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WORLAND – With spooky season upon us and bats, witches and ghouls in the air, it’s time to start celebrating Halloween. This year, with the spooky holiday falling on a Sunday, the celebrations will be happening all weekend long. Thermopolis kic...

Superintendent Nicholas announces retirement By TOBIAS MOWERY Staff Reporter WORLAND – After serving Washakie County School District No. 1 for over a decade, Superintendent David Nicholas announced his resignation for retirement at Monday’s reg...

By TOBIAS MOWERY Staff Reporter WORLAND – Despite having visited there multiple times, Worland High School (WHS) guidance counselor and AP United States history teacher Randy Durr has yet to tire of his trips to Washington, D.C. This includes the a...

WORLAND – To help make themselves known around the area, Cowboy Skill Games officials took time during Tuesday, Oct. 19 Washakie County Commissioners meeting to speak with the board about who they are and what they do. Cowboy Skill Games defines i...

WORLAND – Washakie County Health Officer Dr. Amber Moss met with the Washakie County Commissioner board during their regular meeting Tuesday to discuss Washakie County updates regarding COVID-19. Moss spoke about the updated COVID numbers as well a...

WORLAND – Washakie County School Board District No. 2 met Oct. 11 and discussed updating quarantine procedures. The board voted to use the same procedure being used by schools in Basin and Lovell. According to Superintendent Jimmy Phelps, when a p... Full story

WORLAND —Washakie County recorded two deaths from COVID-19, according to the Wyoming Department of Health bringing the total to 29. One death was reported as an older adult man who died in September. He was hospitalized and was not known to have h...

WORLAND – Next Wednesday, Oct. 13, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter and motivational speaker Court McGee will be coming to Worland to share his story of addiction and recovery. McGee, through The McGee Project, travels the country s...

WORLAND – Recently, the Washakie County Commissioners met Sept. 21 with organizations regarding Washakie County boat access for the proposal of the Bighorn River Blueway Trail. Organizations represented would include the Bureau of Land Management. T...

WORLAND – The Washakie County School District No. 1s board meeting Monday night, awarded the bids for the pool remedy project. According to Business Manager Charlie Cauffman, discussion on the project started back in April after it was brought to t...

WORLAND – Washakie County Commissioners met Tuesday morning to discuss several topics, including the architecture for the new ambulance service building. Previously, it was discussed that the county and Cody Regional Health were searching for a l...