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Check out the 2019 Hunting Edition inside this week's issue. Inserts this week include Blair's and Bomgaar's (print and online)...
Shoppers in Worland Sunday found the Reese & Ray’s IGA store closed with a notice “Closed until further notice” posted on the doors. Now the signs just say closed but the liquor store remains open. Yes, one more business closing is a heartbreaker for the community but it is not the end of Worland. Shopko has been closed for several months and we’ve seen stores increase their product lines and one new gift shop open (Classy Reinventions & Gifts, with more on that business next week). Worland Pharmacy is set to open this month thanks to the eff...
WORLAND - Reese & Ray's IGA in Worland will not be re-opening, according to officials from new owners, Eaglecav LLC out of South Dakota. Rodney Messmer of Eaglecav said on Monday that the grocery store, which officially closed Saturday night, will not be re-opening but the liquor store remains open at this time. Eaglecav has, or is in the process of, purchasing four Reese & Ray's IGA stores in Worland, Thermopolis, Buffalo and Hardin, Montana. He said the Worland store is the only one of the new...
WORLAND - Worland Mayor Jim Gill appointed, with council approval, Kody DeMunbrun to fill the Ward 2 vacancy left by the death earlier this summer of Dennis Koch. DeMunbrun was one of three candidates who submitted letters of interest and spoke to the council Tuesday night. Gill noted a fourth candidate withdrew his name. The other two candidates were Wendy Fredricks and Lee Lockhart. The council had no questions for the candidates following their presentations. During DeMunbrun's presentation...
WORLAND — Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon visited Worland Saturday speaking at the Wyoming Sugar annual community barbecue during the Harvest Festival on the importance of agriculture. He said ag is one of the top three industries in the state, but added that agriculture is “the real backbone of Wyoming, always has been.” He said one of the reasons he says that is because his wife, first lady Jennie Gordon, was in the LEAD program last year and everywhere she went she came back and said “do you realize all the things ag is doing around this st...
By SETH ROMSA Staff Writer WORLAND – A purchase agreement was signed on Tuesday by the Washakie County Commissioners, and Gerry and Lee Kennedy to agree in principle to purchase the Kennedy’s Ace Hardware building, with the intent of moving the Washakie County Library to the building. The purchase agreement is for $525,000 that was generated from a one-cent tax that was enforced from 2009 until 2012 and has been in a savings fund gaining interest for purchase of or construction of a new lib...
WORLAND - Twenty cars nd battled in the first Worland Harvest Festival Demolition Derby with two Riverton drivers crashing their way to two of the three top spots. According to organizer Joe Maul, Wyatt Ramsey, who had turned a car on its side in the first heat and another car on its side in the finals, took first place. Second place went to fellow Riverton driver JR Ramsey. Third place went to Payton Gonzalez of Greybull. The derby also had 10 trucks vie for cash prizes, with Alex Campbell, dri...
TEN SLEEP — A bear that had been relocated from the Sheridan area was trapped in Tensleep Canyon recently. According to Ten Sleep Game Warden Tom DeSomber, trapping a bear is a final solution for the agency. He said there are many other things they attempt to do before deciding to trap a bear. He said this particular bear was getting into people’s trash who live in Tensleep Canyon. He said they work with people in the area to make sure the trash is secure. He said it is not unusual at this time of year for bears to be in Tensleep Canyon. He...
TEN SLEEP – The Washakie County School District No. 2 School Board met on Monday, Sept. 9 to discuss what would happen with the future of the football program, and give final approval for employees in Ten Sleep schools to conceal carry firearms Five teachers were officially approved for concealed carry at Ten Sleep School during executive session on Monday night, after they were able to pass a psychological examination, a class put on by the Worland Police Department, and a drug test to g...
WORLAND – Washakie County School District No. 1 teacher Sharee Barrus is attending (remotely and onsite) Saint Mary's College of California, for a full-time year of study focusing on how best to help first graders who are struggling with beginning reading and writing. The study is part of a training program that will qualify Barrus to be a Reading Recovery teacher leader. The award was generously funded by Pioneer Valley Books. "Reading Recovery is a short-term, early intervention program for f...
Mary Elizabeth "Beth" (Waln) Geis, 89, of Worland, passed away Saturday, September 14, 2019 at Washakie Medical Center. She was born July 6, 1930 at the family ranch on Spring Creek near Ten Sleep, Wyoming to Arnold and Mary (Jones) Waln. She graduated from Ten Sleep High School and went on to attend Northwest College in Powell. She received a teaching degree and later taught at Red Bank Country School on the Upper Nowood. On October 27, 1952, she married Neil C. Geis in Worland, where they...
Valerie Ann Gossens Shoopman, 59, of Ten Sleep, passed away September 11, 2019, at her home surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born May 18, 1960 to Darrel Raymond and Marilyn Leola (Moore) Gossens. She attended Ten Sleep Schools, graduating in 1978. She married Martin "Marty" Shoopman on August 8, 1980. Valerie treasured her children and grandchildren and embraced every moment with them. She enjoyed following all their activities and was one of their biggest...
Dee Melin, born Jacquelyn Delores Anderson, died on September 15, 2019 at Worland Healthcare Center. She was 89. She was born on November 2, 1929 in Oregon City, Oregon to Myrtle Mae (Grisham) and Chester Elvin Anderson. She lived in many places growing up as her father was in construction. She finished the eleventh grade in Powell, WY, and later achieved her GED. Dee married Donald C. Dye in 1947 in Worland. They raised their family of four on a farm on South Flat. She cooked for many of the...
Patrick “Pat” Isbell, 62, of Victor, MT, unexpectedly passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, MT. He was born June 14, 1957 in Worland, WY to Dallas and Irene (Byram) Isbell. After attending high school he joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1977, where he was stationed in Hawaii until 1979. After serving, Pat worked in the construction business which eventually brought him to Montana. For the last 17 years, he was employed with Knife River. Pat enjoyed riding his motorcycle, working on puzzles, helping oth...
Virginia Mae Bury, 90, passed away Sept. 16, 2019, at Washakie Medical Center in Worland. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. at St. Francis Catholic Church, Thermopolis, Friday, Sept. 20....
Last week the California Senate passed a bill that’s going to allow student-athletes to seek out endorsements and make money off their likenesses. It’s a groundbreaking bill that I’m sure has NCAA president Mark Emmett and pals panicked. If California Governor Gavin Newsome signs the bill it will put the NCAA in a tough position. Do they crack down and basically force out every California school? If they do that you can imagine the lawsuits are going to be flying all over the place. Say what you will about the state of college athletics in Ca...
PINEDALE — State lawmakers overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to advance a bill raising Wyoming’s minimum age to purchase tobacco products to 21 years. The legislation – which passed the Joint Committee on Revenue by a 10-3 margin – was one of a suite of bills being considered by lawmakers who want to limit minors’ access to tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars, chewable tobacco and nicotine-infused vapor products, like Juul. The age hike will still need to be approved by the full Legislature next winter, should it make it that far. Wyomi...
Warriors repeat as 3A East champs Simmons defends conference title, WHS Golf nabs six total All-Conference honors By ALEX KUHN Sport Editor WORLAND - It was another big win for the Warriors as they cruised to 3A East conference champions, successfully defending their title from last season at the Cottonwood Golf Course in Torrington on Sept. 12-13. "The wind blew between 30 and 50 mph on Thursday," said WHS golf coach Chad Rose. "Given how fast the greens were already, this made holding the...
GILLETTE — Contura Energy Corp. has announced it has an agreement that will allow Eagle Specialty Materials LLC, an affiliate of FM Coal LLC, to operate the Belle Ayr and Eagle Butte coal mines, which have been shuttered since July 1. Under the agreement, Contura will pay Eagle Specialty Materials $90 million to take over the mines. Contura also will pay Campbell county $13.5 million of the $15.1 million it was assessed in back ad valorem taxes, according to a Contura press release announcing the deal. The other $1.6 million will be paid to t...
THERMOPOLIS - The Hot Springs County High School volleyball team was on the road twice last week, first was their Sept. 12 match at Powell High School and on Sept. 13-14 they were at Rawlins High School for the Outlaw Invitational. Of those two contests for the Lady Bobcats, their 3-1, (25-12, 25-23, 26-28, 25-14) victory over Powell was the highlight of the week for them. Not only did they pick up a road win, but they also didn't let adversity sink them. Instead, they put their heads down and...
LARAMIE — The search for the University of Wyoming's next president continued this week following a small informal “coffee session” held at the UW Rendezvous restaurant Tuesday morning to gather comments and feedback. A larger listening session open to the campus community and the public will be held at 4 p.m Sept. 24 at the Marion H. Rochelle Gateway Center, said search committee member and associate professor Matthew Painter. Another session is schedule to follow Sept. 25 in Casper. The comments from these sessions will be compiled and sent...
Woman charged in attempted stabbing over salad LARAMIE (WNE) — Laramie woman Tammy Jackson has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault and battery after she allegedly tried stabbing her son during a fit of rage about a salad. The attack occurred Monday afternoon inside the 47-year-old woman’s home at Lee’s Mobile Home Park, located north of the intersection of Cedar Street and Old Stockyard Road. Her son, whose age is not detailed in the affidavit of probable cause, was found to have several cuts on his hands when police arriv...
TEN SLEEP - The Meeteetse volleyball Invitational did not go as planned for the Ten Sleep Lady Pioneers. But while they did not pick up as many wins as they would have liked TSHS volleyball coach Desiree Egger believes the lessons learned should benefit the team in the long run. "It was a learning experience. We were fighting our serving and down ball all tournament. I like how we played better on Saturday but we just didn't play well on Friday. Our transitioning wasn't great, we weren't...
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