Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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CHEYENNE – Two bills making their way through the state legislature would effectively change the way the state receives payments from the Wyoming Lottery Commission, which has paid out approximately $7.9 million to the state as of April 2018, since 2014. As a whole, the lottery commission has reported total operating revenues of $26.2 million. House Bill 281, sponsored by the House Appropriations Committee, would require the Wyoming Lottery Commission to make a quarterly transfer of 2.5 percent of gross earned proceeds to the school Foundation... Full story
WORLAND – During the Banner Health Washakie Medical Center hospital board meeting Thursday evening, board member Wendy Sweeny offered her resignation since that she is moving to Sheridan to be closer to children and grandchildren. Wendy Sweeny, who was the elected treasurer for the board, asked board member Connie Sweeney to take over the position. Connie Sweeney agreed to take over the position until July when her term is up. The board voted unanimously for Connie Sweeney to take over the duties of treasurer for the duration of her term. In a... Full story
WORLAND - Four members of the Class of 2019 graduated early in a ceremony Monday night, prior to the commencement of the regular meeting of the Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees. A graduation party/reception for the graduates and friends and family was held prior to the board meeting in the central office. After acting chairman David Tommerup opened the regular meeting, the graduates, donned in cap and gown, were presented their diplomas by board member Dean Dupree and offe... Full story
LANDER - An attempted comeback from an 11-point deficit fell short for the Worland Lady Warriors Tuesday night. Down 53-42 to the Lander Lady Tigers with 90 seconds to play Tuesday night at Lander Valley High School, the Worland Lady Warriors girls basketball team went on a 9-0 run to cut it to 53-51 with 5.1 seconds left. With the ball at halfcourt, the Lady Warriors ran a play for sophomore forward Darla Hernandez but Hernandez was covered. Option No. 2 was sophomore guard Tymberlynn Crippen... Full story
Bernadine Watts-Wiberg Taylor died at home on January 26th 2019. She was reunited with her husband and God. She was born in Lovell, Wyoming Dec. 18, 1945 to Ella Irene (Watts) and Roy Victor Wiberg. She lived a happy and full life. Bernadine lived in many places while she was growing up in the Big Horn Basin until her parents finally settled in Burlington, WY where she graduated in 1964. She went to school to be an LPN and did part of her schooling in Denver. Then graduated from Casper College... Full story
Jayne, 75, of Phoenix, AZ passed away peacefully on January 23, 2019. She was born January 9, 1944 in the Heart Mountain Internment Camp in Wyoming and had lived in MT, CA, WA, IL, and AZ. Jayne spent several years managing The Worland Country Club as well as working for the Bureau of Land Management in Worland, WY. She was proceded in death by her parents and her sister Mickie. She is survived by her son, John Joseph (Joey) of CA; her sisters June Roll of Phoenix AZ; Alice Slagowski of... Full story