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The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported Monday that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 3.8% in February to 3.7% in March. Wyoming’s unemployment rate was higher than its March 2022 level of 3.3% and slightly higher than the current U.S. unemployment rate of 3.5%. From February to March, seasonally adjusted employment of Wyoming residents rose by 1,467 individuals (0.5%) as people returned to work. Additionally, the state’s labor force, which is comprised of emplo...
Washakie County is accepting bids for Cottonwood Creek Bridge in Winchester. As $6,500 was previously allotted for the bridge’s transportation, the county will support up to that amount for the removal of the bridge from its current location to its new owner’s property. Bids will be accepted up until 5 p.m. on May 1. At the Washakie County Commissioners’ Tuesday, April 18 meeting, Chairman Aaron Anderson noted that a 3D printed model of the bridge was part of the agreement with Wyoming Department of Transportation and Washakie County Museu...
Joan Molly Susanna was the daughter of Lenard and Elizabeth (Hart) Yost. She was born on Oct. 9, 1933, in Billings, MT, and baptized into Christ on Jan. 7, 1934, at First German Congregational Church, in Billings. She was confirmed in the Christian faith on June 6, 1948, at Big Timber Lutheran Church, Big Timber, MT. She graduated from Sweet Grass County High School in Big Timber in 1951. Soon thereafter she moved to Billings, where she worked at the Mountain Bell telephone company. Joan...
Carol Elaine (Bunnell) Allred passed away peacefully in Rifle, Colorado, Friday, April 14th at the age of 87. Born December 27th, 1935, the first born to Orval (Doc) and Mildred Bunnell, and sister to Janet (Lovelace- Grand Junction, CO), Gene Bunnell (deceased), and Tom Bunnell (deceased). At the time of Carol's birth, Doc was a student finishing his veterinary studies in Greely, Colorado. He moved his family to Afton, where he worked a short time in a veterinary practice, and then relocated...
Jean Skelton, who has been investigating the annual audit report for Hot Springs County School District No. 1, provided an update on her findings last week during the April18 meeting of the school board. Skelton has been specifically interested in the budget violation which was “due to a variance of general vs. instructional support” as noted in the board minutes for the Dec. 15, 2022, meeting. At last Tuesday’s regular board meeting, Skelton reported that this amount of money was wrongly categorized by the district’s auditor during their m...
With last week’s action by the Washakie County Commissioners to finalize the purchase of the home at 603 North Road 11 for the new ambulance station, it is time for the community to move forward and make this move work best for everyone. The commissioners listened to concerns and mitigation requests from neighbors Dick Kroger and DJ Vanderwerff at their April 18 meeting. Some of the mitigation requests are reasonable and the county, wanting to be good neighbors, are considering several of them. In fact, the commissioners had already agreed t...
Hot Springs County High School Principal Catelyn Deromedi introduced the segment on student celebrations at the Hot Springs County School District 1 board meeting April 18, by calling upon Lyle Wiley, who won Speech and Debate Coach of the Year for their district, to name his students that received honors this season. Wiley began by noting Thermopolis’ second-place finish in 2A at the state speech and debate meet this year. He then recognized River Quintanilla as a national speech and debate qualifier, as well as Korina Lea as a first a...
For the fifth year in a row, Chief Washakie FFA has won the proficiency sweepstakes at the Wyoming State FFA Convention in Cheyenne last week. The sweepstakes are awarded to the chapter that wins the top three proficiency awards at the state level. While the number of applications were down this because of the deadline being moved up six weeks, the chapter still managed to get a large number of quality applications in, according to Advisor Grace Godfrey. FFA members can apply for any proficiency that fits their given SAE (supervised...
Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Rocky Mountain Power, Wyoming’s largest electric utility, wants to increase ratepayers’ bills by an average of 7.6% in response to higher-than-expected fuel and transmission costs during 2022. The rate adjustment would translate to an extra $50.3 million for the utility. The utility sources the vast majority of its electricity from its own power plants and through long-term contracts. But about 5% comes from the more volatile wholesale market. “Sharply higher prices in the wholesale power market during...
"We were supposed to do 'Fiddler' in 2020 when COVID hit, so it has kind of been in the back of my mind since then," Spring Musical Director Naomi Durrant said. "It's a classic, and I think it's appropriate for our time." The original "Fiddler on the Roof" musical, about a Jewish family living in Imperial Russia, first appeared at Broadway's Imperial Theater in 1964. The show ran for 3,242 productions due to its popularity. Now on Thursday, April 27 and Friday, April 28, at 7 p.m., the musical...
Competing at the Lovell Invitational track and field meet on April 22, the Worland Lady Warriors finished second with 147 points. Powell swept the meet, winning both girls and boys divisions. The Powell girls scored 198 points, and the boys 172 points. "They got second to Powell," said WHS track and field coach Tracey Wiley. "It gives them something to strive for every week. Powell has a tremendous team. They were state champions last year and have another good team this year. We are plotting...
Authorities investigate more phone shenanigans BUFFALO (WNE) - Local law enforcement agencies continue to receive bogus phone calls, and they don't know why. Police Chief Sean Bissett last week told Buffalo City Council members that Johnson County dispatchers received three phone calls between April 16 and of April 17 connecting the Johnson County Dispatch Center to other dispatch centers throughout the country. Bissett said the calls are being treated as part of the same incident as the false...
CODY - As soon as Park County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Jack Hatfield called his last witness to testify on the seventh day of Carolyn Aune's murder trial on Tuesday, her counsel, Elisabeth Trefonas, filed for an acquittal, saying the evidence presented was not enough to convict her client. Trefonas told Park County District Court Judge Bobbi Overfield that Hatfield had not proved Aune intentionally or recklessly inflicted child abuse resulting in the death of 2-year-old Paisleigh Williams....
CODY (WNE) - Carolyn Aune has been found guilty of murder in the first degree by recklessly inflicting physical injury on 2-year-old Paisleigh Williams. Jurors made the decision on Thursday, April 27, following around 4 hours of deliberation. Though not found guilty of intentionally inflicting the blunt force trauma that separated Paisleigh's intestines, and ultimately ended her life, Aune was found guilty of recklessly inflicting physical injury by not seeking prompt medical care for...
Wyoming Attorney General Bridget Hill and Gov. Mark Gordon oppose the secretary of state's request to join their defense of the state's abortion ban in an ongoing lawsuit. Gordon and Hill, both defendants in the case challenging the ban, claim in a brief filed Tuesday that Chuck Gray doesn't have legal standing, and that joining the case "in his official capacity" as secretary of state is contrary to Wyoming statutes. "Public officers such as the Secretary of State 'have and can exercise only...
SHERIDAN (WNE) - The Sheridan Police Department received 27 calls to dispatch Tuesday morning from concerned citizens regarding two males seen walking down Main Street, wearing what appeared to be body armor and carrying rifles in a low ready position, according to SPD Capt. Tom Ringley. The calls began to come in at 11:33 a.m. when several community members were concerned by the men's attire and the way in which they were carrying their rifles, not slung over their shoulders but held below the...
Hacker’s Brief 5/1/2023 Wedding Anniversary Gift: A Sheridan citizen who owns a small business has been receiving similar emails every couple of months, asking for information about purchasing products for a gift for an anniversary, a new home, and similar themes. The email asks for some pictures and details about prices, but it’s the same message each time but from different sender addresses. Donation & Support: A Wyoming non-profit received an email supposedly from Hy-Vee Construction, offering a donation but only through wire transfer. The l...
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