Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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By TRACIE MITCHELL Staff Writer WORLAND – The University of Wyoming Washakie Extension Office is hosting two activities this weekend to help community members get closer to and learn about which bugs are beneficial, detrimental and pollinate their gardens and the way worms can be used to create beneficial compost for gardens. The bug program is at the community garden Friday morning at 9 a.m. and will last about an hour or so. “It’s going to be a really fun bug program for kids and our University of Wyoming entomologist will be there. They will...
WORLAND - Community volunteer Jane O'Connor received the Wyoming Association of Municipalities Region V 2018 Community Hero Award. Since O'Connor could not be at the Region V meeting last month, the city council presented a plaque to O'Connor Tuesday night. Mayor Jim Gill said, "She was nominated and selected on the basis of all the good work she has done of the many years for our community." Gill outlined some of the many volunteer groups and projects O'Connor has been and is a part of in...
WORLAND – A proposal by the South Worland Water Users Corporation to join the Washakie Rural Improvement and Service District was met with a vote to approve by the county commission on Tuesday, although the measure was left open Tuesday morning dependent on the City of Worland withdrawing a public complaint. During Tuesday night’s city council meeting, the council moved to withdraw the complaint contingent upon the two water entities approving an agreement protecting the city’s 21 customers. Washakie Rural and South Worland Water Users will...
YELLOWSTONE -In 1994 it was discovered that nonnative, predatory lake trout had made their way into Yellowstone Lake and as a result began to wreak havoc on the population numbers of the lake's native species, the Yellowstone cutthroat trout. Since the discovery efforts have been underway to restore the cutthroat as the dominant species of Yellowstone Lake many have stepped up and answered the call for the restoration of the cutthroats like Julia and George Argyros. The Argyroses established a...