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New house district boundaries set; includes Meeteetse
By KARLA POMEROY
Editor
The new redistricting map is set, well almost.
Rep. Lorraine Quarberg (R-Thermopolis, HD 28) reported Monday that the Joint Corporations Committee approved the redistricting map following some amendments, including an amendment to the Big Horn Basin’s districts. She said she and Sen. Hank Coe sponsored the amendment last Thursday that adjusted the voting districts in Meeteetse.
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Sheep crash brings up open range discussion
By KARLA POMEROY
Editor
After 37 sheep were killed on Wyoming Highway 30 Sunday, Jan. 15, people began asking the age old question, “who is responsible when livestock are hit?”
“The wind was blowing it was a cold night and those sheep were going with the wind,” Deputy Bob McGuire said of the crash. The sheep were struck by a vehicle driven by Cecil Mullins just after 7 p.m. that night. McGuire said they put about 70 head back into the pasture and did have to open a gate, but added many of the sheep did not go through the gate, rather they went under the fence.
Two Rebels finalists for state scholar-athlete honor
Two of the three Riverside Rebels nominated as part of the Wyoming chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame state’s top football Scholar-Athlete award were named as finalists.
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2012 State of the Union
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:
Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq. Together, we offered a final, proud salute to the colors under which more than a million of our fellow citizens fought – and several thousand gave their lives.
