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Orlinda Worthington
Morning Edition HostOrlinda Worthington brings 20 years of experience as Montana television News Anchor, Producer, and Reporter, and as a morning radio host. She achieved two E.B. Craney awards in radio news and a “Best of the Northwest Talk Show,” award for a program produced for community television. A native of northern Wyoming, and Montana resident for 25 years, Orlinda is honored to bring news reports to YPR listeners.
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Longmire is a western crime drama–that has attracted fans far and wide…either to the original best-selling novels by author Craig Johnson…or to the popular Netflix adaptation that ran for six seasons.While Longmire is set in a fictional Wyoming town, its popularity has made the very real town of Buffalo, Wyoming a destination for fans who come from all over the world to get a taste of western life.
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The U.S. government recently revised the poverty level guidelines for the Women, Infants and Children program to include more families who need food assistance.
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The sagebrush dotted hills of Glenrock, Wyoming, may look unassuming, but underground there is a wealth of hidden fossils that scientists and students from all over the world come to unearth. A group of volunteers is responsible for preserving the bones for all to see.
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Dr. Persons is a professor at The College of Charleston in South Carolina and the research curator of the Paleo Museum, in Glenrock, Wyoming. Each summer he brings students to spend three weeks in the tiny central-Wyoming town of about 2500 residents. They slowly and meticulously search for fossils on the nearby Glenrock Exposure.
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As of June 25th, the FDA is reporting 39 illnesses nationwide, including in Montana. Six tobacco and vape shops around the state have stocked the products.
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As tempting as it is to try and save a young, wild animal if it appears abandoned or distressed, it is likely just fine according to wildlife experts. And, reaching out to help could actually require the animal be euthanized or live out its life in captivity.
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A remarkable, new species of horned, plant-eating dinosaur found in Montana was unveiled June 20 at the Natural History Museum of Utah. The horned dinosaur is the first ever exposed anywhere on the planet.
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Bozeman, and a handful of other Montana cities, are facing a unique problem - too much money to feed those in need.
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Horses and burros from BLM land will be up for adoption in Billings this weekend. The cost is low, but the dedication to the animals needs to be a high priority for adoptees, according to a Montana horse trainer.
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The outcome of Montana’s upcoming elections will largely be decided by those over the age of 50. That age group makes up almost half of registered voters in the state.