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Read about the 11th Annual Badlands Poker Run!...
Approved as the sole certified staffing change of the August 28 meeting of the Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees meeting, Worland alumni Connor Warner will return as an elementary extended learning instructor. Warner will also be serving as an assistant football coach. Warner has experience playing football at the collegiate level, having played defensive back at Dickinson State University. COMMUNICATIONS Hayden Reichel graduated late after completing his graduation requirements. Omar Deniz was recognized late for having...
The Washakie Hospital Foundation had a near record turnout for the 11th annual Badlands Poker Run to raise money for its cancer fund. Organizer Keith Van Brunt said there were 51 motorcyclists, 10 vehicles and several 2-up cycles who rode and drove to play poker, socialize and raise funds for are cancer patients. Foundation Board member Wally Wallace has participated in the Badlands Poker Run for all 11 years, the past eight as a board member. He said the board has been able to provide more...
The Board of Directors of the Washakie Medical Center held office elections during their meeting on August 22 which resulted in no changes from the previous term. Dean Carrell was re-elected as president, Sheri Gunderson remains vice president, Bryony Volin remains board secretary and Ryan Baumeister is treasurer. Each officer obtained unanimous votes from their fellow board members. FINANCIALS Washakie Medical Center reported $3.8 million in gross revenue for the month of July, down $700,000 from July of 2022, according to Banner Health Chief...
Randall Lee Adams, 68, passed away at Central Wyoming Hospice in Casper, Wyoming on July 28, 2023. Randy was born on February 24, 1955 in Denver, Colorado. Cremation has taken place and a service will be at 11 a.m., Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, at the Bryant Funeral Home Chapel....
Michael James Brown, 69, passed away on August 14, 2023, in Englewood, Colorado. He was born on June 25, 1954, in Worland, Wyoming. Gravside services will be at 2 p.m., Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, at Ten Sleep Cemetery....
How many dogs does it take to catch a one little mouse? The answer? More than three apparently. People who have read this column over the years know we used to have a dog, Sarah, who we dubbed the rat killer. She could sniff them out, catch and kill them. She passed the Rainbow Bridge a few years ago and we have not had a dog with those skills since. Apparently, Shadow has developed the skill to find the mice but not to catch them. I got home Monday night and let the dogs outside. I followed so I could take them for a walk and set the water in...
Via Wyoming News Exchange LOVELL — A new state statute that requires all public officials to participate in an eight-hour course regarding management of public funds has bristled some local board and council members. The new legal requirement for all public officials originates from House Bill 60, passed during the 2022 legislative session. The legislation received wide support from across the Wyoming Legislature, passing the house 58-1-1 and passing the Senate 29-1. According to Michael Hansen, an administrator for the Public Funds Division o...
See story on the Worland-Thermopolis scrimmage in this week's Northern Wyoming News...
Colorado couple sentenced after Laramie County fentanyl arrest CHEYENNE (WNE) — Joseph David Hylton, 23, of Arvada, Colorado, and Dana Clair Koch, 23, of Centennial, Colorado, were sentenced Aug. 25 for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Wyoming. Hylton was sentenced to 51 months in prison, and Koch was sentenced to 34 months in prison. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl imposed the sentences, each of which included three years of supervised rel...
CHEYENNE — A local couple charged with attempted murder inflicted injuries severe enough for multiple bones in the 2-year-old boy’s leg to shatter and for his eyes to swell completely shut, among other injuries, according to court documents. Cheyenne residents Hannah Wingert, 20, and boyfriend Joshua Moody, 21, were arrested Friday, two days after officers with the Cheyenne Police Department were called to perform a welfare check on Wingert’s son. Wingert and Moody are being charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse...
Former Sen. Alan Simpson hopes project under construction at historic site near Cody encourages across-the-aisle efforts in today's age of polarization. CODY - In 1942, Alan Simpson was 11 years old, and World War II exerted enormous influence on this small town. Many local boys had gone to serve in the war, Simpson said, and many had not come back. "Park County, and Cody, probably per capita lost more people in World War II than many other communities," the veteran Wyoming politician said....
Brief 9/4/2023 Need your assistance urgently: A Laramie citizen received an email asking for help with an urgent matter. No other explanation, just a request to answer the email. It’s a very basic phishing email, but one that could snare a lot of people who want to be helpful and caring. CyberWyoming note: Cyberpsychologist Dr. Erik Huffman’s research has shown that when reading an email, if the person isn’t known, the reader substitutes his or her own voice. Me, myself, and I are the most trustworthy person known to me, myself, and I. Thus,...
Wyoming decides to leave National School Board Association POWELL (WNE) — The Wyoming School Board Association, which includes Park County School District 1, is no longer a member of the National School Board Association (NSBA). Kim Dillivan, PCSD1 board chairman, said he does not anticipate a change to the school board’s professional development as a result of Wyoming’s exit. Individual school boards can still be a member of the NSBA, but Dillivan does not see a difference between membership to the NSBA or the Consortium of State School Board...
POWELL — A former paraeducator in Powell High School’s special education program — who had faced allegations that she abused an adult student and lied to the investigator in 2022 — has been found not guilty of all charges. Jurors acquitted Brandy Wetherbee after an hour and a half of deliberations Thursday, following a four-day trial in Park County District Court. “This is a case that destroyed two people’s lives,” said Brigita Krisjansons, one of Wetherbee’s defense attorneys. “One of the most important consistent people was ripped out of [th...
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