Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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WORLAND - The rain tried to put a damper on the 2017 Kris Sheaff Memorial Volleyball tournament Saturday morning and failed to do so as the teams and players enjoyed the competition from start to finish. Before the start of the tournament George and Carol Sheaff announced their scholarship winners, while their granddaughter, Brooklyn Sheaff, presented the scholarships to Mackenzie Cottrell and Lyndzi Rich. Afterward, the tournament was on and 11 teams battled for the championship. The final...
I usually send in my column on Friday, for publication on the following Tuesday morning. From the moment I hit “Send” on my computer, I’ve got one week to submit another column. That one week limit is usually not onerous, but it is a persistent responsibility that can become onerous, when, as with the coming column, I don’t have a full week. I sent a column in on Friday, July 21, knowing that the following Tuesday (July 25) I would be starting a Wyoming Humanities tour to Lander, Centennial and Encampment, meaning that I only had three days to...
THERMOPOLIS - The Adams twins have been in Hot Springs County 4-H for three years, working on swine projects the first two years and this year they added horses to their 4-H project list. On Saturday, their hard work paid off with their horse project as Zoe Adams captured grand champion intermediate showman and sister Arin was reserve champion during the Hot Springs County Fair Horse Show in Thermopolis. The sisters are the daughters of Tate and Shawnda Adams of Thermopolis. Shawnda, who was...
Lawrence Louis Dean, 83-year-old Worland resident, passed away on July 30, 2017 at the Washakie Medical Center in Worland. Lawrence was born on July 2, 1934 in Worland, Wyoming, second of eight children born to Cecil Adrian and Alice Irene (Brosh) Dean. He received his early education in Kane, Wyoming. The family then moved to Basin before returning to Worland. He met Charlotte May Holdren on a group date at the movies, weeks later on July 22, 1952 the couple were wed in Thermopolis. To this uni... Full story
Funeral services for Marvin Dale Andreen, 68, will be at 10:30 a.m. August 3, at the First Baptist Church in Thermopolis. Mr. Andreen died July 29, 2017 at his home in Thermopolis. Mortimore Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.... Full story
TEN SLEEP – Leaders from several agencies held an open house and educational session in Ten Sleep on Friday to discuss what to do with livestock in the event of fast moving wild fires on private and public land. Led by Karen Fenton of the Washakie County Conservation District and Washakie County Extension Educator Caitlyn Youngquist, the session emphasized planning for a wildfire event, and coordination with local agencies and departments to seek the best options for keeping livestock safe. Worland Fire Chief Chris Kocher and Shane Starbuck o...