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Look for all the high school fall sports schedules for Worland, Ten Sleep and Thermopolis on B4-B7 this week. Also inside are seven inserts for the print edition -- McDonald's, Arby's, Bloedorn, Sutherland, Bomgaars, Blair's and Reese & Ray's. Blair's and Bomgaars are available to our online subscribers....
Reading is an important part of everyone's life. We read every day, whether it is traffic signs, school books, your music playlist, the guide on your TV, Facebook memes, tweets, or, of course, the newspaper. But social media, instant messaging and texting has highlighted a problem that can happen in written messages – the tone in which the writer, texter, typist, means to convey the message. When someone speaks to you, whether in person or on the phone, you know their tone. I'm sure you've h...
I remember growing up and not understanding things and being told by family, teachers and friends that I would understand when I got older, but here I am 47 years old and I find myself more confused now than when I was a child. The other day, my husband and I were traveling over the Big Horns, going from Buffalo to Ten Sleep. It was a beautiful day and the sights were amazing. In front of us were two campers going under the 65 miles per hour speed limit and cars were backing up behind them. The...
WORLAND — The Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees met on Monday night to discuss the start of the school year, and what is to possibly come in the next couple of months. The meeting started out with the honoring of four students who received excellent marks at the Wyoming State Fair in Douglas a couple of weeks ago. These students were Luke Voss, a state champion in range judging and was high individual and top camper, Konnor Macy, Abel Vega and Koby Busch were named state c... Full story
Correction: Tom Harrington was unintentionally left off the announcement for the Warrior Hall of Fame inductees WORLAND - The inaugural class of the Worland High School Warriors Hall of Fame has been selected and those being enshrined are Francie Faure, Mary Faure, Debbie Hammons, Carl Selmer, Grant Ujifusa, Roger Youtz and David Zuniga. The mission of the Warrior Hall of Fame is to honor Worland High School alumni and those who made an impact on the district as employees, and with these first s...
WORLAND – After nearly three hours of deliberation a jury of six men and six women declared their verdict of guilty in the case of the State of Wyoming against Jason Miller in the Fifth Judicial District Court in Worland. The jury of six men and six women found Miller, a former Worland resident, guilty of two charges of first degree sexual assault and sexual intrusion of a child under the age of 13 and one count of sexual assault and sexual intrusion of a minor under the age of 18. Miller f...
WORLAND - Mother Nature brought down over an inch of rain in about 25 minutes last Wednesday, creating some flooding along Railway Avenue in Worland. Washakie County Emergency Management/Homeland Security Director Kami Neighbors said she was informed by the National Weather Service that the severe thunderstorm that went through the city in the early evening Aug. 21, brought 1.1 inches of rain in 25 minutes. The official precipitation record from the National Weather Service at the Worland...
WORLAND - Jerrad Scott of Red Arrow BBQ of Worland won his second Jim Blake Memorial Award at the Wyoming State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Aug. 17. Scott won his first Jim Blake award, which is given to the local high point cooker, in 2016, his first year competing. He said he got his love of barbecuing by watching Barbecue Pitmasters. "I wasn't much of a cooker back in the day," he said. He watched the pitmasters and "all the good food they were making" and wanted to try his hand at...
CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Army National Guard will say farewell to soldiers in A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery Thursday, Sept. 8 at 2 p.m. before they deploy to the Middle East. Gov. Mark Gordon, Maj. Gen. Greg Porter, and the Wyoming Army National Guard command team will attend the event at the Clarion Inn at Platte River, 123 West E Street, in Casper. The public is invited to attend the ceremony. The soldiers will be assigned to U.S. Central Command. Their first stop after leaving Cheyenne will be Fort Bliss, Texas, for a... Full story
The most courageous 2019-20 NFL season predictions continue and this week’s predictions will focus on the “Outside Looking In” teams. These five teams, provided that there are no major injuries in their division or conference, will be the outside of the playoff bubble. Only one subcategory for this week and it’s pretty self-explanatory. The over/under win totals for each team are pulled from oddsshark.com and the stats are courtesy from pro-footballreference.com. We’ve got a jam-packe... Full story
WORLAND -While the growing season was a bit behind this year due to a wet and cool spring, the Worland Community Garden, administered by the University of Wyoming Extension Washakie County Office, has had a fairly productive year. Community Garden director and AmeriCorps volunteer Erin Day-Gennett said that last Wednesday's hard rain and hail did hit the garden "pretty hard. The squash, cucumbers, melons and tomatoes all got shredded and pocked-marked." In an interview Wednesday morning before...
WORLAND - Hosting the first annual Ed Cook Classic high school golf tournament at Green Hills Golf Course in Worland on Aug. 22-23, the Warrior golf team shot a 320, 309 – 629 to finish second on their home course. "The boys are close to setting the bar higher than we have seen here at WHS. We have six of the top 12 players in 3A, and it is unfortunate that only five can play at state," said WHS golf coach Chad Rose. 3A's two-time defending champs, the Lander Tigers, won the tournament going 3... Full story
THERMOPOLIS - For seniors McKenna Bomengen and Tahja Hunt it has been quite the career for the Hot Springs County High School cross-country runners. The Lady Bobcat duo, as freshmen in 2016, were contributors to a team that finished as runners-up, with Hunt and Bomengen earning All-State honors. In 2017, they finished sixth and Bomengen earned her second All-State selection. Moving to 2A in 2018, not only did both grab All-State honors, with Hunt finishing second overall, they led their team to... Full story
GREYBULL — Chip sealing is scheduled Friday at 3 locations in Shell Canyon, east of Greybull, on U.S. 14. The 3 locations are each about 800 feet in length, and chip sealing is scheduled at/near milepost 23.13, at/near milepost 24.73 and at/near milepost 33.14. “Motorists should expect 15-minute delays at these locations. Chip sealing activities are scheduled to be complete in one day,” said Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer Michael Miller of Basin. Wilson Brothers Construction of Cowley is the prime contractor for both... Full story
Catherine Jean Bruner, 88, died suddenly Monday, Aug. 26, at Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis. Services will be at a later date.... Full story
Joyce Ileen Outland passed away on August 26, 2019 at her home. She was born on May 12, 1929 in Worland. Funeral Services will be at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, at the United Methodist Church in Worland.... Full story
James H. Matthiesen, 78-year-old Worland resident passed away on August 22, 2019 at the Wyoming Retirement Home in Basin. Jim was born on October 29, 1940, in Sacramento, California. As per Jim’s wishes no formal services will be held. A private family inurnment will take place later this fall.... Full story
Private family interment for Sharon Jennings, 83 year old Buffalo resident who passed away August 24, 2019 at the Hospice House in Gillette, will be held by her family at a later date. Donations in Sharon's memory may be made to the Rebecca Lodge in care of the Harness Funeral Home at 351 N. Adams in Buffalo. Online condolences may be made at www.harnessfuneralhome.com Sharon Kay Jennings was born on December 1, 1935 in Smith Center, Kansas to Verlin and Alice Shivley. She grew up and went to... Full story
Cheyenne man gets prison for sex abuse of a minor CHEYENNE (WNE) — A Cheyenne man was sentenced Wednesday in Laramie County District Court to 12 to 20 years in prison for sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl. Kenneth Berry was sentenced by District Judge Thomas Campbell for charges of sexual abuse of a minor and sexual battery. He was 46 years old at the time. The victim told officers that Berry touched her breasts and tried to touch her groin area, according to court documents. “Every year, when she would start school, she would have a hug for... Full story
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