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WORLAND – The Wyoming Legislature passed bill SF0072 this year which changed the posted speed limits from 65 mph to 70 mph on secondary roads effective immediately. The change was supposed to have happened over a period of time starting in 2015. “We go back about a year ago, we (Legislature) said there are places in Nebraska and other states where the speed limit is 70 mph on the secondary roads, so we directed WYDOT (Wyoming Department of Transportation) to move the speed limits up to 70 mph,” Wyoming Representative Mike Greear, R – Worland...
WORLAND- The R3 Coalition (Recycle, Reduce, Reuse), comprised of Washakie County agencies including the Washakie County Solid Waste Disposal District, Washakie County Extension Office, Department of Homeland Security, Washakie County Public Health, fire department, Washakie County Conservation District, and Washakie County Weed and Pest, met April 11 to continue planning for Hazardous Waste Collection Day, to be held May 14 at the Washakie County Landfill. On May 14, the participating agencies and volunteers will receive, free of charge, all...
WORLAND – The Worland City Council decides to pay for curb, gutters and sidewalks on street improvement projects in town. In opening up discussion at Tuesday night’s meeting, Mayor Dave Duffy said, “There is a need for some policy that establishes what the city will and will not do for curb, gutters and sidewalk.” He added the city has absorbed costs in the past but has also required residents to incur the costs because a policy was not established. He then opened up discussion on how to address funding street improvement. “A fourth of the mo...
WORLAND — Gary and Jane Anthony of Worland will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary this Saturday. The couple was wed April 23, 1966, in Salt Lake City, Utah. They have two children, Jason Anthony and Elizabeth A. Jolley. Jane Anthony said when they were first married, because of Gary’s apprenticeship as an electrical lineman, they moved a lot. Gary worked on power lines in Utah, Idaho and Montana. “In 1979 we moved to Wyoming. We started out in Casper and then moved to Worland,” Jane said. Gary Anthony worked for Pacific Power f...
WORLAND – Donations are now being accepted to return the American Flag Display along Big Horn Avenue for the summer holidays. Late February, City of Worland Building Inspector Nick Kruger started the hunt for the flags that used to line Big Horn Avenue on the lights in the main downtown corridors during Memorial Day and other summer holidays. With help from asking around, Kruger was able to identify the 25 flags in storage at ANB Bank. Now, Kruger is asking the residents Worland to support the flag program by making donations of $50 per f...
WORLAND- With the recent success and overall success of the Worland High School soccer programs one would assume the Worland Middle School soccer program has been a great feeder for the Lady Warrior and Warriors teams. That assumption would be wrong as 2016 will be the inaugural soccer season for the Worland Middle School Braves. Girls coach Vanessa Keller and boys coach Jesus Davila are both ecstatic at building the program from scratch with the goal to establish Worland as a perennial soccer...