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Check out these inserts inside this week's issue -- Blair's and Bomgaars (print and online), Family Dollar (print only). FUN FACT: Did you know that bamboo grows so fast it's measured in miles per hour....
TEN SLEEP – The Ten Sleep Town Council met for their regular monthly meeting on Dec. 3, and passed the modified version of a previously-introduced ordinance to allow fireworks to be discharged in town limits, during major federal holidays. Originally introduced in September, Ordinance 219 would have amended section 4-5-3 of the Town of Ten Sleep Town code pertaining to fireworks. The original draft of the ordinance states: “No fireworks shall be in any way fired or discharged at any time within the town, with the exception of the following date...
WORLAND - For the third straight year and the fourth time in six years, the Worland High School Drama Club won the Class 3A State Sweepstakes Championship and hoisted the trophy around town on the Worland Fire Department ladder truck Monday morning. The club won their third straight title by edging out Riverton (second) and Star Valley (third) at the Wyoming High School State Theater Festival in Laramie. This year's festival sweepstakes championship was won more on the technical side than the...
WORLAND – Longtime Worland resident and longtime visitor of the Washakie County Library Mike Healy has donated $1 million for the Washakie County Commissioners to use at their discretion in the remodeling of the Kennedy Ace Hardware building into the new library once the process officially begins. Healy got into contact with Commissioner Terry Wolf around the time the commissioners decided to purchase the Kennedy Ace building to start talking about a substantial donation. Healy wanted to do t...
WORLAND – Everything started a few years ago when Washakie County School District No. 1 Board President Don Bryant overheard a student talking to a friend in Taco Johns about how she was going to drop out of school. Bryant intervened to try and figure out what the district could do to help her graduate, and eventually he handed her a diploma when she walked through commencement exercises. That life changing moment led Bryant to challenge teachers to make an impact in student’s lives every day, a...
WORLAND — A project that was first discussed two years ago in November 2017 has taken on new life with the Board of Adjustment and Planning Commission moving forward with an idea to decorate downtown dumpsters. The BAPC had approached the council a few months ago and received confirmation last month that they had the go ahead for the project. BAPC Chairman Scott Fritzler told the board at their meeting last Thursday, Dec. 5, that he had spoken with Worland Public Works Superintendent Brian Burky who is in favor of the program. He said he w...
WORLAND - As a way to extend the growing season Worland Community Garden organizers are seeking funding to construct a geodesic dome next spring. According to AmeriCorps Vista volunteer and garden coordinator Erin Day-Gennett, they must raise the match for a SeedMoney grant by this Sunday, Dec. 15. They are hoping to raise $2,000 to go toward purchase of materials for the geodesic dome and to fund a spring workshop where University of Wyoming Extension educator Jeff Edwards of Lingle, stationed...
WORLAND – The Washakie County Fair Board met Monday night and discussed getting more organized for the future, and ensuring that responsibilities are communicated with the Washakie County Extension office. The meeting ended with fair board chair person David Doyle announcing that he would be stepping down once his term expires on Dec. 31, leaving the board with the four members of Marty Cross, Beth Shaffer, Jeff Lapp and Tamera Drake until his replacement is found. Doyle, who was originally a...
WORLAND - A project that has been two years in the making since ice jam and runoff flooding eroded the Paxton Berm in 2017 is nearing completion. Washakie County Conservation District Executive Director Victoria Dietz said the berm work is completed and the only portion left is removal of some Russian olive and salt cedar on the other side of the bank on Wyoming Sugar property. That project, she said, is expected to be completed this month. Russ Linneman of Great Divide Forestry in Worland has...
WORLAND – The Ten Sleep Parade of Lights will kick off this Saturday at 6 p.m. in downtown Ten Sleep. The theme for this year’s Parade of Lights is “Tis the Season to be Freezin’” and there will be at least eight floats in the parade, which is sponsored by the Ten Sleep/Hyattville Lions Club. The parade will run down main street and will feature burn barrels up and down the sidewalks to help keep viewers warm during the festivities. The announcers booth being placed in front of the Sleepy Co...
Brian Kent Walter, 67, passed away on Dec. 5, 2019, at the Washakie Medical Center in Worland. He was born on Dec. 27, 1951, in Roseburg, Oregon. Per Brian’s wishes, in lieu of a service, the family will be hosting a small gathering for those who wish to stop by at Goodies, Friday Dec. 13, beginning at 5:30 p.m.... Full story
James Arlee McCann, a previous resident of Worland, Wyoming, passed away on October 4, 2019, in Broussard, Louisiana of an undetermined illness. He was born on February 15, 1937, in Billings, Montana, to Abraham Lincoln (Link) McCann and Merle Alice Miller (McCann) Adams. Jim graduated from Hysham, Montana School system in 1954. He owned McCann Standard Filling Station in Worland alongside his dad. He went on to work for Tretolite and its successors in Gillette, Casper, and Texas. He had a love... Full story
In the early morning hours on December 6th, 2019, at the South Big Horn County Hospital with "Little" Karen holding his hand, Roy Lloyd Frisbee, (91) of Basin, WY, passed away quietly and went to be with the Lord. Roy, was born to Anna Wilhelmina (Thomsen) and Lloyd R. Frisbee on December 22, 1927 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was the eldest of 6 children. Roy's childhood was during the Great Depression. Times were tough for the Frisbee family. Roy's father Lloyd fell ill and Roy quit attendi... Full story
It's official. After three years of talking about it, the Democrats finally have officially begun impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. You're thinking it has not been three years, but truthfully it has been with calls for Trump's impeachment coming right after the election. The problem three years ago is that the Constitution states a president "shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors." It... Full story
Funeral services for Stella J. Novakovich, 95, will be Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2 p.m., at Mortimore Funeral Home. She died December 7, 2019, in Basin.... Full story
'Tis the season for scammers who prey on those looking for last-minute shopping deals! FBI Denver Division reminds local shoppers to beware of scams and stay vigilant of thieves who steal their money and personal information. According to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) (https://www.ic3.gov), Wyoming victims lost over $4.5 million in internet scams in 2018. The most vulnerable population in the U.S. are those over age 60, although people of all ages fell victim to scams last... Full story
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