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TEN SLEEP – Washakie County School District No. 2 is seeking input from stakeholders regarding a potential transition to a four-day school week this upcoming school year. This meeting will be at 7 p.m. next Monday, Feb. 22, via Zoom. The meeting will be held by a task force that was formed by Superintendent Jimmy Phelps prior to the school board meeting on Feb. 8 where the idea was first brought to the board. The decision to form a task force came after increasing interest from faculty members t...
WORLAND — The City of Worland approved an ordinance on first reading to develop a depreciation reserve rate for the Wyoming Boys School. The rate is similar to what the city established in 2019 with outlying water and sewer districts to develop a replacement fund for the lines that the city maintains. The Wyoming Boys School was not part of the original group approved in 2019. Mayor Jim Gill said they have had one meeting with Wyoming Boys School officials but have been unable to schedule any other meetings. He said they were notified that t...
WORLAND – Washakie County has administered the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to 1,176 residents with around 400 residents having received both doses of the vaccine as of Tuesday, Feb. 16. So far in February, Washakie County Public Health has received 400 doses of the Moderna vaccine with a total expected of 800 doses this month. However, due to inclement weather nationally this week’s shipment of doses is not expected to arrive on time. Washakie County Public Health Nurse Manager Am...
HYATTVILLE – When COVID-19 struck the nation in 2020, meat became a scarce product in most grocery stores across the country, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon began the Meat Processing Expansion Grant Program in April 2020 in order to help Wyoming meat processing plants expand their processes and this allowed additions to be made to the Paintrock Processing plant near Hyattville. Paintrock Processing was originally founded by Lois Shirran and was operated by her for approximately 17 years until h...
WORLAND - Officials from the National Air Transportation Association visited with city officials and Worland Municipal Airport users during a meeting last Tuesday, Feb. 9, at the airport. Founded in 1940, NATA is the national association of aviation business service providers. Its mission is empowering members to be safe and successful aviation businesses. Per its website, "NATA is the leading national trade association representing the business interests of general aviation service companies...
WORLAND - Coming off a dominating week of basketball, the Worland Lady Warriors wrap up their 3A Northwest schedule by getting another shot at the Lander Valley Lady Tigers Friday at 5:30 p.m. Last week the Lady Warriors (12-4) went 3-0, beating Hot Springs County 61-38 on Feb. 9, Lovell 52-23 on Feb. 12 and Powell 51-24 on Feb. 13. "Defensively, we played really well. We closed out shooters very well. For Lovell, we took away Rhett Partridge and did a good job of limiting her touches. She got...
Margaret Jean Doby, also known as Kc Merz, passed away peacefully at Banner Baywood Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona on February 12 following a stroke and series of seizures. Kc was born to John and Billie Merz on September 13, 1954 at the Washakie Memorial Hospital in Worland, Wyoming. She was the first of four girls who spent quite a bit of their growing up years in their father's Merz Bakery. Margaret graduated from Worland Senior High School in 1972 and continued her education at the Universi... Full story
Long time Worland resident, Mert Swing, passed away of natural causes Wednesday, February 10, 2021 in Worland, Wyoming. She was 93. Mert lived the last 7 years under the watchful care of grandson Nathan, Bobbi and Taylor while being wildly entertained by Addi. Her remaining two months were spent in her daughter, Kim's home. Geneva Muriel Jones was born in Huffstuttle Community, Throckmorton County, Texas on August 7, 1927 to Oswald 'Roy' and Lillie Mae (Funderburk) Jones, eighth child of 10 girl... Full story
Nine more coronavirus-related deaths among Wyoming residents who tested positive for COVID-19 have been confirmed, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). • An older adult Big Horn County woman died last month. She was hospitalized, was a resident of a local long-term care facility and had health conditions recognized as putting patients at higher risk of serious illness related to COVID-19. • An older adult Converse County man died earlier this month. He was a resident of a local long-term care facility; it’s unclear wheth... Full story