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  • Lady 'Cats place third in Lander

    Alex Kuhn, Sports Editor|Sep 20, 2018

    THERMOPOLIS - The Hot Springs High School cross-country team kept their impressive season moving along last Thursday in Lander. The Lady Bobcats picked up another top-three finish, coming in third, and had two runners place in the top 10. Juniors, Tahja Hunt and McKenna Bomengen finished in the top 10 for the Lady 'Cats. Hunt came in third, running a 21:38, and Bomengen seventh, clocking in at 22:41. The other Lady 'Cat standout junior, Olivia Weyer, finished in 15th place with a time of 24:20....

  • City initiates annexation of Hillcrest

    Karla Pomeroy, Editor|Sep 20, 2018

    WORLAND - The Worland City Council took the first step to annex the northern portion of Hillcrest Subdivision into the city limits during Tuesday night's regular meeting. Mayor Jim Gill opened the discussion by stating he would like the council to move forward with the Grow Worland Initiative to ensure that the city of Worland maintains a population of more than 5,000. If the city drops below 5,000 during the next census (2020) then the city will lose Urban Systems funding to help with building...

  • Easing the final moments through music

    Tracie Mitchell, Staff Writer|Sep 20, 2018

    WORLAND – For most people the final moments of a loved one’s life are the most traumatic, not only for the people still living but for the dying one as well. The Worland Threshold Choir will soon be able to make that moment easier for both sides. Sherryl Ferguson and her co-director Marcia Hill are working to make the transition between life and death easier right here in the Big Horn Basin. Ferguson said that her incentive to create a Threshold Choir in Worland came from a Facebook post. “I was taken with it. I was looking for a way to use my...

  • Commission approves Honeycomb wilderness area recommendation

    Marcus Huff, Staff Writer|Sep 20, 2018

    WORLAND – The Washakie County Commission met Tuesday to further discuss recommendations for one county wilderness area, and ultimately approved the Washakie County’s Wyoming Public Lands Initiative (WPLI) Advisory Committee’s recommendation for the Honeycombs Wilderness Study Area. Washakie County’s Wyoming Public Lands Initiative (WPLI) Advisory Committee ended a year-long consensus process last month, and sent to commissioners three recommendations to determine best-use for county wilderness study areas (WS The original goal of the WPLI gr...

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    Public Notice Washakie County Commissioners...  PDF

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    Public Notice Invitation to Bid --- LED lighting...  PDF

  • Charlotte Mills Whitlock

    Sep 20, 2018

    Charlotte Mills Whitlock was born September 28, 1930 in Lovell, Wyoming. She died September 18, 2018 in Worland, Wyoming of heart complications. She received wonderful care during her final days at Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Her family would like to thank the staff and those who cared for her in her home for the excellent and loving care she received. She was second of four children born to Milo and Ireta (Sawyer) Mills. Early in their marriage Milo homesteaded land in the...

  • William Thomas Dillinger

    Sep 20, 2018

    William Thomas Dillinger, 95, of Commerce, TX, died on Sunday, September 16, 2018. Tom was born on April 19, 1923 on a farm outside Commerce, Texas to his parents, William Dillinger and Iva Venus Dillinger. A funeral was held at Commerce Church of Christ on Wednesday, September 19, 2018 with David Gibson officiating. Interment took place at Rosemound Cemetery. In January of 1943, Tom entered the U.S. Army. Serving in the Pacific Theater, his troop was one of the first to occupy Tokyo. After...

  • Sep 20, 2018

    Public Notice Worland #2 Landfill Life Time Renewal Permit Application...  PDF