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Did you know that Charlie Chaplin once lost a Charlie Chaplin look-alike competition?...
WORLAND — The third annual Trim-A-Tree Pioneer Square Lighting Ceremony scheduled for Friday has been canceled due to the surge of COVID-19 cases in the county. Range marketing director Linda Weeks said that they will light up Pioneer Square at 5:30 p.m. Friday night but there will be no festivities in the park. She said they are encouraging people to come and enjoy the lights at their leisure either from their car while driving past or taking a stroll through the park at night. The lights will stay on the trees and stay lit through January 2...
WORLAND — Worland City Attorney Kent Richins reported to the city council last Tuesday, Nov. 17, that fining residences for having unkempt properties does not seem to be inspiring them to get the properties cleaned up. He said residents in the 1400 block of Coburn were cited for their property and recently appeared in court. “We were successful again with the judge finding that the property is a public nuisance. He said they were issued a fine of $750 with $250 suspended on condition that they get it cleaned up. “The most might I have is fining...
WORLAND - The Tensleep Nowood Trailbreakers unveiled their Worland Riverside Park Expansion Proposal to the Worland City Council last Tuesday night. Justin Smith of the Bighorn Basin Outdoor Recreation Collaborative and CJ Grimes of the BBORC and president of the Tensleep Nowood Trailbreakers (TNT) discussed the plan with no funding requested. Following the 2017 Wyoming Governor's Task Force on Recreation the BBORC was formed and has been meeting since 2018. The Washakie County subgroup is the...
WORLAND - Several special awards were presented during Washakie County 4-H Achievement Night Thursday, Nov. 19, including one member inducted into the Wyoming 4-H Honors Club. The ultimate achievement that a 4-H member can obtain is inclusion in the Wyoming 4-H Honors Club. It is based on the principle of providing recognition for youth that maximize their opportunities to foster positive youth development elements of belonging, independence, generosity and mastery over their time as a member...
WORLAND – The Washakie County Commissioners met with landowners around Lane 17 1/2 to discuss the progress and where they stood on adopting Lane 17 1/2 during their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 17. The discussion began with a brief discussion on the new plan for the commissioners to adopt Lane 17 1/2 up through the west end of a parcel of land that the county recently discovered they owned. There was still confusion among some landowners about why the road was not already b...
Robert Kent Hensman, 95, passed away at Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation on Nov. 21, 2020. Bob was born on June 14, 1925, in Wallace, Nebraska. Memorial services are pending.... Full story
Antone Lee “Tony” Selzer Jr., 66-year-old Basin resident passed away at St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, Montana, on Nov. 21, 2020. Tony was born on March 29, 1954 in Prosser, Washington. Memorial services are pending.... Full story
John Justin Mazet, 91-year old former Worland resident, passed away in Springfield, Oregon, on November 22, 2020. John was born on July 22, 1929 in Worland. Funeral services are pending.... Full story
Chris Richard, 45, passed away on November 18, 2020. Chris was born on October 16, 1975, and was a lifelong resident of Worland. Chris had a passion for nature and enjoyed the outdoors. He found beauty everywhere in nature, had a connection with it, and was able to capture beautiful moments through photography. He was a talented photographer and shared the beauty of simple things. Chris loved animals and found great joy in exploring the Wyoming plains with his black Lab Sir Arthur. Chris had a... Full story
For 10 years now there has been Small Business Saturday® created by American Express to encourage people to shop locally at the smaller businesses. According to the website, in the midst of the recession in 2010 — American Express created Small Business Saturday® on the Saturday after Thanksgiving to encourage people to Shop Small and bring more holiday shopping to small businesses. This year, more than ever we need to support our small businesses, our local businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a struggle for most of our small bus... Full story
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