Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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On this day in: 1607 - An expedition led by Captain Christopher Newport arrived at Jamestown, Virginia. The passengers went ashore the next day and this site became the first permanent settlement English colony in America. 1821 - The first practical printing press was patented in the U.S. by Samuel Rust. 1982 - The Chicago Cubs became the first major league baseball team to win 8,000 games....
TEN SLEEP – The Washakie County School District (WCSD) No. 2 Board of Trustees met for their regularly scheduled meeting Monday night to discuss a potential change to an eight-period school day, a staffing situation and approve positions for next school year. At the April meeting the board was presented with a proposed eight-period schedule for the upcoming 2021-22 school year, which would shorten class periods from the current seven-period schedule already in place. Responses from teachers, a...
WORLAND – Cloud Peak Counseling Center is getting set to host a mental health awareness event this Friday, May 14, beginning at 11 a.m. at the Worland Community Center, which will feature Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon providing the keynote address. With May being Mental Health Awareness Month, Cloud Peak was looking for a way to help connect with the public and help spread awareness that mental health is not a subject that should be taboo to talk about. The event will open with a speech from a p...
WORLAND — With the Board of Adjustment and Planning Commission split on what to recommend to the council regarding short-term home rentals so the issue was tabled until the May 24 meeting. The discussion began last month when Building Official Randy Adams said he was approached by a resident who wanted to know what he had to do to open a short-term home rental on property he had just purchased. Adams found there were already several properties listed on home-sharing sites Airbnb and VRBO. During Monday’s regular BAPC meeting, Adams rep...
This weekend, 88 seniors from Worland and eight from Ten Sleep will graduate. This month and next students from across the country in high schools and colleges will be saying goodbye to one journey and hello to their next journey and the best advice for them I can give is to expect the unexpected. Jeremiah 29:11 says in part, “I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord. God, the omniscient King of Kings, can make plans because he knows the past, present and future. We fickle, no where near all-knowing, humans, know only our past and... Full story
WORLAND - Friends of Washakie County Library were selected as the runner-up for Carol Mead Leaders in Literacy Award and received a certificate and $3,000 to support the construction of a new library in the county. The award was presented to the Friends of Washakie County Library Board by State Senator Jeff Wassenburger on Thursday, May 6. According to a release from the University of Wyoming, who administers the award, board secretary Laura McDonald nominated the group. Friends of Washakie...
WORLAND — The transition into a new City of Worland public works superintendent has been smoother since Nick Kruger is familiar with city operations and city crew members. Kruger, a former building official for the city, took the reigns of the public works department on Monday, April 26. Kruger grew up in the Denver area and began working in the oil and gas industry, which eventually led him to Worland in 2009. He worked as the city’s building official in 2015 and 2016, leaving with hopes of...
WORLAND - Coming off a disappointing loss to Mountain View on May 1, the Worland Lady Warriors soccer team bounced back in a big way last weekend. The No. 4-ranked, according to WyoPreps, Lady Warriors (8-4) got the weekend started with a commanding 3-0 road win over the No. 2-ranked Lander Valley Lady Tigers (8-3-1) on May 7. Then avoiding any letdown, Worland picked up another clean sheet with a 4-0 win over the Pinedale Lady Wranglers (2-7-1) on May 8 at WHS. "I couldn't be more proud of...
Jay Sanford, 66, died April 29, 2021 at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis. Services are pending.... Full story
Richard Wirth Jensen passed from this life May 5, 2021 at the North Big Horn Hospital just three weeks prior to his 89th birthday. Richard, known to many as Dick Jensen, was born in Byron, Wyoming May 30, 1932, during the depression years. He was born at home on the family farm on the Byron river bottom. He was the second son born to Maurice W. Jensen and Erma S. Wirth, after his older brother, Waldo Jensen. Two sisters later joined the family, Charlene (Scholes) Jensen and Erma Lou Jensen.... Full story
Marcia Beaver, 72, of Powell, WY passed away of natural causes on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at the Billings Clinic Hospital in Billings, MT. Marcia was born April 9, 1949 in Worland, WY, the daughter of Billie and Lorraine Isis (Inghram) Beaver. Marcia is survived by her brother Michael (Mickey) Beaver and sister-in-law Robin Beaver of Spokane, WA; and nephew Torrey Voigt of Lolo, MT. She was preceded in death by her parents. Marcia graduated from Worland High School in 1967. She had a long, fruitf... Full story
Shawn Eugene Pickler, 61, passed away peacefully on April 26, 2021 in Casper, Wyoming. He lived in Worland, Wyoming, with his family, from 1991 to 2005 where he worked as an automotive technician for Ralph Wortham, Stan’s Automotive and Washakie Garage. He married Holly Segehtti on the rim of Grand Canyon National Park on May 23, 1987. They lived in Flagstaff, Arizona prior to moving to Worland. They later divorced whereupon he moved to Casper. He was the third of six children born to Eugene and Marcia Pickler, on November 27, 1959 in Los A... Full story
Sheridan - The Bighorn National Forest Powder River District Ranger, Traci Weaver, is hosting a virtual public meeting to update interested people on the Tensleep Climbing Management Plan project. The project proposes actions to manage climbing and recreation in the Tensleep Canyon project area while protecting natural resources and providing diverse opportunities. The proposal includes improvements in parking and highway safety, establishment of system trails, staging area stabilization, management of dispersed camping, management of human...
Wyoming’s statewide COVID-19 public health orders will remain in place through the end of the month, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). Mask use and physical distancing requirements related to educational institutions remain. Indoor events of more than 500 people may be held at 50 percent of venue capacity with specific mask protocols for large indoor events. WDH recommends masks in indoor public places for people who aren’t fully vaccinated when common-sense physical distancing cannot be maintained among those who don... Full story
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