Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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LARAMIE — Although the framework for a new scholarship program for nontraditional students in Wyoming is now in place, no awards will be made until the state’s endowment fund reaches $50 million. Gov. Mark Gordon signed into law a bill that creates the Wyoming’s Tomorrow scholarship program in mid-March. But the Legislature only approved a $10 million allocation to an endowment fund to create the program. Before any money will reach students, the endowment must be grown to $50 million, with an ultimate goal of $100 million. Once that goal... Full story
Memorial services for Jack F. Hurley, 80, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 9, at Mortimore Funeral Home. Mr. Hurley died March 25 at his residence in Kirby....
Funeral services for Jeanette Palmer, 63, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 31, at the First Baptist Church in Thermopolis. Mrs. Palmer died March 24 in Thermopolis.... Full story
So the new state legislative map with 62 House districts and 31 Senate districts is now law, becoming law, without Governor Mark Gordon’s signature. I know you are thinking did I not just talk about redistricting last week. You are right but with Gordon not signing the legislation last week my first thought, of course, was why? The governor himself and local legislator Mike Greear helped me understand why not signing this piece of legislation was perhaps the only course of action for Gordon Gordon is not the first governor to allow l... Full story
WORLAND - Worland students in Vanessa Keller's fifth-grade classes took part in a surgical unit last week learning about organ donation, surgery, optometry and neurosurgery. Each quarter, Keller transforms her room into something fun and educational for her students. This quarter it was surgery. On Monday the students learned all about organ and blood donation. Tuesday and Wednesday: The surgical teams rotated through four different surgical centers. Optometry/ Veterinary Clinic, Organ...
WORLAND — The Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees approved a small increase to lunch prices for the 2022-23 school year at their regular board meeting Monday. Business Manager Charlie Cauffman said the food service program has been provided free of charge since March 13, 2020, through federal funding. “Unfortunately, the federal program under which we were able to do this is ending as of June 30, 2022,” Cauffman said. He noted that means that the district will be returning to National School Breakfast/Lunch Program on July...
WORLAND - Wyoming Veterans Welcome Home Day has been observed in Wyoming for the past 10 years and this year Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon joined Adjutant General Major General Greg Porter and Wyoming Veterans Commission Chairman Jake Jacobs thanked Worland area veterans for their service in a ceremony on Saturday. Each year the state selects two to three communities to hold state services and this year Worland was one of three stops the state delegation made on Saturday. Wyoming Veterans...
WORLAND - Worland High School senior Carley Yule won the Wyoming High School Journalist of the Year Award this year. As a state winner, Yule is eligible for the National High School Journalist of the Year award to be presented next month. Yule is an editor on the Worland High School yearbook, having designed the 2022 cover, assisted with designing layout of pages and is in charge of the academics and clubs sections. Yearbook advisor Sarah Staley said this is the first time to her knowledge that...
WORLAND — With grandparents who immigrated from the Ukraine, keeping many of the holiday Ukranian traditions has been a way of life for David Maslowski of Worland. This year as he and his family plan for the Easter traditions, the plight of the Ukranians is ever present on his mind. “We’ve been watching the news most every day on Fox,” David Maslowski said. “You feel terrible for the Ukranian people. They are really more closely with us Western folks, and I think that’s why [Russian President Vladimir] Putin is going in there, he doesn’t want t...
USDA confirms avian influenza in Wyoming GILLETTE (WNE) — A case of bird flu has been found in Johnson County, prompting a warning to people who have chickens, turkeys or other birds to take steps to protect their birds. Highly pathogenic avian influenza — HPAI or also called avian influenza or bird flu — is a highly contagious viral disease that can infect chickens, turkeys and other birds and can cause severe illness and/or sudden death in infected birds, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The bird flu was found in a non-c... Full story
TEN SLEEP – Several state agencies were activated Friday morning, after numerous motorist reports of a large creature venturing across Highway 16 near Crazy Woman Canyon, in the Big Horn Mountains. At approximately 8:47 a.m., two vehicles and one motorcycle stopped at the Pony Express gas station in Ten Sleep, requesting law enforcement and reporting that at least one of the vehicles had been attacked by a large, upright creature, throwing basketball-sized rocks at passing cars. Stephen Gartenson of Gillette was on his way to see family in W... Full story
It was about dusk the other night. I was taking a walk around the property with the dogs, and the cats, before it got too dark to see anything. Across our lane is some private property and then BLM. We see people driving all the time over there so seeing lights at this time of night was not unusual. I figured it was someone who had been enjoying a day in the badlands. But my eyes stayed in that direction as I’m always curious which direction people turn and I like to watch the dogs’ reaction to make sure they don’t always run to the fence... Full story
Ronald "Ron" Wayne Meyer went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 26, 2022, in Billings, Montana, at the age of 75. He was born on August 21, 1946, in Fairbury, Nebraska, to Martin and Louise Meyer. Ron was baptized on September 1, 1946 and confirmed on January 10, 1960. His family farmed for a short time in Nebraska before moving to Sterling, Colorado, where his family owned an agricultural retail business for many years. Ron grew up with horses and always had a love for them. Growing up,... Full story
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