Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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Due to record rains this week, some roads are closed. Washakie County Road and Bridge Director Randy Chenoweth reported that Cottonwood Road is closed near the Washakie/Hot Springs County Line and Winchester road was closed at the west side of the Marathon Tank Farm. It reopened by 11 a.m. Tuesday but there was still some water running across the road near the tank farm. Drivers were asked to use caution when traveling on this road. Lane 17 in the South Flat area is closed due to flooding. There is an estimated 7 ft. water flow over the slab....
BUFFALO - Having defeated 3A East West Quadrant opponents Thermopolis and Rawlins earlier in the week. The Worland Lady Warriors (16-2) traveled to Buffalo (16-3) and defeated the Lady Bison 3-0 Saturday afternoon in a matchup against top-ranked opponents. WHS volleyball coach Brittany Miller said Saturday's victory was due to the Lady Warriors precision passing and serving as well as a strong defensive tone that was set early. "We talked about the week being like state, by playing on Thursday,...
TEN SLEEP - The young Lady Pioneers volleyball team has had their share of ups and downs this season. One of those downs came Saturday afternoon as they lost to the visiting St. Stephens Lady Eagles 3-1. "We're trying to do everything all at once," said Ten Sleep Volleyball Coach Desiree Egger. "So going forward it's going to be about getting back to the basics. We had trouble with our serve/receive which makes it difficult to group points together. This week we'll focus on settling down and...
When this column is published on Oct. 4, I should have just returned from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Let me tell you how this eastward trek came about. My wife and I have collected antique furniture since 1971 and our house is filled with 18th and early 19th century furniture, though as such things go, our pieces are not very fancy. But all those who collect are similar in some ways: There’s always a ceiling and a class of pieces that are unattainable (and, therefore, highly desirable), and this is true for every collector, no matter his means...
WORLAND – The public is invited to view patient rooms, nurses’ station and labor and delivery suites at the Banner Health Washakie Medical Center open house on Thursday. The patient rooms, nurses’ station and labor and delivery suites are part of the first phase of construction and interested residents can view them from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Banner Health Public Relations Director/Critical Access and Rural Facilities Sara Quale said the renovations include structural changes with an emphasis in infection prevention and safety, as well as ae...
WORLAND — On Friday, the Washakie County Sheriff’s Office received information that Lance A. Clark, from Dubois, was in the Washakie County/ Worland area with an active arrest warrant out of Fremont County for second degree murder. According to Sheriff Steve Rakness, later, Clark turned himself in to the Washakie County Law Enforcement without incident. He was booked into the Washakie County Jail and subsequently transported directly back to Fremont County by Washakie County Sheriff’s deputies....
WORLAND — U.S. Senators Michael B. Enzi and John Barrasso and Congressman Cynthia M. Lummis are announcing that their respective field representatives will be in Thermopolis on Thursday and in Worland next Wednesday. Field representatives Jennifer Fernandez (Enzi), Pam Buline (Barrasso) and Sherlyn Kaiser (Lummis) will be available to visit with Hot Springs County residents from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Thermopolis Town Hall council room. Field representatives Fernandez, Oaklee Anderson (Barrasso), and Kaiser are scheduled to h...
Mary Ellen (Kildare) Bayley, 94, formerly of Greybull, died early Friday morning, Sept. 30, 2016, at the New Horizons Care Center in Lovell. She was born on July 26, 1922. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Carl Beavers as celebrant. Atwood Family Funeral Directors assisted the family with the arrangements.... Full story
Gayle Wagner, 65 year-old longtime Worland resident passed away October 1, 2016, surrounded by her family at the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper due to complications with her heart and diabetes. Gayle was born on April 16, 1951 in Lovell, Wyoming to Snell and Delsa (Boyce) Robertson. She graduated from Lovell High School in 1969. On February 20, 1971, she married her best friend and sweetheart, Jurn Wagner. The couple moved to Worland where Jurn was working for Western Motors. To this union... Full story