Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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Check out our Santa Letter Edition inside this week's issue Inserts this week include Blair's and Bomgaar's available online and in the print editions....
Dear Santa, My name is Ivy and I am 6 years old. I am the oldest of four fur children at the Pomeroy household. I have been pretty good this year. I only chased one skunk but it was far away so I didn't get sprayed as bad as in the past. I don't get food off the counter anymore. Maybe that's because "Mom" keeps any food pushed too far back. I get in the tub for baths, not right away and "Mom" usually has to trick me into the bathroom first, but once I'm there I behave until the bath is over. I...
Alice Marie Stevens Memorial services for Alice Marie Stevens, 91, will be held in the summer of 2020. Mrs. Stevens died December 14, 2019, at Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Wellness in Thermopolis.... Full story
Robert William Stewart Burial for Robert William Stewart, 66, was held Friday, Dec. 13, at Monument Hill Cemetery. He died Dec. 9 at his home in Thermopolis.... Full story
Stella J. Novakovich Funeral services for Stella J. Novakovich, 95, were held Tuesday, Dec. 17, at Mortimore Funeral Home. She died December 7, 2019, in Basin....
Frances May Rhodes Lass, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at Worland Healthcare. She was 87. She was born at her Aunt Florence Robertson's farmhouse South of Worland on May 4, 1932 to Mayben and Bessie (Reed) Rhodes. The family lived on a farm North of Worland near the Washakie County-Big Horn County line. She attended school in Manderson until her freshman year when the family moved to a farm near Cody, WY. Frances graduated from Cody High School in 1950. After graduation, she and her... Full story
Val Jean (VJ) Crumley 1936 August 9th - 2019 December 6th 2 Corinthians 5:1-8 VJ, as he was known by many family & friends, passed away December 6th, 2019, in Worland, Wyo. He was with family and went peacefully in his sleep. Our father was born in Fort Morgan, CO., to Lyndell Hartzell & Faith Adelle (Nanny) Crumley (preceded him in death). Val is survived by his wife Jo Summers of 28 years, his younger brother Jack (Judy) Crumley, sister Carol (Tom) Morrow and Nieces and Nephews; Tim (Rhoda) Crumley, Tommy Morrow, Ty Morrow, Cindy Morrow,... Full story
WORLAND - There is a saying that necessity is the mother of invention. While this usually applies to new inventions it can also apply to businesses who reinvent themselves or as in the case of Sky Aviation, look for ways to add new services out of necessity. Sky Aviation in Worland is owned by Tom Woodward and offers agriculture spraying, search and rescue air services, game surveying for Wyoming Game and Fish and firefighting services. Employee Ed Keller said that Sky Aviation is also looking...
WORLAND — The Washakie County Commissioners intend to offer their support for the governor’s Wyoming Pipeline Corridor Initiative (WPCI) after discussion at their regular meeting Tuesday. The discussion began with members who attended a recent discussion in Thermopolis on Dec. 11 pertaining to the WPCI. The WPCI recently came into the public eye after being worked in the upper levels of government since former Governor Matt Mead started discussions in 2010. The WPCI is currently in the ini...
THERMOPOLIS — While most people, towns and counties are not thinking about the 2020 census until 2020 actually rolls around, folks in Hot Springs County have been spreading the word about the importance of the census for the past six months. Judy Carswell is the census contact person for Hot Springs County and chairman of the county’s Census Complete Count Committee. “Our job is to inform the public about the U.S. census. We’ve been working for about six months now. We talk to people wherever we can go,” Carswell said, adding that they have...
By KARLA POMEROY Editor WORLAND — Worland Mayor Jim Gill announced his intention to seek re-election to a second term. The announcement came during Tuesday’s regular council meeting. Gill was elected to his first term in 2016. At Tuesday’s meeting, Gill said, “I want you to know I intend to seek re-election as mayor of Worland in the new decade we will enter into in 2020. I’ve enjoyed serving in the interest of the city as a council member and as mayor, which amounts to almost a decade, nine years. I will be seeking your support in this ende...
WORLAND – At the short pre-Christmas break school board meeting on Monday night, the Worland school board members voted to retain their current positions on the school board as they were last year. Don Bryant was nominated and voted to remain as president, David Tommerup was voted on to remain vice president, Terri Logan was voted to remain clerk and Duane Whitlock was voted on to remain as the treasurer. Superintendent David Nicholas and Business Manager Jack Stott gave an update regarding s... Full story
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