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WORLAND - Spring is around the corner so it's time for the Worland High School powerlifters to showcase their squat, bench press and deadlift skills. The second annual Warrior Heavy Metal Classic powerlifting competition beings 9 a.m. Saturday at Worland High School. In its second year the Warrior Heavy Metal Classic will see an increase in competitors from last year. During last year's Classic a total of 11 lifters from Worland High School and Shoshoni High School competed. This year the...
WORLAND – Dressed in crazy costumes, area residents will jump into freezing cold waters and become “below zero heros” to raise money for Special Olympics Wyoming athletes. This fundraiser is a family-friendly, community event bringing together local residents, friends from neighboring towns, as well as brave individuals of all ages representing caring companies, civic organizations, local schools and law enforcement. Jackalope Jumps are open to the public, and all spectators are encouraged to come out to cheer on the brave jumpers. All proce...
WORLAND — Wyoming Governor Matt Mead signed on gun rights legislation on Wednesday while vetoing another. Governor Mead signed Original House Bill 194, School Safety and Security. This law authorizes school districts to adopt rules for concealed carry on school property. The rules must provide an application and approval process, safeguarding and training requirements, and a process for revoking authorization. In an interview during the recent legislative session, Sen. Wyatt Agar (R-Thermopolis) spoke in support of the legislation. He said, ...
TEN SLEEP – During the Ten Sleep School Board meeting Monday night Ten Sleep School Superintendent Jimmy Phelps went over the recent bills passed by the Wyoming Legislature that may or may not affect the school, its employees and its students. Wyoming House Bill 194, which allows school boards with the consultation of local law enforcement to allow employees to carry concealed weapons, is one of those bills. Phelps recommended that the board begin discussing House Bill 194, consult with the sheriff and decide if allowing employees to carry c...
THERMOPOLIS – Following the November 2015 opening of a new airport facility in Thermopolis, Hot Springs County is conducting a public input period to find the best re-use of the former airport, holding the first of several meetings on Feb. 27, with GDA Engineers of Cody as facilitators. “The first goal is to look at the 1,500-acre property and to figure out the best use, based on a public involvement study,” said GDA CEO Dusty Spomer. Spomer pointed out that the study will solicit ideas from Hot Springs County residents on how to use the prope...
Gerald (Jerry) Walters, 74, long time resident of Ten Sleep, Wyoming, passed away on March 12, 2017, as a result of a snowmobile accident. Jerry was born May 7, 1942, in Huron, South Dakota to Elmer and Esther (Wittrock) Walters. Raised on a family farm, Jerry attended school in Bancroft, South Dakota. Jerry married his high school sweetheart, Deanna Rabenberg, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Bancroft on December 24, 1961. Jerry and Deanna operated a service station in the Black Hills where... Full story
LANDER — The Wyoming Highway Patrol released the names of the three teenagers killed in a fatal crash Tuesday. A fatal crash north of Lander, Wyoming has resulted in three deaths. The crash occurred on March 14th at 8:12 p.m. on Wyoming State Highway 789 at mile post 84 approximately two miles north of Lander. Darion Wheeler, 18, of Lander; Paul McEwan, 20, Greybull, Wyoming, and Destinee Wheeler, 15, of Hudson, all sustained fatal injuries on scene from the crash. The three were traveling together northbound on WY-789 in a 2003 Honda Pilot S...
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