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Making history at the state girls wrestling tournament last week in Casper, Worland's Rivers Carrell became the first-ever girl state champion for the Worland High School wrestling program. "It's the best feeling I've ever had," said Carrell after winning the 125-pound weight class state championship. On her way to becoming a state champion, Carrell pinned Star Valley's Malia Allred in the first round. In the quarterfinals, she won a 6-2 decision over Jordan Nielsen of Lander Valley. Advancing...
ALM Law and Rathod|Mohamedbhai, on behalf of Charles “Rees” Karn, Blaise Chivers-King, and Dylan Tolar, filed a lawsuit on Monday against the Wyoming Department of Family Services (“DFS”), the Wyoming Boys’ School, the Superintendent of the Wyoming Boys’ School Dale Weber, and nine Wyoming Boys’ School staff who they claim significantly harmed plaintiffs while they were in Wyoming’s care and custody. WYOMING BOYS’ SCHOOL Currently the Wyoming Boys’ School houses boys from 12 to 21 with Superintendent Dale Weber saying the average ages are 14...
State Rep. Martha Lawley (R-HD27, Worland) reported that the Wyoming House of Representatives found themselves working until nearly midnight last week in order to meet the session’s deadlines. While Lawley said it isn’t unheard of for the House to work long days during the budget session, this year’s session had a higher number of amendments than usual, and they oftentimes required thorough discussions. Despite the long week, Lawley said, “It really is a good process, I believe. I think one of the messages I would love for people back home to...
State Senator Ed Cooper of Ten Sleep (R-SD20) provided an update on the second week of the 2024 Wyoming Legislation Budget Session, and although he largely approved of the 67 amendments to the budget as it stands after completing the second round of readings, he did voice frustrations. He said, “We worked late every night that we worked on the budget in the Senate, usually finishing at 11 or 11:30, and the House got done after us. It was easily 15- to16-hour days every day. It’s exhausting, but we did some good work. There were some good, sol...
Philip James Mills, 89, passed away at Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center on February 25, 2024 with his loving wife by his side. Phil was born on December 12, 1934, in Napa, California to Edward Elmer and Emily (Boniguso) Mills. He and his sister, Joan, were tragically orphaned at a very young age. He was separated from his sister, whom he dearly loved, as he was raised in Finly, California by their paternal grandmother, Goldie Mills. Joan was sent to their maternal grandmother,... Full story
Dennis David Schmidt, 66, passed away suddenly on Saturday, February 24, 2024 in Meeteetse, Wyoming. Dennis was born on May 25, 1957 in Kearney, Nebraska to Donnie Dean Schmidt and Betty Jane Banks. He grew up in Gibbon, Nebraska working on the family farm until he was nine, when they moved to Meeteetse, Wyoming. Even as a child, he was always busy helping others and enjoyed going to church with his family. While in Meeteetse, he worked on the family ranch and the Sunshine Ranch. He graduated... Full story
I knew ahead of last Tuesday’s council meeting there would be a crowd, having received a bulk email about concerns over the proposed rate increases. I am always a bit nervous when there is a crowd at government meetings because you never know the atmosphere of the meeting, but I need not have worried about the Feb. 20 meeting, as the meeting was the epitome of great civil discourse. There was nearly standing room only, but there is not a lot of seating in the council chambers. Questions, comments from the audience were courteous, well thought o...
Three Worland water and wastewater operators were honored by the mayor and city council at the Feb. 20 meeting. Engineering representative Mike Donnell said they were unable to honor the three during Wyoming Professional Water and Wastewater Week, Feb. 5-11. Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon proclaimed Feb. 5-11, as the Wyoming Professional Water and Wastewater Operator Appreciation Week. The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) joined him in honoring these essential professionals. Water...
Small-business owners will have the opportunity to learn how to get a first small-business loan request approved Thursday, March 7. Devan Costa-Cargill will lead a Wyoming Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Network workshop titled “The Inside Scoop: How to Get Your First Small Business Loan Request Approved” from 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. in the Washakie County Library Worland Branch, located at 801 Big Horn Ave. To register, go https://www.wysbdc.org/workshop.aspx?ekey=50440004&nocache=y Registration is free, and attendees are encouraged to b... Full story
Hacker’s Brief 3/1/2024 Hang Up & Verify: A citizen received a suspicious call appearing to be from their boss, indicated by the correctly displayed name and phone number. However, upon answering, they were prompted to press a number to speak to the caller, which raised suspicions. After confirming with their boss, who denied making the call, it became evident that this was likely a scam attempt. Notably, the boss had used her phone at three airports the day before, but had not connected her phone to Wi-Fi. CyberWyoming Note: Exercise caution w... Full story
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