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WORLAND – The Worland Middle School hosted two candidates from the two major parties on Friday, to take questions from students and explain their partyies' platforms. Marty Throne, Democratic candidate for governor, and Terry Wolf, Republican county commissioner, represented the two parties and fielded questions for over an hour on a variety of subjects. Thorne addressed the students first, explaining how she worked as a state legislator to decrease standardized testing in schools, and s...
WORLAND – Voters across the state have the opportunity to request an absentee ballot, starting today, in advance of the general election on Nov. 6. In addition to candidates for public office, Washakie county voters will be able to vote for a continuance of a 4 percent lodging tax, and a general tax of one cent for a variety of use. Seven tax-entitled entities, the City of Worland, the Town of Ten Sleep, the Worland and Ten Sleep senior centers, the Worland Community Center, Crisis Prevention and Response Center and Worland Fire Protection D...
WORLAND – The Washakie County Commission met Tuesday to further discuss recommendations for one county wilderness area, and ultimately approved the Washakie County’s Wyoming Public Lands Initiative (WPLI) Advisory Committee’s recommendation for the Honeycombs Wilderness Study Area. Washakie County’s Wyoming Public Lands Initiative (WPLI) Advisory Committee ended a year-long consensus process last month, and sent to commissioners three recommendations to determine best-use for county wilderness study areas (WS The original goal of the WPLI gr...
WORLAND – Washakie County Commissioners heard concerns from the county Maintenance Department, Sheriff’s Office, County Attorney’s Office and Lighthouse staff after damages to the Lighthouse facility, due to several episodes from out-of-county patients. The seven-bed Lighthouse center run by Cloud Peak Counseling, houses almost 70 patients per year, per average, from Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park, Fremont and Washakie counties. A 2017 expansion brought more room to the facility, with a social detox and high risk area, at a total cost of $97,0...
WORLAND – Firefighting crews from several agencies are on the scene of an estimated 2,500-acre fire roughly 30 miles south of Worland, (7 miles north of Thermopolis) on Black Mountain Road, affecting both private and public lands. First reported at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, the fire quickly spread due to dry conditions. Agencies responding include Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Hot Springs State Park and fire crews from Thermopolis and Worland. According to the BLM, the teams had the fire 75 percent contained by Friday e...
TEN SLEEP – The Alliance for Historic Wyoming (AHW) has a traveling exhibit at the Ten Sleep Library this month, and features historic libraries from across the state, financed by steel magnate Andrew Carnegie. At one time the richest man in America, Carnegie began financing community libraries in 1883. With small grants of around $12,000, Carnegie provided the building and furniture to any community that requested a library, while the community was responsible for the maintenance, books and s...
WORLAND – The Washakie County Fair Board met Monday evening to approve vouchers and discuss attendance and maintenance issues at the 2018 county fair. Worland-Ten Sleep Chamber of Commerce members, along with Director Cathy Orchard, were in attendance to address ideas for helping the fair advertise and attract more people going forward. “There could be better ways to promote the fair,” said Orchard, noting that the chamber would like to start planning now, before requesting a budget in January. Both the fair board and chamber agreed that the f...
WORLAND – A ballot petition to allow Wyoming voters to join 19 states in overturning Citizens United is coming to close, with only a few weeks until the petition has to be turned over to the Secretary of State for the state of Wyoming. Wyoming Promise was started last year, with the stated goal of calling for a 28th Amendment to the Constitution to overturn Citizens United, a 2010 Supreme Court decision that opened the door for corporations to spend unlimited amounts in direct support of political candidates, and the creation of Super PACs (...
TEN SLEEP – The Ten Sleep Town Council held a public meeting during their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, to hear public comments before the first reading of an ordinance that would effectively annex property into the town limits. The .789 acre property, known as the James Anderson annexation, is located on the east boundary of town limits, north of Highway 16. The property, intended for eventual annexation, has already been prepared with sewer and water infrastructure stubbed up to the property line. As there was no public opposition t...
WORLAND – Washakie County Commissioners moved ahead on two proposals made by the county’s Wyoming Public Lands Initiative working group. The original goal of the WPLI group was to reach a consensus as to the use of the Wilderness Study Areas in the county, through public input. The primary areas of concentration in Washakie County include the Honeycombs (located between Ten Sleep and Worland), Cedar Mountain (south of Winchester and shared with Hot Springs County) and Bobcat Draw (in the northwest corner of the county, shared with Big Horn Cou...
WORLAND – During the first meeting of the Washakie County Commission for September, the county agreed to provide matching funds to a grant to purchase enhanced security devices for the Fifth Judicial District Circuit Court facility. As presented by Washakie County Sheriff Steve Rakness and Circuit Court Judge Tom Harrington, the county stands to receive $23,106 for added security from the Department of Homeland Security, and have outlined purchases totaling $24,000 to meet requirements outlined by the state. The Sheriff’s Office proposes the...
WORLAND – Washakie County commissioners will meet Tuesday to hear department reports, and review recommendations made by the county’s Wyoming Public Lands Initiative working group with Hot Springs County commissioners. The original goal of the WPLI group was to reach a consensus as to the use of the wilderness study areas in the county, through public input. The primary areas of concentration in Washakie County include the Honeycombs (located between Ten Sleep and Worland), Cedar Mountain (south of Winchester and shared with Hot Springs Cou...
WORLAND – On Thursday, Washakie County Youth Alternatives Administrator Sheri Gunderson was notified that the county was one of three state recipients of a national Drug–Free Communities Support Program grant, awarded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). The $125,000 grant will support the efforts of the Washakie Prevention Coalition (WPC) in preventing and reducing youth substance use in Washakie County. The county will also be abl...
WORLAND — With only one day left to file, local school board races see few new filings. For Washakie County School District No. 1 (Worland), current board members Terri Logan, Duane Whitlock and Don Bryant have filed for re-election. Anna Venable’s seat is also up for election, however, she announced earlier that she was undecided on whether to seek another term. In Washakie County School District No. 2 (Ten Sleep), there are two board seats up, currently held by Tessia Greet and Jane Thurston. Megan Truman has filed for one of the fou...
WORLAND – Six candidates for three wards in Worland qualified for the November ballot after Tuesday’s primary election, thanks to a majority of write-in votes from city voters. The Office of County Clerk issued certified letters of notification to the candidates on Thursday, and they will have five days upon receipt to reply if they want to seek the office. If they choose to seek office, they must file and pay the filing fee. For Ward 1 (a four-year term), Joe P. Vigil received six qualifying votes, while Gerald F. Alexander and Delayne Ren...
WORLAND – Washakie County Commissioners met Tuesday to hear department reports, and reviewed recommendations made by the county’s Wyoming Public Lands Initiative working group. Attended by only a few members of the WPLI working group, Commissioner Aaron Anderson noted during the meeting that the WPLI recommendation process “was more challenging than I thought it would be.” The original goal of the WPLI group was to reach a consensus as to the use of the Wilderness Study Areas in the county, through public input. The primary areas of concent...
WORLAND – Washakie County Commissioners Fred Frandson and Terry Wolf hold their places on the November ballot, after both incumbents beat challenger Christapher Godfrey in Tuesday’s primary election. Frandson received 1,992 total votes, Wolf 1,501 and Godfrey 473 in the final count. A total of 2,210 Washakie County voters turned out to the polls, voting for a variety of state and local offices. District 27 Representative Mike Greear ran unopposed, receiving 1,647 county votes in Washakie County and 163 votes in Big Horn County. County Att...
WORLAND – Washakie County Commissioners will meet today to review recommendations made by the county’s Wyoming Public Lands Initiative working group, with a public comment period and the commission’s final recommendation to follow. The goal of the WPLI group was to reach a consensus as to the use of the Wilderness Study Areas in the county, through public input. The primary areas of concentration in Washakie County include the Honeycombs (located between Ten Sleep and Worland), Cedar Mountain (south of Winchester and shared with Hot Sprin...
WORLAND - The Worland Business & Professional Women's organization hosted a non-partisan candidate forum Thursday evening at the Worland Community Center, where candidates for local and state offices gathered to introduce themselves, and hand out information. Around 65 people attended the event, including the candidates and staff. Given five minutes for opening statements before meeting with voters and taking questions, the forum started with candidates for the U. S. House of Representatives....
WORLAND – Washakie County Commissioners met Tuesday to review the tax levies for 2018-19, and consider a plan to restrict two county roads to local traffic only, enforced by ordinance. As explained by Commissioners Aaron Anderson and Fred Frandson, Washakie 10 (east of Worland) and Lower Nowood Road (west and northwest of Ten Sleep) are currently suffering from over-use by out-of-area semi-trucks and tourist traffic, along with frequent non-residents that break the speed limit, endangering residents of those corridors. Under the county’s pro...
WORLAND – The Washakie County Commission will meet today to review department reports, evaluate tax levies, and hear from one member regarding recommendations for county wilderness areas. Washakie County’s Wyoming Public Lands Initiative (WPLI) Advisory Committee met last Wednesday at the Washakie County Extension Office, in a final move to end a year-long consensus process, and send to the commissioners three recommendations to determine best-use for county wilderness study areas (WSA). Although in May the group agreed on wording to move for...
TEN SLEEP – The Ten Sleep Town Council will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. at town hall to hear regular department reports, report on an upcoming sales tax initiative and get an update on the town’s ongoing U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) project to fix side streets. For Ten Sleep, the largest town costs go toward maintaining city-owned properties, including town hall, the fire hall, museum and park and the senior center. “It’s really hard to get money for roads and streets,” explained Haggerty, noting that a USDA loan helped upgrade the town...
WORLAND — Washakie County’s Wyoming Public Lands Initiative (WPLI) Advisory Committee met Wednesday at the Washakie County Extension Office, in a final move to end a year-long consensus process, and send to the commissioners three recommendations to determine best-use for county wilderness study areas (WSA). Although in May the group agreed on wording to move forward with recommendations, on Wednesday, representatives of the agriculture, energy and conservation district changed their votes, effectively stripping one area of pre...
WORLAND -Washakie County’s Wyoming Public Lands Initiative (WPLI) Advisory Committee presented the public with their recommendations for the county’s Wilderness Study Areas (WSAs), last month, and the public comment period officially came to an end July 16. Tonight, the group will consider all comments before submitting final recommendations to the county commission for approval. The group will meet at the Washakie County Fairgrounds at 6 p.m. The goal of the WPLI group was to reach a consensus as to the use of the WSAs in the county, thr...
WORLAND – A series of local fires and smoke reports kept area firefighters busy this weekend, most notably on two fires south of Worland. Bureau of Land Management Bighorn/Wind River District spokesperson Sarah Beckwith said that the 2,448-acre Potter Butte Fire south of Worland is now 100 percent contained, per the BLM at noon on Saturday. The fire affected 2,248 acres of private and public land. A 3 p.m. on Saturday, firefighting units from Washakie and Hot Springs counties, the BLM, Bureau of Indian affairs and Forest Service responded to a...