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Happy Thanksgiving Look inside this week's issue for our Christmas opener with local Christmas sales. Also inside are inserts from The Storyteller, Sutherlands, Bomgaars (print and online) and Tractor Supply....
Each year at Thanksgiving I write a thankful column, listing things I’m thankful for and trying to come up with new things to be thankful for can sometimes be challenging. This year I am thankful for my home, my job, my friends, my family, my husband, my fur kids, my health, my vehicles, for living in Wyoming, for living in America, for my freedoms in this country, for the fact that I have a sense of humor and try not to take life too seriously, and for much more. So this year, instead of going into details about for which we should be t... Full story
THERMOPOLIS – On Thursday, Nov. 21, Wyoming State Senate Vice President Ogden Driskill (R-Devil's Tower) and District 20 Wyoming State Senator Wyatt Agar (R-Thermopolis) held an open discussion with Thermopolis residents and concerned customers of the Star Plunge and the Days Inn about Senate File 116. According to Driskill, Senate File 116 was intended to nudge businesses to sign long-term contacts with the state in order to prevent the businesses from living on a month to month deal with t...
The second annual Pioneer Square Tree Lighting Ceremony sponsored by RT will be from 5-7 p.m. this Friday. The lighting ceremony follows the Trim-A-Tree Christmas celebration where 16 families and organizations have been decorating the trees at Pioneer Square this month in preparation for the lighting ceremony. Linda Weeks, RT marketing director, said some of the families and organizations are the same ones who participated last year and some wanted to decorate more than one tree so there...
WORLAND – The Worland school board narrowly voted Monday night at the monthly meeting to approve girls fast-pitch softball as a sanctioned varsity sport. Doubt and concern were expressed regarding declining enrollment in the district, as well as uncertainty about the budget this upcoming year, but the measure allowing for softball to become a varsity sanctioned sport passed by a vote of 4-3. Voting in favor of the motion to make softball a varsity sport were School Board President Don Bryant, V...
TEN SLEEP - Ten Sleep Schools have a drama club again and they showcased their talent in a dinner theater Saturday night in the gymnasium. English teacher Kate Decker said this is her second year teaching in Ten Sleep and it has been a few years since there was a drama club. She said she has never done any directing. "It was a huge learning curve but the cast has been amazing," she said. There were 22 students from the middle school and high school involved in the production of "10 Ways to...
WORLAND – The Washakie County Prevention Coalition will be having a survey sent out through the Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center (WYSAC) in order to gather information about what Washakie County residents believe is happening with the local area youth regarding alcohol use and substance use. According to Sheri Gunderson and Sarah Garcia from Youth Alternatives, about one-third of Washakie County households should have received a letter from WYSAC within the last couple of weeks regarding t...
Funeral services for Reba N. Odde, 88, were held Tuesday, November 26, at Mortimore Funeral Home.... Full story
Floyd Leroy "Roy" Decker, 84, of Worland, Wyoming, rode off into the sunset on the morning of November 23, 2019. Roy was born on July 14, 1935, in Lovell, Wyoming, to Floyd Elmer and Myrtle (Brinkerhoff) Decker. His legacy is his work in construction over his entire lifetime, building homes and businesses all over the Big Horn Basin. In 1951, Roy married Elaine Martenson. They had four sons, Dan, Mark, Lee, and Mike. In 1966, Roy started Roy Decker Construction, later becoming Roy Decker & Sons... Full story
Wilbert Daniel Hoppe, 85, passed away November 22, 2019 at his home in Worland, WY. Wilbert was born in Miltona, MN on February 7, 1934 to Leopold and Mabel Hoppe. He was one of ten children. Wilbert grew up in Miltona, MN helping on his mom and dad's family farm. He graduated high school in 1952. Wilbert enlisted in the United States Army on August 13, 1954 and honorably served three years. He was discharged on July 24, 1957. Wilbert married the love of his life, Janeal Lynette Dummer on... Full story
Winter closure of U.S. 14A happening at 2 p.m. today Due to high winds and blizzard-like conditions in the Bighorn Mountains, the annual fall closure U.S. 14A between Burgess Junction and Lovell will occur at 2 p.m. today, Nov. 27. "We received word this morning from our Burgess Junction crew that the high winds and winter weather are causing the closure. For safety reasons, this will be the annual closure," said Wyoming Department of Transportation maintenance foreman Jason Fleming of Lovell. The annual winter closure of U.S. 14A, west of... Full story
Highway Patrol trooper saves man from burning vehicle CHEYENNE (WNE) — A Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper rescued a person stuck inside a burning vehicle early Tuesday morning near Wheatland. At 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, Trooper Samuel Szott was dispatched to handle a crash near mile marker 82 on Interstate 25. “Down the embankment was a pickup, and the front end of the pickup was fully engulfed by the time he got there,” Lt. Kyle McKay said. “The truck (had) lost control on the icy roads and rolled down the hill.” When Szott arrived, a civilian... Full story
JACKSON — The doors of the 1930s log cabin stood open as it lumbered into the “Y” intersection on a tractor-trailer, its passage through the crossroads guarded by traffic-blocking patrol cars. From afar the spectacle offered a glimpse of Jackson Hole gone by. A closer peek inside the wooden walls, punctuated by thick tree-trunk rafters and joists, inspired daydreams of pioneer life in the valley. But this cabin was more than a remnant of early Wyoming — it was beginning its next chapter. Just 20 minutes before, at midmorning Saturday, it sat in... Full story
TORRINGTON – The Goshen Irrigation District and the Gering-Fort Laramie Irrigation District have decided on the best method for permanently fixing a tunnel that collapsed along the Fort Laramie Canal in July. According to a press release issued by the GID, the permanent fix for the tunnel will build on the work completed this summer by SAK Construction, which was done as a temporary solution to repair tunnel No. 2 along the canal. SAK workers installed heavy-duty steel ribbing inside the 100-year-old structure and reinforced the walls and c... Full story
WORLAND - A dream that began nearly 50 years ago came to completion this fall in Devil Canyon near Lovell. Jeff Schweighart of Worland completed his dream of harvesting four North American wild sheep, the grand slam of wild sheep. THE BEGINNING The dream of hunting and harvesting a wild sheep began nearly 50 years ago for Schweighart. He recalled, "Mother had approved me watching a murder mystery that was based upon a hunter in California stalking some desert bighorn sheep. His stalk was good... Full story
Hypocrisy can be very entertaining. I know it drives most people mad but if you look at it from a humorous angle, it provides an endless source of enjoyment. Most of us have a little hypocrisies that we carry with us but the best types of hypocrisy are the hulking, albatross types. The ones like how Democrats claim to care about the homeless, how Republicans pretend to care about anyone that makes under 100K or me taking jabs at the NFL's worst franchises even though my Jags have easily been... Full story
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