Articles from the April 18, 2019 edition
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MSU's Tolman vaults from Otto to global service to win competitive Truman Scholarship
BOZEMAN – A Montana State University student who dreams of impacting health inequities in small towns like her hometown in Wyoming as well as in small communities across the globe has won a highly...
Mary Lorraine Core
Mary Lorraine Core, 96, passed away at Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Worland, on April 15, 2019. Lorraine was born in Cedaredge, Colorado on July 31, 1922. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, April 18, 2019, at the... Full story
Delbert LeGrande Lamoreaux
Delbert LeGrande Lamoreaux, 80, passed away April 11, 2019, at his home in Hot Springs County. Funeral services will be Friday, April 19. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. at the Thermopolis Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day... Full story
Robert Paris
Robert Welch Paris, 75, passed away at his home on April 15, 2019. Robert was born in Worland on February 19, 1944. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 20, 2019, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Stake Center in... Full story
Lloyd Glen Scott
Lloyd Glen Scott, 76, passed away at St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, Montana on April 12, 2019. Lloyd was born in Washington, D.C. on June 24, 1942. Graveside inurnment services will be at 1 p.m., Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at the Riverview Memorial... Full story
Ronald Gene Swartzendruber
Ronald Gene Swartzendruber, 82, of Worland died April 7, 2019 in Perry, Utah. He was born August 20, 1936 in Iowa County, Iowa to Rolla Swartzendruber and Theresa (Hershberger) Swartzendruber. He was... Full story
Chief Washakie FFA dominates proficiency awards at State FFA Convention
WORLAND — While the proficiency applications may have been judged in late March, proficiency results were not announced until the Wyoming State FFA Convention this past week and it was well worth the wait for the member of the Chief Washakie FFA...
Local woman battling illness speaks out on the risks of breast implants
WORLAND – While the Food and Drug Association (FDA) has taken up the decades-long debate over breast implant safety, one local woman is fighting her own breast implant battle. In February of this... Full story
City enters into MOU with Town of Kirby
WORLAND — A bid, a street closure and a memorandum of understanding were approved by the Worland City Council at their regular meeting Tuesday night. Engineering representative Mike Donnell...
Human-caused fire under investigation
WORLAND — The Washakie County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Land Management are investigating the cause of the Pallet Fire that occurred Saturday evening, April 13. BLM public affairs... Full story
Right-of-way fencing project begins north of Worland
WORLAND — More than 72 miles of right-of-way fencing will be replaced in a $1.6 million project currently under way north of Worland alongside U.S. 20. “The work will take place in 10 different locations throughout the Big Horn Basin,” said Wyo... Full story
The N.E.D. Adventure comes to East Side Elementary
WORLAND – Worland kindergarten through third-grade students attended the NED's Mindset Mission at the Worland Middle School Auditorium Wednesday afternoon, to follow cardboard NED through a series...
April 18 Wyoming News Briefs
Special prosecutor appointed in Wiley parole case THERMOPOLIS (WNE) — A murder case from 1990 is coming up again, the James Michael Wiley case. Wiley was convicted in 1990 on charges of first- and second-degree murder in the deaths of his...
April 19 Wyoming News Briefs
Student charged as adult after shooting threat LYMAN — A shooting threat in Lyman last week has resulted in felony and misdemeanor charges for a Lyman teen. Brady T. Dean allegedly made a threat against another student at Lyman High School and,... Full story
Worland track gearing up for final push of the regular season
WORLAND - It is hard to believe but the track and field season is nearly complete and for the Worland High School team they have three meets remaining before the start of the postseason. Hosting... Full story
HSCHS track continues steady improvement
THERMOPOLIS - The Hot Springs County High School track and field continued to improve after their latest meet at Riverton Invitational at Riverton High School on April 13. The Bobcat and Lady Bobcat... Full story
Hear Me Out...Is Tiger's resurgence awesome or terrible?
One of the more entertaining things about social media, while also slightly annoying, is the pushback. No matter the topic, person or place, there is always going to be a pushback. Then you can... Full story