Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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WORLAND — All three incumbents running for re-election for the Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees won their races on Tuesday along with a newcomer who won her first term on the board. That’s according to unofficial election results. Worland-area Washakie County voters granted Don Bryant (1,641 votes), Sarah Lungren (1,182 votes) and Terri Logan (874 votes) additional terms on the school board. Kathy Mercado won her first term with 1,426 votes. “I’m really looking forward to collaborating with everyone on the board as we f...
WORLAND — Washakie County voters overwhelmingly approved continuing the one-cent general purpose tax and the 2% lodging tax on Tuesday. The sales tax was approved by 69.7% of the voters casting ballots on Election Day, with 2,125 in favor and 925 opposed. The tax will be distributed to eight entities over the next four years — Town of Ten Sleep, City of Worland, Worland and Ten Sleep senior centers, Crisis Prevention and Response Center, Worland Community Center Complex, Worland Youth Learning Center and Washakie Development Association. The...
WORLAND — It wasn’t a secret to Wyoming’s agriculture community that thousands of tunnels, ditches and canals were creeping up in age — the majority exceeding being older than a century or more — but the 2019 tunnel collapse in Goshen County that left thousands without irrigation during the most critical part of the growing season served as a wakeup call. That’s the impetus for numerous meetings being held statewide to assess producers’ thoughts on aging critical irrigation infrastructure. On July 17, 2019, heavy rains and resulting flooding ca...
Congratulations to Tuesday’s winners and to the others who were on ballots around the Big Horn Basin. Those who also ran are not losers. They cared enough about their communities, their counties, their state to put their name on the ballot. Filing for office and having your name on the ballot is not an easy thing to do. If you are elected people expect you to serve and to hold true to the things you said you would do while running for office. If you are not elected, do not be discouraged and do not give up on the desire to serve. You still h... Full story
WASHAKIE COUNTY – Today, Nov. 10 is the last day to apply for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). According to Kassie Nolting with Wyo Help, ERAP was created using money from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to assist qualifying low income households in paying their rent and utilities. It began in 2021, and was intended to continue until 2025. Due to concerns of running out of funds, ERAP will no longer accept new applicants after Nov 10. It is currently not clear what this means for those already e...
WORLAND - After surprising everyone at the 3A West regional volleyball tournament, the Worland Lady Warriors kept it rolling on their way to a fourth-place finish at last week's 3A State tournament in Casper Nov. 3-5. Entering the tournament as the No. 4-seed out of the West, the Lady Warriors took on the 3A East champions and No. 1-seeded Wheatland Lady Bulldogs. After dropping the first two sets, 20-25 and 17-25, the Lady Warriors rallied after some adjustments by WHS volleyball coach Becky...
BUFFALO — The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission will vote at an upcoming meeting on whether to purchase the Ellis Sheep Company Ranch off of Hazleton Road for $3.45 million. The 2,640-acre parcel located in Johnson and Washakie counties would become a Wildlife Habitat Management Area. According to the property listing by Pfister Land Co., the existing Ellis Sheep Company Ranch is a high mountain grazing, hunting and fishing ranch with antelope, mule deer, elk and several species of grouse. And that’s exactly what makes the land a candidate for...
Average gas prices up 0.4 cents per gallon since last week in Wyoming CHEYENNE (WNE) —Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have risen 0.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.65 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com’s survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Prices in Wyoming are 20.8 cents per gallon lower than a month ago, and stand 22.8 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 3.4 cents in the last week, and stands at $5.32 per gallon. According to GasBuddy price reports, the lowest pr... Full story
Shannea Danielle Brown, 32, passed away unexpectedly in her home on November 3, 2022 in Worland, Wyoming. She was born in Worland to Steven John Brown and Shannon Michelle (Goggin) Craft on July 24, 1990. She was a beautiful soul, who would help anyone if she was able. She had one of the biggest hearts and her friends and family knew and adored her for it. She was hard working and she defended the ones who couldn't defend themselves. She will live forever in everyone who knew and loved her. She... Full story
Kathryn (Kathy) Idelle Colton, skilled horsewoman and beloved wife, mother and grandmother passed away peacefully in her sleep at Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center on November 6, 2022. She was 96 years old. Kathy was born March 19, 1926 in Medford, Wisconsin to Daniel Albert Shaffer and Estelle Jane (Hughes) Shaffer. She earned a Bachelor of Science of Nursing from the University of Iowa. College is also where she met the love of her life, Rex Colton. They were wed on September 3,... Full story
Rudy Sanford, 81 of Worland passed away October 29, 2022 surrounded by family. Rudy was born March 29, 1941 in Jackson, Wyoming to Charles and Selma Sanford. He was the fifth of five children, and the only boy. Rudy spent his childhood in Jackson exploring with friends, hunting and fishing, and skiing on Snow King Mountain. He loved fishing with friends on Flat Creek, climbing and exploring the mountains, and riding his motorcycle to the Moose Head Ranch near Moran. The Moose Head Ranch was... Full story