Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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WORLAND – Worland High School Principal Kevin Smith elected to take the early retirement option approved by the Washakie County School District No. 1 school board in February to help with the revenue reductions that the district is facing. The incentive provides those who choose early retirement to receive a "reward" of $20,000 paid in two installments over two years along with their retirement benefits. "This retirement thing, I don't really consider it retirement, right now. I'm leaving but I...
THERMOPOLIS - Two contractors are scheduled to begin cleaning up May rockfall inside Wind River Canyon on Monday, including stability and rockfall emergency repairs of existing canyon walls about 10 miles south of Thermopolis in the area of Big Windy Curve. The estimated cost of the cleanup effort by Wilson Brothers Construction of Cowley and GeoStabilization International of Grand Junction, Colo., is $653,000. Wilson and GSI are scheduled to begin work on the rockslide cleanup effort and slope...
WORLAND — The Worland City Council and Earl Bower Farms reached a seven-year agreement for the property currently leased by Schlumberger on Third Street between Coburn and Big Horn. The agreement proposed to the city council Tuesday night was originally for five years but Roger Bower requested an extension to seven because that would be when the lease with Schlumberger expires. He did noted that he hopes to renew the lease again with Schlumberger but he would like the agreement with the city on the same timeline. Bower said his goal is to k...
It’s graduation time and with that comes a time that I feel obligated to use this space to try and impart some wisdom to our area high school graduates. But sometimes it’s hard to come up with new material so I went old school or rather I went back to high school for this column. Thursday night I did some research – I watched my own graduation from Hot Springs County High School again, or at least most of it. I wanted to remember what wisdom I tried to impart as a 17-year-old valedictorian to my fellow classmates. The message wasn’t bad, bu...
CASPER -Day two of the Wyoming State track and field championships at Kelly Walsh High School is in the books and today champions, both individually and as a team, will be crowned. WORLAND Worland Track had an eventful day as many of the seniors competed for the last time in their high school careers. "Overall it was a good day. It was bittersweet because for a lot of the seniors it was their last day. We appreciate everything they've done and all the hard work they've put in over the last four...
Mickie Ferney, 74, passed away Thursday, May 18, 2017 at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis. No services are planned. Mortimore Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements.... Full story
Patricia Fern Endicott, 62 of Ten Sleep, passed away May 17, 2017, at St Vincent Hospital in Billings. A Celebration of Life will be at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at 642 Shaffer’s Crossing in Thermopolis. Bryant Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.... Full story