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WORLAND - The Worland Solid Waste District is looking to raise additional revenue to stay solvent, and will begin charging fees to use the Worland dump. During the Aug. 18 meeting of the Washakie County Commission, it was announced that the waste district is considering charging tipping fees. Commission Chairperson Aaron Anderson told the Northern Wyoming Daily News that the fee schedule is the result of not having enough money to keep the landfill operational. County Clerk Mary Grace Strauch sa...
WORLAND - Every student at Worland High School is unstoppable. That will be Craig Conrad's message to youth next week when he travels to Worland to speak to WHS students. Conrad, a Colorado-based motivational speaker, will speak to WHS students at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday and to the Worland community at 7 p.m. Wednesday. His talks will be at the high school and Worland Middle School Auditorium, respectively. Union Wireless is a sponsor of the event, paying for half of Conrad's $3,750 speaking fee and...
WORLAND — Washakie County commissioners are moving forward with a plan to update the phone system in the Washakie County Courthouse, particularly with the phones in the Washakie County Dispatch Center. The current system is causing a bit of a headache for the sheriff’s office, where the dispatch center is housed, according to Washakie County Sheriff Steve Rakness. In some cases, dispatchers receive 911 calls, but are unaware that they are emergency calls until they speak with the person on the other end of the line, but the calls are still goi...
WORLAND - While visiting Worland and Washakie County leaders Monday, Wyoming Governor Matt Mead said it may be time for the state to consider dipping into the state's nearly $2 billion rainy day fund due to declining mineral prices. State Representative Mike Greear, R-Worland, believes it is too soon to decide whether to use the emergency fund or not. Mead predicted the state will receive less revenue this year, but he couldn't pinpoint how much. During the 2015 General Session of the Wyoming St...
WORLAND - Youth are finding more creative and dangerous ways to consume drugs and alcohol, according to Officer Jermaine Galloway with the Boise, Idaho Police Department. Galloway was in Worland Thursday for two workshops to discuss not only the dangers that drugs and alcohol pose to the nation's youth but the new ways they are finding to consume illegal substances, particularly marijuana. "High in Plain Sight" was the title of Galloway's discussion. At Thursday night's workshop, he told the...
WORLAND - Firefighters have begun demobilizing after fighting the Billy Creek Fire, a fire which was ignited by a Sunday, Aug. 9 lightning strike on the Nature Conservancy's Ten Sleep Preserve southeast of Ten Sleep. According to a press release issued by Worland Fire Protection District No. 1, upon arrival, crews were unable to gain access with engines to suppress the fire. Due to the lack of vehicular access, helicopters and fixed wing aircraft were utilized to slow the fire's growth and make...
WORLAND - With the end of barley harvest upon the Big Horn Basin, farmers are in the process of burning their fields in preparation of planting for next season. One Worland resident is concerned with the health effects of burning fields. Bill Williamson told the Northern Wyoming Daily News that he is experiencing negative health effects which he believes is due to burning barley fields. "Everybody complains every year. "It affects me. It gets hard to breathe. You get up in the morning and your...
WORLAND - Parents concerned about their children abusing alcohol and illegal drugs including marijuana will have the opportunity to learn more information this Thursday. "Officer Jermaine Galloway's workshop details current alcohol and drug trends and culture. It will open your eyes to cutting edge information that anyone who works with youth should know. Galloway is passionate about education and enforcement when it comes to substance abuse prevention. An Idaho law enforcement officer since...
WORLAND - Growing up in Greybull, Patrick Harrington dreamed of someday playing the annual Nowoodstock Music Festival in Ten Sleep, having attended the festival nearly every year since its inception. Tonight, Harrington and the rest of The Libby Creek Original will take the stage at Nowoodstock at the Ten Sleep Town Park. "It's always been my dream to play at Nowoodstock," Harrington said. Harrington fronts the Laramie-based band. He returned with the band to play in Worland last February, but...
WORLAND — A grand jury has indicted Jesus Yeizon Deniz, 18, of Worland. Investigators with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Federal Bureau of Investigation allege that Deniz shot and killed Jason and Tana Shane near Pryor, Mont., Wednesday, July 29. Their daughter, Jorah Shane, was also wounded while escaping the scene. The charges on which Deniz was indicted were not immediately available at deadline, but documents filed in the Montana District of U.S. District Court indicate that Deniz was indicted Thursday morning in Great Falls, Mont. C...
WORLAND — Worland City Council members moved forward with an ordinance which would allow business owners to reside in the same building as their businesses. Business owners would require the approval of the Worland Board of Adjustment and Planning Commission. The proposed ordinance affects businesses on North 10th Street and Big Horn Avenue east of Loaf and Jug, among other locations, Worland City Attorney Kent Richins said during the meeting. Richins said the ordinance is intended, in part, to deal with blighted areas in Worland. “We tho...
WORLAND - A Worland man is facing murder charges in connection with the shooting deaths that occurred Wednesday near Pryor, Mont. Jesus Yeizon Deniz, 18, of Worland, appeared in the Montana District of U.S. District Court in Billings Friday. According to criminal complaint filed by Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, on July 29 at approximately 10:11 a.m., Crow Reservation Dispatch received report of a shooting near Pryor. The first law enforcement officers on the scene observed a deceased...
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WORLAND - A Worland man has allegedly confessed to federal investigators that he was the shooter that left two dead and another injured. Jesus Deniz, 18, of Worland, was identified as the suspect Wednesday. Deniz attended Worland High School, dropping out his sophomore year. Worland High School Principal Kevin Smith called the event a tragedy and emphasized that Deniz is only alleged to have committed the crime. "This is certainly a tragedy not only for the members of the Pryor community but...
Shark Twain provided the live music Wednesday night at the Washakie County Fair....
WORLAND - With the Washakie County Fair going into full-swing this week, area residents will have the opportunity to see a rapidly growing Wyoming music act tonight at the Washakie County Fairgrounds. The Chancey Williams and the Younger Brothers Band will take the stage at 7 p.m. According to press information released by the band, Chancey Williams was "raised on a ranch near the small town of Moorcroft where his mom is a recently retired school teacher; his dad and brother ranch and his other...
WORLAND - A fire that occurred Wednesday, July 14 has been ruled as an accidental fire, but a specific cause has yet to be determined, according to Worland Fire Department Chief Chris Kocher. It is unknown when a cause will be determined, Kocher said. "We're still looking to process all of the information," Kocher said. At 5:11 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, Washakie County Dispatch received a call regarding a structure fire located at 1310 B Lane 12. By the time firefighters arrived on the scene at...
WORLAND — The Wyoming Highway Patrol is investigating a diabetic incident as the possible cause of a fatal crash that occurred Wednesday at about 4:25 p.m. According to Wyoming Highway Patrol Lt. Karl Germain, Michael Foster, 58, of Worland was traveling westbound on U.S. 16 when his 1997 Geo ran off the road and struck a power pole. Foster, the vehicle’s sole occupant was pronounced dead at the scene, a few miles east of Worland. Germain said Foster briefly left the roadway before entering a sideways slide. The vehicle then began sliding bac...
Wyoming law prohibits public employees from naming persons charged in connection with crimes of a sexual nature until they are bound over to district court or convicted in circuit court. The cases for the two defendants referred to in this article are currently in circuit court. One defendant will face a preliminary hearing during which it will be determined whether or not probable cause exists for him to face trial in district court. The other defendant will face trial in circuit court; if convicted, his name will be made available to the...
WORLAND —A husband and wife are charged with conspiracy to commit forgery in Washakie County Circuit Court in Worland. The Cynthia and Justin Fabela originally wrote 15 fraudulent checks for a total of $1,515. The Fabelas waived their right to a speedy trial Monday. A time and date for a preliminary hearing has not been set. According to an affidavit of probable cause, on May 28, the alleged victim went to the Washakie County Law Enforcement Center to report check fraud. The victim reported that someone had stolen her checks. She presented t...
heduled meeting Tuesday, the Washakie County Commission discussed detailed plans for county maintenance crews for the upcoming county fair. Building and maintenance supervisor Tom Schmeltzer addressed the commission and said his largest concern was cleaning up after the pig wrestling event. “I think the guy who makes the mess ought to clean it up. I’m talking about the guy who brings the pigs in and makes the mess. He ought to be able to help. That’s my only problem there,” Schmeltzer said. The pig wrestling event is scheduled for 6 p.m., Monda...
WORLAND — Worland City Council members discussed a proposed new ambulance entrance at Washakie Medical Center during their regular scheduled meeting Tuesday night. The proposed new entrance is on Howell Avenue at 15th Street between the Worland VA Clinic and Cloud Peak Lighthouse. Councilperson Mandy Horath said she was concerned about putting an entrance for an ambulance at that location due to its close proximity to South Side Elementary School and a designated crosswalk that crosses South 15th Street at Howell Avenue. Councilperson Dennis K...
WORLAND - Washakie County Commissioners will approve the 2015 – 2016 fiscal year budget at their meeting today. Barring no amendments during today's regularly scheduled meeting, the county will pass a $13.3 million budget for the 2015 – 2016 fiscal year. The meeting is slated to begin at 9 a.m. today. The commission held its annual public budget hearing yesterday. Despite there being roughly a half-dozen attendees, no one chose to address the commission. The hearing was adjourned after only 2 mi...
WORLAND — A Casper man pleaded guilty Monday in connection with heated events that occurred at Rendezvous Lounge in Worland. Daniel Jensen pleaded guilty to simple assault in Washakie County Circuit Court in Worland Monday. The original charges stem from an incident involving a hot-headed Jensen and a can of pepper spray. According to an affidavit of probable cause, while at Rendezvous Lounge in Worland during the early morning hours of July 1, Jensen sprayed pepper spray into the fan at the bar. The employee who was working at the time told p...
WORLAND — Additional charges have been filed in connection with a high-speed chase that occurred last week. According to an affidavit of probable cause, before his initial appearance in Washakie County Circuit Court Thursday, July 9, Adam Sanchez of Worland made threats regarding Worland Police Department Sergeant Sean Duffy to a Washakie County Sheriff’s Office detention deputy. At approximately 9 a.m., the deputy escorted Sanchez to Washakie County Circuit Court. After arriving in court, Sanchez was served with charging documents in con...