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Sample Ballots inside this week's issue. Stories on Constitutional Amendments, Lodging Tax. Don't forget to vote. It's your right....
On Tuesday, Nov. 8, voters in Washakie County will be asked whether they would like to continue the one-cent general purpose tax aka the fifth-cent. Voting in favor of this tax will not raise taxes in Washakie County but will keep them at the 5% sales tax it is currently at, while also benefiting eight agencies — City of Worland, Worland Community Center, Town of Ten Sleep, Worland Senior Center, Worland Youth Learning Center, Ten Sleep Senior Center, Washakie Development Association and Crisis Prevention and Response Center. All eight of t... Full story
CHEYENNE-The conference room at Little America had the air of an energetic church service. Beyond the direct references to Jesus and good and evil by Reps. John Bear (R-Gillette) and Chip Neiman (R-Hulett), the audience listened intently, enraptured by speakers who roused them to take action. At one point, Sen. Cheri Steinmetz (R- Lingle) asked those in the audience to show their devotion. "If you are in this battle and you're in this fight with us, I would ask you to stand and show your... Full story
WORLAND – First enacted in 1990, Washakie County’s optional lodging tax will once again appear on the ballot Tuesday. The tax is voted on every four years and has been approved every cycle since its introduction, most recently receiving a 75.87% vote in favor of it in 2018. Washakie County Tourism Board Vice-Chairman George Sheaff said “I’ve served three terms on the board, and I feel pretty good about what we’ve done in totality, and I think that’s reflected in the voter approval.” The Washakie County lodging tax collects 4% of payments made...
WORLAND — Washakie County and Wyoming voters will cast their ballots on Tuesday at the very latest. Some have already voted or will vote before the 7 p.m. absentee ballot deadline on Tuesday. As of Oct. 26, 390 of the 567 absentee ballots sent to Washakie County voters have been returned. Wyomingites will decide on three contested statewide races, although those outcomes were realistically determined in August with the state leaning heavily Republican. The same holds true at the local level in Washakie County as most contested races were e...
WORLAND – Kurt Johnson sat in on his first meeting as a member of the Washakie Medical Center Hospital Board on Tuesday, Oct 25. Johnson, who was appointed by the county commissioners, was born and raised outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the city of Bloomington. He has a background in education, having earned his doctorate in history and working as a university professor for five years. He later moved to Berlin, Germany, in 2016 to work and teach at a museum. He lived in Germany for five years. During the COVID pandemic he and his f...
NORTH WASHAKIE COUNTY - It was a brisk evening as the fire trucks and ambulances began arriving to the scene just off a major highway in Washakie County. Two minivans carrying a combined 14 passengers had collided. One passenger lay in the roadway, apparently having flown through a front windshield. Of the 14 passengers, two died at the scene. Choreographed chaos ensued. EMTs and firefighters began assessing the situation. They worked to get the victims out of the vehicles and onto backboards....
WORLAND - For the fourth-straight season, the Worland Warriors football season ended at Cody High School as the Broncos eliminated the Warriors from postseason play. Traveling to Cody on Oct. 28, the Warriors took on the two-time defending 3A state champion and No. 1-seed Cody Broncs. While the Warriors fought to the bitter end, ultimately, the Broncs prevailed 63-14. "We wanted to play some hard football," said WHS football coach Patrick Sweeney. "They did some good things and didn't quit and...
Dorthea Mae Lewis was born on May 17, 1922 to Perle Mortimer Lewis and Bertha Mae Sheesley in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. In May of 2022, she celebrated 100 years of joyful living and passed away peacefully on October 22, 2022 in Newcastle, Wyoming. Dorthea was raised in Ten Sleep, WY. Due to World War II and a shortage of teachers in Wyoming, Dorthea started her teaching career early with just a teacher certification from the Department of Education. She taught for a short time in Ten Sleep... Full story
Helen Schoeler, 93, passed away on October 19th, 2022 in Mesa, Arizona. Helen was born on April 2, 1929 in Jamestown, North Dakota. Helen was raised on the family farm outside of Jamestown, North Dakota and was the daughter of Herbert and Grace Vondergeest. She shared her life on the farm with her sister, Dorothy and her brother Jim. After graduating from high school in Jamestown, she soon realized that education, and being a teacher, was her calling. Helen entered college at Valley City... Full story
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