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THERMOPOLIS — A fatal crash south of Thermopolis on June 11 has resulted in the death of 41-year-old Cheyenne resident Jamie Winters. The crash occurred at 12:40 p.m. on Saturday near mile post 123 on US Highway 20 approximately eight miles south of Thermopolis. Winters was driving a 2014 Dodge Avenger passenger car northbound on US 20 when the car crossed over the centerline into the southbound lane of travel. A 2012 Dodge 3500 pickup truck pulling a stock trailer was traveling south when the northbound Dodge entered the southbound lane of U...
WORLAND – Four wildfires were ignited by lightning strikes on public land near Ten Sleep over the weekend. The largest fire is 225 acres and in a rough location making it difficult to fight for fire crews. "The largest is the 225-acre Salt Center Fire, approximately nine miles north of town and southeast of Renner Reservoir. The Salt Center Fire was started by lightning on Friday evening and has been burning primarily in juniper in steep, rugged terrain. There isn't good engine access so crews a...
WORLAND — M.F. Corporate Services Wyoming LLC, a registered agent in Wyoming for Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, and under investigation for hiding assets in shell companies in 24 companies in the state, officially resigned as a registered Wyoming agent on Saturday. Secretary of State Ed Murray revealed the development to the Northern Wyoming Daily News while on a tour of northern Wyoming over the weekend to review economic development in the Big Horn Basin. “I don’t like Wyoming’s reputation being misrepresented as ‘fraud friendly,...
Today is Flag Day, which means it is also my brother-in-law’s birthday. Ed, who was in the Navy, used to say that he was so important that the entire nation flew flags in his honor. We always chuckled but do you know what each of the folds in our flag actually means? Here is the answer, thanks to a booklet titled “GOD BLESS AMERICA: PRAYERS & REFLECTIONS FOR OUR COUNTRY” that LaVern Neihart gave me several years ago. It has a copyright date of 1999 and the part I am quoting states “The flag-folding ceremony described by the UNIFORMED SERVICE...
CHEYENNE — Governor Matthew H. Mead, pursuant to President Barack Obama’s Proclamation which has ordered as a mark of respect for the victims of the mass shooting on Sunday, June 12, 2016 in Orlando Florida, that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, June 16,2016....
WORLAND - The 14U Worland Wildfire softball team participated in the Riverton Invitational over the weekend and walked away as the Invitational champions. The Wildfires started the Invite against Lander and won 4-2. Lander's two runs were scored due to errors on Worland's part but pitcher Brooke Hellyer had a terrific performance from the mound. She went five innings without a hit, had 10 strikeouts (Ks) and gave up no walks. Offensively Zoe Fernandez led the team with three hits while Raychel...