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Washakie County is seeking a replacement for Deputy County Attorney Amy Smith and in doing so the commissioners agreed to increase the salary to $85,000. Washakie County and Prosecuting Attorney Tony Barton has been searching for a replacement for Deputy County Attorney Amy Smith, whose last day is Thursday, Sept. 26. Based on Barton’s information to the Washakie County Commissioners at Tuesday’s regular meeting, the deputy county attorney salary is set at $72,000 per year, which is $500 below the lowest starting offer that is currently ava...
The Ten Sleep Recreation District is soliciting bids to tidy up the island near the park along Tensleep Creek, according to a report presented at the Ten Sleep Town Council meeting Sept. 3. The foliage, brush, underbrush and the bushes along the creek and on the island are of particular concern. When the splash pad was installed 12 years ago, the then president, Rachel Casteel, cleared the entire island and planted trees. There were two suggestions for clearing the foliage. There is the possibility of bringing goats to the island. They...
To shake things up for the Youth Diversion Program, Kassie Nolting, the Youth Diversion director, is bringing in guest speakers during the life skills classes to speak on their experiences and help the students choose a safer path. The first guest speakers in the life skills class were Megan McCoy and Bobbi Douglas. They told of their recovery stories and process of what brought them to the recovery. According to Nolting, "Participants were very engaged and influenced by their narratives....
Since premium checks have not been cashed in a timely manner in the past, the Washakie County Fair Board decided to pay premiums with cash instead of checks at their regular meeting on Sept. 9. The board discussed how best to pay the premiums won at the 2024 Washakie County Fair, which are paid at the time youth turn in their record books. The board opted to pay premiums with cash since sometimes youth forget to deposit or cash checks, leaving the funds outstanding in the Fair Board’s books. OTHER BUSINESS Other business at Monday’s mee...
The old Worland Mexican/Spanish school at 100 South Third Street, now Supreme Motors, was accepted onto the National Register of Historic Places in October 2023. Now Washakie County Museum Curator Stefanie Kowalczyk, the Washakie County Preservation Commission and historian with local familial ties, Gonzalo Guzmán, with the help of the building owner, Khan Muhummad, are working toward putting signage outside of the building through the Wyoming State Parks Signs and Markers program, The...
Worland's Aubree Kruger, 17, won the title of Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2023 earlier this summer, selected by a panel of judges. This was Kruger's second year participating in pageants. "I have a friend, and she had previously done it [pageantry], but when she was telling me about it, of course, I had never done pageantry before, so I really didn't know what it was about. So after talking to her, I realized that, hey, this is like something that I could actually do," Kruger said. Her favorite part o...
There were seven write-in nominations from Tuesday’s primary election with five indicating they will accept the nominations and run for seats in Ward 1 and Ward 2. Heading into the Aug. 20 primary election, no one filed to be on the ballot for the four-year Ward 1 seat. There was a total vote of 49 write-in votes cast, but only two qualified candidates — Bill Glanz and Jeff Pomeroy. Both have accepted the nomination. Bill Glanz received 14 votes, Pomeroy 4 votes. A candidate must have a minimum of three write-in nominations. In Ward 2, no one...
Challenger Tom Schmeltzer of Worland defeated incumbent Aaron Anderson of Ten Sleep by 561 votes in the race for the four-year Washakie County Commissioner position during Tuesday's primary election. Schmeltzer won the county commissioner election with 1,309 votes. "Thank everyone for their vote," Schmeltzer said. "I look forward to serving them." Sixteen-year County Commissioner, Anderson received 748 votes. "Congratulations to Tom," Anderson said. "I appreciate all the support over the years...
A retest of Washakie County's DS200 tabulating machines last Friday, Aug. 16, was completed with results meeting all Wyoming state statutes. On Aug. 12, Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray called for a re-test of the DS200 election testing machines in counties that had errors in not meeting specific state statute. The test is called the Public Logic and Accuracy Test. According to a press release from Gray W.S. 22-11-104(b)(iii) states, '[d]uring the test a different number of valid votes...
As the school year begins anew there are many new teachers and staff greeting students. One of these new faces is Worland Middle School special education teacher Toni Orr. Orr has been teaching for many years. She started off as a substitute while she was still in college before becoming a paraeducator not long after. She went on to become an educator full time and has been one for 20 years. Originally, she wanted to go into athletic training, as she had been one during her high school years,...