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MEETEETSE — Miss V, the Gypsy Cowbelle, will perform an outdoor concert at Meeteetse Museums starting at 6 p.m. next Friday, July 20. Miss V will perform original songs and cowbilly favorites that relate to homesteading and the heritage of Wyoming. Teaming with the Cowbelle this year is Clay Gibbons of Worland, who will present his popular “Story of the Ghost Town of Arland.” Admission is free. Delicious chili by the Meeteetse Senior Center will be available for purchase during the event, so come hungry! All sales proceeds will go to help...
THERMOPOLIS — The Second Friday ArtStroll/Still Strolling Saturday in downtown Thermopolis this Friday and Saturday, features a variety of textile artists. Stroll hours on Friday evening are from 5 to 8 p.m. The ArtStroll continues Saturday during regular business hours. The Smoking Waters Art Guild has been busy assembling a great roster of artists plus there will be musicians in three Stroll locations this month, according to organizer Toddi Darlington. Start your Stroll at The WOW Store, where you can pick up the Map and Guide and admire Don...
WORLAND — A state of Wyoming veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission will conduct community outreach services in Wyoming cities throughout July. Josh Schmidt is available to meet with veterans and their families to discuss state and federal veterans’ benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs claims, or VA healthcare. Schmidt can also help veterans and their families apply for benefits, file claims or request healthcare. His office is staffed in Cody, at 1026 Blackburn Ave., Suite 1, and he will also be available at the fol...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Saturday it’s freezing payments under an “Obamacare” program that protects insurers with sicker patients from financial losses, a move expected to add to premium increases next year. At stake are billions in payments to insurers with sicker customers. In a weekend announcement, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said the administration is acting because of conflicting court ruling in lawsuits filed by some smaller insurers who question whether they are being fairly treated under t...
WORLAND – The Worland First Baptist Church has hired John Burns from Bakersfield, California, to be their new pastor. Burns comes to Worland with his wife Amy and their five children. "I knew God was calling me to be a preaching pastor and have a congregation of my own. So after a lot of searching and praying I was contacted by a church called First Southern Baptist Worland. We emailed a few times, had some video chats. I flew out here with my wife Amy back in March and preached for this c...
WORLAND — Last week Private First Class Blaine Kroger, a 2017 graduate of Worland High School, was awarded the United States Army’s coveted Expert Infantry Badge while stationed at Fort Hood Texas with the 1st Cavalry Division, 2nd Brigade Combat Team. The badge is only awarded to those infantry soldiers who successfully complete three weeks of intense mental and physical training and testing on 30 advanced infantry soldier tasks. Some of the tasks included successfully passing an advanced physical fitness test, completing a day and night lan...
LARAMIE – The University of Wyoming lists the following students from Wyoming on the 2018 spring semester academic dean’s and dean’s freshman honor rolls. The honor rolls consist of regularly enrolled undergraduates above freshman standing who earned a 3.4 or better grade-point average, and freshmen who have earned a 3.25 or better grade-point average. To be eligible, students must have been enrolled for a minimum of 12 credit hours taken for letter grades. Area students are: Worland: Bryanna Michelle Barrus, Nathan T. Barrus, Kellynne Emily...
BASIN — On Friday, June 15 Big Horn County 4-H Shooting Sports members let their skills shine at the County Shoot. County 4-H Educator Gretchen Gasvoda said, “It is always fun to witness youth in friendly competition, yet encouraging teammates. Our members are fortunate to have dedicated volunteers and leaders, Sean Foote, Dan Holloway and Sarah Holloway, to help them improve their skills over a short period of time, April-June, hoping weather cooperates. Results from the county shoot are as follows: SHOTGUN: Senior Grand Champion: Morgan Hal...
CHEYENNE - Family planning agencies want to remind Wyoming residents that low-cost reproductive health services are still available in the state - despite talk of federal funding cuts. After the Trump administration announced proposed changes to the federal Title X family planning grant program last month, some in Wyoming are now unsure how the announcement affects the state’s most vulnerable populations. The program provides exams and contraceptive services, as well as screenings for cancer and sexually transmitted diseases in women and men. I...
WORLAND – Now that summer’s here, summer internships have started up and this year helping with the Washakie County 4-H programs is Aften Peterson from Ten Sleep. “I’ve been involved in 4-H for a lot of my summers growing up and it seemed like a really neat opportunity,” Peterson said. “Amber [Armajo, Extension educator] had reached out and asked me to consider it. The more I thought about it, the more I thought I would enjoy it. When I was a past FFA officer, I had really enjoyed my time serving and working with the youth of agriculture...
WORLAND – During the 10th annual Symposium for the American Chiropractic Association’s Council on Chiropractic Pediatrics in Dallas, Texas, Worland chiropractor Dr. Sarah Radabaugh became the first recipient of the Annual Pediatric Chiropractor of the Year award. “I’m so floored, I had no idea. I was very humbled and honored. I get so many fulfillments out of treating children. It’s just a joy to see the changes in their lives and to be able to, when you are treating a child and impacting their health, you have the opportunity to change the ent...
WORLAND – Caitlin Cottrell of Worland High School has been selected to attend the 76th session of American Legion Auxiliary Wyoming Girls State to be held on the campus of Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, June 10-16. American Legion Auxiliary Girls State was established in 1941 and is an annual program designed as a practical experience in self-government, based on Wyoming State Government. Wyoming Girls State was not held in 1944 and 1945 due to World War !!. Girls State is non-partisan and non-political in that no existing p...
WORLAND – King's Carpet in Worland has been announced as the June Bloomin' Business winner with their flower garden and planters filled with purple, pink and yellow flowers. Kathy Mercado and Monica Schriber of King's Carpet stated that the flower garden and planters were planted in an afternoon by a group of about five and that their vision was beautification. They added that they chose a variety flowers that would bloom all summer, fit the color pattern in their heads and would fit in the d...
WORLAND — A state of Wyoming veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission will conduct community outreach services in Wyoming cities throughout June. Josh Schmidt is available to meet with veterans and their families to discuss state and federal veterans’ benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs claims, or VA healthcare. Schmidt can also help veterans and their families apply for benefits, file claims or request healthcare. His office is staffed in Cody, at 1026 Blackburn Ave., Suite 1, and he will also be available at the fol...
LARAMIE — “Sharing our stories as farmers and ranchers is more important in today’s day and age than ever,” said Raenell Taylor, Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation (WyFB) Young Farmer & Rancher (YF&R) Promotions Sub-Committee Chair. “The “Ag Books for Kids” program gives us an opportunity to make a difference for agriculture in Wyoming.” Students from across Wyoming learned more about agriculture again this year and were recently recognized for their participation in the 2018 WyFB YF&R “Ag Books for Kids” contests. The 2018 contests included:...
WORLAND – Saturday, May 19, Ten Sleep Rodeo Association hosted the Ten Sleep rodeo royalty contests to choose the queen and princess for this year. The contest was open from girls age 21 and under. Ages 13 and under were eligable to compete for the title of princess, while ages 14 and older were also eligable to compete for queen. The contest required them to show off their skills in horsemanship and being interviewed. There were four contestants. Girls ran a figure-eight pattern on horseback, as well as had an interview with the three j...
CHEYENNE – The U.S. Department of Agriculture in the administration of President Donald Trump could be very good for farms and ranches in the Cowboy State, a Wyoming official said recently. Commodity prices in the agriculture sector have put Wyoming farmers and ranchers in difficult positions in the last several years. Following a period of “prolonged, extraordinary profits where commodity markets had only been rising in 2013,” that’s not been the case in the last four or five years, said Nathan Kauffman, a Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas...
This will be a music-based program with lots of arts, crafts, fun and games. There will be the opportunity for kids to win prizes and be creative. You may wonder what are the benefits of your child participating in a summer reading program? Children are motivated to read. They develop positive attitudes about reading, books and their library. Being involved in our program helps children maintain their reading skills during summer vacation and children also have access to experiences that further their sense of discovery and imagination. We...
WORLAND – Friday morning the Washakie Hospital Foundation donated a chemotherapy bell to the Worland Banner Health Washakie Medical Center chemotherapy infusion room to help patients celebrate the end of their chemotherapy treatments. When a cancer patient receives their final treatment they ring the bell to announce to the world that their treatments are finally over. Washakie Hospital Foundation member Keith Van Brunt stated that the current cord attached to the bell will be removed due to t...
HYATTVILLE — The 15th annual Cowboy Carnival to raise funds the Hyattville Community Center will be this Sunday. Fun begins with the pie contest drop-off from 9 a.m. to noon. The horse race registration at 10 a.m., with the races beginning between 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Riders from all over the Big Horn Basin will compete in 220 and 440 races with jackpots. Registration is $50, and contestants can register on race day. Admission is free, and you can back your vehicle right up to the track for tailgating and a good view at the old air strip whic...
WORLAND – Thursday night at Worland High School, the 54 students making up the drama department were honored. The banquet was to award students of their outstanding work and participation during the year. Students were awarded plaques, certificates, and pins for their time spent this school year with the drama department. They were honored either for their time with working on the school’s annual plays and musicals, all-state or helping out Drama teacher Rick Dorn. The main awards given out were to Saibrynn Dover for best actress, Dane Bennett...
WORLAND – The Ten Sleep Senior Center has been nominated for the WYTRANS [Wyoming Public Transportation Association] agency of the year for 2018. Cody Council on Aging and Star Transit in Sweetwater County have also been nominated. The winner will be announced at the WYTRANS annual conference on June 20 in Riverton. “When we first received the transit quarterly [newsletter], if I had false teeth they would have fallen out. I wasn’t aware that we were going to be nominated. We are really pleased and happy and proud of the fact that the state...
TEN SLEEP — The Ten Sleep FFA Chapter presented its annual awards during the school awards banquet last Thursday. Top awards were: Star Greenhand- Brian Rice Chapter Star- Zayne Cooper Other first-year students earning Greenhand awards were: Brian Rice, Aiden Searfoss, Liz Lungren, Payton Casteel and Daniel Favier Chapter degree honorees were Zane Taylor, Will Loveland and Bryley Moore State Degree awards were presented to Corey Rice, Byron Powell and Cole Anderson. Advisor Jarred Bower said Ten Sleep maintains a 100 percent of seniors earning...
WORLAND – Six Worland High School students, Jamon Dower, Morgan Pennington, Megan White, Owen Kern, Peyton Woffinden and Tristan Lungren earned awards at the Wyoming High School Activities Association High School Art Symposium held at the Casper Events Center April 19-21. The State Art Symposium is an art competition where all the schools in the state compete against each other. Worland High School art teacher Pam Greek stated that she is very proud of her students and that despite many obstacles to deal with, her students handled everything l...
TEN SLEEP – Four Ten Sleep High School art students; Lee Whitlock, Holden Truman, Katon Fox and Lindsey Holiday shined this year at the WHSAA (Wyoming High School Activities Association) High School Art Symposium held at the Casper Events Center April 19-21. The State Art Symposium is an art competition where all the schools in the state compete against each other. Ten Sleep School art teacher Dustin Stephenson stated that 57 student art pieces were entered this year bringing home 25 blue ribbons. “I’m proud of all my students’ progres...