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Happy Patriot Day on Friday -- Lest We Forget 9/11....
Several months ago I explained how a woman's mind works and how we have many thoughts going through our minds at any one time. The Facebook meme says it best "My mind is like my internet browser, 19 tabs open (co-workers repeatedly tell me I have too many open), 3 of them are frozen and I have no idea where the music is coming from." Well the past few weeks that has been me more than ever. This is why I let our sports editor Alex Kuhn share his thoughts in this space last week, hoping that this week, one of the many random thoughts would catch...
WORLAND - Eastern Shoshone tribal member Scott Ratliff spoke to Worland seventh graders last Friday as part of the studies on indigenous peoples of Wyoming discussing misconceptions about Native Americans and differences between the tribes on the Wind River Reservation. In addressing the misconceptions the public may have regarding Native Americans or American Indians, Ratliff said, "First of all, that we are uniquely different. Some of you are Catholic, some are Episcopal, some may be Mormon,...
WORLAND — An inside mini storage unit will be coming to Worland soon, as soon as approval is granted from the Board of Adjustment and Planning Commission and Worland City Council. BAPC Board Member Dan Frederick approached the board at its regular meeting as a business owner seeking approval for an secure, inside storage unit facility. The facility would be located at 834 Big Horn across from city hall. Fredericks said the building he owns is now vacant after Wyoming Weatherization moved out of the facility. The need for approval is that s...
WORLAND - Record cold temperatures and record precipitation hit the Worland area Monday. According to the National Weather Service climate data from the station at the Worland Municipal Airport, Worland hit a record low temperature on Monday, Sept. 7 at 33 degrees, beating the old record of 34 degrees set in 2010. The average low temperature is 46 degrees. Last year the low temperature on Sept. 7 was 50 degrees. The high temperature was 63 degrees, a departure from the normal temp of 16 degrees....
WORLAND – The Ten Sleep Town Council met for their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 1, to discuss the influx of traffic to the Ten Sleep Library, and how that has impacted the area around the library. Ten Sleep Mayor Ernie Beckley said that around 15 people attended the meeting that were in support of the climbers. Washakie County Commissioner Aaron Anderson and Beckley have said at multiple meetings throughout the summer that there has been a large influx of traffic in Ten Sleep d...
WORLAND — City of Worland engineering representative Mike Donnell reported to the council that the Culbertson Street project is moving along well. He and Public Works Director Brian Burky said they are working with Wyoming Sugar to coordinate a schedule to use the street with early harvest scheduled to begin around Sept. 16. Donnell said the deadline for completion of Phase 1 from the old highway bridge west to the railroad tracks was to be completed by the end of the month, but all phases of the project should be completed by that date. D...
WORLAND – The Washakie County Commissioners met for their regularly scheduled meeting last Tuesday, Sept. 1, to discuss a new WyoLink project with Nathan Smolinski from the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) and local officials. Smolinski came before the County Commission, Sheriff Steve Rakness and Washakie County Fire Warden Chris Kocher to discuss a new site being implemented at Meadowlark to expand the network coverage in Washakie County. According to the WYDOT website, WyoLink i...
A new Wyoming-based suicide prevention lifeline will strengthen the response available for state residents who find themselves in crisis, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). "If you, or someone you know, is in immediate danger, the right thing to do is to call 911," said Lindsay Martin, Injury and Violence Prevention Program manager with WDH. "We know talking with someone about your thoughts and feelings can help save your life," Martin said. "With lifeline options, people call... Full story
LARAMIE - George Frison, a Worland native and University of Wyoming graduate who achieved international acclaim as an archaeologist during a lengthy career as a UW faculty member, died Sunday, Sept. 6, in Laramie. He was 95. Frison, who founded UW's Department of Anthropology and was the first state archaeologist, is the only UW faculty member ever elected to the National Academy of Sciences. "George was a huge figure in archaeology, most known for his pioneering Paleoindian archaeology in... Full story
WORLAND – The Washakie County Republican Party is hosting the Wyoming Republican Party State Central Committee Meeting this Friday and Saturday at the Worland Community Center Complex. The meeting will begin at 2 p.m. at the WCCC. This is the quarterly meeting for the State GOP. State Republican Party Chairman Frank Eathorne said there are 75 voting members elected from all 23 counties and all members are expected to be in attendance in person or by proxy. There will also be guests and e...
SHERIDAN — Bighorn National Forest forest supervisor Andrew Johnson has lifted stage 1 fire restrictions in the national forest. Stage 1 restrictions were implemented on July 20 in response to hot and dry conditions in the forest when fire danger was rated extreme. The high number of abandoned campfires found on the forest were also a deciding factor for implementing the restrictions. Recent precipitation and cooler temperatures have reduced the fire danger to moderate. “Hot weather is likely to return by next weekend, so we should not bec... Full story
Mitchel “Mitch” Raymond Copp passed away Aug. 26, 2020 in the company of his daughter, after struggling to recover from an extended hospitalization. Mitchel was born in Worland, Wyo., to Frank and Jeanne (Etchemendy) Copp, on Jan. 2, 1939, and was forever proud to be from the state. Mitch attended all 12 years of school in Greybull, Wyo., and graduated in 1957. While in high school, Mitch was a standout in several sports, music and academics. Mitchel enlisted in the Navy in 1960 and spent four years on the USS Hornet as an electronics tec... Full story
Michael David Bower, 38, passed away in the early morning hours of August 17th 2020 in Billings, MT. He was born in Worland, WY to Sharon Kay Bower (Reid) and Michael Wade Bower on September 27th, 1981. Michael Graduated from Worland Senior High school in 2000. He was currently serving active duty in the U.S. Navy as a E6 EM1 Electricians Mate 1st Class. Michael is survived by the mother of his Children Margarita Bower, and their two sons Nicholas Reid Bower and Joshua Lee Bower. As well as his... Full story
Governor Orders Flags be Flown at Half Staff Statewide on Friday, September 11 CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Governor Mark Gordon, pursuant to President Donald Trump's Proclamation, has ordered both the U.S. and State of Wyoming flag be flown at half-staff statewide on Friday, September 11 in honor of Patriot Day, the anniversary of the 9/11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The Presidential Proclamation follows: In 2001, our Nation, united under God, made an unbreakable promise never to forget the nearly 3,000... Full story
CHEYENNE – Wyoming State Public Health Officer Dr. Alexia Harrist reiterated the need for students to wear masks in schools and then faced criticism from a couple lawmakers on the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic during a virtual meeting Thursday. In recent weeks, Wyoming public schools have reopened with some precautions in place – specifically, social distancing and, whenever that isn’t possible, wearing masks. Multiple lawmakers on the Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee told Harrist that they’ve heard... Full story
Eleven LCCC students have tested positive for COVID-19 CHEYENNE (WNE) – Eleven Laramie County Community College students have tested positive for COVID-19, and two of those students are exhibiting symptoms, according to college officials. By direction of the Cheyenne-Laramie County Health Department, the college has placed 32 students in quarantine both on and off campus. There are no reported active cases among employees, but two employees are quarantining based on health department recommendations, according to a news release sent out T... Full story
Hunters, guide found not guilty of wasting elk CODY (WNE) — Two out-of-state hunters and a local guide have been found not guilty for wasting elk, a jury determined Friday night at the Park County Courthouse. It took the jury three hours to render its not guilty verdict. The verdict came at the end of a week-long circuit court trial that centered around two cow elk that were left on the ground deceased on public land near Heart Mountain after being shot. Tyler Viles of Cody, Blendi Cumani of North Dakota and Roland Shehu of Pennsylvania were a...
CASPER — Wyoming lawmakers are considering allowing the shipment of Wyoming-made liquor across state lines as a part of a package of bills allowing greater flexibility for the state’s small distillers amid mounting economic challenges brought on by COVID-19. Spurred by concerns of distillers like Casper’s Backwards Distilling and Kirby-based manufacturer Wyoming Whiskey, members of the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions voted almost unanimously to draft legislation allowing multiple retail... Full story
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