Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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WORLAND — Washakie County School District No. 2 has been in search of land for a new school and the Wyoming School Facilities Department explained this week that the K-12 facility in Ten Sleep is ranked in the top 10 in need of repairs. Wyoming School Facilities Department of Public Information Officer Anthony Hughes said, “The current building is ranked No. 7 on the School Facilities Needs Index, which identifies schools most in need of repair, renovation and replacement.” Hughes said, “This project is currently in the planning stage. The sta...
WORLAND — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees is seeking public comment on two draft documents related to the search for a new university president. The board is accepting public comment through Friday, July 3, on a draft presidential profile and a draft announcement of the position opening. Once finalized, those documents will be used in advertising and to make potential candidates aware of the desired qualifications and expectations for the next president. The documents may be viewed online at uwyo.edu/news. Comments may be sent v...
WORLAND – Summer has arrived in the Big Horn Basin, and the just the right band to listen to on a hot summer night will be in the basin this weekend-and they're bringing a Big Horn Basin native with them. Missoula, Montana's Local Yokel - a sort of Americana, bluegrass band with influences ranging from Paul Simon to classic blue grass - will play three sets this weekend in Worland, Thermopolis and Ten Sleep. The band sports Worland native Ethan Ryan on guitar and vocals, Dave Wilbert on the b...
WORLAND — A Worland man pleaded not guilty in the Wyoming Fifth Judicial District Court in Worland Wednesday to a felony strangulation of a household member charge. Erik T. Lindgren of Worland is facing up to five years in prison, a fine of $5,000 or both if found guilty. According to an affidavit of probable cause, on the night of April 25, the victim heard her daughter from a previous relationship crying and found Lindgren yelling at her. Before the victim could reach her child, Lindgren grabbed the victim by her throat with both hands and f...
THERMOPOLIS - Wind River Canyon nature photographer Michael John Balog has won 1st and 2nd place awards in the Professional Divsion at the 2015 50th Annual Cody Art Show, presented by the Cody Art League. The awards were announced Friday, June 19 after the artists reception. The winning photographs were both of hummingbirds taken in the Wind River Canyon. The 1st place photograph was of a female Broad-tailed Hummingbird, as she was attempting to land on a nectar feeder, printed by Mike in a...
Daniel Igleheart, a junior at Worland High School during the 2014-2015 school year, has been selected to participate in the Economics of Leaders program being conducted at the University of California, Berkeley during the month of June. Daniel is one of 40 students from around the country who is honored by being accepted into the Foundation for Teaching Economics' Berkeley Economics for Leaders program. All of the students have been selected because they have demonstrated excellent leadership...
LARAMIE – Derek Cooke Jr. has gone outside the United States once in his life. That was to Canada as part of a University of Wyoming men's basketball summer tour two years ago. His second trip outside the country will be a much bigger step for the Washington, D.C., product. Cooke signed a professional basketball contract with the Rethymno Aegean Basketball Club of Greece on Wednesday. Cooke will report to Crete, Greece, in late August, with the regular season beginning in October. From W...