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WORLAND — The suspect in the July double-murder near Pryor, Mont., has been charged in connection with a 2013 shooting in Ten Sleep Canyon. Jesus Yeizon Deniz was formerly charged with attempted second degree murder in Washakie County Circuit Court in Worland late Friday afternoon. Deniz is currently in the custody of the United States Marshal Service. Charging documents allege that during the early morning hours of Sept. 16, 2013, emergency room staff at Washakie Medical Center in Worland notified law enforcement that a gunshot victim had v...
WORLAND - For seven years now, a Wyoming non-profit has allowed people who would otherwise be unable to hunt an opportunity to do just that - hunt. Founded in 2008, Wyoming Disabled Hunters has provided physically challenged hunters the means to get out and hunt in addition to providing them with room and a hot meal. The organization also offers hunts to disabled service men and women. Wyoming Disabled Hunters Board Vice President Larry Frandson said, "It was originally an organization that was...
CHEYENNE (AP) — Wyoming has unveiled its new design for state license plates, which will be issued to drivers beginning next year. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports that the plates will be issued in February for drivers choosing to renew their tags for a two-year period. Those who renew their tags for one year can get the new plates starting in 2017. The new design features Bridger-Teton National Forest with a view of the Green River Lakes and Squaretop Mountain. The design can be seen on display at the Laramie County Treasurer’s Off...
WORLAND – In an effort to promote early literacy and develop a love of reading, the Worland Kiwanis Club donated and distributed 94 custom books and six teacher's guides to Worland first grade students and teachers. "I Like Me!," a custom book created by Kindergartners Count Inc., has been distributed to a half million students worldwide since 1993, and features the individual student's name as the main character. Worland Kiwanis member Dorothy Taylor first saw the book when a relative b...
I was talking to our sports editor during homecoming week about who Worland’s main rival is now that Thermopolis and Worland don’t play anymore. Growing up Worland and Thermopolis were huge rivals. The type of rivals where you had to protect the football field so a “W” wasn’t burned in the field in Thermopolis, and if it was, well then the Bobcats had to retaliate. The type of rivals even at the middle school level when we were on the middle school basketball team didn’t even want to share a locker room at conference tournament. That type of ri...