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It's fall and what does that mean? Raking leaves, football season, the World Series, and of course, hunting. I was once a mighty hunter. OK, I was a hunter, a mighty one, well far from it. I have come to realize over the years that I love shooting animals with my camera more than with a rifle. As a child my dad would take all of us kids out hunting rabbit or prairie dogs and it was great fun. We'd go with him scouting big game but I never had a desire to actual go big game hunting. It wasn't... Full story
It's funny, one would think that the older we get, that saying goodbye would become easier and easier, as we have done it so many times in our past. But, unfortunately, some goodbyes, no matter how old you are, are incredibly difficult, painful and can leave you heartbroken. If you think about it, we start having to say goodbye to people from an early age, be it due to death or moving. You start school and make friends and then as the years go by friends move or you move and in some cases,... Full story
WORLAND — About 245 residents outside the Worland city limits but connected to city water lines received a letter earlier this week notifying them of a proposed rate increase. The rate increase for a depreciation reserve requirement, would be used for major maintenance and line replacement. The Worland City Council approved a motion to have City Attorney Kent Richins send the letters, which were mailed out on Friday, Oct. 18. Letter were sent to 115 residents in Hillcrest, Packerville, Ponderosa and Anderson subdivisions; an additional 245 r...
WORLAND - Through Tuesday evening, 558 wild horses in the Fifteen Mile Herd Management Area had been gathered with 261 shipped to other facilities for treatment or to be prepared for adoption. The Bureau of Land Management scheduled the gather as part of the HMA's management plan. According to a BLM press release, the gather 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...
WORLAND - The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming has issued the Record of Decision for the Alkali Creek Reservoir Project located near Hyattville. The Record of Decision (ROD) includes the BLM's decision on the project and an Adaptive Management and Monitoring Plan developed in partnership with the State of Wyoming and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The project was proposed by the Wyoming Water Development Commission and creates a 294-acre reservoir along Alkali Creek. The new reservoir will... Full story
WORLAND – A Worland man was bound over to Fifth Judicial District Court on 15 counts of theft, along with charges related to exploitation of a vulnerable adult. The charges that have been filed against Randall Kent Schneider, born in 1963, are as follows: felony charges of one count of intentional exploitation of a vulnerable adult, intentional neglect of a vulnerable adult and nine counts of theft over $1,000. He has also been charged with misdemeanors of reckless exploitation of a v...
WORLAND – Nine young ladies from Worland, Ten Sleep and Thermopolis competed Saturday in the Little Miss Worland pageant at the Worland Community Center. The Little Miss Worland was a preliminary pageant for the Little Miss Wyoming organization. Little Miss Wyoming began in 2006 and is a fast-growing non-profit scholarship pageant. The board of directors has grown to a group of 12 very experienced people with Teri Mahaffy currently sitting as the Executive Director and President of this n...
WORLAND — The Worland Business Events Committee will have one of three Worland Hot Spot Saturday Markets this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The market, which features craft and commercial vendors, food and games, will be at 413 Big Horn Avenue, the former True Value building. Committee member Deb Larkins, said with the farmers market ending in September, the committee wanted to give vendors and customers a chance to do some shopping in October, November and December. She said they selected the Saturday before the holidays for each of the m...
WORLAND — The Friends of the Worland Library are celebrating 150 years of women’s suffrage in Wyoming this year with their annual luncheon this Saturday. As Wyoming nears Dec. 10 – the sesquicentennial anniversary of women’s suffrage in the Equality State – the Governor’s Council for the Wyoming Women’s Suffrage Celebration is encouraging organizations and communities to participate in state-wide celebrations thru Sept. 6, 2020. Laura McDonald of the Friends of the Worland Library said that while the luncheon was not a result of the specific...
WORLAND – The Worland High School Black Thunder marching band received a superior rating at the 2019 State Marching Band Festival in Casper on Saturday, Oct. 19. Black Thunder, led by Chad Rose and Frank Harding, along with drum majors senior Caleb Fraser and junior Anja Sheesley, received this honor and was one of three 3A schools to garner this honor. Black Thunder played highlights of “La Nouba, a Cirque Du Soleil” show, arranged by Jay Dawson. “We work hard to get recognized with a superio...
WORLAND - Worland Middle School students from social studies teacher Joe Winkler's classes took a field trip to Legend Rock State Archaeological Site on Oct. 3 to learn about the history of Legend Rock, and do activities to help learn more about the area and processes that have gone on there for thousands of years. According to Hot Springs Travel and Tourism, Legend Rock is on the route to Meeteetse from Thermopolis, at the Hamilton Dome turn-off. According to site officials, Legend Rock is a...
WORLAND - The Worland Warriors cross-country team brought home their fifth-straight 3A East conference title and did so in dominating fashion on Oct. 18 in Douglas. The Warriors scored 37 points and placed four runners in the top 10, beating second-place Newcastle by 43 points. Junior Marcus Wiley was the first to cross the finish line for Worland coming in third with a time of 17:45.38; junior Gaven McColloch was next, finishing sixth at 18:01.12; junior Boe Nicholas ran an 18:03.99 to finish... Full story
THERMOPOLIS - While they were unable to defend their home course the Hot Springs County Lady Bobcats cross-country team were still able to finish second and have three runners make the All-Conference team. The Lady Bobcats finished with 52 points, Wyoming Indian won the 2A West Conference meet last Saturday with 28 points. Lady 'Cats McKenna Bomengen, Tahja Hunt and Hailie Martinez earned All-Conference honors. Hunt finished third with a time of 22:02.40, Bomengen was fourth running a 22:27.83... Full story
First, a revision on my NBA predictions, the Cavs will be the worst team in the NBA. I did not realize they were breaking out horrible new unis that look like a callback to the franchise’s worst days. And because of that, they’re a lock to be the league’s worst team. Now onto the NBA and a geopolitical nightmare. The NBA-Chinese government beef is absolutely fascinating. A quick recap, Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey tweeted out a meme in support of the protesters in Hong Kong just before the league’s trip to China in the preseason, and the Chin... Full story
Man who died in Fremont jail killed self, coroner says RIVERTON (WNE) — The 31-year-old man found dead this summer in his cell at the Fremont County Detention Center in Lander killed himself, according to a case docket from the Fremont County Coroner’s Office. Ty W. Wolfname, 31, of Fremont County, died Aug. 31 of asphyxia due to self-inflicted hanging, the couty coroner’s docket states. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office extended condolences to Wolfname’s family and friends in a press release Thursday, noting that the “tragic event” also... Full story
CHEYENNE – A poll published Wednesday shows U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney leading former Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis by 20 percentage points in a potential race for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Mike Enzi. The annual poll from Montana State University-Billings previously focused exclusively on Montana. Jason Adkins, the MSUB political science professor who conducted the poll, said Wyoming was included this year partially because it is often overlooked in national discussions. “It made sense, just from a newsworthiness perspective, and Wyo... Full story
CASPER — The suicide rate among older teenagers in Wyoming has increased by 40 percent over the past three years, according to a sweeping health report released last month that placed the Equality State in the lower half of states for women and children’s health. Among adolescents between the ages of 15 and 19, the suicide rate jumped from 22.2 deaths per 100,000 residents in 2016 to 31.1 this year. It’s the second-worst rate in America, behind Alaska. While teen suicide has been on the rise nationally, Wyoming’s rate is triple the nationa... Full story
HollyFrontier refinery wraps up lawsuit, facility renovations CHEYENNE (WNE) – After agreeing to a settlement with the state last month in its environment lawsuit, HollyFrontier has moved forward with renovations to its refinery that are expected to be completed in the coming weeks. The lawsuit, filed in July, alleged the company was in violation of the Wyoming Environmental Quality Act, the Wyoming Air Quality Standards and Regulations and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Act. HollyFrontier agreed to pay a settlement wor... Full story
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