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WORLAND — About 25 people attended the Bighorn River Blueway Trail meeting in Worland at the Washakie County Library and one of the main concerns noted was safety, especially around diversion dams. Facilitated by Wyoming Outdoor Recreation (WOR), the Bighorn Basin Outdoor Recreation Collaborative (BBORC) was the first of seven outdoor recreation initiatives to be convened around the state by Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, and Trails. These initiatives bring together local community members, recreation stakeholders, businesses, c...
WORLAND — Residents and government agencies alike are adjusting to fuel prices that are nearing $4.50 per gallon for 87 octane unleaded fuel and over $5 for diesel in Washakie County. Most government officials have been able to weather the impact on the budget since the increase started past the midpoint of the fiscal year. Washakie County Clerk Mary Grace Strauch said, “We are monitoring each budget and if needed we will do a budget amendment to supplement the fuel budget line items.” Strauch said the Road and Bridge fuel line item for gasolin...
Worland City Council June events approved feature Jesus and aviation WORLAND — The Worland City Council approved two events for June during their city council meeting Tuesday. Jo Bowman told the council that the second annual March for Jesus will be on June 4. She said they have been in touch with more churches this year and are expecting to have more marchers. Last year they had about 25, she said. This year they are anticipating 50 to 100. “We would like it to look like something more than a mugging group,” Bowman joked. The march will go do...
WORLAND - Longtime crossing guard and school volunteer Jesse Charles was honored posthumously at a ceremony last Monday, March 28. The ceremony was at East Side Elementary School where Charles volunteered. East Side teacher Carla Bryant and East Side Parent Teacher Organization President Kacie Miller, who helped organize the event, presented the plaque to Jesse's wife Judi Charles. Bryant said, "For years and years, Judi and her husband Jesse devoted hours of their time as volunteers for East Si...
WORLAND - Washakie Medical Center announced the 2021 Employee of the Year right before a luncheon Friday morning. Getting surprised with the announcement was 5.5-year employee Angela Johnson. Johnson began work with Banner Washakie Medical Center as an EVS (environmental services) advocate and after a year she applied and moved up to an EVS lead. She said, "This is one of the best jobs I have ever had. My family has been a great support to me." Johnson said she was "quite surprised" by the...
WORLAND — The Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees approved a small increase to lunch prices for the 2022-23 school year at their regular board meeting Monday. Business Manager Charlie Cauffman said the food service program has been provided free of charge since March 13, 2020, through federal funding. “Unfortunately, the federal program under which we were able to do this is ending as of June 30, 2022,” Cauffman said. He noted that means that the district will be returning to National School Breakfast/Lunch Program on July...
WORLAND - Wyoming Veterans Welcome Home Day has been observed in Wyoming for the past 10 years and this year Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon joined Adjutant General Major General Greg Porter and Wyoming Veterans Commission Chairman Jake Jacobs thanked Worland area veterans for their service in a ceremony on Saturday. Each year the state selects two to three communities to hold state services and this year Worland was one of three stops the state delegation made on Saturday. Wyoming Veterans...
WORLAND - Worland High School senior Carley Yule won the Wyoming High School Journalist of the Year Award this year. As a state winner, Yule is eligible for the National High School Journalist of the Year award to be presented next month. Yule is an editor on the Worland High School yearbook, having designed the 2022 cover, assisted with designing layout of pages and is in charge of the academics and clubs sections. Yearbook advisor Sarah Staley said this is the first time to her knowledge that...
WORLAND — With grandparents who immigrated from the Ukraine, keeping many of the holiday Ukranian traditions has been a way of life for David Maslowski of Worland. This year as he and his family plan for the Easter traditions, the plight of the Ukranians is ever present on his mind. “We’ve been watching the news most every day on Fox,” David Maslowski said. “You feel terrible for the Ukranian people. They are really more closely with us Western folks, and I think that’s why [Russian President Vladimir] Putin is going in there, he doesn’t want t...
It was about dusk the other night. I was taking a walk around the property with the dogs, and the cats, before it got too dark to see anything. Across our lane is some private property and then BLM. We see people driving all the time over there so seeing lights at this time of night was not unusual. I figured it was someone who had been enjoying a day in the badlands. But my eyes stayed in that direction as I’m always curious which direction people turn and I like to watch the dogs’ reaction to make sure they don’t always run to the fence...
WORLAND - The Bighorn Basin Outdoor Recreation Collaborative will host four public meetings to discuss the Bighorn River Blueway Trail project in north-central Wyoming, during the last two weeks of March, including one next Tuesday in Worland. Facilitated by Wyoming Outdoor Recreation (WOR), the Bighorn Basin Outdoor Recreation Collaborative (BBORC) was the first of seven outdoor recreation initiatives to be convened around the state by Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites, and Trails. These...
Officials from the Wyoming Democratic Party, during a press conference last week asked for an independent commission to handle redistricting efforts in the future. With politics and personal agendas coming to light during the process this year an independent commission may not be a terrible idea. County clerks across the state worked hard on redistricting during the interim to come up with district lines that worked with special districts in their county, worked to make sure voters were not isolated, and they worked with local legislators as...
WORLAND — The Washakie County Fair Board in finalizing the final few evening spots of entertainment for the 2022 County Fair July 25-30 approved the bid for a youth rodeo and fair rodeo from Cassidy Griemsman for $15,000. Board Chairman Jeff Lapp noted that the amount was for $1,000 more than last year. All board members noted that they received no complaints about either rodeo last year, the first year with Griemsman as the contractor. The fair rodeo will be Friday, July 29 at 7 p.m. The kids rodeo will either be on Wednesday or Thursday at 5...
WORLAND — Nine separate entities have expressed interest in receiving funding from the general purpose one-cent sales tax if it is approved for renewal by voters in November. During a meeting with the Washakie County Commissioners six of the seven entities currently receiving funding are seeking to continue to receive funds — City of Worland, Town of Ten Sleep, Ten Sleep Senior Center, Worland Senior Center, Crisis Prevention and Response Center and Worland Community Center Complex. The Washakie County Fire Protection District No. 1/W...
WORLAND — After many changes in the House and the Senate, the Wyoming Legislature approved a 62 House District-31 Senate District plan last week that keeps the representation as is in the Big Horn Basin with some minor changes to the legislative district boundaries. The House worked the 62-31 redistricting plan that was submitted by the Joint Corporations Committee and then the Senate changed it to a 60-30 plan that the House did not concur with so a conference committee went to work, essentially going back to the House plan that passed. The H...
WORLAND — What started as an innocent 4-H sheep project a few years ago evolved into a breeding frenzy this year with one ewe giving birth to quintuplets on Saturday, March 12. Erin Larson said her daughter Aubrey Avant joined 4-H a few years ago and wanted a sheep project so she borrowed a neighbor’s bum lamb named Barbara, that Avant named for a character from “Stranger Things.” After 4-H, Barbara went back to the neighbor until last year. Barbara lost her lambs and the neighbor brought her over to Tharp Veterinary Clinic so they could g...
WORLAND —The Worland City Council approved two graduation events at Tuesday night’s regular meeting. The council approved allowing the Worland High School parent group to place banners of the seniors on the light poles in downtown Worland. Kara Anderson said they are obtaining the necessary permit from the Wyoming Department of Transportation, requested assistance from Admiral Beverage so they would not need to use city resources. The banners would be on display from April 25 through May 23 and taken down in time for flags to be placed for Mem...
WORLAND — The City of Worland and Mayor Jim Gill are ready to move forward on at least one phase of the Washakie Avenue reconstruction project. Gill made an impassioned plea to the Washakie County commissioners last Tuesday at the commission meeting to help move the project forward. He outlined a number of street improvement projects that were funded in part through the general purpose optional one-cent sales tax that is up for renewal this year. “You helped set up a pathway to success through the 1 percent project. We thank you for that. Our...
The 2022 Wyoming Legislative Budget Session is slated to end this Friday, if everything goes according to plan; however, nothing has gone according to plan this session it seems. Let’s first talk about deadlines something the House leadership adheres to but the Senate side ignored this year and three bills were never debated on the House side because of it. The bill with the highest profile was the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, Senate File 51. There was some interesting debate in committee from the sponsor who admitted not having talked to...
WORLAND — After receiving inquiries about building tiny homes in Worland, City Building Official Randy Adams brought the issue to the Board of Adjustment and Planning Commission during their Monday meeting. Adams said he has received several calls about building tiny homes. The homes can be built with a foundation or on wheels. “The problem is we don’t have an area that would address that (the homes on wheels). All of our mobile home parks are full.” According to thetinylife.com, “The trend toward tiny houses has become a social movement. Peopl...
WORLAND — The Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees accepted the resignation of East Side Principal Chris Peterson at Monday’s regular monthly meeting. Peterson’s resignation is effective at the end of the school/contract year. Peterson was a teacher in the district before being hired as East Side principal in the spring of 2017. Peterson said Tuesday, “I feel it is best at this time to step down and return to the classroom. This will give me more time to spend with my family. I appreciate the school district for allowin...
WORLAND — Worland resident Renee Cormier came before the Worland City Council to request a sidewalk around Kiwanis Park for the safety of the students walking to and from school and for the recreational value. She told the council at Tuesday night’s regular meeting that she has noticed consistently when she drives by the park that students do not walk on the grass in the park but rather on street. Cormier said she would love to see a four-foot wide sidewalk around the perimeter of the park. Council member Christy Schneider who lives in the are...
WORLAND - Professional athlete and extreme BMX bicyclist Kurtis Downs brought two friends with him to Worland last Wednesday, Feb. 23, to entertain and inspire Worland Middle School students. Downs, who grew up in Firth, Idaho (population 510 in 2020 census) has won a bronze in the BMX Big Air event during the 2017 X Games. He won a silver at the 2016 Nitro World Games in the BMX Best Tricks event. He said he was coming through the area and like Woralnd so he called a friend in Cody telling her...
CHEYENNE - The House and Senate completed work on the budget last week with differences in the two versions to be ironed out this week. Sen. Ed Cooper (R-Ten Sleep, SD20) said, "We were able to pretty well hold the line with the Appropriations Committee. It is a pretty good budget approved out of the Senate." He said they fought for additional funding for community colleges but that amendment failed. Rep. Mike Greear (R-Worland, HD27) said, "The budget went relatively well. The main differences...
Kudos to the Washakie County Commissioners, who as they have in the past, took the reins to begin the discussion of continuing the general purpose one-cent sales tax. Voters have approved the tax twice in the past eight years. The current tax has helped fund projects with the City of Worland, Town of Ten Sleep, Worland and Ten Sleep senior centers, Crisis Prevention and Response Center, Worland Community Center Complex and the Worland Fire Protection District No. 1. Four years ago the commissioners spearheaded the effort to get the tax back on...