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  • Large street project to begin Tuesday

    Karla Pomeroy, Editor|Jul 21, 2017

    WORLAND — The next big street project in Worland begins next Tuesday and includes 15,000 linear feet of city streets. Worland Public Works Superintendent Brian Burky said this year’s street project will in the southwest part of the city from Howell to Washakie Avenue, but it does not include Washakie Avenue. Running east to west it runs from the Lower Hanover Canal to Railway Avenue but it does not include Railway. The project includes rehabilitation of the paved streets, sealing all the cracks and applying mastic. Mastic, he said, is a thicker...

  • Worland's expanding crack problem

    Marcus Huff, Staff Writer|Jul 21, 2017

    WORLAND – "This is something we need to address before it gets worse," said Washakie County Commission Chairman Terry Wolf. "Some kid could get hurt out there, in the dark, and then we would have a real problem." On Tuesday, commissioners Wolf, Aaron Anderson and Fred Frandson went to investigate a growing crack in the Worland Bicycle Path, located along Airport Road. Randy Chenoweth with the County Road and Bridge Department and David Anderson, county planner, went along to see if an e...

  • Smoke from June Fire visible around the Big Horn Basin

    Jul 21, 2017

    CODY — The June Fire spread quickly Wednesday due to gusting winds, hot dry conditions, and low fuel moistures in dense beetle-killed tree stands. The fire started approximately 1.5 miles south of US Highway 14/16/20 on Tuesday, July 18, and has now spread throughout the June Creek drainage. Fire managers were unable to assess the fire size due to heavy smoke Wednesday afternoon. The size is currently estimated at 2,000 acres. The cause is still under investigation. Firefighting resources battling the blaze Wednesday included two heavy (Type 1...

  • Belize Study Abroad: Worland resident goes on medical mission

    Taylor Maya, Guest Writer|Jul 21, 2017

    Through Mayville State University in Mayville, North Dakota and the group People Inspire People, my dream to study abroad became a reality. My journey started when I was applying for nursing school. The nursing school at Mayville State University is fairly new, but offers many opportunities for their students. This was the first year a group of nursing students from Mayville would be traveling to Belize for two weeks for a medical mission. Myself, eight fellow students, and a faculty advisor traveled to Punta Gorda, Belize from May 14 to May...