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POWELL —Two Northwest College wrestlers were mauled by a grizzly bear while hiking Saturday on the South Fork. Kendell Cummings, a sophomore from Evanston, and Brady Lowry, a redshirt sophomore from Cedar City, Utah, were shed hunting west of the Bobcat Houlihan trailhead on the Shoshone National Forest in heavy cover when the attack happened. Fellow wrestlers August Harrison and Orin Jackson were shed hunting along with their two teammates. After the attack, they rushed to the scene and helped Cummings and Lowry to a vehicle and to find a... Full story
Lynn Tippets Fritz returned to her heavenly home on Tuesday, October 18th, 2022 in Powell, Wyoming. Lynn was born on April 17, 1951 to Wendell and Clara Tippets in Worland, Wyoming. She graduated from Worland High School in 1969 and went to work for Mountain Bell. She then went on to work for US Bank, a job she loved for 32 years until she retired in 2013. She married Delvin M. Fritz on January 21st, 1971. They had three children, Ginnie, Cody and Jamie. Lynn's informative years were spent... Full story
June Warila passed away while surrounded by family on October 9, 2022 at the age of 87 in Billings, Montana. Born Juneko Miyata in Sapporo, Japan, on July 2, 1935, June was the second child of Chiyoko Honda and Kozo Miyata. She began her life-long career in food service when she got her first job selling noodles at her local train station in her early teens. She met her future husband, Sergeant James Warila, while working in a gift shop at an American military base. They fell in love with the... Full story
WORLAND - Work will begin soon to move a nearly 100-year-old bridge from County Road 86 to the Washakie Museum & Cultural Center as part of a joint project between the museum, Wyoming Department of Transportation, Washakie County and Newell Sargent Foundation. According to a summary document of the WYDOT project, Washakie County has requested that WYDOT replace the Cottonwood Creek Bridge on County Road 86/Winchester Road as part of the Bridge Replacement Off System Program. The bridge is...
WORLAND — Motorists heading through the area of Washakie 10 and US 20 on Tuesday evening need not be alarmed if they see a slew of first responder vehicles in the area responding to a major crash. They’re just getting ready for the real thing. It’s part of a joint exercise between numerous first-response agencies in the area including Cody Regional Ambulance, Washakie Medical Center, Washakie County Sheriff’s Office the Worland Fire Department, Guardian Flight, Ten Sleep Ambulance, Manderson Fire, Washakie County Emergency Management, Cloud Pea...
WORLAND — The Worland City Council, during their regular meeting on Tuesday, approved a set of road closures for the Halloween holiday. Worland-Ten Sleep Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ruth Dugger requested that the city block off the portion of Ninth Street from Big Horn Ave north to the alley for the chamber’s Trunk-or-Treat event. Specifically, the road will be closed from 4 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 31 as the council approved the closure. Dugger said the chamber has in the past reserved the parking lot between Worland City Hall and the Wor...
National Newspaper Week was Oct. 2-8 this year and while I usually try to recognize this important week on the actual week, this year that week, just like the month of October, has quickly slipped by so I am taking a moment now to recognize National Newspaper Week and say thank you to our readers. Thank you for taking the time to read this and other newspapers. Thank you for supporting us, through your subscriptions or your purchase on newsstands, for your kind words about stories, columns and editorials for myself and our staff. Thank you for... Full story
WORLAND — The postseason got off to an excellent start for the Worland Warrior cross-country teams. Racing at the 3A East conference tournament in Torrington on Oct. 13, the Worland Warriors won the 3A East team title, Jack Bishop won the 3A conference championship, and a combined total of eight Worland runners earned all-conference. “We knew it was going to be a dogfight with Buffalo. It was a gut check fighting for their varsity positions. They were able to shift that focus to battling for conference positions. They just got after it early, a...
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