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Extension seeking seeds for Belize education trip
WORLAND – Agriculture and horticulture Extension educator Caitlin Youngquist of Worland will be headed to Belize later this month to help establish a small vegetable farm and compost system for Stann Creek Ecumenical College, the high school in...
Argeris unanimous choice for District 1 superintendent
WORLAND – After having public forums for each of the three superintendent candidates, the Washakie County School Board District No. 1 announced their unanimous decision on Friday, March 4, that Tawn Argeris out of Buckeye, Arizona, will replace out...
Worland robotics team places fourth at state meet
WORLAND – The Worland Robotics Team traveled to CY Middle School in Casper on Feb. 19 for their state competition and brought home a fourth-place finish. The robotics team members are – Oran...
I may be 'bias'ed: Transgender girls are girls
A group of state lawmakers filed a bill that bars transgender women and girls in Wyoming from participating in high school and collegiate sports that match their gender identity. The Senate voted 25-4-1 to introduce the bill and it was referred to...
Worland Speech & Debate places first in 3A
WORLAND – The Worland High School speech and debate team took first place overall in 3A at the Riverton tournament Feb. 19. Helping lead the team to the first-place victory was Kinley Anderson who...
County planner gives update on plans for bike path repairs
WORLAND – The bike path just north of the canal on Airport Road will hopefully be repaired this summer after the retaining wall caused cracking along the pavement. According to Washakie County Planner David Anderson, a couple of summers ago, the da...
WESTI Ag Days focuses on farmer mental health
WORLAND – This year at WESTI Ag Days in Worland, the serious topic of mental health was discussed, with the help of Darla Tyler-McSherry and her program Ask in Earnest. Ask in Earnest is an organization put together by Tyler-McSherry, a teacher at...
Washakie County Fair Board accepting entries for fair theme and fair book cover
WORLAND – The Washakie County Fair board announced at their regular meeting Feb. 15 that they would start taking entries for the fair book cover and the 2022 Washakie County Fair theme. Submissions from any Washakie County resident may include just...
Ten Sleep school district ready to renovate Masonic Lodge
TEN SLEEP – At their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Feb. 14, Washakie County School Board District No. 2 announced that they would start accepting bids for renovations to the old Masonic Lodge in Ten Sleep. The school board is looking to...
Commissioners approached regarding Nowood Improvement and Water Service District
WORLAND – Gloria Marcus, as well as 10 others, from the Nowood Improvement and Water Service District outside of Ten Sleep came to Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Washakie County Commissioners regarding the lack of a board for the district....
Foundation hopes to address needs at Green Hills
WORLAND – The Green Hills Golf Course Foundation will be holding their second annual Green Hills Golf Course Foundation Tournament along with a raffle on May 28. According to Foundation Vice Chairman Ernie Skretteberg, the Foundation was created...
Tax services available free of charge at Worland Senior Center
WORLAND – For more than 15 years, the Worland Senior Center has been an AARP Foundation tax-aide site and this year is no exception with the free tax-return service starting Feb. 7 and continuing until April 13. According to coordinator Sherry...
Days to celebrate their golden anniversary Saturday
WORLAND – Ann and Don Day of Worland will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Feb. 19. The two first met when they lived in Casper. Ann Day was working at the Casper Commentary, when Don Day’s parents stopped in to buy a...
I May Be 'Bias'ed: What are you really trying to ban?
A Tennessee school board sparked controversy last week by banning Art Spiegelman’s ‘Maus’, a graphic novel that tells Spiegelman’s father’s story surviving the Holocaust and Auschwitz, citing the book’s inappropriate language and... Full story
Worland High School cheer and dance team brings home third place
WORLAND – The Worland High School cheer and dance team brought home third place in the Class 3A hip hop portion of the State Spirit Competition at the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper on Jan. 28....
Off-road motorcyclists plan stop in Ten Sleep this summer
TEN SLEEP – At the Ten Sleep Town Council meeting Tuesday, Feb. 1, Justin Smith of Ten Sleep Brewery discussed an upcoming event would be an economic boost to the community this summer. The economic opportunity comes as a team of off-road...
New Mexican-American restaurant opens in Worland
WORLAND – Mexican fare returned to 1608 Big Horn Avenue in Worland this year with the opening of Los Tapatios, a Mexican-American restaurant. Los Tapatios opened Jan. 17 under the ownership of...
WMC implements new processes in compliance with No Surprises Act
WORLAND – The Washakie Medical Center Hospital Board, at its Jan. 25 meeting, received a report that Banner Health’s Patient Access Services implementation of new processes to be compliant with the federal government’s No Surprises Act was...
Local businesses see fluctuation in sales over course of 2021
WORLAND – The course of 2021 was a rollercoaster for many businesses due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic's impact on supply as well as the impact from customers being quarantined. In Worland,...
Washakie County LEPC learns full benefits of emPOWER Program
WORLAND – During their Zoom meeting on Thursday, Jan. 20, the Washakie County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) received information on the benefits of the emPOWER Program by Sheryl Roub with the Wyoming Department of Health. Roub explained...
Presentations set next month for Blueway Trail Project
WORLAND – The Washakie County Commissioners received a report on the development of the Big Horn River Blueway Trail project during the regular meeting Tuesday, Feb. 1. The vision for the project would be to create a watertrail that would allow...
CatchAFire speaker a veteran and actor
WORLAND – Retired Marine, pastor and actor Ken Bevel is this year’s guest speaker for the ninth annual CatchAFire. Bevel, a native of Jacksonville, Florida, spent 20 years doing active service in the United State Marine Corps before retiring to...
WCSD#2 Board makes changes to extended leave polic
TEN SLEEP –The Washakie County School Board District No. 2 Board made changes to the extended leave policy to benefit employees.The board approved on first reading Monday, Jan. 10, policy 3.42 and 4.18, Extended Leave with or Without Pay....
Why your kids should be learning sign language in schools
I was introduced to American Sign Language (ASL) at a pretty young age. I had a deaf friend growing up, and am hard of hearing myself, not to mention my mom used to be a special-education teacher, so... Full story
I May Be 'Bias': Elon Musk got Time's 2021 Person of the Year and I'm not having it
Elon Musk got Time’s 2021 Person of the Year and I’m not having it I’m on Twitter the other night and I saw a tweet from Stephen King stating, “I admire Elon Musk, but the real People of the Year are the doctors, nurses, first responders, and... Full story
