Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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Woman charged in crash that killed teen CHEYENNE (WNE) — A woman has been charged in the death of a local teenager after she allegedly hit him with her vehicle while he was in a crosswalk. Kelly Lynn Gaskins is charged with one count of vehicular homicide, a misdemeanor. She is accused of causing the death of 13-year-old Makaili James Evans by driving her vehicle in a “criminally negligent manner.” Gaskins will have an initial appearance in circuit court at 9 a.m. March 22. Vehicular homicide carries a maximum penalty of one year of incarcerati...
WORLAND - It was not the hardware they were after, but the Worland Warriors showed their resolve and scrapped their way to two wins to finish fifth and bring home the consolation championship from the 3A State tournament in Casper on March 10-12. A pair of upsets in the regional tournaments set up a showdown between the Warriors and Douglas Bearcats in the quarterfinals of the 3A State tournament. Douglas and Worland were No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, all season and had the best records in 3A....
I’ve been on this job for six years now. It’s one of those things where I still feel like a rookie but also feel like those six years have been measured in dog years. Thinking about that on one of my many drives over the past few weeks, I realized that’s a good balance to have. Having a job feel old and new at the same time keeps things from getting stale. Especially over the past two years, I’ve talked with friends who are actively looking for new careers or, at the very least, casually perusing what’s out there. While I haven’t reached tha...
WORLAND – The Worland High School speech and debate team placed second in 3A at the State Meet in Riverton last weekend. Elizabeth Bleicher, Ten Sleep senior competing for Worland, earned the Wyoming 3A State Championship and the Overall Championship in Lincoln-Douglas Debate. “We did so much better than expected,” said coach Rick Dorn. “There was only one point between second to third, third to fourth and fourth to fifth [place]. It was a real dogfight.” According to Dorn, Riverton took firs...
WORLAND — The Washakie County Fair Board in finalizing the final few evening spots of entertainment for the 2022 County Fair July 25-30 approved the bid for a youth rodeo and fair rodeo from Cassidy Griemsman for $15,000. Board Chairman Jeff Lapp noted that the amount was for $1,000 more than last year. All board members noted that they received no complaints about either rodeo last year, the first year with Griemsman as the contractor. The fair rodeo will be Friday, July 29 at 7 p.m. The kids rodeo will either be on Wednesday or Thursday at 5...
WORLAND — Nine separate entities have expressed interest in receiving funding from the general purpose one-cent sales tax if it is approved for renewal by voters in November. During a meeting with the Washakie County Commissioners six of the seven entities currently receiving funding are seeking to continue to receive funds — City of Worland, Town of Ten Sleep, Ten Sleep Senior Center, Worland Senior Center, Crisis Prevention and Response Center and Worland Community Center Complex. The Washakie County Fire Protection District No. 1/W...
WORLAND — After many changes in the House and the Senate, the Wyoming Legislature approved a 62 House District-31 Senate District plan last week that keeps the representation as is in the Big Horn Basin with some minor changes to the legislative district boundaries. The House worked the 62-31 redistricting plan that was submitted by the Joint Corporations Committee and then the Senate changed it to a 60-30 plan that the House did not concur with so a conference committee went to work, essentially going back to the House plan that passed. The H...
WORLAND – University of Wyoming Extension and Wyoming 4-H is hosting their second annual virtual career fair at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 22. “Exploring your future and growing a career: Virtual career night” will begin with a welcome and introduction, followed by a brief presentation by Tris Munsick, a country music artist from Sheridan. Following Munsick’s presentation, participants will learn about career opportunities in six different career tracks. These tracks are agriculture and natural resources, business, health and education, express...
CHEYENNE – Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon and the Wyoming Veterans Commission have announced three celebrations for “Wyoming Veterans Welcome Home Day” on Saturday, March 26. The day of welcoming was codified in state law during the 61st legislative session for March 30 of each year, the date U.S. combat troops would have set foot on Wyoming soil after returning home from the Vietnam War in 1973. All Wyoming veterans not thanked adequately, especially those from the Korean War, Vietnam War and other veterans, are invited to attend and receive the w...
WORLAND – Agriculture and horticulture Extension educator Caitlin Youngquist of Worland will be headed to Belize later this month to help establish a small vegetable farm and compost system for Stann Creek Ecumenical College, the high school in Dangriga Town, Stann Creek District, Belize, Central America. Prior to her trip, Youngquist is holding a seed drive. According to Youngquist, seeds in Belize are very expensive and she is looking to bring some with her. For the seed drive, fruit and vegetable seeds up to three years old can be d...
"Bob" Robert E. Michaels, 79, passed away in his sleep on March 14, 2022. A Celebration of Life will be held March 21st at 10am at the Worland Community Center. A memorial fund in his name has been created to benefit the Worland Senior Center. A full obituary will follow....
Raymond Sanchez, 95, passed away on March 3rd 2022 at Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation. He was born on July 31st 1926 in Casper Wyoming to parents Irene Garcia and Ernesto Badillo. When he was about 10 years old, he moved to Worland where he would live most of his life. Raymond spent much of his early life working on farms and in the beet fields. At 17, he took a trip to Washington and actually worked for Boeing for about a month, before he got homesick and returned to Worland. He met...
WORLAND — What started as an innocent 4-H sheep project a few years ago evolved into a breeding frenzy this year with one ewe giving birth to quintuplets on Saturday, March 12. Erin Larson said her daughter Aubrey Avant joined 4-H a few years ago and wanted a sheep project so she borrowed a neighbor’s bum lamb named Barbara, that Avant named for a character from “Stranger Things.” After 4-H, Barbara went back to the neighbor until last year. Barbara lost her lambs and the neighbor brought her over to Tharp Veterinary Clinic so they could g...
WORLAND —The Worland City Council approved two graduation events at Tuesday night’s regular meeting. The council approved allowing the Worland High School parent group to place banners of the seniors on the light poles in downtown Worland. Kara Anderson said they are obtaining the necessary permit from the Wyoming Department of Transportation, requested assistance from Admiral Beverage so they would not need to use city resources. The banners would be on display from April 25 through May 23 and taken down in time for flags to be placed for Mem...
It’s about an hour before tipoff for the Wyoming Cowboys and Indiana Hoosiers in the NCAA Tournament First-Four games. This is the first time the Cowboys have made the NCAA Tournament since 2015, a season my husband and I were lucky enough to choose to attend the Mountain West Tournament. The Cowboys finished fourth in the Mountain West during the regular season. I know you are thinking why go to the Mountain West Tournament that year. We had the opportunity, it was Larry Nance Jr.’s final season with Wyoming, the Cowboys were fun to watch with...
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