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TEN SLEEP – The Washakie County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees met on Monday, Nov. 9, in person and via Zoom to discuss the recent COVID-19 situation that developed at Ten Sleep School late last week. Superintendent Jimmy Phelps informed the board that they had moved into tier two of the school’s Adapted Learning Plan (ALP) which means that kindergarten through fifth grade are all continuing with in-person learning, while any grades higher up are now in remote learning. Phelps inf...
WORLAND — The Worland City Council approved the appointment of council member Kreg Lombard to a working committee about the future of the Washakie County Ambulance Service (WCAS). Lombard volunteered for the assignment, noting his work as a first responder/firefighter. At the Oct. 29 Washakie County Commissioners meeting, Cody Regional Health representatives approached the county about taking over the ambulance service due to WCAS having trouble obtaining and retaining volunteers. In the letter to the mayor and council, WCAS Director Luke S...
The State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB) met on Thursday, Nov. 5, and approved $1,053,525 worth of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) funding for various items submitted by Washakie County entities. The individual items that were recommended by the Office of State Lands and Investments (OSLI) and were approved without testimony were $30,000 of emergency medical services (EMS) equipment, another set of EMS equipment for $75,000, Washakie County Courthouse telework equipment...
You have heard it, I have heard it. It’s been said for many months now that COVID-19 is a hoax, a hoax to take down a president. We hear them say it will all be over after the election. In this space, we have emphasized that the pandemic is not a hoax. Guess what? We were right. We are a week past the election and COVID-19 didn’t mysteriously or miraculously disappear. We all wish that it had happened, but it did not and we knew it wouldn’t. The virus is real. Real people are getting sick, some severely sick and some dying. I am not writi... Full story
Doyle Vaughan of Jackson and Daniel Hawkins of Greybull, are the latest inductees into the Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame for their work in the field of aviation. With the Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame celebrating its 25th anniversary, organization leaders wanted to mark the milestone by inducting two individuals this year. DANIEL HAWKINS Daniel J. Hawkins operated highly specialized aerial services, including mountain flying, firefighting, search and rescue, surveying and hauling. An... Full story
Worland Stake Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has organized several community service projects for this Saturday. Anyone wanting to serve the community is welcome to assist in any of the projects. The Worland Stake Relief Society includes women who live in the Big Horn Basin communities of Greybull, Shell, Basin, Manderson, Hyattville, Ten Sleep, Worland, Kirby and Thermopolis. Each year the Worland Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Stake Relief Society selects a humanitarian relief project and last...
WORLAND - The American Association of Nurse Practitioners has chosen Worland's Sarah-Anne Galloway for the Wyoming's 2021 AANP Nurse Practitioner State Award for Excellence. Galloway learned of her honor through an email and letter on Oct. 28. According to the letter from the AANP, the "prestigious award is given annually to a dedicated nurse practitioner in each state who demonstrates excellence in their area of practice." Galloway said last week that she did not know she had even been...
TEN SLEEP – The Ten Sleep Town Council met on election night, Nov. 3, to discuss a permit for Carter Country Fabrication in order to build a new refrigeration unit as well as a drive-thru for food service. Much of the discussion between the council and members representing Carter Country Fabrication centered on where the units would be located in relation to the alleyway as well as the street, how the drive-thru operation would work as well as fencing located near the premises. The council h...
WORLAND — With the news that the Wyoming State Fair will be one week later next year in August, the Washakie County Fair Board is considering the logistics of changing the county fair dates. Currently the county fair is set for July 25-Aug. 1. Traditionally the state fair has been a week after the county fair ended. Washakie County 4-H Educator Amber Armajo reported to the fair board at their regular monthly meeting Monday that the state fair is set for Aug. 17-21 in 2021, more than two weeks after the county fair would have ended. She said s...
WORLAND — Worland Mayor Jim Gill officially announced the vacancy in Ward 1 at last Wednesday’s regular council meeting, Nov. 6. The vacancy came open after the resignation of Delayne Renner Newton last month. Gill asked City Attorney Kent Richins if it would be a problem to wait to make the appointment until January when the new council members also take office. Richins said there would be no problem waiting for the appointment. Gill said they would advertise the vacancy and accept letters of interest. Renner Newton was elected in 2018 and...
Mary Jean Scollard, 89, passed away in Casper, November 2, 2020. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at Riverside Cemetery in Thermopolis.... Full story
Margie Sue Crumrine, 57, passed away at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital, Nov. 4, 2020. Services are pending.... Full story
Graveside burial services for Gary J. Stanhope, 86, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at Monument Hill Cemetery in Thermopolis. Mr. Stanhope passed away Friday, Nov. 6, 2020 in Thermopolis.... Full story
Alvin Conrad Hanneman, 80, of Casper, WY passed away peacefully on Nov. 1, 2020. Alvin was born October 6, 1940 in Worland, Wyoming to Conrad and Alice (Lass) Hanneman. On June 26, 1960 he married the love of his life, Joan (Keller). They raised three wonderful children, AC, Mike and Kristi. Alvin raised his family on the farm and was a natural farmer from childhood. He held many other jobs but none were as dear to his heart as farming. He enjoyed spending time with family, fishing, hunting,... Full story
Bernard Hugh Salzman, "Nard", passed away in his home on October 19, 2020 after suffering a long battle with renal failure. Bernard was born April 23, 1953 to Joseph and Mildred (Glenn) Salzman. He attended the brand-new West Side Elementary, Catholic School, Worland Middle School and High School. Bernard was an altar boy, an Eagle Scout, and an exceptional athlete. He was raised in a very strict household so when Bernard got out of school, he lived on the wild side. He definitely used more... Full story
Sharon Noble Hopkinson, 73, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020 at the Washakie Medical Center. Sharon was born on June 18, 1947 in Oakland, California to Merwin L. and Maude Naomi (Goodman) Noble. Her family eventually moved to Pasadena, California in 1959 where she spent the majority of her childhood years. She married H. Richard Hopkinson on April 3, 1969 in the Los Angeles Temple. They spent their first married years in California where she taught school while her husband was in Vietnam.... Full story
Fourth grade student June Hansen holds her finger up as part of the choreography for the West Side Veterans Day Performance on Thursday, Nov. 5, at the Worland Middle School auditorium.... Full story
West Side fourth graders Luis Monrreal, Mia Burns and Logan Moore play their cups together as part of their cup routine to "El Capitan" by John Philip Sousa during their Veterans Day performance.... Full story
In a letter to Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, 21 of 23 county health officers have requested a statewide mask mandate. The letter was dates Nov. 12 and states that the county health officers are "united in recommending a statewide mask ordinance with the hope of preventing more death and disease from COVID-19 among our Wyoming citizens." Governor Gordon said today that he has extended all health orders for one week only. Said they are considering the next action and they will be "more restrictive." He said everything is on the table including a... Full story
Seventeen more coronavirus-related deaths among Wyoming residents who had tested positive for COVID-19 have been confirmed, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). Deaths among Wyoming residents are added to the state’s coronavirus-related death total based on official death certificate information. If death certificates do not describe COVID-19 as either causing or contributing to a person’s death, those deaths are not included in Wyoming’s count. Death certificate confirmation timing is inconsistent. • An older adult Albany Count...
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