Articles from the April 11, 2024 edition
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By Black Hills trip approved as alternative to Teton Science School
Sixth grade teacher Wade Moor gave a presentation with Ten Sleep sixth graders during the Washakie County District 2 Board of Trustees meeting on April 8, proposing an alternative to the Teton Science Schools that Ten Sleep students will no longer...
Worland City Council Meeting; Washakie Avenue projects moving forward
The Worland City County received updates on two projects along Washakie Avenue during its meeting last Tuesday, April 2. The council approved having the mayor sign the agreement with Ardurra Engineers...
Milton Jon Schenk
Milton Jon Schenk, 76, passed away at his home in Casper on March 8, 2024. Milton was born on October 1, 1947, in Worland, Wyoming, to Clifford E. and Jenny Sydney (Hoggsett) Schenk. He joined older... Full story
Melvin Ray Pierce
Melvin Ray Pierce, 71, suddenly passed away at his Worland home on April 3, 2024. Mel was born in Alliance, Nebraska on February 26, 1953, one of seventeen children born to Milford Howard and Alice Fl... Full story
Bonnie Faye Hefenieder
Bonnie Faye (Kelly) Hefenieder died April 7, 2024, in Worland, Wyoming. She was born January 27, 1943, in Hamilton, Montana to Samuel and Nellie Dean (Warford) Kelly. The family moved to a farm... Full story
William "Bill" Balwick Bargeron
William "Bill" Balwick Bargeron, 78, passed away April 2, 2024 at the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Bill was born in Oakland, California on October 20, 1945, the only child born to... Full story
Terece (Teri) J. Fritzler
Terece (Teri) J. Fritzler went to be with her Heavenly Father on April 2, 2024. She passed peacefully at her home in Buffalo, WY. Teri was born in Worland, WY on September 11, 1963, to Robert H. and K... Full story
The News Editorial: Chain of command needs to be flexible
A situation in which a city employee tried, in the words of City Attorney Kent Richins, “everything in their power to try to get rid of department heads and council members” has prompted some pro...
Washakie County welcomes new extension educator
Following a seven-month vacancy in the absence of former University of Wyoming Extension Educator Caitlin Youngquist, the position is now filled by Basin native Dan VanderPloeg. VanderPloeg, who is no...
Wyoming cites law to justify secrecy about wolf's alleged torture; but it may not apply
Twelve-year old law was intended to protect the identity of legal wolf hunters, and that doesn’t fit the description of a Sublette County man who broke the law by taking possession of a live wolf. Wyoming wildlife officials on Thursday released t... Full story
Lady Warriors pick up another win, and Warriors finish second at home meet
There’s nothing like home cooking, and the Worland High School track and field team made the most of hosting their annual meet, the D&D Invitational, on April 4. The Lady Warriors won their home m...
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Death threats roll in as wolf abuse investigation proceeds
Via Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Sublette County is usually a quiet community of about 9,000 people. But after allegations of wolf abuse went international, residents have been inundated with v... Full story
Video corroborates key aspects of Wyoming wolf abuse allegations
Footage released by Wyoming Game and Fish shows a live wolf was brought into a public space. An accompanying report says a Daniel man admitted to possessing the animal. Video evidence released Wednesd... Full story
Hand counting ballots may restore public trust in elections, senator says
Via Wyoming News Exchange GREYBULL — Still stinging from a defeat in Park County, Sen. Dan Laursen, R-Powell, said last week that while he still prefers a hand count of votes cast in this year’s elections to electronic tabulating machines, he doesn’t... Full story
