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WORLAND — Red Cross of Wyoming assisted four adults affected by a house fire on South Tenth Street in Worland on Friday, Dec. 23. According to a press release from the Worland Volunteer Fire Department, the department was was paged to 804 South 10th Street at 2:30 p.m. on Friday for the report of wiring starting to smoke and catch fire in a wall. Upon arrival fire and law enforcement worked to get everyone evacuated. Crews then suppressed the working attic fire. There were no reported injuries due to this fire. According to the Washakie C...
WORLAND - Effective at the start of January 2023, Mary Grace Strauch will be retiring from the position of Washakie County Clerk after 38 years of service. As County Clerk, Mary Grace helped a lot of people over the years; for every title written, every election vote cast, and every action taken by the Washakie County Commissioners during her career, she was involved in making these things and countless others happen. When Strauch began her work with the county, she knew she had chosen the...
George Bower, 94, of Worland, Wyoming passed away Dec. 23, 2022. No service information was available at press time.... Full story
Melvin Frank Weinschrott left this earth, way too soon, on Friday December 23, 2022 at 3:43 p.m. in Wheat Ridge, Colorado with his loving girlfriend by his side. A little over one month after he felt stomach pain, the cancer had grown rapidly and was already taking over many organs. There was no chance for treatment. Melvin was born February 9, 1958 in Dickinson, North Dakota, the fourth child of Frank Gregory Weinschrott and Delores Marie Dolajak. He lived, worked hard and played hard on the... Full story
Ready or not here comes 2023 This week we say goodbye to 2022 and on Sunday we welcome in 2023. A new year brings hope for the future and apprehension of the unknown. Think about when we celebrated 2020, no one could have foreseen a global pandemic, hoarding of toilet paper, lockdown of businesses. And then came 2021 and we all thought, OK it’s going to be better, but just six short days in there was an attack on the U.S. Capitol as rioters hoped to stop the certification of the 2020 election. So when 2022 rolled around everyone was cautious a...
TEN SLEEP - With his parents and brother watching, Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Cadet Christopher Blutt of Ten Sleep was awarded his first grade of airman in the CAP cadet program. Cadet Blutt joined the squadron this fall and took tests in leadership, physical fitness, and drill along with a wingman character development lesson to be promoted within two months of joining. He was one of seven cadets who were promoted at a special Promotion and Family Night held on Dec. 20 at the Powell National Guard...
BUFFALO (WNE) — Brucellosis, a disease of concern for wildlife and livestock alike, was recently detected in the western Bighorn Mountains. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department announced in November that a blood sample from a hunter-harvested bull elk tested positive for brucellosis, a disease that impacts reproduction in animals, primarily affecting elk, bison and cattle. Infected females of these species abort calves during their first pregnancy. The disease is transmitted when animals come in contact with the bacteria, which most commonly oc...
Buffalo — Bighorn National Forest planners are seeking comments on the proposed action for the Pole Creek Vegetation Management project. The Pole Creek project area is in the southeast corner of the Bighorn National Forest and is administered by the Powder River Ranger District. The purpose of this project is to use various forest management practices to improve the health and productivity of forests, grasslands and watersheds, achieve a more balanced mix of forest habitat diversity, and address the escalating risk of wildfire that threatens c...
Forty-one Worland High School marching band members and eight parental chaperones are on their way to New Orleans with band director Frank Harding. The group left Worland Tuesday night to head to Denver and flew to New Orleans on Wednesday. On Friday they will march in the Allstate Sugar Bowl Parade and then Saturday will perform with other bands for the halftime show. Harding said, “I knew that the students enjoyed the Holiday Bowl in San Diego last time we took a trip (2018), so I wanted to choose another Bowl Game this year. It came down t...
6 was a year of political splintering in Wyoming; a year in which the effects of the Colorado River water crisis traveled upstream to the state's river banks; a year when a "trigger" law banning most abortions boiled over into a debate about the fundamental rights of Wyoming residents. Though the Republican Party continued to consolidate power in this ultra-red state, U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney was ousted in a high-profile takedown after turning against former President Donald Trump. Intra-party...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Governor Mark Gordon has ordered both the U.S. and State of Wyoming flags to fly at half-staff statewide today, January 4 until sundown on Tuesday, January 10 in honor and memory of Wyoming Supreme Court Justice Richard Macy. Macy served on the Wyoming Supreme Court from 1985 until his retirement in 2000, and served as Chief Justice from 1992 through 1994. Both flags should remain at half-staff until sundown on the day interment, Tuesday, January 10.... Full story