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WORLAND - After competing on the road for the past four weeks without a full roster the Worland High School track team will finally compete in a home meet this Thursday at Worland High School and hopefully with a full roster. "We're hoping with all the activities behind us that we'll have a full roster on Thursday. I'm excited; the kids are excited to perform in front of their home crowd on their home turf. It supposed to be beautiful so we're ready," said WHS track coach Tracey Wiley. Last...
WORLAND — The National Weather Service in Riverton will teach a Severe Weather Spotter training class to increase the number of weather spotters in Washakie County and surrounding areas. The free, two-hour training class will take place from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, April 13, in the Washakie County Emergency Operations Center located at 501 15 Mile Road, at the Washakie County Fairgrounds. The course describes how various severe weather phenomena develop, outlines appropriate safety actions, and details procedures for identifying and reporting s...
WORLAND – The Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees received good news and bad news regarding health insurance costs. At a special work session Monday night, Business Manager Jack Stott said the increase the district would have faced was 6.5 percent, about $200,000, which was better than the $300,000 they had estimated. However, Stott said at the WSBAIT (Wyoming School Board Association Insurance Trust) meeting, the group opted for some plan changes, which ultimately means there will not be an increase in cost to the district,...
WORLAND – The Washakie County Solid Waste Disposal District No. 1 board met Monday to announce a new manager, and review upgrades to the facility. Mike Siegfried, of Worland, replaces previous manager Gene Claime, who died in March. “So far, everything seems to be going smoothly,” said Siegfried during his report to the board of directors. During regular business, the board approved all bills, including a contracted payment of $38,000 to Inberg-Miller Engineers of Casper. The firm previously reviewed the plans for the redistribution of the l...
In order to ensure statewide emergency communications and alerting capabilities are functioning properly, the NWS will issue a test Tornado Warning for the entire state today at 1030 a.m. Broadcasters and public safety alerting points across Wyoming will be participating in the test. Schools, health care and continuing-care facilities, and other large venues are encouraged to use the drill to test internal emergency procedures. "We have partnered with FEMA to strongly promote the idea of people...
Robert James Busch, 75, passed away on April 4, 2017 at his home. He was the second of five children born to Andrew and Henrietta S. (Potts) Busch. Robert dropped out of high school to join the US Navy in March of 1962, serving until March of 1968. He worked most his life as a truck driver, being employed by Geis Trucking, Harry Swing, Dan Brown Trucking among others. He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters, Judy Kay and Mary Paxton. Survivors include a sister, Doris (Gene) Anderson of... Full story
Robert C. Boltz died peacefully at his son's home on April 4, 2017. He wanted to be remembered as an honest man, who tried his hardest to help whomever he could. Bob was born and raised on a family farm in Belfield, ND on July 18, 1930. He was the 14th out of 16 children to German and Irish parents, Nicholas John and Mary Carey Boltz. He jokingly remembers his dad calling him 14! Being a hard worker was instilled upon him at an early age. Bob dropped out of high school, jumped in the back end... Full story
William Richard Bowling passed away on April, 4th 2017, surrounded by his immediate family after a brief battle with cancer. Bill was born on June 13th, 1937 in Omaha, NE to Roy J. and Frances K. Bowling. The family later moved to Cody, NE where he lived until graduating high school in 1954. He moved to Thermopolis, WY in 1963, worked for the Arapahoe Ranch and served as a member of the Wyoming National Guards. In Thermopolis he met the love of his life Evelyn Joyce Woody. They were married June... Full story
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