Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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WORLAND — While Washakie County and Wyoming got plenty of rain late last week, no records were set in Worland. According to the National Weather Service, Worland received .33 inches of precipitation on Friday, below the record of .73 inches set in 2005. On Saturday, Worland came close the record with .41 inches of rain. The record is .43 inches set in 1961. On Sunday, as the storm moved out of the area, Worland received .08 inches of precipitation with the record of .14 set in 1990. For the month of May, Worland has received .82 inches of p...
WORLAND – Filing for state and local offices begins Thursday and runs through June 1, for a variety of offices on the primary ballot, scheduled for voting on Aug. 21. Applicants for state offices must register through the Office of the Secretary of State, while county positions will register with the county clerk. City and municipal positions will register with the city or town clerk. A $25 filing fee applies to all offices, and those filing for office must be a Wyoming resident and registered voter. Due to state law, those seeking partisan o...
WORLAND – Friday afternoon the students of Worland South Side Elementary School silently walked from their school to the Worland Community Center Complex where they continued the silence as they sat on the front gymnasium floor in class groups waiting for their parents to pick them up. The reason: a reunification drill. In the case of an emergency where the students and staff are required to leave the school, the reunification process needs to be done in a way that makes sure every student is a...
As I indicated in an earlier column back in 2016, I entered the first grade in Worland on Sept. 2, 1949, and, except for six weeks in the fall of 1960, attended Worland schools for the next 11 1/2 years. During that time I think I attended every school in Worland. My first grade school was the Watson school, located at Ninth Street and Pulliam. I believe it was built right after World War II, and I know it was named after Frank Watson, the Worland superintendent of schools after the war. Frank Watson was an important figure in Worland back...
DOUGLAS - The rain at the 3A East regional meet in Douglas did not slow the Worland High School track and field team. Instead, the Warriors and Lady Warriors battled through the poor weather and brought home some medals and hardware. As a team, the Warriors finished third and were half a point shy of second-place Torrington, three Worland athletes earned individual championships and a total of 25 WHS athletes will compete at the 3A State meet in Casper starting on Thursday. "Under the terrible...