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April 25, 2024
Local news with a good amount of Thermopolis coverage including a new mural on A12!...
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New partner at Hot Springs State Park; Decision means changes in Star Plunge, Hot Springs Hotel
Wyoming State Parks announced Monday the selection of Wyoming Hot Springs LLC as their partner for the future growth and development of concessions at Hot Springs State Park. The decision will impact...
Changes coming within USPS, mail will head to Billings
As part of the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) Delivering for America plan, the USPS announced that it will be moving a portion of mail processing operations from Casper to Billings, Montana. According to a USPS press release from April 16, 202...
Rep. Hageman to host town hall meetings in Worland, Thermopolis Saturday
Congresswoman Harriet Hageman announced last week that she will host town hall meetings in Washakie and Hot Springs counties on April 27. These events will mark the completion of 12 town halls this year and 35 since being sworn-in to Congress. “I p...
Mental Fitness Minute: How do we get a mental illness?
On March 16, a grassroots committee hosted the Worland Mental Fitness Fair at the Worland Community Center. Members of the panel were Dr. Ralph Louis, psychologist from Oxbow Counseling in Basin; Janae Harman, owner of Family Circle Counseling in...
Importance of decisions, Choices That Matter next week
Put on by Worland Middle School and organizations across the community, Choices That Matter on Wednesday, May 1 will provide Worland eighth graders with a chance to learn about the significance of their actions and potential impacts they can face....
New Worland school lunch prices set; District 1 approves 83 graduates for May 19 graduation
The Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees set new breakfast and lunch prices. Middle school and high school prices reflect the district not participating in the National School Lunch Program for those two schools. Free and reduced...
List of 59 staffing recommendations approved in Thermopolis schools
The April 16 meeting of the Hot Springs County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees resulted in a long list of staffing recommendations being approved by the board. The following teaching contracts were approved for the 2024-2025 school year:...
Stocklin honored as Ten Sleep Teacher of the Year
Ten Sleep School held an assembly on April 15 to honor first grade teacher Georgia Stocklin, the recipient of the school's 2024 Teacher of the Year Award. The award is decided by teachers in the distr...
Grizzly bear euthanized south of Ten Sleep
A grizzly bear was euthanized Monday after confirmed cattle depredation on private land roughly 20 miles south of Ten Sleep. On April 14, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department investigated a report of an injured cow with wounds consistent with a...
Mental Fitness Minute:What is wellness and treating the whole person such as the mind, body and spirit?
On March 16, a grassroots committee hosted the Worland Mental Fitness Fair at the Worland Community Center. Members of the panel were Dr. Ralph Louis, psychologist from Oxbow Counseling in Basin; Janae Harman, owner of Family Circle Counseling in...
Governor announces opening of expanded property tax refund program
Deadline to apply is June 3 Governor Mark Gordon and the Wyoming Department of Revenue have announced the property tax refund program for homeowners is now open for applications. At the Governor’s request, the Legislature appropriated an a...
Worland Science Olympians earn state titles
A veteran Science Olympiad team from Worland High School brought home several state championships from the event last weekend at Casper College. This year's team was led by seven seniors, five of...
BLM works toward conservation of sage grouse with new plan
Public meeting next week As Greater Sage-Grouse (GRSG) habitats become threatened across the Western United States, the Bureau of Land Management, along with partnering agencies, are working toward the conservation of the species and sagebrush...
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...
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...
