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Happy Valentine's Week. Blairs, Bomgaars and Sutherland inserts in today's paper. Did you know that February 14th is the second largest card giving day of the year, just after Christmas? This year, it’s expected that 1 billion cards will be exchanged around the world....
The Wyoming Legislature 2020 budget session began Monday and things have already been moving fast and furious in this 24-day session. There is nearly 300 pieces of legislation that have been filed. Some will not even make the two-thirds vote for introduction, in fact seven died on the first day failing introduction. Some will die in committee some will not advance from one legislative hour to the other, but there will be a good number that make it all the way to the governor’s desk to be signed into law. Some bills are only ... Full story
WORLAND - The first Game and Fish Youth Conservationist of the Year, Isabelle Burky of Worland, will be recognized at the 2020 Wyoming Outdoor Hall of Fame Banquet March 20 in Cody. The award acknowledges a Wyoming youth who has shown enthusiasm and leadership in the outdoors and conservation. Burky is a senior at Worland High School, and has worked in Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Glacier national parks where she's constructed trails, monitored wildlife, repaired historic cabins and helped...
WORLAND – Meteorologist Don Day Jr. of DayWeather Radio Network kicked off WESTI Ag Days at the Worland Community Center with his keynote address regarding climate change. Day started the address for the Wyoming Extension’s Strategically and Technologically (WESTI) Ag Days by talking about the basic building blocks that constitute the current climate change scenarios that are being reported on by both the media and government. Day positioned himself as a “lukewarmer” or someone who underst...
WORLAND – The Washakie County Fair Board introduced their newest member at their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday night, Feb. 10. The new member is Shane Wiggins, a recently retired community member who loves rodeos and judging. Wiggins recently moved back to Worland with his wife in July, but had previously lived here for more than a dozen years after moving around the region. After one meeting without a full board, Wiggins will join Jeff Lapp who was voted as president, Marty Cross as v...
LARAMIE — At least 14 legislators are backing a bill that would prevent the University of Wyoming from regulating firearms on campus. As with other previous failed legislation, Senate File 88 would require UW to allow the carrying of concealed weapons on in campus buildings and at athletic events. The Legislature’s staunchest supports of gun rights have again introduced a bill, Senate File 88, that would prevent the University of Wyoming from regulating the possession of firearms on campus. The 2020 version of the “repeal gun-free zones... Full story
CHEYENNE — Wyoming residents are encouraged to use the Wyoming Legislature’s Website to track legislation and participate in policymaking during the 2020 Budget Session in Cheyenne. The Web address is www.wyoleg.gov and is continually updated as each bill moves through the legislative process. A variety of resources can be found on the site including all legislation and amendments sponsored by legislative committees and individual members. The text of each bill is posted on the Legislature’s Website as soon as the legislation is assigned a bil... Full story
CHEYENNE – Gov. Mark Gordon gave his second State of the State address Monday morning, offering proposals to protect Wyoming’s energy industries and emphasizing the state’s need to find long-term ways to fund its education system. Gordon’s speech in the House chamber of the Capitol marked the beginning of the 65th Wyoming Legislature’s budget session, which will last until mid-March. With the state facing a structural revenue deficit projected to grow in coming years, Gordon said his budget aims to start a serious conversation about the state...
GILLETTE — A Campbell County state legislator has withdrawn a controversial bill he’d proposed on firearms reporting for national background checks. Rep. Bill Pownall, a Republican who serves on the Judiciary Committee, has withdrawn House Bill 59 from consideration in the state Legislature’s 24-day budget session that started Monday. The bill and its sponsor have been the target of much criticism on social media since it came up for introduction. It would have had to receive a two-thirds majority vote in the House just to be considered, which...
WORLAND — A desire to bring Christian bands to Worland whenever possible and whenever feasible has led Worland High School drama and speech and debate coach Rick Dorn to bring back Sidewalk Prophets to town. The Christian band will bring their Smile tour to Worland next Tuesday, Feb. 18, at the Worland Middle School Auditorium at 7 p.m. “The folks really enjoyed the concert last time they came in 2017. The band is very reasonable and were willing to come for ticket sales and covered concert costs,” Dorn said. He said he works with area churc...
TEN SLEEP – Ten Sleep’s monthly recycling drive needs help. Each month for the past several years, a volunteer group in Ten Sleep has loaded up a trailer of that town’s plastics, paperboard, food cans, old newspapers and magazines, and driven it from the Ten Sleep Transfer Station to a recycling center in Buffalo. As with most volunteer operations, the number of folks who can help may run low with the passage of time. Right now, Ten Sleep has an urgent need for volunteers, according to organizer Megan Truman. Recycling in Ten Sleep takes place...
THERMOPOLIS — The future of two key concession contracts at Hot Springs State Park remains unclear. Last November, Wyoming State Parks issued Requests for Proposals to operate Days Inn and Star Plunge for a minimum five-year period, and perform close to $3 million of critical deferred maintenance at these facilities. The work would need to be done by the end of 2022. Wyoming State Parks’ estimate of what it will cost to bring Days Inn’s critical deferred maintenance up to date comes to almost $1.3 million. For Star Plunge it is nearly $1.4...
John Franklin Rayburn passed away at his home on February 5, 2020. John was born in Worland on August 3, 1953 to Loyd Kenneth and Mildred Ann (Mills) Rayburn. He received his education in Worland. He worked at various jobs in the community. He enjoyed carpentry and helping friends with different odd jobs. John had a magnetic personality and never met a stranger. He will be remembered for his infectious smile and kindness. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister-in-law, Nancy.... Full story
Katherine E. Brewster, 90-year-old Ten Sleep resident, passed away February 7, 2020 at Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Katherine was born on November 6, 1929 in Harrison, Nebraska, the youngest of 4 children born to Thomas Lee and Elsie (Leeling) Lewis. She spent her early years in Harrison, moving to Lusk in 1939 with her family. She graduated from Lusk High School in 1948. Her family lived on a ranch which meant that in order for her to attend high school, she would have to stay... Full story
Margaret E Scranton (October 25, 1922 – February 10, 2020) God came calling for a flower gardener early on February 10, 2020. Margaret was born October 25, 1922 at Powell, Wyoming. She was the daughter of Henry H. and Jennie (Kilgore) Sedwick. She was a proud alumnus of Powell High School, graduating with the class of 1940. She attended Seventy years in a row without missing a PHS alumni event. She entered nurses training at St. Vincent's School of Nursing in Billings, Montana under the Cadet N... Full story
Violet Elaine Lee, 89, passed away February 6, 2020, at the Worland Healthcare & Rehab Center where she had resided since July 2017. Born April 22, 1930 in Seminole, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of Russell and Hope (Tansy) Toler. After high school, she attended the Anderson Beauty School in Billings, Montana. On July 12, 1950 Violet married Harold "Buck" Lee in Casper, Wyoming. The couple moved to Thermopolis, Wyoming in 1955 where they raised their children. For 40 years, Violet was the... Full story
Val Jean Crumley, or VJ, as he was known by many family and friends passed away December 6th 2019 in Worland, WY at the age of 83. He was with family and went peacefully in his sleep. Our father was born August 9, 1936 in Fort Morgan, CO to Lyndell Hartzell & Faith Adelle (Nanny) Crumley (preceded him in death). After graduating from Fort Morgan High School in 1955 he enlisted in the Air Force in 1958 as an explosive operator. He was honorably discharged in 1963. Val continued his journey to... Full story
Longtime Worland resident, Darrell Clark Schneider, 78, went to be with his Lord and Savior on February 7, 2020 at the Yuma Regional Medical Center in Yuma, AZ while surrounded by his family. Darrell was born in Worland, Wyoming on May 14, 1941, a son of Jacob Thomas & Alice Mills Schneider. Darrell went to Worland High School where he lettered in football and helped tutor students in Mathematics. Following high school graduation in 1959, Darrell attended Casper College for one year before enlis... Full story
Worland High School cheerleader Julie Seidel helps Grady Reid figure out how he wants his valentine to look, as well as what he wants it to say as the cheer team helped put on the Valentine’s Party at the Washakie Museum & Cultural Center on Friday, Feb. 7.... Full story
Ten Sleep student Brooklyn Norman concentrates on her note of kindness during Kindness Week the last week of January, while Braelyn Couch and Tristin Zierlein get ready to work on theirs.... Full story
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