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  • New interim managers at BLM office in Worland

    Karla Pomeroy, Editor|Jul 29, 2015

    WORLAND — The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office welcomes several interim managers to the Wind River/Bighorn Basin District. For the next four months, Duane Spencer will be the district manager. Spencer is currently the Buffalo field manager and brings with him a wealth of experience in Wyoming natural resource management. In addition, BLM Wyoming’s Renewable Energy Coordination Office Supervisor Mike Valle will serve as the Worland field manager and Rawlins supervisory natural resource specialist Cade Powell will be the Wor...

  • Washakie Museum director celebrates 10 years

    Taylor Maya, Staff Writer|Jul 29, 2015

    Cheryl Reichelt is celebrating 10 years as the Washakie Museum and Cultural Center director. According to Reichelt, she came from Great Falls, Montana, where she was a finance manager for the Russell Museum. She said, "My sister, Reba, and I took our first sisters' trip together in January 2005. I jokingly told her to help me find a job in Worland and I would move here. Her daughters had graduated and moved on and my son would graduate that spring." Within about 2 weeks, Dan Scheuerman...

  • Wyoming Junior Rodeo

    Sisco Molina, Sports Editor|Jul 29, 2015

    Wyoming Junior Rodeo Hot Springs County Fairgrounds July 25-26, 2015 Two-Day Average Buckle Winners Jr. Steers - Cannon Campbell, Riverton Sr. Steers - Jase Longwell, Thermopolis Jr. Breakaway - Roedy Farrell, Thermopolis Sr. Breakaway - Stetson Griffis, Cheyenne Jr. Team Roping - Teagan Bentley, C asper Sr. Team Roping - Teegan Leno, Sheridan Sr. Calf Tying - Kade Stoner, Casper PeeWee Barrels - Kamryn Farrell, Thermopolis Jr. Barrels - Tavy Leno, Sheridan Sr. Barrels - Madison Enos, Riverton...

  • Washakie County Fair Pig Wrestling

    Sisco Molina, Sports Editor|Jul 29, 2015

    The 2015 Washakie County Fair Pig Wrestling was Monday night, July 27, 2015....

  • UW Extension educator receives national achievement honor

    Jul 29, 2015

    LARAMIE - A University of Wyoming Extension educator serving the Big Horn Basin and Wind River Reservation has received the Achievement Award from the National Association of County Agricultural Agents. Rangeland resources educator Mae Smith, based in Greybull, received the award during the association's annual meeting July 12-16 in Sioux Falls, S.D. Smith joined UW Extension in 2011, and said her favorite teaching opportunities are filming the "Exploring the Nature of Wyoming" educational...

  • Donald Maurice Chapman

    Jul 29, 2015

    Donald Maurice Chapman, 71, of Worland, Wyoming, died at his home in Worland, on Sunday, July 19, 2015. He was born March 31, 1944. A memorial graveside service with full military graveside rites will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 8, 2015 at the Mount View Cemetery in Basin, Wyoming. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Atwood Family Funeral Directors.... Full story

  • Patricia A. "Patty" Barker Lawrence

    Jul 29, 2015

    July 17, 1945 – July 20, 2015 Patricia A. “Patty” Barker Lawrence, 70, died at her home in Basin, Monday morning, July 20, 2015. She was born July 17, 1945. Interment at the Donald J. Ruhl Memorial Cemetery in Greybull at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 15, 2015 Atwood Family Funeral Directors assisted the family with arrangements.... Full story