Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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WORLAND – After an extended summer due to a calendar change Worland area schools are heading back to school this Tuesday, Sept. 7, in a completely different environment from a year ago. This year’s school is set to start as close to normal as possible, as masks are optional for students and staff, as well as temperatures not being taken upon entry. The only thing that is not changed this year is the quarantine process that is set forth by the state. On Aug. 23, Governor Mark Gordon announced tha...
WORLAND - Worland resident Dolores Arps, known as Dee to her friends will turn 104 years young on Monday, Sept. 6 or maybe Tuesday, Sept. 7. She was born in Dodge, Nebraska, on Sept. 6, 1917, at least that is when she has always celebrated her birthday. However, Dee explains that her birth certificate actually lists Sept. 7, 1917, as her official birth date. "So the government requires me to say the 7th, that has caused me a lot of frustration," Dee said. She said the "little country doctor"...
Let’s start with one simple truth: There is no evidence of widespread fraud in Wyoming elections. County-level audits are already performed after each election, ensuring that they are conducted appropriately. Wyoming’s voting systems are not connected to the internet, eliminating the possibility they can be hacked on election day. A paper audit trail can verify every ballot. And the results speak for themselves: In the past four decades, millions of votes have been cast here. There have been only four convictions for election fraud in all tha... Full story
WORLAND - For the second time in five years, the Washakie County Senior Citizens Center doing business as Worland Senior Center and Worland Van-Go Public Transportation has been honored by the Wyoming Department of Transportation as the Transit Agency of the Year. The award was presented at a conference in June. Executive Director Wendy Fredricks said, "We are ecstatic" at being honored. The center was nominated by WYDOT staff and wrote, "Wendy Fredricks has always had great communication with...
WORLAND - Washakie County 4-H member Aubrie Carlisle completed her third year in 4-H at the Wyoming State Fair in Douglas last month and for the third straight year won a top prize with her static archery exhibit. Carlisle said she joined 4-H because she enjoys being around kids who have the same interests as she does, but also because it has allowed her to meet new people, meeting youth of all ages and different communities. For three years she has been involved in archery, last year she also...
TEN SLEEP — And the judges choice is the Town of Ten Sleep, marking three victories in the last eight years as the Best Tasting Drinking Water in Wyoming contest for the Wyoming Association of Rural Water Systems. Charity LaFountain, state field representative for U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney; Chelsea Combe, marketing specialist with Visit Casper and Riata Little Walker with Lariat Communications and Wyoming Association of Rural Water Systems Apprenticeship Coordinator participated as finals judges last week for the Best Tasting Drinking Water in W...
JACKSON (WNE) — Three days after an online fundraiser was started, donations to assist the family of Rylee McCollum — the Jackson native and U.S. Marine who was killed in Afghanistan — have reached nearly $500,000. About 10,000 people from all over the nation had contributed via two online GoFundMe accounts. In addition, friends have established a local account for direct donations to Rylee’s widow, Gigi, who is expecting to give birth to their baby in September. Donations can be made to that account via the Bank of Jackson Hole, which has bran... Full story
WORLAND - Two-a-days are over, Week 0 is finished and now the 2021 Worland Warriors football season begins. The Warriors hit the road for Week 1, where they face the No. 3-ranked, according to WyoPreps, Powell Panthers at 7 p.m. Friday in Powell. For Week 0, Worland traveled to Thermopolis to take on the Bobcats in a scrimmage. All three levels (varsity, JV, freshman) for the Warriors had highs and lows. Overall, each team hustled and played their hardest. "I thought the effort was there, and...
Ronald Dean Keller, 76, passed away at Billings Clinic in Billings, Montana on August 25, 2021, with his children and beloved Brigitte by his side. Ronald was born in Torrington, Wyoming on August 26, 1944. He was the oldest of two children born to Raymond and Darlene Helen (Schwindt) Keller. He welcomed little sister, Linda just a few years later. He received his education, graduating in 1963 from Torrington High School. He excelled in sports during his high school years and later attended the... Full story
On August 27, 2021, Bart Edward Hillman passed away at home in Worland WY. Bart was born on November 18, 1958 in Powell WY to Ruth and Gary Hillman. Bart was preceded in death by his beloved sister Karen and step-father Sonny Galovich. Surviving family are mother Ruth Galovich, father Gary Hillman, older sister Debi Marchant, little brother Don Hillman and nephews Tyler, Brenton and Darin Hillman, Kory and Kasey Landwehr and Spencer Marchant. Also Bart was father to 3 step-daughters from his sec... Full story
WORLAND - Veile Mortuary celebrates 100 years in business in Worland and Washakie County this year, with three generations of the Veile Family and one new owner taking the company into the future. David Veile said his grandfather Fred Veile, who immigrated to the United States from Denmark, came to Worland from Potlatch, Idaho, in 1913. He said his grandfather was a lumber estimator and was sent by the lumber mill in Potlatch to work for the Cardell Ridge Lumber Company. Fred Veile brought his f...
THERMOPOLIS - In 1945 Max E. Mortimore purchased the local Eastman Mortuary in Thermopolis, and now 76 years later, the Mortimore Family continues to run and operate the only funeral home in Hot Springs County. Ellen Mortimore said the funeral home's records, including Eastman's records go back as far as 1918. She said the Mortimores purchased the mortuary for $18,000. The Eastman Mortuary, and for six years the Mortimore Family Funeral Home were located where the Thermopolis Independent Record...
WORLAND — Bryant Funeral Home of Worland is celebrating 26 years in business this year and they have seen several changes in the past few years. Bryant Funeral Home was founded by Mike and Yvonne Bryant in October 1995 at its current location, 1320 Big Horn Avenue. While Mike was born and raised in Worland, he served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in California and after returning to Worland he wed Yvonne Sova in Utah, where Mike earned a degree in business at t...
WORLAND - The Washakie County Library has resided at 1019 Coburn Avenue for 58 years. After all of that time, it will be making its move to the old Ace Hardware building at the corner of Big Horn Avenue and 8th Street. As it turns out, this is far from the first time the library has been relocated. Friend of the Library (FOL) Laura McDonald has done a great deal of research on the topic. "The history project began when I was trying to think of a theme for our annual luncheon. Every year, the...
WORLAND – It has been 25 years since Ranee Gonsalez first started working as a stenographer for the District Court, Fifth Judicial District. Since then, she has travelled the many miles between Washakie, Hot Springs, Big Horn and Park counties, hearing a myriad of court cases and transcribing them for the record. She has worked with three different judges, Gary Hartman, Robert Skar, and Bobbi Overfield. When asked how she got her start in court reporting, Gonsalez said, "My mother said, 'This w...
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