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THERMOPOLIS – State Rep. John Winter, who represents portions of Big Horn, Fremont, Hot Springs and Park counties for House District 28, says that there is a lot of work to do on a wide variety of topics in the General Session of the Wyoming Legislature begins Jan. 10, 2023. Winter, who has served in the House District 28 since 2019, will maintain his roles as a member of the House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee and of the House Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources Committee. He is currently working...
Talented band and choir students from Worland High School have been selected to perform at the state level and beyond in winter 2023. All State Band and Choir participants submitted an audition and were selected to participate in All-State Music in Sheridan on Jan. 16-17 with musicians from other Wyoming schools. Representing the Worland High School band will be Jacob Durrant playing bassoon, Canton Green playing trombone, Lucas Hamer playing trombone, Ethan Miller playing oboe and Harley...
WORLAND — Each year Pinnacle Bank sponsors the Festival of Trees to raise funds that is then donated to many local non-profit organizations. Funds are raised through the auction, which was Friday, Dec. 2, with many businesses and organizations decorating trees, wreaths and more for the auction. Some decorators have participated for many years, with different reasons on why they are involved in helping their community. Nikki Donahue, a decorator and owner/broker for Berkshire Hathaway Hake R...
WORLAND – The Winchester Bridge is planned to be relocated from its current location over Cottonwood Creek on Washakie County Road 86 to be displayed outside the Washakie Museum and Cultural Center. Road and Bridge Superintendent Stuart Bower told the Washakie County Commissioners during the monthly meeting on Tuesday Dec. 6 that the project to relocate the historic structure was ready to proceed despite complications. Previously, the bridge was planned to have old, possibly hazardous paint removed before bringing it into the city, but amid d...
WORLAND – A ceremony to honor the names decorating the Worland Memory Tree will be held tonight, Thursday, Dec. 8 in the conference room of the Worland Community Center Complex at 7 p.m. The Memory Tree is an annual fundraising event put on by supporters and athletes of Washakie County Special Olympics. For a $5 donation, patrons can assign the name of a loved one, living or nonliving, to be written on an ornament. These ornaments are then hung on the Memory Tree, a large fir located on the s...
WORLAND – The Worland High School drama team is ready to head to Gillette to compete in the Wyoming State Thespian Festival Dec. 8 - 10. This year marks the first year that the Wyoming State Thespian Festival will be held fully in-person since the COVID-19 pandemic. Forty-six WHS students will be competing: SENIORS Brayden Davila, one event; TeAnna Diede, three events; Jacob Durrant, four events; Zach Fernandez, one event; Collin Ketterling, three events; Matt Lawton, one event; Ian Paxton, three events; and Jorden Valli, three events. J...
WORLAND – The Washakie County School District No. 1 board meeting Monday began by recognizing Don Bryant for serving 30 years as a member of the school board. Bryant received the Champion of Education Award from Superintendent Tawn Argeris to celebrate his devotion and commitment to education. Board members and administrators shared stories of Bryant's direct involvement in ensuring that Washakie County School District No. 1 youth all receive the best education possible. Duane Whitlock was a...
WORLAND – Local law enforcement agencies are preparing for the upcoming Shop with a Cop event. Washakie County Sheriff Steve Rakness describes the event as “a way for law enforcement and the community at large to give back to kids that are in need.” The event will be Saturday, Dec. 10 starting at 10 a.m. at the Homeland Security Building at the fairgrounds. This will be the fourth year for the event in Washakie County. Shop with a Cop aims to establish a positive relationship between local youth and law enforcement officers, and it gives child...
WORLAND – Ryan Leaf gave a presentation of his life story and his battle with addiction at the Worland High School gym on the morning of Nov. 18. Leaf, the second overall draft pick in the 1998 NFL Draft, played quarterback in the NFL for four years before retiring. Following his retirement, he struggled with an addiction to prescription drugs that caused him legal trouble beginning in 2010, ultimately resulting in a 32-month prison sentence which ended in 2014. During his prison sentence he b...
WORLAND – Former state senator Gerald “Jerry” Geis is being remembered this month as a thoughtful and great statesman by friends and colleagues Jerry passed away on Nov. 2 surrounded by his family in Loveland, Colorado. His friend and former colleague in the Wyoming Senate, U.S. Senator John Barrasso, said that Geis was his friend and mentor, and that he was thoughtful and great to work with. He said his favorite memory of him was “a time in the state senate where someone was talking about all the federal money we could get if we did somethi...
WASHAKIE COUNTY – Today, Nov. 10 is the last day to apply for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). According to Kassie Nolting with Wyo Help, ERAP was created using money from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to assist qualifying low income households in paying their rent and utilities. It began in 2021, and was intended to continue until 2025. Due to concerns of running out of funds, ERAP will no longer accept new applicants after Nov 10. It is currently not clear what this means for those already e...
WORLAND – First enacted in 1990, Washakie County’s optional lodging tax will once again appear on the ballot Tuesday. The tax is voted on every four years and has been approved every cycle since its introduction, most recently receiving a 75.87% vote in favor of it in 2018. Washakie County Tourism Board Vice-Chairman George Sheaff said “I’ve served three terms on the board, and I feel pretty good about what we’ve done in totality, and I think that’s reflected in the voter approval.” The Washakie County lodging tax collects 4% of payments made...
WORLAND – Kurt Johnson sat in on his first meeting as a member of the Washakie Medical Center Hospital Board on Tuesday, Oct 25. Johnson, who was appointed by the county commissioners, was born and raised outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the city of Bloomington. He has a background in education, having earned his doctorate in history and working as a university professor for five years. He later moved to Berlin, Germany, in 2016 to work and teach at a museum. He lived in Germany for five years. During the COVID pandemic he and his f...