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"Think F1rst" is the motto for this year's National Newspaper Week, Oct. 6-12. The emphasis is on the First Amendment and the five freedoms listed and granted in the First Amendment of our U.S. Constitution. The First Amendment states, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of...
EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY - Worland Public Transportation to Cody. 347-3208. SECOND MONDAY OF EACH MONTH – Worland Acoustic Jam: 6:30 pm. at the Worland Senior Center. EVERY TUESDAY - Washakie County Library Story Time, 10:30 a.m., library in Worland. EVERY TUESDAY - Worland Threshold Singers: 7 p.m. at 1507 S Flat Rd. FIRST and THIRD TUESDAY of EACH MONTH - Worland City Council meeting: 7 p.m. at city hall. FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAY of EACH MONTH - The Washakie County Commissioners m...
TEN SLEEP –Ten Sleep School 7 – 12 social studies teacher and 2018-2019 Ten Sleep Teacher of the Year, Dane Weaver was announced as the 2019-2020 Wyoming state Teacher of the year during a Superintendent's Policy Summit in Laramie Wednesday, Oct. 2, According to a press release, the Wyoming Teacher of the Year comes with the significant responsibility of representing the teaching profession in Wyoming. The Wyoming Teacher of the Year acts as liaison among the teaching community, Wyoming Leg...
WORLAND - The cause of a house fire south of Worland is still under investigation, according Worland Fire Chief Chris Kocher. Kocher said Worland and Thermopolis fire departments were dispatched to a fire at 2569 U.S. Highway 20 south of Worland at about 12:30 p.m. Monday. He said the 911 call from a passerby originally went to Hot Springs County who dispatched Thermopolis Fire and rerouted the call to Washakie County Dispatch. He said Wyoming Highway Patrol, Washakie County Sheriff's Office...
WORLAND – The Bureau of Land Management announced last week that it will conduct a wild horse gather operation in the Fifteenmile Wild Horse Herd Management Area (HMA) on or about next Thursday, Oct. 17. This operation is in line with the BLM’s commitment to maintaining healthy wild horses on healthy, productive public rangelands. The Fifteenmile HMA is located approximately 35 miles northwest of Worland, Wyoming, in Washakie, Big Horn and Park counties. Based on recent aerial surveys, the BLM estimates that the HMA’s population is appro...
WORLAND – After Shopko closed down in March, the employees of the pharmacy were looking for a new home to provide medication to the city of Worland, and they found their home with the opening of the Worland Pharmacy at 1095 Circle Avenue on Sept. 30. They had originally anticipated a grand opening date of Aug. 1, but unfortunately had a few delays, such as weather, that caused the store to open just over a week ago, according to pharmacist David Ahlstrom. Even though it was a six- to seven-month...
WORLAND — As the highest degree achievable in the National FFA Organization, the American FFA Degree shows an FFA member’s dedication to his or her chapter and state FFA association. It demonstrates the effort FFA members apply toward their supervised agricultural experience and the outstanding leadership abilities and community involvement they exhibited through their FFA career. Vance Curtis and Elizabeth Martinez, WHS graduates in 2017, and active members of the Chief Washakie FFA will receive their American FFA degrees this fall. Ame...
TEN SLEEP - The second annual Wyoming Singer Songwriter Competition has concluded with a Thermopolis resident winning the title of overall champion. Rob Weimann, who took second place in last year's event, was named Wyoming's best singer-songwriter of 2019 in voting by both a panel of musicians and by audience members at the final round of the annual competition held at the Ten Sleep Brewing Co. The finals on Sept. 22 capped weeks of competition by about 85 musicians who entered preliminary...
WORLAND – Becoming a teacher appeared to be the perfect fit for Ashley Weaver, with teaching being a large part of her family as a whole, she became a new fourth grade teacher at West Side Elementary this 2019-20 school year. "I have always had wonderful teachers and enjoyed being in school more than most children," Weaver said. "My mom suggested that teaching would be a perfect fit for me and what I wanted out of life." After graduating with honors from Murray State University in Kentucky, W...
Richard Loren "Dick" Basse, 91, passed away at the home of his son Richard Jr. in Eagle ID on September 11, 2019. He was able to spend the last two months of his life surrounded by family in home hospice – a labor of love and honor by many. Dick was born on a farm outside Harrison NE on September 21, 1927 to August Emil Basse and Margaret Belle (Leeling) Basse. Dick, weighting 4 ½ lbs., was delivered by his father and placed in a warm cook stove oven for the first several hours of his l...
Irene Douzenis, 86-year-old long time Worland resident, passed away on October 2, 2019 at the Washakie Medical Center. Irene was born on March 27, 1933 in Rio, Patras, Greece to Pete and Georgia Tsoubos. She grew up with her with her twin brother, Theodore along with sister Maria and brothers, Deno and Mimi. She married Harry Bill Douzenis in Patras, Greece on June 29, 1958. Harry had immigrated to the U.S. in 1955, but had returned to marry Irene. They settled first in Montana before moving to...
Isaac Andrew Leyva, 60, died at the Washakie Medical Center on September 30, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. Isaac A. was born on May 1, 1959 in Worland, WY. He was the first born son of Isaac and Josie Leyva. He grew up in Worland and did yard work to save up money for his piano lessons. He started at the early age of 8; working to achieve his ultimate calling of a professional pianist. He graduated from Worland High School in 1977. He married Natalie Alcaraz in 1983. They had two...
JoAnn Ruth Winninger, 91, passed away October 2, 2019 at Long Term Care in Cody, Wyoming. JoAnn was born to Charles Dewey and Iva Mae Thomason on July 30, 1928 in Holdenville, Oklahoma. JoAnn grew up with an older brother, Charlie Jack, and a much beloved younger sister, Melva Lou (Ludy). She attended a number of schools as the family moved frequently due to her dad's work in the oil fields. JoAnn finished high school in Laramie while rooming at Ivinson Hall with her sister and then stayed in La...
WORLAND - Starting 0-4 on the season was tough for the Worland Warriors football team but they were able to push all of that aside and pick up their first win of the season against the Rawlins Outlaws on Oct. 4 at Worland High School. Not only did the Warriors get their first win of the season they did so in dominating fashion on homecoming week, rolling the Outlaws (0-2 3A East, 3-3 overall) 34-6. Offense, defense and special teams, the Warriors controlled all three as they picked up a crucial...
THERMOPOLIS — Last week was a busy week for the Hot Springs County High School Lady Bobcats volleyball team. With all of their matches at home the Lady Bobcats hosted Lovell on Oct. 3, Lander on Oct. 4 and after their match vs. Lander kicked off their annual tournament that ended on Oct. 5. The Lady ‘Cats defeated Lovell 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-22), lost to Lander 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-18) and finished second in their tournament losing to 2A Riverside 2-1 (25-21, 24-26, 16-14). It was a wee...
The Warrior Hall of Fame has been a work in progress the past year and change, and last week it all came together with the first Hall of Fame week that coincides with WHS homecoming and the first class inducted into the Warrior Hall of Fame. And it was awesome. The first eight inducted into the Warrior Hall of Fame (Francie Faure, Mary Faure, Debbie Hammons, Tom Harrington, Carl Selmer, Grant Ujifusa, Roger Youtz and David Zuniga) was one impressive legacy after the next. The community meet and...
CHEYENNE — After the grand reopening of the state Capitol in July, the final pieces of the renovation project are projected to be completed before the 2020 legislative session in February. That includes construction of an auditorium, student learning center and visitor center in or near the tunnel connecting the Capitol to the Herschler Building. Gov. Mark Gordon and other members of the Capitol Building Restoration Oversight Group received updates Wednesday afternoon from representatives of MOCA Systems, the firm serving as project manager. Ju...
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