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Last Tuesday night the Worland City Council got a small course in free speech and what is considered protected and not protected speech. In an era where people are offended by nearly everything the First Amendment is more important now than ever before. It comes under attack from all sides and all avenues – whether free speech, free press or freedom of religion. As has been written in this space time and again, there is a reason that these freedoms are listed first — first and foremost — these freedoms are key to our democracy. Part of that fre... Full story
CHEYENNE - Six bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Rep. Mike Greear (R-Worland) are moving through the State Legislature but his one constituent bill is receiving lots of debate. Greear said House Bill 73 regarding birth certificates-gestational agreements has "sparked a tremendous amount of debate." The main goal of the bill is to provide an avenue to get the biological mother of a baby delivered through a gestational carrier on a birth certificate without a lot of legal work. The bill requires...
TEN SLEEP – A task force on a four-day school week recommended that the Washakie County School District (WCSD) No. 2 Board of Trustees not seek a four-day week for the upcoming 2021-22 school year. Andrew Mills, a parent on the task force, presented the task force’s findings during the meeting on Monday, March 8. The idea came from an increase in support from staff. District 2 began exploring the idea of a four-day school week at the beginning of February. A task force was formed and a pub...
WORLAND — After citing some frustrations with the fair board and board processes, Washakie County Fair Board Marty Cross submitted his resignation to Washakie County Commissioner Aaron Anderson, who was in attendance at Monday’s fair board meeting. Cross said he felt like the board was “spending like there is no tomorrow” and that the board needs to be good stewards of the money. He said the fair board funding is based on a mill levy that could change with the county valuation. After Cross left the meeting, Anderson clarified that the fair bo...
CHEYENNE — Leadership of the 66th Wyoming Legislature opened the session last Monday with speeches to encourage their fellow legislators. Among those was an impassioned speech by House Speaker Pro Tem, Rep. Mike Greear (R-Worland). He said, “We are one of the last true bastions of representative democracy here in Wyoming.” Greear said that each representative represents about 9,000 people, families, friends, neighbors and businesses that they do business with and it is those people the legislators are down in Cheyenne to represent. “We are task...
CHEYENNE — The State Senate is working on two resolutions during the early portion of the March in-person session for the 66th Wyoming Legislature. In his weekly interview, Sen. Ed Cooper (R-Ten Sleep) reported that Senate Joint Resolution 2 – Convention of States, passed out of the Minerals Committee on a 3-2 vote with Cooper one of the three voting in favor. The resolution requests Congress to call a convention for proposing amendments to the United States Constitution. The resolution calls for a convention of the states as provided und...
By KARLA POMEROY CHEYENNE — The Senate Judiciary Committee, after hearing emotional testimony voted unanimously to pass Senate File 66 – Slayer Rule Applied to Joint Ownership on Monday morning. Sen. Ed Cooper (R-Ten Sleep) is the main sponsor of the bill and opened the discussion stating that the bill comes from a tragic situation involving a Worland family. Cooper said in an earlier interview, that the current law states that “no person who feloniously takes or causes or procures another to take the life of another shall inherit from or ta...
WORLAND – Jack Stott will be retiring this month as business manager for Washakie County School District No. 1 (WCSD) and he took a moment to look back at some of his accomplishments and memories over his more than a quarter century of work with the district. DISTRICT PROJECTS Stott's first big project that was introduced was the building of Worland Middle School which began in 1997, just two years after he took over the position. "We finally moved in, in January 2005, so it was a seven-year p...
Former Worland resident Shirley Mae (Jones) Fay, age 88, of Lakewood, Colorado, died peacefully in her sleep December 16, 2020. Shirley was born in Thermopolis on June 6, 1932. The family will hold a celebration of life memorial in the spring.... Full story
Peggy Jo Eads left her earthly cares behind and joyfully leapt into the waiting arms of Jesus and her other loved ones on March 8, 2021. She was 82 years young. Peggy, affectionately known as Gammy, was born February 16, 1939 to Lloyd Elmer and Sally Pearl (Cline) Johnson in Amarillo, Texas. She attended school in Amarillo and was a star student. She also loved and excelled in sports, especially softball. Peggy met Ira Lee Eads in school and the two were married in May 1955. In November of... Full story
Vera was born on 2/15/1926 the only child of Dorothy Knisley Hinkle and Glen Hinkle at her Uncle Robert Hinkle's home up the road from her family farm where she spent her entire life. God welcomed her home on 3/7/2021. Vera married her high school sweetheart Elmer LeRoy Eckhardt on 6/29/1943. They were blessed with four beautiful daughters Glendine June Delaney (Tom), Diana Lynn Song, Tamira Lee Wilson (Bob), and Valerie Kay Vail (Don) that she was so proud of. Vera considered her greatest... Full story
Wendell Dell McCoy, 77, a Worland resident passed away on March 4, 2021 in his home with his wife and family beside him. Wendell was born in Provo, Utah, July 18, 1943. He was raised in Durango, Colorado and graduated from Durango Senior High in 1961. He joined the Marine Corps fall of 1961 and was honorably discharged June 1965. Wendell was stationed in Okinawa, military police. Wendell met and married Teresa Marie Kern in January of 1966; they have celebrated 55 years together. They have two... Full story
George A. Bloomquist, 55, died February 27, 2021 in Riverton, Wyoming. Memorial services will be held at a later date in Thermopolis, Wy.... Full story
Rancher Carl Obe Dockery, 84, died March 3, 2021 at his home on Owl Creek, Thermopolis, Wyoming. Memorial services will be held Saturday, March 13, 2021 at the Hot Springs County Fair Building in Thermopolis.... Full story
Cody, Wyo. March 10, 2021— The Clarks Fork, Greybull, and Wapiti Ranger Districts of the Shoshone National Forest will be holding a community meeting at the Meeteetse Fire Hall on Tuesday, March 16th from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The focus of this meeting will be to inform the community of Meeteetse regarding the prescribed fire project west of town. During the meeting, staff from the Shoshone National Forest will give a short presentation describing the areas within the project and the benefits associated with this prescribed fire project to i... Full story
After being denied a shot at a title last year after the state tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Worland Warriors will have their chance this year. They defeated Lander 64-54 in the semifinal game Wednesday night. They will face Mountain View at 5 p.m. (directly following the girls 3A game) for the 3A State Boys Basketball Championship. Mountain View defeated Rawlins to advance to the title game. The Warriors defeated Mountain View on Jan. 8 76-54.... Full story
Part of what makes celebrating St. Patrick's Day so enjoyable is the scores of traditions surrounding the holiday. The month of March ushers in parades, festive foods, lively music, and as much green attire as a person can handle. As ubiquitous as it is each March, green attire has not always been symbolic of St. Patrick's Day or Ireland. In fact, earlier depictions of St. Patrick had him royally clothed in a rich shade of blue. Some ancient Irish flags even sported the color blue. According to... Full story
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