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TEN SLEEP — New Ten Sleep school board members Sarah Anderson and Erin Blutt were sworn in and Chairman Jared Lyman was re-elected as chairman during Monday’s regular school board. The meeting, held in person and via Zoom, began with the swearing in of the new board members and election of officers with Lyman remaining as chairman, Megan Truman as vice chair, Anderson as treasurer and Mona Sindelar re-elected as clerk. Blutt was appointed as the BOCES (Board of Cooperative Educational Services) and Sindelar was reappointed as the recreation boa...
WORLAND — Big Horn Basin Regional Water System Manager John Joyce said expenses were increasing but revenues were not increasing at the same pace thus the Joint Powers Board would be faced with using reserves every day to meet general operating expenses. That reasoning, as well as a recommendation from the auditor has led to proposed rate increases to its eight member entities — City of Worland, Washakie Rural Water Improvement District, Town of Greybull, South Big Horn Water Supply Joint Powers Board, Town of Kirby and Lucerne Water and Sewer...
THERMOPOLIS - A popular Mexican restaurant in Thermopolis was destroyed from a fire on Monday night, Dec. 7. According to Thermopolis Volunteer Firefighter Forrest Coleman-Weisz, the volunteer fire department was called to a structure fire in the 500 block of Arapahoe at 7:50 p.m. Monday. He said the department responded with five trucks and approximately 22 personnel. Suppression efforts were completed around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 8. Coleman-Weisz said the building at 530 Arapahoe appears...
I am a fur parent. I cannot speak for parents of children of the human variety but I was once one of those human children so I feel I am qualified to state that there are similarities in raising both. How many of us growing up ever heard “Wait until your father/mother gets home?” Or how many of you human parents say that now? Well fur parents do not actually voice the words, we let actions speak for themselves. Case in point. When our “children” misbehave, i.e. tear something up or get into something my husband leaves the mess. It’s the fur p... Full story
WORLAND - The Worland-Ten Sleep Chamber of Commerce Worland Christmas Lighted Parade and visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus will be this Saturday, Dec. 5. The parade begins at 6 p.m. with the usually route down Big Horn Avenue starting at 20th Street and going to Railway Avenue. The parade begins with a helicopter flyover of the downtown and will end with the traditional fireworks in the lot at the corner of Third and Big Horn. Chamber President Steve Radabaugh said parade entries need to begin...
WORLAND — Worland City Attorney Kent Richins reported to the city council last Tuesday, Nov. 17, that fining residences for having unkempt properties does not seem to be inspiring them to get the properties cleaned up. He said residents in the 1400 block of Coburn were cited for their property and recently appeared in court. “We were successful again with the judge finding that the property is a public nuisance. He said they were issued a fine of $750 with $250 suspended on condition that they get it cleaned up. “The most might I have is fining...
WORLAND - The Tensleep Nowood Trailbreakers unveiled their Worland Riverside Park Expansion Proposal to the Worland City Council last Tuesday night. Justin Smith of the Bighorn Basin Outdoor Recreation Collaborative and CJ Grimes of the BBORC and president of the Tensleep Nowood Trailbreakers (TNT) discussed the plan with no funding requested. Following the 2017 Wyoming Governor's Task Force on Recreation the BBORC was formed and has been meeting since 2018. The Washakie County subgroup is the...
For 10 years now there has been Small Business Saturday® created by American Express to encourage people to shop locally at the smaller businesses. According to the website, in the midst of the recession in 2010 — American Express created Small Business Saturday® on the Saturday after Thanksgiving to encourage people to Shop Small and bring more holiday shopping to small businesses. This year, more than ever we need to support our small businesses, our local businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a struggle for most of our small bus... Full story
WORLAND - More than 60 volunteers came out and helped support Ten Sleep and Worland organizations and clean up the Gebo Cemetery. During the Day of Service, organized by the Worland Stake Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that includes women who live in the Big Horn Basin communities of Greybull, Shell, Basin, Manderson, Hyattville, Ten Sleep, Worland, Kirby and Thermopolis, there were projects in Basin, Worland, Ten Sleep and Gebo. According to Julie Edholm...
We knew it was only a matter of time before a mask mandate was coming, but we did not know how it would come about. While I write this Tuesday night Washakie County’s health order mandating masks, submitted by County Health Officer Ed Zimmerman, is under review by the Wyoming State Health Officer Alexia Harrist. Nine other similar requests including for our neighboring counties Hot Springs and Park were approved on Tuesday. It also must be approved by Wyoming Attorney General Bridget Hill. Teton County was the first to have a mandate a...
WORLAND — The Worland City Council approved the appointment of council member Kreg Lombard to a working committee about the future of the Washakie County Ambulance Service (WCAS). Lombard volunteered for the assignment, noting his work as a first responder/firefighter. At the Oct. 29 Washakie County Commissioners meeting, Cody Regional Health representatives approached the county about taking over the ambulance service due to WCAS having trouble obtaining and retaining volunteers. In the letter to the mayor and council, WCAS Director Luke S...
Worland Stake Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has organized several community service projects for this Saturday. Anyone wanting to serve the community is welcome to assist in any of the projects. The Worland Stake Relief Society includes women who live in the Big Horn Basin communities of Greybull, Shell, Basin, Manderson, Hyattville, Ten Sleep, Worland, Kirby and Thermopolis. Each year the Worland Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Stake Relief Society selects a humanitarian relief project and last...
WORLAND - The American Association of Nurse Practitioners has chosen Worland's Sarah-Anne Galloway for the Wyoming's 2021 AANP Nurse Practitioner State Award for Excellence. Galloway learned of her honor through an email and letter on Oct. 28. According to the letter from the AANP, the "prestigious award is given annually to a dedicated nurse practitioner in each state who demonstrates excellence in their area of practice." Galloway said last week that she did not know she had even been...
WORLAND — With the news that the Wyoming State Fair will be one week later next year in August, the Washakie County Fair Board is considering the logistics of changing the county fair dates. Currently the county fair is set for July 25-Aug. 1. Traditionally the state fair has been a week after the county fair ended. Washakie County 4-H Educator Amber Armajo reported to the fair board at their regular monthly meeting Monday that the state fair is set for Aug. 17-21 in 2021, more than two weeks after the county fair would have ended. She said s...
WORLAND — Worland Mayor Jim Gill officially announced the vacancy in Ward 1 at last Wednesday’s regular council meeting, Nov. 6. The vacancy came open after the resignation of Delayne Renner Newton last month. Gill asked City Attorney Kent Richins if it would be a problem to wait to make the appointment until January when the new council members also take office. Richins said there would be no problem waiting for the appointment. Gill said they would advertise the vacancy and accept letters of interest. Renner Newton was elected in 2018 and...
As I write this we are waiting for election results but the polls have yet to even close. It is the waiting that is the worst and this year the waiting seems that much harder. Usually it is waiting for the results, waiting for candidates to call back with a comment or two. After 2016, we added waiting for the election fallout. Four years ago there was crying, wailing, gnashing of teeth and pleas for safe rooms. This year we again wait, wait for the tears but people are preparing for things even worse. The mainstream media has stories of... Full story
WORLAND - Worland Mayor Jim Gill won re-election Tuesday night with nearly 67% of the votes. Gill was challenged by Keith McDonald, who accepted a write-in candidacy after the August Primary. Gill received 1,470 votes to McDonald's 694 votes. There were also 32 write-in votes cast, which will not impact the election. Gill said Tuesday night, "I am extremely appreciative of the Worland voters support of my past four years of leadership. Thank you Worland. I pledge to work even harder to fulfill...
THERMOPOLIS — After all the votes were counted in East Thermopolis there is a tie for one of two council seats. There are two seats open in East Thermopolis and Gary Holbert topped the ticket among three candidates with 57 votes. Jack Kuiper and Bonnie S. Smith tied for the second seat with 48 votes apiece. Results show that one write-in vote was cast. There were also 78 under votes, meaning someone did not cast a vote or the marking was unreadable. Hot Springs County Clerk Rosemary DeSeyn said Tuesday night that she would be checking with t...
WORLAND — Although they are battling state budget cuts and a pandemic, Children’s Resource Center is continuing to provide all the early development services for young children in Worland and the Big Horn Basin. According to Heidi Dupree, family service coordinator for the CRC in Worland, they lost a couple of staff members due to state budget cuts and regionally, the CRC director closed all centers on Friday afternoons. According to the CRC Facebook page, during recent budget cuts announced by Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, “Wyoming Child...
WORLAND - What started as some Instagram posts and video blogs by Worland fifth grade teacher Vanessa Keller has resulted in some unique opportunities for both her and her students. One of the opportunities occurred on a global scale last Thursday as Worland fifth graders in Vanessa Keller's language arts classes had the opportunity to participate in a global book launch of the next Diary of A Wimpy Kid by author Jeff Kinney. Kinney has finished his 15th in the series, "The Deep End." The book...
WORLAND — This year brought its own set of challenges for the Wyoming Sugar sugar beet harvest, but in the end, all beets were harvested and with what is now considered an industry-record sugar content. Last year, Wyoming Sugar and other sugar cooperatives and companies fought hard freezes. This year there were different battles to fight. Last week, with harvest nearly complete, growers were faced with a forecast of subzero temperatures on Sunday night night. Hard work, flexible hours and determination by growers and sugar factory employees h...
Time to vote absentee in the 2020 election is beginning to run out, as absentee ballots may only be requested through Monday, Nov. 2, at 5 p.m. through the Washakie County Clerk’s office. According to Washakie County Clerk Mary Grace Strauch, there have been nearly as many ballots requested absentee as the last two election cycles combined, with 1,369 ballots sent out this year, compared to 811 in 2016 and 590 in 2018. Out of those 1,369 ballots that have been distributed, 1,187 have been returned back to the clerk’s office. Those that are sti...
WORLAND - A vision that began 13 years ago has reached fruition for Cloud Peak Chiropractic & Wellness owner Dr. Sarah Radabaugh. Radabaugh opened her business in Worland in 2007, moving to its present location at 618 Coburn in 2018. "This is my dream. I had hoped and dreamed that one day I would have a clinic with lots of different providers working together providing natural options to solve people's health issues. So this has been really fun. It's so lovely to have so many different...
“Vote early and often,” a phrase originally attributed to Al Capone, is a phrase joked about every time an election rolls around. When President Donald Trump made a comment about making sure your absentee vote has been counted and if not then go to the polls to vote people perceived that to mean he was encouraging them to “vote early and often.” I don’t believe that was the case. I believe he was telling voters to make sure their vote is counted this election. A visit with Washakie County’s election officer, Clerk Mary Grace Strauch shows that... Full story
WORLAND — Worland Building Official Randy Adams addressed the city council Tuesday night about what he called “gross misconduct” of some council members. He said, “I am addressing this Council in regard to the gross misconduct, lack of leadership, lack of judgement and lack of integrity being demonstrated by some of our city council members. You are paid and elected to represent this city, its citizens and the qualified employees who have been entrusted to enforce and abide by its rules and regulations. “My job is to interpret and enforce the a...