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WORLAND – Wyoming Senate File 61, a bill which would allow hunters in Wyoming the choice to wear either fluorescent orange or fluorescent pink passed third reading in the House Friday on a 39-21 vote. Rep. Mike Greear (R-Worland) stated that the bill wasn’t very popular with quite a few people, including himself. He felt that it was an inappropriate bill to be discussing during a budget session. He stated that he didn’t know if fluorescent pink was as safe or safer than fluorescent orange but that if it gets more people interested in hunti...
HYATTVILLE – A bill signed into law on Friday by Governor Matt Mead effectively increases the size of the Medicine Lodge Archeological Site, north of Hyattville, currently part of the state parks system. “Ultimately, the bill will increase visitation and to add more campsites, “explained Medicine Lodge Superintendent Brooks Jordan, during the bill’s introduction. Under the bill (Senate Enrolled Act 7), Medicine Lodge would gain 52 acres from the Department of Game and Fish, specifically, “A parcel of land of approximately ten (10) acres in Dry...
CHEYENNE – A “stand your ground” bill is on its way to Gov. Matt Mead’s desk for his signature. Both the House of Representatives and Senate passed their “stand your ground” bills – House Bill 168 and Senate File 71 – through their chambers of origin. They didn’t coast through, however, after lawmakers in both houses expressed concern over civil and criminal immunities in the legislation. Wyoming already has a castle doctrine, which provides a person can legally use weapons in self-defense in the home without a duty to retreat. In any o...
WORLAND – Since 2009, the Worland High School cheerleading squad has been working to get back into the top three at the state competition and they succeeded last Wednesday with a third-place finish in the 3A non-stunt division. "Two years ago we thought we had a great routine," Coach Tammy Montoya said. The judges didn't think so, so she began looking at what the judges wanted. She said they didn't need something fancy but all the jumps needed to be in synch. Montoya said, "The girls knew w...
CASPER - It is not how you start but how you finish and the Worland Warriors basketball team certainly proved that during this 2017-18 season. The journey began with plenty of ups and downs but when it mattered most the Warriors played their best basketball during the final two weeks of the season. "We don't set preseason goals at the start of the season. Instead, we have the mindset of getting better each day. I thought that's what our guys did. If we had set preseason goals, they wouldn't have...
CASPER - The Worland Lady Warriors basketball season ended with a loss as they fell to the Lyman Lady Eagles 72-54 in the 3A State tournament fifth-place game Saturday morning at Kelly Walsh High School. The strength of the Lady Eagles is playing physical and their All-State players, cousins McKinley Bradshaw and McKailey Bradshaw. The game plan for the Lady Warriors was to play physical, stop the Bradshaws, force the other Lyman players to step up. "We talked coming in that it was going to be...
Savanna Christensen, 88, passed away at the Washakie Medical Center on March 9, 2018. Savanna was born on October 3, 1929 on the family farm in Byron, Wyoming to Orlo Perry and Savanna (Johnson) Sessions. She was the youngest of four children with a brother, Jay, and two sisters Marge and Colleen. She enjoyed growing up on the family farm and adored all the animals and pets. She graduated from Byron High School and afterwards went to Billings to live with her sister, Marge. During a visit back h...
Surrounded by his family in love and prayer, Kent Charles Martinson returned home to his Heavenly Father on March 10, 2018. Of his own free will, Kent came home to Worland Healthcare for end of life care a week before his passing, at age 63. Kent was the youngest of four children born December 1, 1954 to Charles Ernest and Helen (Christopherson) Martinson in Soda Springs, Idaho. He spent his first 13 years in Soda Springs before moving to Worland with his family where he remained for the rest...