Articles from the April 4, 2019 edition
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NEWS EDITORIAL: A trust issue for UW trustees
The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees has a trust issue and a transparency issue. How they proceed with the new presidential search will determine if they can fix these two issues. The board...
Fire District warns to obey fire regulations after several grass fires
WORLAND – Due to half a dozen grass fires across the county in the last week, Worland Fire District Chief Chris Kocher reminds residents to review the county fire regulations, currently posted on the county website. “The big issue is everything is... Full story
Commissioners make offer for new emergency management director
WORLAND — The Washakie County commissioners interviewed four candidates for the Washakie County Emergency Management/Homeland Security director and have extended an offer to one candidate. A...
Assistant speech and debate coach named Alumni of the Year
WORLAND – Worland speech and debate team’s assistant coach John Ryan received the Alumni of the Year award recently, at the speech and debate National Qualifiers tournament in Green River and Rock Springs,. The National Speech and Debate Association... Full story
Rachel's Challenge coming to Ten Sleep
TEN SLEEP – Ten Sleep School is bringing Rachel’s Challenge to Ten Sleep, April 15, with a 6:30 p.m. event for the entire community along with a program for the elementary students at 8:30 a.m. and a program for the high school students at 10 a.m... Full story
Possible 'contaminants' to Boysen cause concern
THERMOPOLIS — Concerned Thermopolis resident and former Hot Springs County planner Lee Campbell sought support from local officials to get comments extended for a proposed Wyoming Department of E... Full story
Lifelong lesson: Learning to swim, staying safe in the water
WORLAND — Cecelia Sylvester of Hyattville organizes activities for four homeschooled youth in her community and last fall she was looking for a Christmas gift for them. The gift turned out to be o...
Mulhall speaks up for UW Pres. Nichols
WORLAND — With the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees waiting to begin a search for their next president for the university, many students and faculty still have questions and want more t...
Worland Track looking to a big weekend in Powell
WORLAND — Having three meets under their belts Worland High School track and field has yet to field their full roster this season. This Saturday in Powell though, the Warriors and Lady Warriors w... Full story
HSCHS ready to hit the track again after open week
THERMOPOLIS - With athletes gone over the spring break, the Hot Springs County High School track and field team had an open week last week. Now, with most of the team back together, the Bobcats and La... Full story
Ten Sleep track season underway
TEN SLEEP - The first meet is in the books for the Ten Sleep track and field teams, to which they got their season off to a solid start in Buffalo on March 30 as they competed against 2A, 3A and 4A... Full story
City of Worland Notice to Bidders- Gutter and Misc Upgrades
City of Worland Notice to Bidders- Gutter and Misc Upgrades... 
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Public Notice WCCD Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules and Regulations
Public Notice WCCD Notice of Intent to Adopt Rules and Regulations... PDF
Camille Beth Neuffer Carter
Camille Beth Neuffer Carter (94) passed away on March 31, 2019. She was born March 13, 1925 to Myron and Camille Cole Neuffer in Preston, Idaho. As a child Beth loved to walk in the hills behind the... Full story
Francine Helen Fritz
Francine Helen Fritz, 69-year-old Worland resident, passed away on March 22, 2019 at the Washakie Medical Center. Francine was born on October 6, 1949 in Thermopolis, Wyoming, the only daughter of... Full story
Jack C. Sheldon
Funeral services for Jack C. Sheldon, 72, were held April 1, 2019, at First Baptist Church in Thermopolis. Mr. Sheldon passed away during a visit to Arizona City, Arizona, March 19, 2019.... Full story
Joyce Ann Lovercheck Kelley
Joyce Ann Lovercheck Kelley, 79, passed away April 2, 2019, at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital in Thermopolis. Memorial services will be Saturday, April 6, 2019, 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Thermopolis.... Full story
April 3, 2019 Wyoming News Briefs
Average Wyoming gas price increases GILLETTE (WNE) - The average gas price in Wyoming on Monday was $2.46 per gallon, an increase of 6.2 cents per gallon over last week, according to GasBuddy's daily... Full story
Scientists to gather in Big Horn Basin to study fossil 'treasure trove'
CODY — A brachiosaur stretches its long neck to reach a leaf from a high branch as a giant ichthyosaur gently swims by in the water far below. This scene likely played out in the Big Horn Basin millions of years ago. Paleontologists will be d... Full story
BLM approved drilling permits during shutdown
CASPER — Federal workers at the Bureau of Land Management approved 74 oil and gas drilling permits in Wyoming during the 35-day government shutdown earlier this year, according to a public records request submitted by a western environmental g... Full story
Student responsible for racist flyers identified, teacher likely to be reinstated
CHEYENNE — Laramie County School District 1 has identified at least one student believed to be responsible for creating the racist and anti-gay flyers found at McCormick Junior High last week. LCSD1 Superintendent Boyd Brown said Tuesday that b... Full story
APRIL 5, Wyoming Briefs
Gillette man guilty of unemployment fraud GILLETTE (WNE) — A Gillette man accused of defrauding the Wyoming Unemployment Insurance program has pleaded guilty to the charge. Gerald Roderick-Jackson, also known as David Jackson, was convicted in N...
