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WORLAND - Tonight's Worland Triangular is the final meet of the regular season for the Worland High School girls swimming team. The meet against the Cody Lady Fillies and Rawlins Lady Outlaws will also serve as senior night for seniors Elizabeth Martinez, Hannah McEndree, Megan Molitor and Hailey Schumacher. Senior night will begin at 3:30 p.m. and afterward the Worland Triangular meet will start at 4 p.m. Last week the Lady Warriors defeated the Buffalo Lady Bison in a dual Friday night and on...
WORLAND - The Worland Fire Department has been teaching fire safety to preschool and elementary school students this week as part of Fire Prevention Week. The week will culminate with the department's annual free community pancake breakfast from 8-11 a.m. Saturday at the fire hall. The department visited South Side Elementary Monday, Worland Preschool and Head Start on Tuesday, East Side and Washakie County Library Wednesday and they will make presentations at West Side today, according to Fire...
CHEYENNE (AP) — New reports show Wyoming’s current economic downturn appears to be leveling out. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports that two new reports from the Wyoming Economic Analysis Division show the downturn appeared to hit its low point in the first and second quarters of the year and recent data shows the decline has eased. Employment is down year-over-year, with 8,050 fewer jobs in the second quarter of 2016 versus 2015, with nearly every job sector seeing a decline in employment. Mining and energy were hurt the most with a 20 per...
BUFFALO – Starting in December, local volunteers will be able to assist with the Western States wolverine conservation Program in the Bighorn National Forest, in cooperation with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Led by the Council for the Bighorn Range, this citizen monitoring effort will collect data on the rare carnivores, to help the National Forest planning efforts and provide information on how the animals live in the wild. An informational meeting was held in Worland on Oct. 5, and prospective volunteers were informed that c...
WORLAND – Pastor Brock Davis and his wife Diane moved from Roby, Missouri, to join the Worland First Baptist Church family leaving family, their two sons and friends behind to start a new chapter in their lives. “The biggest adjustment is being away from our families and our sons because our sons were able to come home every weekend from college. It’s kind of a new adventure in every aspect. We’ve left our family, we don’t have our kids here, and we don’t have our family here. We are adjusting to everything but I think that the beauty of t...
WORLAND — Reminding motorists of a 2001 state law, 10 signs are being installed in northwest Wyoming to encourage passing vehicles to “move over for parked emergency vehicles” that are displaying flashing lights. Wyoming’s move-over law requires motorists to change lanes to move away from parked emergency vehicles that are displaying flashing lights; on two-lane roads, or where traffic prevents a driver from moving over, motorists are required by law to slow down to 20 mph below the posted speed limit and “change lanes as long as it’s safe...
Myrna Lou (Wesen) Bell, 81, of Sheridan, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at her residence after a short illness. She was born the 10th child of Louis and Elvira (Osterberg) Wesen on July 7, 1935 in Glasgow, MT. She grew up in a loving Christian home and graduated from Glasgow High School in 1953. Myrna attended and graduated from Trinity Hospital School of Nursing in Minot, ND in September 1956. She married David E. Bell on January 7, 1957. Myrna worked at hospitals in Montana, North... Full story
Vernice Joseph Touchet, age 77 of Aledo, TX (formerly of Kaplan, LA) passed away October 4, 2016 in Fort Worth, TX. V.J. was born November 1, 1938 and proudly served in the United States Marine Corps from 1958-1962 as a Jet Mechanic. In 1963, he began his career with Halliburton Services working on offshore rigs as an entry level roustabout. He retired in 1992 as a District Manager in Worland, WY capping a 29-year career with the company. His retirement consisted of many days fishing in South... Full story
Bonnie Kay Amend, 70, died Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, in her home in Worland after battling cancer. Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m., Monday, Oct. 17, 2016 at the Worland United Methodist Church. Bryant Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.... Full story
Public Notice Worland City Council Minutes from the October 4, 2016 meeting... 
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