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WORLAND – Every Thursday at 11 a.m. the Worland Livestock Auction is open for business and it's not unusual to see 100 cattle or steer up for auction. Jim Newby started running the livestock auction in 2008. In 2011 he married Stacy and they've been running it together since. "We are here to support and consign cattle for our smaller producers," Stacy Newby said. Newby said their livestock auction collectively works like this: "The sellers bring their cattle in with the faith in us that we'll ge...
WORLAND – A plant pathologist identified and gave tips for treatment for two barley diseases MillerCoors LLC wants growers to know about at Friday morning WESTI Ag Days presentation. William Stump, an Extension plant pathologist, identified and gave tips for treatment for fusarium head blight and ergot. Fusarium head blight is a fungal disease that can cause disease in both barley and wheat, Stump said. “A primary symptom is come bleaching of the florets prior to maturity.” Stump said “Fusarium head blight has always been around but is becomin...
WORLAND – The Washakie County Republican Party Precinct Caucuses will be Monday Feb. 29, at 6:30 p.m. at the Worland Community Center Complex and delegates will be elected to go to the county convention and then on to the state convention. “A precinct caucus is very important for all the citizens of Washakie County to get their input in to how they want the county run, how they want the state run and ultimately … the presidential votes and U.S. House of Representatives,” Washakie County Republican Party Chairman Fred Frandson said. Delegat...
WORLAND – There was a general consensus among the farmers and burners who attended Tuesday afternoon’s public hearing for the draft of temporary Washakie County Burning Resolution. Farmers and burners do not want and do not see the point of burning regulations. The public hearing was attended by almost 20 burners and farmers, the Washakie County Commissioners, Washakie County Clerk Mary Grace Strauch and John Walker of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality. Quickly, many of farmers expressed their dismay over the regulations. One far...
WORLAND – Worland High School will host the 34th annual “Worlando Beach Classic” Forensics Tournament in early March and is in need of volunteer judges. The tournament is annually held at schools around the state of Wyoming and Worland High School has hosted the tournament several times already. The tournament will take place March 4 and 5, and Rick Dorn, the speech coach, is asking interested community members to volunteer as judges. Volunteers will be needed March 4 from 12:45 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Worla...
WORLAND – Worland will find out if it loses its municipality air service eligibility by February 24 according an order issued from the United States of America Department of Transportation. This is a tentative decision from The Department of Transportation issued by an order Feb. 4 that states its "directing interested persons to show cause as to why the Department should not terminate the eligibility of Worland under the Essential Air Service (EAS) program and allow Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd t...
WORLAND - The public is invited to give their input and comment for a draft of temporary Washakie County Burning Resolution. The public meeting will take place at 4 p.m. Feb. 16 in the Conference Room at the Worland Community Center Complex. The draft of the temporary regulations authorizes the Washakie County Fire Warden, Chris Kocher, “to issue temporary burn restrictions as needed which it shall at his discretion be in effect during times of National Weather Service issued Red Flag Warning and High Wind Warning in any and all locations of W...
WORLAND - Two dollars an hour turned into a near 45-year career for one City of Worland employee, granted there were a few raises along the way. Last Friday Gary Gerber retired from the Department of Public Works as the co-supervisor of Water and Sewer. Gerber was two months shy of making 45 years on the job. As a supervisor, Gerber said his main responsibilities were supervising the crew on water and sewer projects. Water and sewer projects include water repair, water breaks, and sewer lines...
WORLAND – Possible legislation changes to Title 25 gathered commissioners, sheriffs, police, attorneys, counseling directors and legislators for an educational meeting Friday, Jan. 26 at the Worland Community Complex Center. Title 25 pertains to involuntary hospitalization of mentally ill persons. Under Title 25 chapter 10 a person may be involuntary hospitalized by "a written statement by the applicant and by an examiner that the proposed patient has refused to submit to examination by an e...
WORLAND – The Washakie County School District No. 1 Board awarded a contract bid for air conditioning renovations on Monday night. Rawhide Mechanical Pluming, a contracting company out of Cody, was awarded the bid for the renovations to the high school’s air conditioning system. The total bid was for $1,360,698, and includes air conditioning renovation on the theater, weight room and main gym. Currently, the newer additions to the high school are air conditioned, Washakie County School District Business Manager Jack Stott said. The newer add...
WORLAND – The Washakie County School District No. 1 met Monday night 7:30 p.m. to discuss various agenda items including the resolution for the Worland Aquatic Center (WAC) endowment, staff changes and resignations. Washakie County Commissioner Terry Wolf was in attendance and asked the board to appoint two school members to the Worland Aquatic Center Joint Powers Board working group to explore options and solutions for the aquatic center and use of endowment funds. The Worland City Council appointed two members earlier in the month. School B...
WORLAND - Expect a lot of new faces in 2016. The City of Worland and Washakie County Commissioners are accepting applicants for various vacant board positions. The City of Worland is in need of a Board of Adjustment and Planning member for a three-year term. They are also looking for a Tree Board member. The Board of Adjustment and Planning handles more than just zoning, Worland Mayor Dave Duffy said. He served for nine years on the board of adjustments and said they deal with subdivisions, building site plans and solar rights. The Tree Board...
WORLAND - January is National Radon Action Month, and in Tuesday’s Washakie County Commissioner meeting, Amanda Heinemeyer, RN Nursing Manager at Washakie County Public Health, relayed information about the effects of radon and the fact that Washakie County has higher levels than the national average. According to information provided by Heinemeyer through the Wyoming Department of Health, the average national indoor radon level is 1.3 pCi/L; pCi/L stands for picocurie per liter, and means the “concentration of radon gas is not measured dir...
WORLAND – City of Worland residents will be faced with another increase in garbage pickup rates after a motion by the Worland City Council Tuesday night. The council carried a motion to approve on first reading Ordinance No. 831, which would increase garbage pickup rates by $5 per month to help cover the increase in landfill rates starting in April. 1. The landfill increase rate has been an on-going issue since a tipping fee was introduced in for the first time in September. The Washakie County Solid Waste Disposal District Board last week, a...
WORLAND – The Washakie County Solid Waste Disposal District (landfill) held a public hearing at the Worland Community Center Complex Monday Jan. 18 at 6 p.m. to answer questions and comments about the future rate increase. It was followed by the carrying of the motion to pass the $60 per ton fee. Travis Filler, solid waste district board chairman, started the meeting and said the $60 rate per ton is lowest rate that they can charge and be able to maintain and sustain the landfill. Filler said the landfill, City of Worland officials and W...
WORLAND - After months of public hearings, comprehensive plans, and revisions, the Worland Board of Adjustment and Planning Committee is requesting public input for the proposed revisions to “Chapter 24 – Zoning of the Worland City Code.” A public hearing will take place Thursday, Jan. 21, with two meetings from 5-6 p.m. and another 7-8 p.m. at the Worland Community Center Complex. Ronald Vanderpool, the planning consultant for the City of Worland, strongly encourages whoever is interested to look at the proposed revisions on the city websi...
WORLAND - The Worland City Council moved forward last week with a project to renovate Pioneer Square Park. At the Jan. 5 Worland City Council meeting, the council voted to notify the architects of their preferred option and that the council is ready to explore costs for the chosen option There was discussion about inclusion of a splash pad in the option with newly elected President of the Council Mandy Horath stating, "It's the norm to have them in your parks." With a splash pad at the Worland...
WORLAND — After deciding on an interim $30 per ton rate for commercial and municipal solid waste handlers for the months September 2015 – March 2016, the Washakie County Solid Waste Disposal District Board (WCSWDD) at their board Monday night to set up a tentative public hearing for Jan. 18. The motion for the public hearing was made by Doug Walker and seconded by Mike Hanify with a location and time for the meeting to be announced. The public hearing is to allow an opportunity for county residents to discuss the new annual rate, which wil...