Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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A new mayor of Ten Sleep will be elected next Tuesday after residents head to the polls. Mayor Jack Haggerty opted not to seek re-election, leaving the door open for current council member Ernie Beckley or David Lyman to fill the four-year seat. Residents will also be electing two council members to four-year terms. Current council member Amy Truman is seeking to retain her seat. Also running are Bart DeWitt, Steve Criner and Sylvia Nichole Norman. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Ten Sleep Senior Center. Voters must use the back... Full story
WORLAND – Superintendent David Nicholas and the Worland school board announced that Washakie County School District (WCSD) No. 1 intends to finish the school year, unless directed otherwise from the state, on their current adaptive learning plan. The current plan has been approved through the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) to last through the end of the year. “There is no plan to come back this spring, brick and mortar, for all of our kids,” Nicholas said. However, Nicholas said that adde... Full story
WORLAND — On a 7-2 vote the Worland City Council voted to suspend enforcement of the city’s parking code for business trailers. During last Tuesday’s regular council meeting, via Zoom web conferencing, the council heard from Mat King, a resident and business owner on Holly Avenue. He said, “My trailer is a business trailer. I run a very, very small business. Professional woodturning is a hard way to make a living and that trailer is my portable store. We do 16 shows a year. We’re on the road all the time. When we’re not, we’re using it.” He...
WORLAND — Washakie County will follow the state guidelines regarding easing restrictions on businesses and gatherings. Washakie County Health Officer Dr. Ed Zimmerman, during a question and answer session on Facebook, said he had received several requests for exemptions from businesses including some nail and hair salons. He said Tuesday that he has denied all the requests at this time awaiting new orders from the state. He said, “We’re expecting some relaxation on the service industry.” Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon and State Health Officer... Full story
WORLAND – The Worland speech and debate team competed in the Wyoming State Speech Championships in a unique fashion, and finished third overall behind Riverton and Jackson, with one individual and one duo earning 3A state champions. The three state champions were Elizabeth Bleicher in original oratory and Madeline Martinson and Kim Sumida in CX policy debate. Bleicher finished fourth overall among all classes, and first among 3A competition. Bleicher also took third in 3A in the L...
WORLAND – Mark Becker is set to retire today (April 30) from the United States Postal Service (USPS) after working for the Worland Post Office the last 24 years. Becker moved to Worland from North Dakota where he was a food service inspector for seven years in North Dakota. He continued his food service inspection work in Wyoming until he began his job at the post office in the 1996 as a counter clerk. Becker has been working for the Postal Service since the transition of 24 people sorting out m...
WORLAND – Two Worland educators, Don Bryant and James Mims, were honored with awards from the Wyoming Education Association at the end of March for the 2019-20 school year. According to WEA Worland area President Vickie Overcast, Bryant was set to receive the Friend of Education award from the state association at the end of March. This award was for his service as a teacher at West Side for two years, and spending the last 28 years on the school board, serving 23 of those as the president of t...
WORLAND – Much remains unclear about the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), with interrelated questions still unanswered about its means of transmission and degree of transmissibility, its actual prevalence in the community and its lethality. One thing that is known is that health care providers must do their utmost to protect not only their patients but themselves and their staff from COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. Because almost everything about COVID-19 is uncertain, medical clinics in the Big Horn Basin have taken serious m... Full story
WORLAND — This is a great time to purchase meat directly from producers, according to Washakie County Extension. They have put together some resources that will help residents in the Big Horn Basin purchase from area producers. Many local butchers also have a retail store front and sell various cuts of meat. If you are buying “locker meat” directly from a farmer or rancher, here is how it generally works: 1. Find a producer who has the type of animal you want. 2.Arrange with them to purchase the whole animal or a portion of the animal. 3.The pr... Full story
Anna M. (Gibbs) (Yoos) Pearl, 90, of Basin, Wyoming passed away peacefully April 24, 2020. Cremation has taken place at the Antelope Butte Crematory in Greybull and a “Celebration of Life” will be held at a later date. Anna was born July 19, 1929 in Mount Holly, New Jersey to Harold and Nettie Gibbs. She moved to Wyoming in 1950. A full obituary maybe found at: www.atwoodfamilyfh.com Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Atwood Family Funeral Directors.... Full story
A celebration of the life of Ken Baumeister, 64 year old Buffalo resident who passed away Thursday evening at the Amie Holt Care Center in Buffalo will be held by his family this summer in Spearfish Canyon. Donations in Ken's memory may be made to the Bread of Life Food Pantry in care of the Harness Funeral Home at 351 N. Adams in Buffalo. Online condolences may be made at www.harnessfuneralhome.com Kenneth Dean Baumeister was born September 16, 1955 in Hartley, Iowa to Lyle and Daisy "Norlin"... Full story
Laura H. Sperry passed away on April 25, 2020 at home in Worland with her daughters and son by her side. Laura was born July 21, 1926 in Grundy Center, Iowa, where she grew up on the family farm. She and her brothers rode their ponies to a little school house about two miles from home in their early years. Laura always had horses in her life from the time when her daddy used horses in the fields and she would hop onto the big animals just to sit on them in the corral. Laura trained many horses... Full story
Donald Thomas McKinnon, 77, formerly of Fargo, ND, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, in his home surrounded by family. Tom was born on May 23, 1942 in Wadena, MN to Donald F. and Violette O. McKinnon. He married Shirley Eggl on June 2, 1962. Together, they had seven children and lived a happy life until her passing in 1984. Tom was united in marriage to Sherry Farbo on December 23, 1987. He was an entrepreneur throughout his life, yet the most important thing and greatest accomplishment... Full story
On the evening of April 20th, 2020, Ralph Bond was relaxing at his home in Worland, Wyoming. He was sitting in his favorite chair, watching the news, and playing multiple games of online Scrabble with various family members across the country. He had been in relatively good health, and had enjoyed a perfect day with a small gathering of family who had pulled their campers from Laramie to Worland to camp out in his back yard and enjoy a visit. At a few minutes before 10PM, Ralph heard the Lord's... Full story
TEN SLEEP- The Ten Sleep school board met on Wednesday night in a special session where Superintendent Jimmy Phelps announced that they intend to finish the school year with their adapted learning plan that was approved by the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE), and will request an added addendum that will allow for tutoring of certain students. Washakie County School District No. 2 plans to continue with their current adapted learning plan, but will also submit a request to allow students... Full story
It’s been a busy week since last Tuesday both in the state and in Worland and Washakie County. Here are some highlights: •On Tuesday, April 28, Washakie County had zero active COVID-19 cases. That’s right. According to the Wyoming Department of Health, all five lab-confirmed cases have recovered and all three probable cases are listed as recovered. However, also on April 28, Washakie County Public Health announced that there was more tests available and County Health Officer Dr. Ed Zimmerman was asking residents if they are COVID-19 sympt... Full story
Wyoming State Parks will partially reopen to camping for Wyoming residents beginning May 15. State Parks has remained open to day-use recreation but closed to camping due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The busy camping season unofficially starts Memorial Day weekend; however, we are excited to announce that we have been working with the Governor’s office and the State Health Officer to get Wyoming residents camping in just over two weeks,” said Darin Westby, Director of Wyoming State Parks & Cultural Resources. The decision to reopen out-o... Full story
CHEYENNE – As Wyomingites prepare to slowly start venturing out more in public again, wearing protective masks will be a big part of ensuring that COVID-19 doesn’t spread any further. Dr. Alexia Harrist, Wyoming’s state health officer, said at a news conference Tuesday that although people don’t need to wear face coverings when they’re alone or with household members, they should wear face coverings in public places, such as a grocery store, where social distancing isn’t always possible. A face covering includes any cloth covering that covers... Full story
CASPER – The sickest COVID-19 patients in Natrona County will soon be treated with the plasma of recovered patients, Casper-Natrona County Health Department spokesperson Hailey Bloom said in a Wednesday press conference. “Nationally, there has been a lot of discussion around using the plasma from those that are COVID positive who have now recovered to treat those who are very ill,” Bloom said. The plasma from recovered patients carries antibodies that fight the virus, she explained. Community members who have recovered from the illness donat... Full story
RIVERTON — Part of Riverton's transient population has been quarantined on the Wind River Indian Reservation due to coronavirus concerns. "Our contact tracing is driving us to test people who have been exposed. Our transient population was definitely targeted over the last couple days," Fremont County Commissioner and Incident Command spokesman Mike Jones told The Ranger. With wide availability and use of coronavirus testing, Fremont County's number of cases had jumped to 98 through Monday, up from 66 on Friday. The count one week earlier w... Full story
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