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A coalition of Wyoming attorneys condemning Harriet Hageman’s false statements about the 2020 election delivered a followup letter to the congressional candidate’s law office Friday. Originally, a group of 41 legal professionals wrote Hageman, a natural resources attorney, asserting that her comments during an August candidate forum were professional misconduct in violation of her oath as an attorney. “Absolutely the election was rigged,” Hageman said during the event, marking the first time the candidate had taken such a clear positio...
WORLAND - The Washakie County Commissioners approved a resolution in support of Operation Green Light during their regular meeting on Tuesday. Commissioner Terry Wolf, a veteran, said he heard about Operation Green Light at a recent meeting of the National Association of Counties. He said he reached out to the American Legion to see if they were interested, and they are and now he was bringing it forward to his fellow commissioners. Wolf read about the program from information on the NACo...
WORLAND - A two-year project has started to replace three bridges and reconstruct a small piece of Wyoming Highway 433 (West River Road) roadway near Worland. "The $10.245 million project includes total reconstruction of the 3 bridges and roadway through the construction zone," said Wyoming Department of Transportation project engineer Kelly Erickson of Worland. Prime contractor is Reiman Corp., of Cheyenne. The start of the 1.4-mile project, located between West River Road mileposts 4.14 and...
Partisan or non-partisan that is the question on the minds of many states the past few years and the topic has been school board elections. In Wyoming municipal races and school board races are by statute nonpartisan, meaning candidates do not need to declare a party and for school board races no primary election is necessary. I believe that is how it should be. The only politics in school should be in lessons in government, history or civic classes. But, as I have noted before in this space, I would be in favor of the majority of races being...
WORLAND — Records were set before a record crowd at Saturday’s 11th annual Wyoming Championship Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off. The giant pumpkin weigh-off started at Lungren’s Pumpkin Patch and moved to the Washakie Farmers Market, then to Big Horn Coop and has landed a home the past three years at Diesel Pickup Specialists along 10th Street. Jay Richard, one of the organizers and members of Wyo Giants, said his first giant pumpkin weighed 55 pounds. On Saturday, his pumpkin Blanche came in at 1,153 pounds, good for second place. First place went...
WORLAND - Coming off a strong tournament in Casper the previous week, last week was a letdown for the Worland Lady Warriors volleyball team. Yet, while last week might have been a setback, the Lady Warriors look to get back on schedule at this weekend's 3A West conference duals. The Lady Warriors played three games last week, traveling to Rawlins on Sept. 27, hosting Lander on Sept. 29 and hitting the road to face Buffalo on Oct. 1. Worland went 1-2 in their three games last week, defeating...
Joan Elizabeth Post Summers, age 86 of Worland Wyoming, was led home by our Lord Jesus Christ on September 28th, 2022. She was born to the late George and Hazel Post in Auburn, New York, then raised in Weedsport. She is preceded in death by her husband of 30 years, Val Jean Crumley and family; as well as her children Jeffrey Robert Faatz (AKA Kojak) and daughter Dianne Marie Faatz. She is survived by her daughter Kathleen Mary Faatz, son Michael Albert Faatz (Diane), grandson, grand-daughters, g...
Our hearts are filled with sorrow to announce that Marlene Marie Bower, 73, of Worland, Wyoming, passed away on September 30, 2022, in Casper, Wyoming. Marlene was born in Worland, Wyoming to Conrad and Denelda Brill on July 27, 1949. She was born in in the "Old Library" which was a hospital at that time. Marlene went to high school at Worland High School where she met the love of her life, Ray Bower, Jr. and graduated in 1967. She went on to attend college at Casper College and the University...
Twila was born April 24, 1935 to Dorothy (Obermiller) Heisner and Lloyd Heisner at Rockville, NE. She attended school at Rockville, graduating in 1952 as Valedictorian of her class. She was very active in school activities, 4-H, and riding her horse in Horse Shows. She met her future husband, Richard playing 4-H softball. After graduation she went to college for the summer at Kearney State (University of Nebraska, Kearney) and started teaching a rural school in the fall of 1952. She continued...
Wayne Fehlberg passed peacefully on September 23, 2022 in Ogden, Utah. Wayne was born in Provo, Utah to Siegfried and Mary Tully Fehlberg. The family later moved to Lovell, Wyoming and then to Worland, Wyoming, where Wayne and his four siblings were raised on the family's farm. Wayne was a 3-time Wyoming state wrestling champion and went on to wrestle four years for BYU. Wayne always looked more like a scholar than a scrappy wrestler, earning him the nickname "the little professor" on the BYU...
Elsie Mae Snider, born in Ault, CO on May 4, 1930, and passed away in Worland, WY on September 29, 2022, at the age of 92 years. Elsie had many hobbies and interests while raising her family. Elsie was an active volunteer for the hospital, nursing home and many other organizations. She was a valued and active member of the First Baptist Church (now CrossPoint Baptist) for over 70 years. Elsie was loving spouse, mother and friend who will be missed by anyone who has ever known her. Elsie is...
Donald Raymond Conway, 77, passed away peacefully on September 24, 2022 in Worland, Wyoming. He was born on January 5, 1945 in Buffalo, New York, the son of Rachel Benington Putnam and Vincent Michael Conway. Don graduated from CVS High School in Chicago, Illinois. He settled for many years in Tinley Park, Illinois until he found Worland and made that his home for over 25 years. He enjoyed hunting, traveling the United States, classic cars and the freedom Wyoming provided. He loved his family,...
Johnny H. Herren, 85, passed away at Bonnie Bluejacket Memorial Nursing Home on Sept. 30, 2022. Johnny was born on Nov. 27, 1936 in Greybull. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m., Friday, October 7. at the Odessa Cemetery in Shell....
Funeral services for Dr. Travis Roberts, 49, will be Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Shoshoni. He was presently practicing in Gillette, WY. He died September 27, 2022....