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Happy Easter! Get the details for all the egg hunts in the area this weekend....
The Tuesday, March 26, 1940 edition of Northern Wyoming Daily News reported that 700 children gathered 2,000 candy Easter eggs at the 10th annual American Legion Easter Egg Hunt in Worland. In 1964, the candy eggs numbered 8,000. That was one of the first years then-Legion member Lloyd Seaman reported they did not have an egg-dying party, as it had become difficult to manage the 16 to 18 cases of fresh eggs (a Safeway ad from that same paper notes an egg sale – two dozen for 89 cents). This year, American Legion Post 44 will be hosting their Ea...
Business from roughly 2012-2014 was resurrected at the Washakie County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, March 4. Road and Bridge Supervisor Stuart Bower said that Pam Holland of Holland Ranch had brought to his attention that a previous agreement with the county to allow gravel crushing access on her property in exchange for $3,800 of gravel work done at the family ranch house had been unfulfilled on the county’s part. However, there was no accessible written record of the agreement. “I tend to agree it was on a napkin that got used for som...
Edward Jacob Haun was born in Worland, Wyoming on May 26, 1960, to Edward and LaVonne Haun. He passed away at home in Winnemucca and met his Savior on March 15, 2023, after a long battle with cancer. Ed was a standout wrestler in Worland and later a Rodeo Cowboy. He worked as a roustabout in the oil fields of central Wyoming and married a schoolmate. They had two boys, but later divorced. In 1985 he married Nancy Hladek, and together raised four children. During their marriage of 38 years, Ed worked in northern Alaska oil production and continu... Full story
Jasmine Leigh Osborn, 20, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Worland on March 30, 2023. Her sweet unborn son, Journey Michael, who was due in June, passed as well. Jasmine was born on June 5, 2002 in Glasgow, Kentucky to Bobby Jean Pulliam and Misty Ann Osborn. Jasmine spent her early childhood years in Kentucky making sweet memories with her cousins; Jasmine being the most spirited of the bunch, always lived life to the fullest, never letting anything slow her down. Spending a year... Full story
Lawrence Gunerius Hanson, 93, passed away at the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Worland, Wyoming on March 23, 2023. Lawrence was born on October 19, 1929 in Greybull, Wyoming, the first of six children born to Gunerius and Ellen Ann (Behne) Hanson. Greybull was his forever home. Lawrence loved the life he had there, quiet and simple, just like him. He was a very kind man who kept to himself for the most part. He enjoyed going to the mountains whenever he could. The peace and... Full story
James Patrick Flood, 85-year-old Thermopolis resident, passed away on March 30, 2023, at the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Worland, Wyoming. Jim was born in Terry, Montana on Feb. 8, 1938. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, April 14, 2023, at Monument Hill Cemetery in Thermopolis.... Full story
David Edgar Bellis, 70, passed away at home in Worland on April 4, 2023. Dave was born in Iowa City, Iowa on Aug. 23, 1952. Services are pending.... Full story
Dena Marie Bower, 73, passed away in Billings on April 3, 2023. She was born in Greece on Jan. 26, 1949. Cremation has taken place and services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, April 13, 2023 at The Elks Club in Worland.... Full story
Many moons ago, when I was the editor of the Basin Republican Rustler, I wrote an editorial asking where was the civility. This came after a Manderson town council member, in an open public meeting, used a derogatory, racist slur to refer to then President Barack Obama. I believe now, the universe said to me, “You ain’t seen nothing yet kid.” Of course, over the past several years I could site hundreds of incidents about the lack of civility, but one incident this week I found disturbing and I feel I must call Karlee Provenza out for her action...
On Monday of last week there was another mass shooting in the United States. What a dreadful sentence to write, that is. It sounds so nonchalant, like something that just "is"; like saying "it snowed yesterday." It's fundamentally wrong and yet that is our reality. I'd like to say that I remember a time when things weren't like this, but I don't. I was 4 years old when the Columbine shooting happened. What I can remember are the victims of that tragedy being regarded with the same reverence as t...
Coach Karen Grzybowski, a science teacher at Worland High School, was happy to share that her Science Olympiad team was able to place at the competition for the first time since the first competition she coached in 2016. The Science Olympiad, held on April 1 at the Casper College campus, is a competition where science-minded high school students compete in various events against students from across Wyoming, putting their comprehension and applications of science on display. Grzybowski took a...
Coming from a place of rural upbringing to spending much of her life practicing law in the metropolitan Northwestern United States, Washakie County Deputy Attorney Amy Smith is excited to have another go at the lifestyle she grew up with. Smith, who has been in Worland for a year but only recently started as Washakie County deputy attorney, told the story of how she came into the position in an interview at the Washakie County Courthouse on March 29. She never set out with the intention of...
WASHINGTON — On Thursday, March 30, the Department of the Interior published a proposal to guide the balanced management of America’s public lands for the benefit of current and future generations. The proposed Public Lands Rule provides tools for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to improve the resilience of public lands in the face of a changing climate; conserve important wildlife habitat and intact landscapes; plan for development; and better recognize unique cultural and natural resources on public lands. The proposed rule directly respo... Full story
The Worland Volunteer Fire Department held their annual awards banquet on March 25, where volunteers were celebrated for their achievements in service to the community. Three main awards were given to firefighters who went above and beyond last year: Rookie of the Year, Spirit of Service and Firefighter of the Year. The awardees were nominated by their fellow firefighters. Shelly Colvin received the Rookie of the Year award, given to an individual working through their first year with the...
While the weather made a mess of their schedule to start the season, the Hot Springs County track and field team finally got their season underway with two meets last week. The Bobcats and Lady Bobcats competed at the Wheatland Invitational on March 31 and the Greybull Invitational on April 1, their first two meets of the season. The Wheatland meet was an opportunity that Thermopolis jumped at after having most of their March meets canceled due to weather. It was an early start for the ‘Cats and Lady ‘Cats last Friday, the team left for Whe...
Wyoming may postpone spring antler hunt JACKSON (WNE) - With less than a month to go before Wyoming typically allows people to begin picking up antlers, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is mulling changing the spring shed hunting season following a winter that has decimated mule deer and pronghorn herds. Because it may take longer than usual for deep snow to recede, the department has concerns about shed hunters further stressing already beleaguered animals that haven't started making their... Full story
POWELL — Federal prosecutors have taken over the case against a Powell woman who allegedly received substantial quantities of fentanyl and meth in the mail — and they say she wasn’t the only person involved. Last week, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming charged Victoria A. Zupko with felony counts of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and meth and of unlawfully using the U.S. Postal Service to facilitate a felony drug offense. Zupko was arrested on March 21, soon after she picked up a package from her doorstep and brought... Full story
BUFFALO —A federal lawsuit that seeks to prevent the U.S. Forest Service from dropping aerial fire retardant into U.S. waterways could endanger Johnson County residents' lives and property, a local leader said last week. Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics filed the lawsuit in Montana U.S. District Court in October last year. The suit accuses the Forest Service of violating the Clean Water Act, which prohibits the discharge of pollutants into U.S. waterways without a permit. The suit claims that fire retardant has been i... Full story
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