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WORLAND – In December, Worland senior Chandler Ramos got quite the surprise – and not the good kind. After injuring his right knee in an open gym a month prior, Ramos noticed it wasn't getting any better. The pain was still there and he wasn't quite the same player as before. That's when he decided to seek medical attention and had his knee examined. The injury turned out to be far more severe than he had imagined. It was revealed Ramos had torn his anterior cruciate ligament in his right kne... Full story
WORLAND – Banner Health will provide $1 million in hospital equipment so Washakie Medical Center can redirect funds to finish building construction. The hospital was previously $1 million over budget, and the decision comes as “opportunity to finish project the way it we want to,” CEO of Washakie Medical Center Jay Stallings said. “This is a county project. Banner cannot fund money into a physical campus in any way, but Banner has decided to fund equipment,” Stallings said. The funding of equipment will allow the county’s funds to be focused...
WORLAND – The Washakie County Fair Board met Monday to discuss many different aspects of the up -coming 2016 fair, from entertainment to policy changes to scheduling. Due to renovations of the main meeting building and another event occurring in the adjacent building the meeting was held in the chicken barn. Dale Wagner was present and asked the board to consider having the Brewfest during the fair this year. The board discussed the issue after Wagner left and a decision was not made. They decided to wait until the next board meeting, April 1...
WORLAND — Big Horn Basin 4-H youth will come together this Friday and Saturday for an area youth leadership conference in Thermopolis and will be doing a community service activity of a food drive on Saturday morning in Thermopolis. 4-H youth from across the northwest area (Big Horn, Hot Springs, Washakie, Park, Fremont and the Wind River Indian Reservation) will be participating in a youth leadership conference called WYLE (Wyoming Youth Leadership Education), according to Washakie County 4-H Educator Amber Armajo. During the conference the y...
WORLAND — The Bureau of Land Management Wind River/Bighorn Basin District tentatively plans to conduct three prescribed burns within the Cody and Worland field office areas this spring. Burns are contingent upon fuel moisture and weather meeting optimal burn conditions. “The prescribed burns are designed to enhance rangeland and woodland vegetation health, improve wildlife habitat, increase livestock and wildlife forage and improve distribution, and reduce the hazardous build-up of fuels which lessens the probability of a severe wil...
Ranae Spargur Sauvageau, 46, died March 8, 2016, at her home in Gillette. She was born Feb. 9, 1970. A memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 1108 24th Street West, in Billings. Atwood Family Funeral Directors assisted the family with the arrangements.... Full story
Leonard Glen “Bud” Gullion, age 81, died at his home in Basin, on Wednesday, March 9, 2016. He was born June 7, 1934. A memorial graveside service will be at 11 a.m. in the Penrose Cemetery, Big Horn County, (out of Byron) on Thursday, March 17, 2016. Atwood Family Funeral Directors assisted the family with the arrangements.... Full story
DeEtta Eliece Richardson, 89, of Basin died March 11, 2016 at Washakie Medical Center in Worland. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 19, 2016 at the Manila, Utah Cemetery. Bryant Funeral Home in Worland is assisting with arrangements.... Full story