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WORLAND — Over the past three years the Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees has had to trim the budget and in order to do that have eliminated 17 certified staff positions throughout the district. This year Business Manager...

WORLAND – Bloedorn Lumber has been a staple company of Wyoming for 100 years. To celebrate, Bloedorn of Worland will be hosting an anniversary party Saturday, June 8, at 8 a.m. running until 5 p.m. Bloedorn has been a staple of Worland since 1974,... Full story

Two killed in rollover near Riverton RIVERTON (WNE) — Two 16-year-olds died June 1 in a rollover crash near Boysen Reservoir. Officials said Braedan Black and Carter Hughes both died at the scene of the incident, which was reported at about 9:10...

A $2.5 million pavement improvement project has resumed with about three days of chip sealing on Wyoming 120 between Meeteetse and Thermopolis. Mountain Construction Co., of Lovell is the prime contractor. The chip sealing will take place between...

Sheridan– Black bear hunters are alerted that the spring black bear season in hunt areas 1 and 2 closed at 9 a.m. on Monday, June 10, 2019. The closed areas are located in the northern Bighorn Mountains. The 2019 spring black bear hunting season...

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WORLAND — The public is invited to view and participate in a webinar that will provide insight and recommendations to Wyoming communities in the wake of 13 Shopko stores closing across the state, including Worland and Thermopolis. The webinar will... Full story

THERMOPOLIS – Well over 100 concerned citizens attended the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) meeting about the proposed Moneta Divide Gas Field discharge permit Tuesday, May 21, in the Hot Springs County High School auditorium,...

WORLAND – Worland’s first fashion show will be at Pioneer Square Friday night at 6:30 p.m., weather permitting. The show is a fundraiser for the Worland Blue Jays baseball team to raise expenses for traveling and other necessities. The Worland... Full story

Dog attack puts Gillette boy in ICU GILLETTE (WNE) — A 9-year-old Gillette boy is still in the hospital after being attacked by a dog just a few hours into his summer vacation. Riley Schlidt, 9, was attacked by a pit bull-Rottweiler mix May 24 afte... Full story

By Clair McFarland Riverton Ranger Via Wyoming New Exchange RIVERTON — The Wyoming Democratic Party has announced will seek further action on 2018 voting incidents that the Fremont County Attorney’s Office determined to be legal. State chairman... Full story

JACKSON — Lisa Robertson says she was just curious what would happen two years ago when she put in applications to become the sole person permitted to run beaver trap lines in a few creek drainages near Jackson. Being the founder of an... Full story

CODY — Federal government attorneys filed an appeal to overturn a portion of last fall’s court ruling that sent the Yellowstone grizzly bear back under Endangered Species Act protection. Meeting a deadline just prior to the Memorial Day weekend,... Full story

RIVERTON (WNE) — A second teenager was involved in the single-vehicle rollover that resulted in the death of a 16-year-old Ethete girl this month. Officials said the 18-year-old was air lifted to a hospital in Salt Lake City after the crash. Her... Full story

Sheridan Co. flash flood watch prompts emergency declaration SHERIDAN (WNE) — An emergency declaration was issued Thursday afternoon by the Sheridan County Commissioners in response to the flash flood watch from the National Weather Service in... Full story

LARAMIE — The vast majority of all criminal cases in Albany County end in plea agreements, but Carl Granderson’s attorney has indicated in court documents that the former University of Wyoming football star is “proceeding to trial” in the sex...

THERMOPOLIS — The first, in what hopes to be an annual tradition, Hot City Outdoor Alliance Outdoor Day is set to take place on Saturday, June 8 at Hot Springs State Park in Thermopolis from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Outdoor Day was organized to help... Full story

CHEYENNE — The mayor of Cheyenne and the governor of Wyoming engaged in a public dispute Monday over what happened Friday during a contentious meeting about a potential Taiwanese state visit. In a news release sent from her office Monday morning,... Full story