Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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WORLAND – Washakie County Ambulance Service Director Luke Sypherd was recently honored with the Rising Star Award, and was one of five recipients throughout the state to receive the award from the Wyoming Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS). The ceremony for the award did happen from August 14 through 17, but Sypherd was unable to attend as he wanted to stay home with his wife, in anticipation of the birth of his first child. According to a press release from the OEMS, this award is g...
WORLAND – Patience. That is one of the most stressed words regarding the Washakie Works program, which was founded in 1995 by the late Lew Markley, and has been serving the community ever since. The program is designed to help individuals within the Worland community who may not have the ability to hold down a job because of a mental hurdle they are unable to overcome, or are unable to maintain a job because they need support to help them learn new skills that may be required to get a job. Curre...
WORLAND — The Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees met on Monday night to discuss the start of the school year, and what is to possibly come in the next couple of months. The meeting started out with the honoring of four students who received excellent marks at the Wyoming State Fair in Douglas a couple of weeks ago. These students were Luke Voss, a state champion in range judging and was high individual and top camper, Konnor Macy, Abel Vega and Koby Busch were named state c... Full story
WORLAND – Summer is officially over for Worland area students come Tuesday, Aug. 20. With multiple projects going on throughout the district over the summer, many teachers started to head back to their classrooms on Wednesday, in preparation for another school year. HIGH SCHOOL One of the large projects that happened over the summer was a sewer replacement project at Worland High School, which went a lot smoother than anticipated, according to Washakie County School District No. 1 Business M... Full story
WORLAND – The Washakie County Fair Board met Monday night to discuss the successes and failures of the 2019 Washakie County Fair. With the fair having just finished about two weeks ago, the board finalized bills and decided to discuss what they believe should be implemented next year to enhance the experience of the 2020 fair. Final figures from the paid fair events likely will not be available until all of the bills and entry fees are finalized. One of the main talking points was moving e...
WORLAND – When large blocks of ice floated down the Big Horn River and caused flooding in downtown Worland in February 2017, response to the event was huge from the community. The efforts to protect homes and the community was a huge part of the recovery effort, and removing more than 34,000 cubic yards of a sand bar from the middle of the river next to Big Horn Avenue Bridge was a major part of preventing a future catastrophe. Along with the removal of silt and sediment from the sand bar, a p...
WORLAND — The Washakie County commissioners continue to discuss the future of the Washakie County Library in Worland. A third concept of the first-floor plan was discussed at the commissioners regular meeting Tuesday morning. All plans are only conceptual at this time as the county is working to secure an estimate for the cost of the remodeling project prior to making a bid for the current, soon to be former Kennedy Ace Hardware, after the recent purchase of the old Shopko building by Lee and G...
WORLAND – Wyoming Fifth Judicial District Circuit Court Judge Ed Luhm has recently made the transition from attorney to sitting on the bench and making impactful decisions in the community. Luhm took over the bench in January from retiring Judge Tom Harrington, and has been maintaining a busy schedule ever since, as he in charge of four different courts during the week. Luhm is in charge of the courts in Worland, Thermopolis, Lovell and Basin. This transition from a lawyer for 32 years to judge... Full story
TEN SLEEP – The 19th annual Nowoodstock Ten Sleep Music Festival is set to kick off Friday, Aug. 9, and run through Sunday, Aug. 11 at Vista Park in downtown Ten Sleep. Ever since its creation in 2000, the event has exploded into a large annual event for the town of Ten Sleep. This event brings together a wide variety of music from different genres that event coordinator Pat O’Brien strives for. “I definitely shoot for variety,” O’Brien said. “I get bored at other concerts where all of the same...
WORLAND – Sometimes it can be difficult to understand what it means to be an American citizen, but one Worland resident completed his journey a couple of months ago, and gained his full citizenship. Emmanuel "Manny" Davila has had a long journey on the path to citizenship, but he finally completed his journey by attaining his citizenship for the United States on May 13, in Casper, along with 18 other people completing the oath and becoming citizens. According to Manny, this long journey began w... Full story
WORLAND – The Washakie County Commissioners officially adopted their final budget for the 2019-20, with a final budget being agreed upon of $12 million. Prior to accepting the proposed budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year, the commissioners held a conference call with the architects of the proposed floor plan for the library if it were to move in to the Kennedy ACE Hardware building, which is also dependent on an ACE move into the old Shopko building. These floor plans were evaluated and c...
WORLAND – After being under the same ownership family for 65 years, the Outdoorsman has a new set of owners in downtown Worland. Ray and Sarah Witt recently purchased the store from the Stine family on July 2, starting a new chapter in this store's long history. The Outdoorsman Sporting Goods store, located at 632 Big Horn Avenue, is the only outdoor activity-oriented store in the Worland area, and has been a staple for a community that has a large variety of outdoor activities to do in the s...
TEN SLEEP – Fourth of July festivities will kick off next Thursday, July 4 at 10 a.m. with the Ten Sleep Parade, being given the theme of “Give Me Liberty” this year. The parade leads into a full day of rodeo activities and culminates with fireworks after dark. Prizes will be awarded in the parade for the best theme of the parade, business, church group, horse entry, boy, girl, and the judges’ choice. Following the parade, the 74th annual Ten Sleep Rodeo will kick off at 1 p.m. at the rodeo g... Full story
WORLAND – Diesel Pickup Specialists (DPS) of Worland is set to host its sixth annual Dyno and Dirt Drags on Saturday morning at 8 a.m. Mykle and Amy Baugh have been owners of the company since 2006, and continue to offer bumper-to-bumper repair in order to make sure that every diesel truck is running properly. This goes along with Mykle going around the region competing in events to showcase his talents for drag racing. The day will start off by measuring the torque that comes from the rear t... Full story
WORLAND - Starting with something as simple as a handshake, Kyle "Guante" Tran Myhre brings real life problems to light through spoken word. His performance on Wednesday night, June 12, in Worland, as part of the Big Horn Basin Children's Summit, sought to inspire an audience and give the community a chance to hear some of his poems that he has performed all over the country. "Those that stuck around for Guante got a real treat," Summit organizer Bob Vines said. "His work is incredibly powerful... Full story
WORLAND – The Washakie County Fair Board voted to change the starting time and day that the youth rodeo would start during fair week. This change was brought up by board member Marty Cross, and it a motion to move the rodeo to Thursday night during fair starting at 7 p.m. was approved. With this change it forced the board to move the change time of the beef show up an hour to 2 p.m. in order to ensure that the kids would be able to get their animals washed after the show and be able to get p... Full story
WORLAND – The University of Wyoming Extension (UWE) recently welcomed Angela Michel to its Washakie County office as the new Cent$ible Nutrition educator, and Hot Springs County SNAP-Ed. Michel has a background in education and is currently enrolled in the National Nutrition Certification Program through Utah State University. The goal of the Cent$ible Nutrition Program is to "help families eat better for less." By attending classes at the local UW Extension Office, participants can learn how t...
WORLAND – The Big Horn Basin Children’s Summit will take place next Wednesday and Thursday, June 12 and 13 at Worland Middle School. This summit is being hosted by the local Child Protection Team to provide workshops that focus on the understanding of adverse childhood experiences (ACE). This event will be primarily hosted as a workshop, with all proceeds for the workshops going toward the Washakie Prevention Coalition’s Activity Pass Program. However, there will be two free events that are o...
WORLAND – Bloedorn Lumber has been a staple company of Wyoming for 100 years. To celebrate, Bloedorn of Worland will be hosting an anniversary party Saturday, June 8, at 8 a.m. running until 5 p.m. Bloedorn has been a staple of Worland since 1974, and will give back by providing food and drinks from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., with ongoing entertainment from Rattlesnake Ridge. There will be giveaways as well as a bounce house throughout the day. There will also be a car show across the street at F... Full story