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WORLAND — A Powell driver who started choking on some food ended up across the highway through a right-of-way fence and in a canal Monday afternoon. According to Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper Brandon Kidgell, Stephen Swander, 60, of Powell was driving a truck and trailer registered to Admiral Beverage northbound on U.S. 20, south of Worland. “The driver said he started choking on some food he was eating,” Kidgell said, adding that Swander started to pass out and was trying hard to maintain consciousness. “The next thing he knew he was basicall...
Cody man dies in crash near Greybull GREYBULL — A 28-year-old Cody resident died in a two-vehicle crash on Monday. According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol, on Monday, Jan. 22, a fatal crash occurred at milepost 16 on US 14 near Greybull. At 3:28 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol Troopers were dispatched to the area for a two-vehicle collision. According to the WHP report, a 1999 Kenworth semi truck and trailer pulled into a closed business to make a U-turn. The driver of the semi truck could not pull his vehicle all the way through the lot b...
CHEYENNE (AP) — Firearms manufacturer Weatherby Inc. is relocating its manufacturing operations and corporate headquarters from California to Wyoming, marking another catch by Wyoming of a company abandoning a state that isn’t as gun friendly. Weatherby’s move to Sheridan is expected to create 70 to 90 jobs and more than $5 million in annual payroll over the next five years. Company and state officials, including Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead, announced the move Tuesday at a gun industry trade show in Las Vegas. “We wanted a place where we could r...
WORLAND – According to the Wyoming Department of Health, influenza continues to be widespread across the state, going into the third week of January with 1,452 cases reported this season. “Most people, when they fall ill, don’t go to the doctor and most test results to make it to us, so it’s really hard to get an accurate account, but it continues to grow,” said Wyoming Department of health Public Information Officer Kim Deti. Deti also related that flu-related likely deaths have been reported, although none have been children or babies. ...
WORLAND - Superintendent David Nicholas' joking boast of the central office and Education Resource Center putting together the "dream team" for the Battle of the Buildings ended up being prophetic as the combined building team won the inaugural event. Co-organizer and West Side and South Side physical education teacher Brianna Scholl said the Central Office/ERC tied with Worland Middle School staff after the first eight events. The Battle of the Buildings pitted staff from each school and the...
WORLAND — Seventeen Worland High School music students were selected for All-State music groups, participating in All-State Music Jan. 15-16 in Evanston. Selected for All-State Orchestra were Dane Bennett, oboe and Caleb Fraser, bassoon. All-State Jazz Band were Jade Hefenieder, trumpet, and Andy Deniz, trombone. All-State Band members from Worland were Aaron Vigil, tuba; Anja Sheesley, flute; Katelin Scheuerman, trumpet; and Carmyn Buckman, percussion. All-State choir members from Worland were altos, Joslyn Alonzo, Lauren Anderson, Abby B...
POWELL — Park ranger Todd Johnson from the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area will be giving a multi-media talk on the creation of the Yellowtail Dam tonight. The presentation, which is part of the Powell Valley Community Education program, will start at 6 p.m. at the Fagerberg Building, Room 65 on the Northwest Community College. The talk will examine some of the social, economic, and environmental impacts of the Yellowtail Dam. “I’ve spent time in archives, examined hundreds of photos, looked at numerous primary and secondary sourc...
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Concerned about soaring health care costs, Idaho on Wednesday revealed a plan that will allow insurance companies to sell cheap policies that ditch key provisions of the Affordable Care Act. It’s believed to be the first state to take formal steps without prior federal approval for creating policies that do not comply with the Obama-era health care law. Health care experts say the move is legally dubious, a concern supported by internal records obtained by The Associated Press. Idaho Department of Insurance Director Dea...
WORLAND - Last week was a big week for the Worland Warriors wrestling team. After a 43-38 dual loss to Cody Thursday night, the Warriors regrouped in a big way by placing second at the Lander Invitational. Trailing only Star Valley, who scored 257.5 points, Worland finished second with 141.5 points and bested rival Powell who finished fourth with 112 points. Seniors Alex Beck (195-pound) and Morgan Tigner (285-pound) were the team's highest placers. Tigner finished first by defeating Star...
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Freida Keller, born to Jacob and Alice (Mills) Strecker, April 28, 1916 in Lyman, Nebraska passed away January 23, 2018. She grew up in Lyman, NE going to school until the eighth grade. Freida had eight siblings. She met the love of her life, Edward Keller Sr. in 1934. They were married February 24, 1935 in Mitchell, NE. The newlyweds worked for her parents and later Freida, Ed, her oldest two children, and her parents moved to Hardin, MT. They worked for her parents until 1936, then Ed took a... Full story
William Gordon ("Bill") Renner, 90, was the youngest of four sons born on Oct. 18, 1927 to Homer Glenn Renner and Ethel Grace Simpson Renner. He and his mom, Grace, spent his first few months in a small and still-existent cabin on the banks of Ten Sleep Creek, just beyond the mouth of the canyon and a few miles east of Ten Sleep. Then they rejoined the rest of the family on the Renner homestead just west of Red Dick Canyon on the Big Horn / Washakie County line. During his youth (and especially... Full story