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Sixth grade teacher Wade Moor gave a presentation with Ten Sleep sixth graders during the Washakie County District 2 Board of Trustees meeting on April 8, proposing an alternative to the Teton Science Schools that Ten Sleep students will no longer be attending. The class instead has the idea to go on a summer trip to South Dakota and explore the Black Hills. They will base their travels out of an Airbnb in Hill City, and will spend three to four days traveling and sightseeing in South Dakota, with an itinerary planned with everything from...
The Worland City County received updates on two projects along Washakie Avenue during its meeting last Tuesday, April 2. The council approved having the mayor sign the agreement with Ardurra Engineers for the design phase of the Washakie Avenue reconstruction from Eighth to 15th. Per the agreement the scope of work as north of Sage Creek ditch, which serves as a wasteway for the Lower Hanover Canal. “This section of Washakie Avenue will require removing trees and brushes from the ditch, reshaping the cross section and possibly shifting some min...
Milton Jon Schenk, 76, passed away at his home in Casper on March 8, 2024. Milton was born on October 1, 1947, in Worland, Wyoming, to Clifford E. and Jenny Sydney (Hoggsett) Schenk. He joined older brothers, Clifford "Randall" and Dale. Milton grew up in Worland and graduated from Worland High School with the Class of 1966. After high school, Milton enlisted in the United States Air Force, but due to medical reasons, he was honorably released after six weeks of service. He then began working... Full story
Melvin Ray Pierce, 71, suddenly passed away at his Worland home on April 3, 2024. Mel was born in Alliance, Nebraska on February 26, 1953, one of seventeen children born to Milford Howard and Alice Flossie (Hammer) Pierce. During his childhood, he used to spend his summers at his grandparents' house in Bellmont, Nebraska, where he worked at their farm and helped with chores. He was a mischievous kid who loved to engage in lots of antics. Hunting and fishing were his favorite pastimes, and he enj... Full story
Bonnie Faye (Kelly) Hefenieder died April 7, 2024, in Worland, Wyoming. She was born January 27, 1943, in Hamilton, Montana to Samuel and Nellie Dean (Warford) Kelly. The family moved to a farm northwest of Worland, Wyoming. She grew up near Worland and graduated from Worland High School in 1961. Bonnie married William (Bill) Hefenieder on August 20, 1961. They made their home northeast of Worland on Washakie Ten Road, where they farmed and fed cattle. She supported Bill in the farming... Full story
William "Bill" Balwick Bargeron, 78, passed away April 2, 2024 at the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Bill was born in Oakland, California on October 20, 1945, the only child born to Russell Colton Waibel and Nadine Marie Balwick. He was soon adopted by Virgil Sutton Bargeron. He was raised in Castro Valley, California. Following his high school graduation, he attended Chabot Jr. College during its short duration in Santa Leandro, California. Bill served his country in the United... Full story
Terece (Teri) J. Fritzler went to be with her Heavenly Father on April 2, 2024. She passed peacefully at her home in Buffalo, WY. Teri was born in Worland, WY on September 11, 1963, to Robert H. and Kay (Young) Fritzler. She graduated from Worland High School and continued her education to become a Registered Nurse. She was a very kind, caring, loving person who from a young age gave herself to the service and care of others and would go out of her way to do so. She specialized in many varied fi... Full story
A situation in which a city employee tried, in the words of City Attorney Kent Richins, “everything in their power to try to get rid of department heads and council members” has prompted some proposed changes to the city’s chain of command policy. The council has discussed chain of command briefly in other meetings and has gone over the chain of command during a work session. Last Tuesday they spent 20 minutes discussing language in the proposed changes. Two main concerns have been voiced by council members, not being allowed to talk to city...
Following a seven-month vacancy in the absence of former University of Wyoming Extension Educator Caitlin Youngquist, the position is now filled by Basin native Dan VanderPloeg. VanderPloeg, who is now the UW Agricultural and Natural Resource Extension Educator for Washakie County, "comes to us with a wealth of experience, having worked in the ag industry for several years," said associate director of UW extension, Bridge Fuez, in a press release. While growing up in the Basin and Greybull area,...
Twelve-year old law was intended to protect the identity of legal wolf hunters, and that doesn’t fit the description of a Sublette County man who broke the law by taking possession of a live wolf. Wyoming wildlife officials on Thursday released their first public statement about a wolf that was illegally taken captive and then subjected to alleged abuses that have generated outrage around the world. The statement from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department stretched for only six sentences and included no names, dates or locations. The brevity a... Full story
There’s nothing like home cooking, and the Worland High School track and field team made the most of hosting their annual meet, the D&D Invitational, on April 4. The Lady Warriors won their home meet with 209.50 points; Powell was second with 196 points, and Lovell third with 55 points. The Warriors finished second with 121 points, Powell won the meet with 162.5 points, and Thermopolis was third with 107 points. The D&D Invitational also enjoyed nice weather. While there was some wind, it was s...
Via Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Sublette County is usually a quiet community of about 9,000 people. But after allegations of wolf abuse went international, residents have been inundated with violent threats from across the world. Death threats have been directed specifically at Cody Roberts, the man accused of abusing a wolf in late February, officials say. Threats have also been made against Roberts’ family; the owner of the Green River Bar, the Daniel establishment where Roberts all... Full story
Footage released by Wyoming Game and Fish shows a live wolf was brought into a public space. An accompanying report says a Daniel man admitted to possessing the animal. Video evidence released Wednesday by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department as part of an investigation into a Daniel man who admitted to possessing a live wolf shows the muzzled, listless animal lying on the floor of what appears to be a bar. In two short clips, a gray-coated wolf with what appears to be a commercial tracking and... Full story
Via Wyoming News Exchange GREYBULL — Still stinging from a defeat in Park County, Sen. Dan Laursen, R-Powell, said last week that while he still prefers a hand count of votes cast in this year’s elections to electronic tabulating machines, he doesn’t feel he has the support to push for such a change in Big Horn County. At least for this election cycle. “I was hoping someone from over there might pursue it because I’d sure help them out — I just don’t want to be the lone ranger,” he said. In Park County, he was one of four Republicans who argued... Full story
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