Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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Larkins selected to Wyoming All-Star Regional team By Alex Kuhn Sports Editor WORLAND - Big Horn Basin Blue Jay Coy Larkins has been selected to the Senior Babe Ruth Wyoming All-Star Regional team and will play in the Pacific Northwest regional tournament July 19-23 in Calgary, Canada. "I thought it was about time," said Coy Larkins when asked about his thoughts on being named to the Wyoming team. "After the years of work put in it was a good feeling to get that call." Larkins added, "It...
WORLAND - Celebrity Chef Mark Anthony, sponsored by the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, is giving a presentation at the Worland Community Center Complex Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. Anthony, who has catered to celebrities such as Jack Nicklaus, Joan Jett, Molly Hatchet, Jerry Brown, Journey, Jethro Tull, Bad Company, REO Speedwagon, Kansas and Billy Squire, will be stopping in Worland for one performance on his tour of Wyoming. “He’s willing to go just about anywhere and he was able to schedule us along with quite a few other churches in Wyo...
Most recent fire affects almost 800 acres WORLAND – A mid-morning Saturday fire, christened the “Chain Fire,” burned approximately 778 acres of Bureau of Land Management land along U.S. Highway 16 east of Worland, before being 100 percent contained Saturday evening by responding agencies. First reported at 11:52 a.m., the Chain Fire is suspected to be human-related, although the matter is still under investigation. “Witnesses stated what appeared to be a chain dragging from a vehicle,” said Worland Fire Department Chief Chris Kocher, as a possi...
WORLAND — Former Ten Sleep Mayor Pat Beckley passed away Thursday at Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation. Beckley was 88. He was elected in May 1996, running unopposed for the seat. He took over for Keith Thurman, who had been appointed mayor but did not seek election to the seat. Beckley served through May 2000. Bev Firnekas served on the council when Beckley served as mayor and said, “It was usual business for the city,” during Beckley’s tenure as mayor. “One thing we did get done was getting a second ambulance for the town. Our big thing w...
GREYBULL — Medicine Wheel Ranger District firefighters plan to conduct a prescribed burn project in the Mathews Ridge area on Tuesday, July 11. Mathews Ridge is located about 10 miles northeast of Hyattville. If conditions are favorable, fewer than 10 acres of decadent sagebrush will be burned to improve holding lines for the main prescribed burn scheduled in the fall. The fall project is planned to improve forage for domestic livestock and forage and habitat for wildlife. Smoke may be visible to travelers in the immediate area and from H...
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Patrick Henry Beckley, 88-year-old Ten Sleep resident, passed away on July 6, 2017, at Worland Healthcare and Rehab Center. Patrick was born on Oct. 27, 1928. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 22, 2017, at the Ten Sleep Cemetery. Bryant Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.... Full story
Bryan Edward Martin, 58-year-old Worland resident, passed away on July 5, 2017 at his home. Bryan was born on June 23, 1959. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, at Riverside Cemetery in Cody, with a Celebration of Life following at the VFW. Military honors will be provided by VFW Post #2673.... Full story
Mildred Ellen Roessing, 75, passed away on July 6, 2017 in Spearfish, SD. Midge was born on March 13, 1942 in Springfield, MO to Richard and Nelle (Adams) Looney. She graduated from Worland High School in 1960. Following graduation, she went to work for the State of Wyoming, DFS, retiring after 35 years of service. She married Stanley Roessing on November 10, 1974. Survivors include her husband Stan, 4 step-children and a loving family. Graveside services will be held 10 am, Saturday, July 15... Full story
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