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LARAMIE – Trey Woods is switching positions – again. The University of Wyoming sophomore is moving from running back to defensive end, fifth-year coach Craig Bohl said after Tuesday's practice. Woods was recruited to UW in 2017 as a linebacker, but switched to running back at the start of last season. Woods led the Cowboys with 493 rushing yards in 2018. "We think he has some really good athleticism, we think he has great promise (at defensive end) and also I think it is an indication of som...
TEN SLEEP – The final draft of a policy that would allow Ten Sleep School district to arm staff members was presented to the board Monday. The board tabled action until a full board was in attendance. Monday evening during the August Ten Sleep School Board meeting, board members heard from Washakie County Sheriff Steve Rakness and Ten Sleep School Attorney Scott Kolpitcke about the firearm policy, which would allow certain staff members to conceal carry during school, before first reading. Ten Sleep School Superintendent Jimmy Phelps sent t...
WORLAND — The third annual Battle of the Bands hosted by Worland Community Center Complex (WCCC) and Rumors Sports Bar and Grill kicks off Friday night at 6 p.m. with Ten Sleep singer Kurt Steinke. Sheryl Ley, WCCC marketing director, said there are four new acts vying for first-place prize of $1,000 this year with a total of six musical acts competing. Steinke will be performing Johnny Cash songs and genre Others performing and competing Friday night are: •Deadbird out of Sheridan. They list their music genre as punk, funk and rock. •The Caspe...
WORLAND - The Denver Jake Fire was at 30 percent containment Wednesday morning according to Cindy Wertz, Wyoming Bureau of Land Management public affairs specialist. Wertz said the fire is 16 miles southwest of Worland. It has burned 8,000 acres and is burning in difficult terrain of mostly sagebrush and grasses. Wertz said there are 110 firefighters assigned, 12 engines, two dozers, three water tenders, four single engine air tankers and two helicopters. Focus today is putting a fire line on...
Alice Verl Clymore nee Minard passed away in Cheyenne, Wyoming Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 78 years old. Her service will be held at Riverton First Church of the Nazarene on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. with Pastor James Davis officiating. She was born in Riverton to Duwayne Minard and Jeannette Minard nee Hogans on July 19, 1940. Her childhood was spent in the oil field and lumber camps from Oregon to Wyoming. She graduated from Worland High School in 1958. Alice was preceded in... Full story
Patricia Ann Grable Kimzey 76-year-old former Worland resident, passed away peacefully at home in Snowflake, Arizona, on August 11, 2018 following a short illness. Pat was born on February 16, 1942 in Worland, to Orville Howard and Marjorie Ellen (Graham) Grable. She spent her early years in Powder Wash, Colorado. When she entered high school, her family moved back to Worland, where she met a handsome young man named Scott Kimzey who would become the love of her life. They married in June 1961... Full story