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The Washakie County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees, following an executive session voted to renew Principal Robert Griffin’s contract for another two years. Griffin is in his first year as principal at Ten Sleep. Senior class Also during the Monday, March 13 regular meeting, academic honors were announced during the meeting: Kinley Anderson will be valedictorian and Walker Cooper will be salutatorian for Ten Sleep’s graduating class of 2023. The graduating class is Kinley Grace Anderson, Calvin Blake Baker, Orrin Walker Cooper, Kev...
State Rep. John Winter (R-Thermopolis) excitedly announced the passing of House Bill 188 during the recent 67th Legislature General Session. In an interview March 9, Winter spoke about his experience at the General Session. He said “It was interesting; frustrating at times. I think we got some good things done, and there were some other things we should have gotten done but we weren’t able to get it accomplished.” House Bill 188 was one of five bills and one joint resolution sponsored by Winter during the session that ended March3, but it wa...
Dan Harkins was born in Thermopolis Wyoming on 15 December 1931 to Charles and Winnie (Dir) Harkins. He "departed the pattern" while wintering in Yuma Arizona on 22 February 2023 at the age of ninety-one. He was predeceased by his parents, his sisters Patsy, Margie and Colleen, his brothers Chuck and Dick and his niece Bobbie Ann. Dan grew up in Worland Wyoming and graduated with the class of 1949. Like his brothers Chuck and Dick, he was known to be an excellent athlete. He had fond memories of...
Dennis Wayne Michel, 54, passed away on February 14th, 2023, in Casper, Wyoming surrounded by friends and family after a brief battle with cancer. Dennis was born on December 10th, 1968, in Worland, Wyoming. He was the oldest of two sons, and a daughter born to Don & Delene (Mattson) Michel. Dennis graduated from Worland High School in 1987. He then moved to Casper to attend college where he later welcomed two sons, Jay and Devon. From a young age, Dennis had a vast love for all animals. He raised many animals for 4-H and FFA. He also had a gre...
Ilene Agnes Smith, 93, passed away March 9, 2023 in Worland, Wyoming, surrounded by family at the Washakie Medical Center. She was born in Newton, Kansas, March 5, 1930 to Belvin Kerry and Martha Marie (Westrup) Swing. Ilene mostly grew up in Worland. After her mother passed, at the age of 9, she remained in Worland. Later in her teens, she lived with her siblings and extended family, eventually moving to Colorado where she graduated from College High School in Greeley in 1948. Before she got...
Dorothy Ann (Schaff) Thomas was born on March 5, 1935, in Worland Wyoming to parents Carl Schaff and Lola Miller. Dorothy passed from this life on March 6th, 2023, one day after her 88th birthday. Raised in Worland, she graduated from Washakie County High School in 1953. Later that same year she married Raymond Thomas. In 1955 she and Raymond and their two young boys moved to Norman, OK so Raymond could study Petroleum Engineering at OU. The family made numerous moves to various oilfield towns i...
Dennis Wilk Lawrence was born in Buffalo, WY on September 5th, 1951 to Orin Lawrence and Jean (Tyrrell) Lawrence. He lived in Cody, WY and had been a resident at Cody Regional Health for the past 6 months where he passed away on March 5th, 2023 after a lengthy illness. He was the third of 6 children in his family. His dad, who was he and his brothers’ hunting and fishing partner, passed away suddenly when Dennis was nine leaving a void in his life. He spent many days, including winter, fishing Clear Creek with his brothers or friends. He s...
Jessica Jeanne Miller, age 39, slipped peacefully away to be with the angels on March 6th, 2023. After a long battle with cancer, she gave up the fight while wrapped in her mother's loving arms and with her children by her side. There is no more pain. Jessica was born in San Jose, California, on June 11, 1983, to Donna and Michael Kaysen. Her parents divorced when she was three. Jessica moved with her mother to Idaho where she lived in the small town of Bruneau until she graduated from Rimrock...
Olivia Anne (Stoer) Geary, 73, passed away at her home on March 11, 2023. Anne was born on July 4, 1949, in Rocky Ford, Colorado. Cremation has taken place and no formal services are scheduled at this time....
Sunshine Week, per the Society of Professional Journalists, “is an enduring initiative to promote open government. Join us in the annual nationwide celebration of access to public information and what it means for you and your community. It’s your right to know.” Over the years there have been plenty of opportunity to educate and remind boards and councils about open records and open meetings and the reasons for which they can and cannot recess into a closed executive session. There were several opportunities when I first arrived in Worla...
The Worland Speech and Debate team finished in fourth place in 3A at the state tournament in Cheyenne last weekend, with two team members having earned first place overall. Coach Rick Dorn said "Overall I'd have to say that I'm really proud of the kids, and that I'm proud of what they were able to accomplish. We knew that it was going to be an uphill battle, so I'm proud that they ended the tournament placed as high as they did." Chase Johnson and Lexani Damiano both took home the title of...
Worland High School's cheerleaders had two goals going into the Wyoming High School Activities Association State Spirit Competition on March 8: Zero deductions on their State Cheer Game Day performance, and to beat last year's score. They returned home from Casper having accomplished both. The team placed third in Hip Hop Dance, which the cheerleaders choreographed themselves. In Game Day, the team took home 10th place with a score of 74.2. Coach Nickie Lloyd was proud of her team's...
WORLAND – Laramie County horticulturist Catherine Wissner gave a lecture via video conferencing on gardening in a high tunnel during the Grow Washakie event March 4 at the Washakie Museum & Cultural Center. Her presentation grabbed viewers' attention with stories and pictures of high tunnel gardeners that were starting their tomatoes in February, had every inch of ground covered in lush vegetation through the summer, and even had summer crops fruiting in the fall. Wissner began her workshop b...
TEN SLEEP – After having been a member of Ten Sleep’s Recreational District since 2006, Rachel Casteel has retired as president, and Leah Linster has stepped in to fill the position. The change was announced at the March 7 Ten Sleep Council meeting. During her report at the Ten Sleep Town Council meeting on March 7, Linster said that CJ Grimes is the vice president, Holly Redland is the treasurer, and Abby O’Donnell is the secretary. She then reported that in the last month, the new pavilion at the park had been completed, complete with brand...
WORLAND – Eight hundred species of bees pollinate the state of Wyoming, and University of Wyoming Extension Small Acreage Outreach Coordinator Jenny Thompson taught how to attract them all to your yard during the Grow Washakie Workshop at Washakie Museum and Cultural Center on Saturday, March 4. Native bees encourage honeybees to be better pollinators through competition and help a wider variety of plants. Bumble bees, for example, are excellent tomato pollinators, as their large bodies are effective in shaking pollen from its flowers. A...
If you had to surmise the Worland Warriors 2023 basketball season in one word, it would be resiliency. The Warriors resiliency guided them through a revenge tour of sorts and on their way to winning the 3A State championship for the second time in three seasons. With their 37-35 win over the Lyman Eagles in the 3A State championship game on March 11 at the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper, the Warriors capped their incredible 23-3 season by bringing home the program's fifth state championship....
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