Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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WORLAND - Worland youth karate standout, Ethan Damiano, dominated the competition at the Montana Big Sky State Games karate tournament on July 15 in Billings. Damiano, an Alo Kenpo/Jujitsu student, went against the best from Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming in the 11- to 13-year-old division. Competing in breaking, forms and weapons, Damiano took gold in all three categories, which then earned Damiano being named the 13-and-under grand champion Winning grand champion and...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced Monday that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Wyoming to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the flooding from June 7-22, 2017. Federal funding is also available on a cost-sharing basis for hazard mitigation measures statewide. For Washakie County, assistance will be available to address damage caused by snowmelt runoff erosion to the banks of the Big Horn River, but not flood damage caused b...
WORLAND — Washakie County Emergency Management and Worland-Ten Sleep Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring one final eclipse safety and preparedness meeting prior to the total solar eclipse Aug. 21. Emergency Management Coordinator Jeff Schweighart said he will have a short PowerPoint presentation as well as some handouts. He said part of the meeting will focus on safety, specifically transportation and eye safety. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Washakie County Fairgrounds in the community conference room. Regarding t...
WORLAND - With the United States Senate in recess, one of Sen. John Barrasso's first stops was in Worland as he participated in the Washakie County Fair Parade Saturday morning. Barrasso, in an interview at the Washakie Farmers Market following the parade, said he enjoys coming to Worland and tries to come once a year while they are on summer recess. He said in past years he has come during the Pepsi Wyoming Championship BBQ and Bluegrass Festival. This year the festival falls during Casper's...
POWELL (AP) — A northern Wyoming man apparently shot and killed his longtime partner before turning the gun on himself. Investigators believe 74-year-old John Bright killed 64-year-old Mary Ann Bier at the home the couple shared west of Powell on Monday. Lance Mathess, a spokesman for the Park County Sheriff's Office, says Bright and Bier weren't married but were in a long-term, live-in relationship. The relationship had recently soured, and Bright became despondent when he found out Bier was planning to leave him. The Powell Tribune reports B...
Albert LeRoy “Al” Solomon, 88, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017, at his home in Thermopolis. A Celebration of Life will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, at the Living Waters Church in Thermopolis. Mortimore Funeral Home is assisting the family.... Full story
Vivian Mae Gale, 95, passed away at Hot Springs County Hospital in Thermopolis August 5, 2017. Services are pending at the Fort Logan military cemetery in the Denver, Colorado, area. Mortimore Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.... Full story
Roger Edward Dowdell, 81, passed away July 17, 2017 at Worland Healthcare where he had been a resident since January. The son of Robert and Rachel (Watson) Dowdell, he was born May 15, 1936 in Louisville, Kentucky. He graduated from Louisville Male High School and was a 1st Lt. in the ROTC. Roger attended Western Kentucky University acquiring a BA in Biology and Agriculture. He continued with graduate work at Western in biology then Counseling and Hebrew at Lincoln Christian College. He married... Full story
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