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What monster plays the most April Fools’ jokes? Prankenstein!...
WORLAND — Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed Senate File 66, amending the Slayer Rule, into law on Tuesday. Sen. Ed Cooper (R-Ten Sleep) is the main sponsor of the bill and when introducing the bill to the Senate Committee of the Whole last month, said that the current Slayer Rule law, which states someone cannot profit if they take another person’s life, does not address joint tenancy and right of survivorship and Wyoming needs to apply the old Slayer rule to modern times. During the Senate Judiciary Committee meeting they heard tes...
WORLAND – The volunteer Washakie County Ambulance Service (WCAS) is nearing the end of its transition period as the service is anticipating the takeover by Cody Regional Health (CRH) to be completed by May 1. The WCAS along with the Washakie County Commissioners reached a three-year agreement year back in late January 2021with CRH at a cost of $195,000. Current WCAS Director Luke Sypherd came before the commissioners at their meeting on Tuesday, April 6, to discuss the current status of the t...
Evelyn Ann Sutherland, 68, died Sunday, March 28, 2021 at the Billings Clinic in Montana. Graveside interment will be Friday, April 9, 10 a.m. at Monument Hill Cemetery in Thermopolis.... Full story
Roy Phillips, 75, died Tuesday, March 30, 2021 in Billings, Montana. No services are planned at this time. Mortimore Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.... Full story
Robert Ray Alford, 76, passed away at his home on April 5, 2021. Robert was born in Salem, Oregon, on May 26, 1944. Funeral services are pending at this time.... Full story
The Wyoming Legislature 2021 regular session came to an end this week with some final bills being worked in conference committee. A lot of those bills you and I may never know what they do or don’t do. They won’t impact us but that does not make them any less important. Our local legislators were busy this session with individually sponsored bills and committee bills. Between Rep. Mike Greear (R-Worland) and Sen. Ed Cooper (R-Ten Sleep) 11 of 12 bills that they sponsored were supported by their fellow legislators and have either been sig... Full story
WORLAND – Washakie County Public Health (WCPH) is set to host a vaccine clinic next Wednesday, April 14, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Worland Community Center for those receiving their second dose of the Moderna vaccine from the March 17 clinic. WCPH has also said that those wishing to receive their first dose of the vaccine may also attend the clinic, the vaccine is open to any Washakie County adult aged 18 or older. Those receiving their first dose should bring an insurance card if they h...
Youth of all ages line up at the starting line to get ready to hunt for eggs and candy during the annual Ten Sleep-Hyattville Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, April 4, at the Ten Sleep football field. Winning stuffed animals in the birth to 3 years age division were Blake Mattison and Reagan Greet.... Full story
WORLAND - Since the opening season loss to Sheridan, the Worland Lady Warriors soccer team has been working on their offense. On March 30, the Lady Warriors had their best offensive output of the season as they defeated the Powell Lady Panthers 8-0 at Powell High School. "After the Riverton game, my goal is to get them more offensive-minded and to shoot more," said WHS girls soccer coach Danielle Warren. "That was the most exciting part about the Powell game. We doubled our shots from Riverton...
Conservation groups are challenging Wyoming’s approval of an energy company’s plan to inject oilfield waste into an underground aquifer, telling federal regulators the state plan fails to meet Clean Water Act requirements. The Powder River Basin Resource Council, Wyoming Outdoor Council and Natural Resources Defense Council say Wyoming relied on flawed economic analyses by Aethon Energy, the company seeking the permit to inject “produced water” from the Moneta Divide oil and gas field mainly into the 15,000-foot deep Madison Formation. Represen... Full story
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