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Be in the know before it snows; city, WYDOT discuss plow plans
As winter quickly approaches, now is a good time to remind residents about snow removal procedures in the area. City of Worland Public Works Superintendent Nick Kruger said, "Our criteria is usually...
Ten Sleep performed well in WYTOPP, less so on ACT
Ten Sleep School Principal Robert Griffin shared Wyoming Test of Proficiency and Progress test results from the 2022-2023 spring semester during the Washakie County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees on Monday, Nov. 13. All students in grade lev...
Veterans honored with celebrations Thursday through Saturday
Veterans Day is on Saturday, Nov. 11 this year, and veterans will be honored all around the Big Horn Basin. American Legion The American Legion Post 44 will be hosting a breakfast buffet followed by a flag disposal ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 11....
Worland drama performing ahead of state competition
The Worland High School Drama team will be performing two one-act plays in the Worland High School Little Theatre this week that they will be taking to the State Thespian Festival at the end of...
Good news and bad news at mental health town hall
Although uplifting messages were shared, with the subject matter of mental health and suicide in Wyoming, the atmosphere at Governor Mark Gordon’s Mental Health Town Hall at the Wyoming Boys’ School on Oct. 25 was a somber one. In the wake of...
Hospital staff smash fundraising goal for foundation
The Oct. 24 meeting of the Washakie Medical Center Board of Directors began with the board receiving thanks from the Washakie Hospital Foundation. Representatives of the foundation Keith Van Brunt and Mary Jo Hake came to the meeting to express thank...
'The Descent' made me afraid of caves
So far, I’ve tackled subjects of horror that hinge on either the paranormal or extraterrestrial to deliver the fear factor. These work in the moment, but I find that as an adult I don’t fixate on the scary bad guys like I used to as a kid; I...
Brothers honor father's wish, earn Eagle Scout badges
Brothers Carter Arnold, 16, and Bridger Arnold, 13 were awarded their Eagle Scout badges from their Scout Master, Dr. Jim Nelson, D.D.S., at a ceremony on Oct. 8 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Worland. The boys both climbed...
'Roadkill' returns to breathe life into Belvedere
At least for a while, Dwain Christopherson, his family, and his business Performance Auto in Otto were characters on Motortrend's "Roadkill" show after filming in June and airing in a brief segment...
Community rallies to save elementary overnight field trips
Community member Beth Lewis addressed the Hot Springs County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees during their Oct. 19 meeting about alternatives to cancelling elementary overnight field trips. The district is planning to phase out these field...
Putting hope into hops
When you think of commercial crops grown in the Big Horn Basin, you most likely think of sugarbeets, barley, alfalfa, corn or beans. Bill Pennington is looking to add hops to this list. His company,...
Big Horn Regional water project splits due to funding shortage
Originally a two-part operation, a Big Horn Regional Joint Power Board plan that would both increase the capacity of the water line from U.S. Highway 16 to the Worland Municipal Airport and install a water tank in the town of Kirby to supply the...
'Annihilation' introduced cosmic horror to new audience
“Annihilation” flew under my radar for a long time, actually. I have no idea how, because when it popped up on my recommended queue on Netflix, I read the description about Natalie Portman being a soldier/biologist and I hit play. That sounded...
Worland, Thermopolis firefighters save a life in California helicopter crash
In September of this year Erich Berryman, a Worland firefighter who has served for 23 years, took a crew of himself, Taylor Horath of Worland and Clemens Abbott of Thermopolis to Redding, California,...
Powell native joins teaching team at South Side
Kendyl Garza wasn't a stranger to Worland before she moved here, and now she's happy to call it home after getting hired as a first-year second grade teacher at South Side Elementary School for the...
Worland mulls chances for state shooting complex
The State Shooting Complex Oversight Task Force met last Wednesday, Sept. 27 in Riverton to continue discussion of creating a state-of-the-art shooting sport facility in Wyoming. Survey results and criteria for scoring site proposals were on the...
Join me in observing Spooktober
October holds a special significance for me, more so than any other month of the year. There comes a noticeable shift in weather over a short period time; the cold brought on by night begins to linger into the day. Brisk winds and sporadic rainstorms...
Community guests are a facet of new social studies class
On Sept. 21, Ray Witt visited Brandon Vicker's social studies classroom at Worland High School to talk to his outdoor adventure students. As the owner of The Outdoorsman, a retail store for all...
Thermopolis schools excelled last year in testing
Hot Springs County High School Principal Catelyn Deromedi and Middle School Principal Darren Luebbe got in front of the Hot Springs County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees on Sept. 21 to share the testing results of Thermopolis students last...
Admiral Transport driver surprised with driver award
Jeff Mackay had an unusual day of work in May, when he was convinced to go to Sheridan to pick up a van that didn't exist and ended up at the annual Wyoming Trucking Association Convention. On May...
A lifetime of tinkering earns Richard mechanic award
On May 12, Zach Richard, a mechanic for Admiral Transport Corporation in Worland, won the 2023 Mechanic of the Year award at the Wyoming Truckers Association's Annual Convention in Sheridan. When...
Ross leads group in Face of Horror contest
In August, Desiree Ross was selected as a competitor in a nationwide contest held on Facebook where fans vote for one person to be that year's "Face of Horror." The winner will receive a $13,000 cash...
Ten Sleep school board approves bus lease for wedding
An unusual request crossed the table during the Sept. 11 meeting of the Washakie County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees. Participants of a wedding planned for Nov. 4 asked to lease one of the district’s school buses to shuttle the wedding p...
Ten Sleep council expresses concerns over new crosswalk
The highlight of the Sept. 5 meeting of the Ten Sleep Town Council was the approval of an amendment to a contract between the Town of Ten Sleep and HDR Engineering Inc. from Gillette. The contract for the project of extending the water/sewer network...
New music teacher finds her dream home in Ten Sleep
Like many who travel through Ten Sleep, Grace Kienzle mused on what it would be like to live in such a place. She said, "My now husband and I went on a trip to Yellowstone last August, and we drove...
