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LARAMIE (WNE) — Hope Quade, who oversees IT in the Albany County Courthouse, suggested to commissioners last week there needs to be mandatory training on internet safety for some county employees. Quade is the county’s account manager for Medicine Bow Technologies, which is currently contracted to handle the county’s IT needs. The suggestion came after an employee in the courthouse fell prey to a phishing scam Feb. 28 and certain “financial information was intercepted,” Quade said. Under that successful scam, Quade said a “bad guy” preten...
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Cecil Richard Mullins was born on September 15, 1953 in Worland, Wyoming to Richard Emmitt and Ruth Naomi (Kresha) Mullins. He graduated from Manderson High School in 1972 and then earned his Associates Degree from Northwest College. He met Linda Katherine Barber during a college field trip to Sheridan at a sale barn. They were looking at the same bulls and sparked up a conversation which was the beginning of a 'best friends' relationship. They were wed on June 28, 1975. To this union were born... Full story
DaNette Vigil, 47, of Birmingham, Al, formerly of Cheyenne passed away February 12, 2019 in Birmingham. We all lost an amazing mother, daughter, Mimi, Auntie, and Friend. She fought a long battle with cancer, putting on a brave face every day, and never letting anyone aware of the pain she was in. It was a day no one ever expected would come because life without DaNette seemed so unimaginable. She made everyone she met her family. Her kind, generous, and loving nature touched everyone she...
BASIN - A Ten Sleep man held on $500,000 cash bond in Basin on three felony counts after a shooting incident on Feb. 3 at the HiWay Bar and Café in Manderson has been held over for a jury trial in Fifth Judicial District Court. Michael Duane Verry, 70, was arrested in Billings, Mont., on Feb. 21, following his release from a Billings hospital. He is currently charged with one count of attempted first-degree murder, one count of attempted second-degree murder and one count of aggravated assault and battery. According to an earlier interview...
WORLAND — After receiving a voicemail message from an anonymous caller, Worland Mayor Jim Gill addressed the issue of the city’s response now and in the past regarding bringing Walmart to Worland. Gill said the caller accused the city of “doing your best to run Walmart off” and also alleged the city colluded with a local store to increase the store’s prices. He added that the caller also noted that she shops out of town for basic needs including groceries. Gill said he has heard others comment and wanted to set the record straight regarding...
WORLAND – Todd A. Royal, 45, pleaded guilty to stalking three different Worland women during a change of plea and sentencing hearing in front of Fifth Judicial District Circuit Court Judge Edward Luhm Thursday, Feb. 28. Under a plea deal, Royal will be sentenced to three years supervised probation with a one-year suspended jail sentence for the three misdemeanors. A felony charge of violating a protection order was dropped as part of the deal. According to the affidavit that served as factual basis, Royal used his internet marketing b...
WORLAND – Dress in a costume, mentally prepare for a cold shock, find a couple sponsors and head to the Worland Aquatic Center Saturday for the Jackalope Jump to help raise money for Wyoming Special Olympic athletes. Registration starts at noon and the jumping is to start 1:30 p.m. According to a press release from Special Olympics Wyoming, the Jackalope Jump is a fun-filled event where friends gather to celebrate the abilities and accomplishments of Special Olympics athletes and spread the message of joy, courage and inclusion by jumping i... Full story
This past weekend while perusing social media I ran across a post by an opinion writer (I won't say journalist because the piece was strictly opinion, very few facts). The post was a "poll" by Rick Roddam, radio personality for 106.3 Cowboy Country out of Cheyenne. He asks in his poll if Thermopolis should alter or remove symbols that appear in part to resemble the swastika. The markings are on the building now housed by Four Winds Trading Post, a building, according to the Thermopolis-Hot... Full story
WORLAND – Due to inclement weather in the Cody area, the Lauralynn Project was unable to visit Worland Saturday to give away around 120 bikes to children who couldn’t afford to buy one. Founder, Richard Perkins stated that the new date will be March 16 in the Blair’s parking lot 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The Lauralynn Project was created two years ago after a woman in Cody, Lauralynn had her only form of transportation to and from work, her bicycle, stolen. Perkins said he saw her post on Facebook about having her bike stolen and offered a bike he had... Full story
WORLAND - Students from multiple schools around the state head to state meet in Riverton today (Thursday). Twenty students from Worland High School will be competing. These students are Kevin Abercrombie in public forum debate, Kaitlyn Bostrom in original oratory, Nick Bower in duo interpretation, Cody Butterfield in program oral interpretation (POI), Rachael Carver in cross examination debate, Caylin Deniz in Lincoln-Douglas debate and informative, Zoe Fernandez in cross examination debate and... Full story
WORLAND - Three area quilting businesses partnered up to sponsor a quilting retreat and class last weekend in Worland. Marcy Buckman of Heart-N-Home in Worland coordinated the retreat with Lauren Andrist of Powell's Redlight Quilting. The three-day retreat at the Worland Community Center provided 13 quilters the opportunity to work on their quilting pieces in the company of other quilters and without the distractions they may face at their homes. Buckman and Andrist then enlisted the aid of... Full story
WORLAND – Part of the Worland High School AP (Advanced Placement) biology curriculum is to inject E. coli bacteria with jellyfish DNA to create glowing colonies that, once started, could be manipulated into works of art in a petri dish. For the last three years the AP biology classes have tried to achieve that goal but were unable until this year. “This is the best it’s turned out, this is the fourth year I have done this lab, and this is the best we have ever had it turn out. We have gotten a handful of colonies here and there and thoug...
Things did not start well for the Worland Warriors boys basketball team at the 3A State tournament in Casper Thursday night. The Warriors lost to the Wheatland Bulldogs 46-38 in the quarterfinals, ending any possible run at a state championship. The Warriors move to the consolation bracket and play the loser of the Lander-Newcastle in a loser out game at 1:30 p.m. at Casper College.... Full story
RIVERTON (WNE) — A Riverton man was arrested Saturday after driving his truck into Ocean Lake. Jeremy Hernandez, 47, of Riverton, was treated for exposure before being arrested for driving under the influence as a result of the incident, which he reported at about 11:35 p.m. Saturday. Hernandez is a member of the Fremont County School District 25 school board in Riverton. Officials said Hernandez made the call from the cab of his truck, which had broken through the ice on Ocean Lake and was partially submerged in about 4 feet of water. "He t...