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WORLAND – Following the resignation of Washakie County Assessor Kathy Treanor, effective July 6, the Washakie County Republican Party is set to host a special assembly meeting to interview candidates. According to state statute, 22-18-111 (ii) “if a vacancy occurs in a county elective office, the board of county commissioners of the county in which the vacancy occurs shall immediately notify in writing the chairman of the county central committee of the political party which the last inc...
WORLAND — The Washakie County Commissioners held a public hearing on Tuesday, June 15, to consider the proposed changes recommended by the Washakie County Planning and Zoning Commission on subdivisions. One of the major proposed changes is to set the requirement for easements to be at least 20 feet in length from both property owners, which will allow for the board to accept a width less than 20 feet as long as the subdivider demonstrates that the easement is adequate to protect the safety a...
As the least-populated state, we are always hyperaware when suddenly the highways are busy and the hotels are full. Tourist season is generally met with a wrinkled nose or furrowed brow when mentioned here in Wyoming, despite the fact that a large chunk of our economy, $3.05 billion in in-state spending last year according to the Wyoming Office of Tourism, is contributed by out-of-staters. We see tourists as litterers, campsite hoarders, wildlife provokers and generally rude guests. I spent last summer as a Yellowstone tour guide and I can atte... Full story
The Chief Washakie FFA Range Judging team fell 19 points short of becoming the WyRED (Wyoming Range Education Days) and FFA Range Judging State Champions. WyRED was held in Uinta County, above Mountain View, for the 25th anniversary. Worland High School staff member, Ryan Utterback, took the team to the three-day camp and then the contest on the fourth day. Utterback and the team learned soil texturing, ranch planning, plant identification, plant usage for cattle and sage grouse and much more,...
CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Trucking Association and Great West Casualty Company awarded Worland’s Admiral Transport Corporation the Best Overall Fleet Safety Award for both 2019 and 2020 on May 14. The winning company was selected based on their mileage, safety programs, and accident ratios. Admiral Transport clocked 619,245 safe miles in 2019 and 695,414 in 2020. After a cancellation last year due to COVID, both awards were presented by Wyoming Highway Patrol Captain Dan Wyrick and Lieutenant Dustin Ragon at the Fleet Safety Awards Luncheon. Oth... Full story
WORLAND – The Worland Board of Adjustment and Planning Commission approved one variance and tabled another for Veile Mortuary in Worland. Veile Mortuary was seeking a variance to extend the roof of the mortuary 12 feet along Culbertson Avenue. The extension is part of renovations that have been ongoing and includes a new entryway off of Culbertson. Building Official Randy Adams said that the extension is considered permanent structure and posts would be within the city right-of-way which is not...
Mark Weldon Phipps, 69, died suddenly June 18, 2021, in Thermopolis. A gathering will be held at the local VFW, 2 p.m, Friday, June 25, 2021.... Full story
Bernard Michael Beauvais, 74-year-old Worland resident passed away on January 19, 2021 at St. Vincent Healthcare Center in Billings, Montana. Mike was born on February 5, 1946 in Pueblo, Colorado. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, June 26, 2021 at the Bryant Funeral Home Chapel in Worland.... Full story
Born December 3, 1939, in Worland, Wyoming to Vernon and Doris (Mathews) Rice of Ten Sleep, Wyoming. Gary was raised on the family ranch east of Ten Sleep with older sister Joan and younger brother Ray. Gary graduated from Ten Sleep High School, as Valedictorian, in 1958. He then pursued a college degree at Utah State University in Logan, Utah, graduating with a degree in Animal Science. While attending there he met Nancy Earl, of this union in 1962 they had two children, Leslie and Dan. Gary... Full story
Larry Dale Wostenberg, Sr. was born a Pittsburgh Steelers fan on November 7th, 1966, in Worland, Wyoming and died to this life on June 14th, 2021 in the faith that his baptism into the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Larry was the middle son of Stuart and Connie Wostenberg, graduating high school in Worland Wyoming in 1985 where he focused his efforts on girls, beer, wrestling, and school bus driving. He was a semi-accomplished bare-back rider, breaking more bones than records. Most... Full story
Margie J. Johnson, age 87 passed away June 12, 2021. Margie was born to P.V. and Dorothy Whitney on July 23, 1933. She was born on Newby Island, Hysham, MT. She spent her early years in the family home. Her grade school years were spent in Vananda MT. She moved to Billings for high school, and graduated from Billings Senior High in 1951 excelling in Art. She married Virgil Vaiser and they had one son Ladd Virgil. They spent time in Spokane and Billings. She married Clay Lewis and gained three sons. While in Missoula, she attended MSU and came... Full story
Linda Lee (Stroh) Johnson passed away Monday May 31, 2021 at her home after a long battle with Mesothelioma. Linda was born April 14, 1950 to Reuben Jacob and Esther Edna (Ley) Stroh. After many years of varied jobs and hardships Linda finally reached her goal of achieving a BA of Arts at Northwest College in Powell, WY and a BS at Eastern College, Billings MT, specializing in rehabilitation service. With her newly acquired education she was hired to work as a Rehabilitation Counselor and... Full story
Beverly Hope Applegate, 85, passed away June 5, 2021 at the Worland Healthcare Center. Beverly was born on July 11, 1935 in Manville, WY to Hope (Scholander) and Bill Applegate. She worked as a dance instructor in her younger years. Later on, Beverly worked for an oil refinery in Denver, CO for three years. After her father passed she moved in with her mother to help care for her. Beverly was very independent. She didn't have any kids but she loved dogs. Beverly enjoyed spending her free time... Full story
Ten Sleep resident, Kim Elizabeth Beamer, 65, passed away suddenly of heart failure on June 17, 2021 at the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born December 24, 1955 to parents Richard Judson Scutt and Arlene Louise Smith in Wellsboro, PA. The family had four other children and lived for many years in New York. Kim met the love of her life, Galen Beamer, while attending high school in Wellsville, New York. They were married on March 12, 1977. The couple had three children,... Full story
CASPER –– A year after the number of drilling rigs in Wyoming fell to zero for the first time in more than a century, the state’s rig count is inching back up. Oil prices have rebounded from their below-zero pandemic lows to more than $70 per barrel, outperforming expectations for this year. But new drilling in Wyoming has recovered more slowly than prices might suggest. The average monthly rig count varies widely by year: 54 in 2015, 27 in 2016, 11 in 2017, 22 in 2018, 33 in 2019 — and eight in 2020. That count hit zero twice, first in June... Full story
A Florida resident who has become an odd player in the campaign to replace Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney says controversial statements he made in the past, like those related to the QAnon conspiracy theory, were part of an effort to discredit a liberal media that was poised against him. In an interview with WyoFile, Karl “K.W.” Miller, who recently moderated a candidate forum in Casper featuring all but two participants in the 2022 Republican primary for Congress, downplayed his past statements seemingly showing support for the conspiracy the... Full story
Up close, the spiny softshell turtle looks a little like a leather pancake, but few people get that kind of glimpse. In most sightings, they likely resemble an alligator, with only a long nose and pair of eyes poking out of the water, waiting for food to wander by. If they see or hear you before you see or hear them, they’re gone. They’re not social creatures, especially not with humans. But don’t mistake their skittishness for cowardice, said Brian Tornabene, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Montana who spent years study... Full story
CASPER - Patty Edwards had spent her morning like most days that month: thinking longingly about her ex-husband. But this January day, something was different. The movie she was watching, some made-for-TV romance in which a long-separated husband and wife reconnect after years apart, felt like a sign. In an instant, she knew what she needed to do. She got up and dressed. Her roommate approached and asked where she was headed. "I'm going to get married, " Patty told her. "And she said, 'Who are... Full story
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