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WORLAND — Despite recent criticism of a rise in the use of restraints and detention rooms over the past few years, Wyoming Boys’ School (WBS) Superintendent Dale Weber maintains that the school is one of the safest environments some of the young boys have ever encountered. Weber noted there has been a significant decline in restraints and secured detention this year. HISTORY According to a history reported in the Northern Wyoming Daily News on Aug. 26, 1947, The Wyoming Industrial Institute, located six miles southwest of Worland, was sta...
WORLAND - For former NFL quarterback and Heisman finalist Ryan Leaf, the money and fame were not his biggest accomplishments. He told the young men at the Wyoming Boys' School last Thursday that getting sober was his biggest accomplishment because it was the hardest thing he has had to do. Leaf, now a motivational speaker, spoke to three groups in Worland last week, brought to the community by Cloud Peak Counseling Center and Cloud Peak's Substance Abuse Coordinator Wendy Wiecki. While there...
WORLAND — Washakie County voters overwhelmingly approved continuing the one-cent general purpose tax and the 2% lodging tax on Tuesday. The sales tax was approved by 69.7% of the voters casting ballots on Election Day, with 2,125 in favor and 925 opposed. The tax will be distributed to eight entities over the next four years — Town of Ten Sleep, City of Worland, Worland and Ten Sleep senior centers, Crisis Prevention and Response Center, Worland Community Center Complex, Worland Youth Learning Center and Washakie Development Association. The...
Congratulations to Tuesday’s winners and to the others who were on ballots around the Big Horn Basin. Those who also ran are not losers. They cared enough about their communities, their counties, their state to put their name on the ballot. Filing for office and having your name on the ballot is not an easy thing to do. If you are elected people expect you to serve and to hold true to the things you said you would do while running for office. If you are not elected, do not be discouraged and do not give up on the desire to serve. You still h...
On Tuesday, Nov. 8, voters in Washakie County will be asked whether they would like to continue the one-cent general purpose tax aka the fifth-cent. Voting in favor of this tax will not raise taxes in Washakie County but will keep them at the 5% sales tax it is currently at, while also benefiting eight agencies — City of Worland, Worland Community Center, Town of Ten Sleep, Worland Senior Center, Worland Youth Learning Center, Ten Sleep Senior Center, Washakie Development Association and Crisis Prevention and Response Center. All eight of t...
TEN SLEEP — Eight entities are hoping voters on Nov. 8 will continue the fifth-cent or one-cent general purpose tax to continue to provide a vital source of funding for each. During a forum at the Ten Sleep Senior Center on Oct. 20, the majority of the entities spoke to the lunch crowd and answered questions. Those in attendance were asked their thoughts about the sales tax and the consensus from the public was that they knew what it was for and that they were used to it. What they would not support would be a new tax, many said. GENERAL TAX I...
WORLAND — It was almost back to the drawing board for the 2023-24 school calendar with Business Manager Charlie Cauffman and Superintendent Tawn Argeris discussing three options for Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees to consider. Argeris said that a survey of staff, students and parents show about 75% were in favor of Calendar A which has the earliest start date of Aug. 17, but has Christmas break starting the earliest on Dec. 18. Both A and B calendars have the first semester ending before Christmas break. Board member S...
WORLAND - Work will begin soon to move a nearly 100-year-old bridge from County Road 86 to the Washakie Museum & Cultural Center as part of a joint project between the museum, Wyoming Department of Transportation, Washakie County and Newell Sargent Foundation. According to a summary document of the WYDOT project, Washakie County has requested that WYDOT replace the Cottonwood Creek Bridge on County Road 86/Winchester Road as part of the Bridge Replacement Off System Program. The bridge is...
National Newspaper Week was Oct. 2-8 this year and while I usually try to recognize this important week on the actual week, this year that week, just like the month of October, has quickly slipped by so I am taking a moment now to recognize National Newspaper Week and say thank you to our readers. Thank you for taking the time to read this and other newspapers. Thank you for supporting us, through your subscriptions or your purchase on newsstands, for your kind words about stories, columns and editorials for myself and our staff. Thank you for...
WORLAND — The 2022 Indigenous Peoples Day at the Washakie Museum & Cultural Center Saturday brought together many cultures to listen and to dance. Washakie Museum & Cultural Center Executive Director Marian Bender opened the celebration Saturday morning stating, “We are holding this celebration on the traditional territorial homelands of the Crow, Eastern Shoshone, Northern Arapaho and Sioux people. We are honored to have many members of those tribes here today.” She introduced George Abeyta, a...
So I love fall. I love fall temperatures. I love fall sports. I love fall colors. The one thing I hate about fall is spiders. OK, so I hate spiders in any season, but fall it seems like the spiders, which for the most part were fine being outside in the spring and summer and are now like “Oh, no, it’s getting cold, let us in.” As I’ve written before I don’t like spiders and my husband is not a big help as he sees them as beneficial. He prefers the catch and release. Releasing them only gives them the chance to come back in the house. I don’t gi...
WORLAND - The Washakie County Commissioners approved a resolution in support of Operation Green Light during their regular meeting on Tuesday. Commissioner Terry Wolf, a veteran, said he heard about Operation Green Light at a recent meeting of the National Association of Counties. He said he reached out to the American Legion to see if they were interested, and they are and now he was bringing it forward to his fellow commissioners. Wolf read about the program from information on the NACo...
WORLAND — Records were set before a record crowd at Saturday’s 11th annual Wyoming Championship Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off. The giant pumpkin weigh-off started at Lungren’s Pumpkin Patch and moved to the Washakie Farmers Market, then to Big Horn Coop and has landed a home the past three years at Diesel Pickup Specialists along 10th Street. Jay Richard, one of the organizers and members of Wyo Giants, said his first giant pumpkin weighed 55 pounds. On Saturday, his pumpkin Blanche came in at 1,153 pounds, good for second place. First place went...
Author Piolo Pascual wrote, “I’ve always loved how food preserves a memory.” Truer words probably have never been written. I will taste something or eat a favorite dish and the memories come flooding back. Recently I made my own version of my mother’s pimento cheese sandwiches. She would get one of the blocks of Kraft American cheese, grate it, add a jar of pimentos and Miracle Whip (We were a Miracle Whip not mayonnaise family). And then she would make sandwiches. We had the sandwiches for road trips, camping trips, school lunches, you nam...
WORLAND - Last week Worland High School physical education classes spent time outdoors learning how to safely shoot 20-gauge shotguns at the Worland Shooting Complex. "That's one of our main goals, to get youth more involved but to do it safely," Complex Board President Tom Outland said. He said the complex, on 400 acres of city-owned land, provides a safe environment for family-oriented shooting activities. Outland said the Bureau of Land Management donated the land to the city for the purpose...
WORLAND - The Worland-Ten Sleep Chamber of Commerce honored businesses and volunteers at the 2022 awards banquet Friday night, Sept. 23. The awards night was the first since an awards luncheon in early 2020, prior to things shutting down for the COVID-19 pandemic. Honored with the longevity award was Admiral Beverage for 75 years in business in Worland. Admiral Beverage, which was inducted into the Wyoming Business Hall of Fame by the Wyoming Business Alliance in 2015, began in 1947 when Newell...
WORLAND - A Ten Sleep family looking to reduce drive time to see a movie and to provide something for the community is working to re-open the Washakie Twin Cinemas. Marc and Chasity Dykstra purchased the Washakie Twin Cinemas under the LLC Washakie Cinema. Chasity Dykstra said, "Our family is community minded and oriented. We wanted a way to give back to the community and know that theaters in a small town have a way of bringing people together." Mark Dykstra added, "We had been looking for an o...
While it is only September and the Nov. 8 general election is more than a month away, the time to be an informed voter is now. While the county and city council races are uncontested, residents still have important races and issues to vote on in the general election this November. There was a good showing of people at the first forum for the 14 candidates vying for four seats on the Worland school board. There will be another opportunity to meet the candidates and hear from them on Oct. 10 when the Washakie County Republicans host another...
LARAMIE - University of Wyoming Extension 4-H educators from Washakie, Campbell and Teton counties received national and regional recognition for their innovative 2022 programming. Awards will be presented at the National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals (NAE4-YDP) Annual Conference in November. VIRTUAL CAREER NIGHT CONNECTS STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE U.S. Washakie County 4-H Educator Amber Armajo isn't new to organizing career nights, but the last two...
WORLAND - LeeAnn Alcaraz has returned home to hopefully finish her Postal Service career as the Worland postmaster. Alcaraz started her career in 1998 in Worland and she worked for 15 years as a letter carrier. She then worked in Lander for six years. She worked as a supervisor in Gillette and then Casper and in August 2021 came back to Worland as officer in charge. In March of this year she was promoted to postmaster. Asked why she chose a career with the Postal Service, Alcaraz said, "It was...
WORLAND - The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) has issued a weight restriction on the Culbertson Bridge following a recent inspection. WYDOT District 5 Public Affairs Spokesperson Cody Beers said WYDOT typically inspects bridges every two years but some bridges are inspected annually and the Culbertson Bridge is one of those. The bridge is 88 years old, built in 1934. According to the inspection report, "section loss measurements of the stringers, floor beams and truss members were...
WORLAND — This Saturday will be busy in Worland with Harvest Fest, annual Dyno Day at Diesel Pickup Specialists (D.P.S.) and Jump For Jesus tent meeting. The annual Worland-Ten Sleep Chamber of Commerce Harvest Fest includes sidewalk sales at area businesses and vendors at Pioneer Square from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendors will also be at the weekly Washakie Farmers Market at North Ninth and Big Horn from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. There will be live music during the farmers market with Liam and Layne Jordan from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. and 10 to 10:45 a.m. D...
Monday afternoon I listened to a nearly hour-long hearing regarding the proposed ambulance station at 603 North Road 11. The hearing was for the sole purpose of the judge listening to arguments regarding the motion to dismiss the petition for review of administrative action filed. What does that mean? Richard Kroger, a resident at 609 North Road 11 has been vocal about his opposition to the proposed ambulance station since the purchase agreement was first reported in May. Following a ruling by the Board of Adjustment and Planning Commission...
WORLAND — All but one incumbent for the Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees has filed for re-election with a total of 14 candidates seeking four seats on the board. The filing period for the Nov. 8 general election ended Monday. There are four four-year seats on the board. Incumbents Don Bryant, Sarah Lungren and Terri Logan have filed for re-election. Duane Whitlock opted not to seek re-election. Challenging the incumbents are Ray Black, John Burns, Kelly Erickson, Angela Leone, Kathy Mercado, Rance Neighbors, Casey R...
For the past several weeks my heart has been aching as I know it has for many in this community. On any given day we can lose someone in our community but lately some of those losses have been sudden and/or tragic. When tough times strike we support one another, we provide strength to others who may not have any to give at the time, we share a smile to someone who does not feel like smiling, we lend an ear when they are ready to talk and we are silent when they just want to sit in silence. Now is the time to carry that support, encouragement,...