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WORLAND — In advance of a county project to remove a sediment bar from the Big Horn River, the Washakie County Commission will open bids today at 10 a.m., before awarding the project.

The estimated 1.3 acres of sand and sediment in question has been the catalyst for ice jams and flooding along the river as it runs through Worland, growing steadily over the last three years. An initial survey...