enemy. We're brothers and sisters - and we rely on each other," said Wyoming National Guard Staff Sgt. Brant Knight. Knight, of Worland, serves as a recruiter for the National Guard. He recently received the Army Achievement Medal for his service as a recruiter. According to the medal citation, "Knight dominates the recruiting market and statistically is one of the top recruiters in the nation." High school students, and school administrators throughout...

  • Public input needed on airport plan

    Marcus Huff, Staff Writer|Dec 19, 2015

    WORLAND – GDA Engineers of Cody will hold the second Worland Airport Master Plan meeting on Monday at the Worland Airport Terminal. The meeting will convene at 4 p.m. and focus on the firm’s aviation forecast and the results of an Airport User Survey supplied by GDA earlier this month. The meeting is open to the public. According to meeting minutes from the first Master Plan meeting on May 12, Rick Patton, GDA Principal Planner, provided an overview of the funding available to airports, highlighting federal funding sources from the Federal Avi...

  • 'Force Awakens' on path for record $200M-plus weekend 

    Dec 19, 2015

    NEW YORK (AP) — “The Force Awakens” fever spread through movie theaters around the globe on Friday, even reaching the White House, as “Star Wars” yet again began toppling box-office records with waves of lightsaber-wielding fans. Following a record $57 million from Thursday night showings in North America, and packed matinees on Friday, the Walt Disney Co. forecast that “The Force Awakens” will surpass $200 million on the weekend and possibly best the record domestic opening of “Jurassic World,” which debuted with $208.8 million in June. Such a...

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  • Karla's Kolumn

    Karla Pomeroy|Dec 19, 2015

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens opened Friday. I’m hoping to go see it Sunday. No spoilers please. I’m avoiding Facebook and the Internet pretty much until I watch it. Yes, that’s right, I’m a Star Wars fan, not a full blown fanatic. I don’t have the costumes or lots of merchandise, except some M&M Star Wars key chains, hand-held fans and a tiny light saber. But I’m a fan. I’ve seen all six movies, have all six on DVD. Star Wars is an interesting phenomenon and has been since Star Wars: A New Hope was first released in 1977. People either love i...

  • Worland son moving on to Sheridan

    Zach Spadt|Dec 19, 2015

    Whelp. You never know how to announce these things without sounding pretentious. So. Here goes: I will be leaving the Northern Wyoming Daily News. I’m bound for The Sheridan Press. I love Sheridan, and my friends can attest to that. It’s been a fun ride that almost didn’t happen. In November of 2014, I thought I was going to be working for the Union Pacific Railroad. I drove six hours from Worland to Scottsbluff, Neb., for a job interview with Union Pacific Railroad. It was for a job on the coal-line out of Bill, Wyo. I got the job, but I fai...

  • Thermopolis Christmas

    Dec 19, 2015

  • Battle In the Big Horns

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