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Knight earns Bell Ringer award
WORLAND – When Brant Knight walked into the administration office building Monday night, the furthest things from his mind was accepting an award. Knight, who was lured to the school board meeting u...
Worland schools sponsor summer food program again
WORLAND – As school comes to close, parents of summer school students and children under 18 can take advantage of the Summer Food Service Program that will give out free breakfasts, lunches and snacks. The program, sponsored by the Washakie County S...
Capital projects approved for District 1
WORLAND – A grand total of $777,200 of capital projects district-wide was approved by the Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees on Monday night for the 2017 fiscal year. The money, provided by the general and major maintenance f...
New staff members hired for Worland schools; some familiar faces
WORLAND – Five new certified staffers were hired and salaries and benefits were discussed at Mondays night’s Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees meeting. Two of the five were familiar faces. Margo King, a previous middle sch...
County faces decrease in local, mineral assessments
WORLAND – Washakie County Assessor Kathy Treanor gave the commissioners an abstract report that gives a breakdown of where the valuation in the county is at as of Jan. 1, 2016 Tuesday afternoon at the Washakie County Commissioners meeting. Treanor s...
Former mayor files
WORLAND – In the first days of filing, only one Washakie County resident has applied for a local government position. Kreg Lombard, former Worland mayor, applied for the City of Worland mayoral position on May 12, the first filing day. City Clerk T...
Homeland Security Director moves on
WORLAND – Like many people, previous Washakie County Homeland Security Director Kimball Croft had several other jobs before finding his passion. Before finding his passion in Homeland Security and e...
Brainstorming branding ideas for Worland
WORLAND – Community branding was the topic of discussion at the Worland Board of Adjustment and Planning Commission (BAPC) meeting at City Hall Thursday afternoon. BAPC board members discussed the best way to brand the community and what plans n...
NWC closes down computer lab in Worland
WORLAND – Northwest College is redefining the way it delivers its high school equivalency test to Worland students. While the college will still maintain an office in the Worland Community Center Complex, the use of a computer lab will no longer b...
Life R U Ready?
WORLAND – There are consequences to all life's decisions, and a new pilot program for local eighth graders and freshmen introduced students to real experiences and gave students hands-on o...
Worland man sentenced to prison for manslaughter charge
WORLAND – A Worland man was sentenced to eight to 10 years for manslaughter and reckless endangerment in Washakie County Fifth Judicial District Court Wednesday afternoon for an April 13, 2015 shooting that left one man dead. Anthony Haire, r...
The 'Terminator' flies to Worland en route to Thermopolis
WORLAND – Two term former governor of California and Hollywood action star Arnold Schwarzenegger flew into the Worland Municipal Airport on Wednesday. Airport Manager Lynn Murdoch said S...
County receives six applications for Homeland Security director position
WORLAND – The Washakie County commissioners discussed the pending opening for the Homeland Security director with Kimball Crofts resignation effective Friday. Croft announced his resignation at the April 19 commissioner meeting. Croft, who has w...
Unanimous vote to keep coordinator position
WORLAND – The Wyoming State Board of Education, meeting in Worland on Thursday afternoon, voted to keep funding the state coordinator position. Present in the Washakie County School District No. 1 B...
'No trespassing' at Rotary Riverside Park
WORLAND – Wednesday afternoon, a Worland man has put 'No Trespassing' signs and caution tape on a section at Rotary Riverside Park because he claims, with power of attorney rights, that his c...
State Board of Education meets in Worland
WORLAND – The Wyoming State Board of Education (SBE) is set to meet in Worland Thursday and Friday in the Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees room to discuss the implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act and other l...
Worland school board discusses budget, resignations and new hires
WORLAND — A preliminary budget was approved at Monday night’s Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees meeting. Superintendent David Nicholas reminded the board, “You are not approving a budget. You are approving a preliminary budge...
New training will help sexual assault victims
WORLAND – Washakie Medical Center has a group of registered nurses now certified to perform sexual assault exams on victims. “The Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Team is a group of registered nurses who have received specialized training and...
Council mulls street improvement funding
WORLAND – The Worland City Council decides to pay for curb, gutters and sidewalks on street improvement projects in town. In opening up discussion at Tuesday night’s meeting, Mayor Dave Duffy said, “There is a need for some policy that estab...
Homeland Security Director Croft resigns
WORLAND – Washakie County Homeland Security Director and Emergency Management Coordinator Kimball Croft has announced his resignation in a letter at the Washakie County Commissioner meeting Tuesday morning. His resignation will be effective May 6. I...
Teaching students life skills at Worland High School
WORLAND – Two Worland High School classes give students hands-on opportunity to learn life skills and pursue possible career choices. Ed Wise teaches a 50-minute class called building trade. The c...
Shinost sentencing set for Monday continued
THERMOPOLIS – A continuance was initiated Monday afternoon in Hot Springs County District Court for the sentencing of a Thermopolis man. A new date for the sentencing of Cody Shinost has not been set. More information will be present when available....
Silver anniversary for Larsen's Bicycles
WORLAND – A quarter of a century. That's how long Larsen's Bicycles has been a part of Worland's business, and biking, community. The shop, located on Big Horn Avenue in the downtown corridor, is o...
Aquatic Center to open on two holidays
WORLAND – The Worland Aquatic Center (WAC) will now be open for half days on Memorial Day and Presidents Day and a full day on graduation day after the topic was tabled at last month’s Joint Powers Board meeting. At the March 8 board meeting the top...
Worland named as 'aspiring city'
WORLAND – Expect an enhanced version of downtown Worland in the upcoming years because the City of Worland has been dubbed the new category of “aspiring city” in the Wyoming Main Street Program. The news was announced at April 5 City council meeti...
