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The saga of the Cottonwood Creek Bridge comes to a close....
Cottonwood Creek Bridge in Winchester was sold at the Washakie County Commissioner meeting on Tuesday, May 2 to Galloway Ranch LLC out of Ten Sleep for the amount of $1,150. Galloway offered the only bid on the historic bridge, which will continue to be utilized for its original purpose – only this time around, it will stretch over Nowood River rather than Cottonwood Creek. “It doesn’t offset the cost of the scale model,” Commissioner Morgan Martinez said, in reference to the estimated $5,000 rendering of the bridge for display at Washaki...
In her 23rd year at Washakie County School District No. 1, Kim Sanford was recognized as the Director of the Year 2022 by the Wyoming Association of Special Education Administrators. Sanford was chosen for the award by a majority vote from fellow special education directors from across the state. She said, "I definitely was excited to get the award; I wasn't expecting that at the state level. I definitely feel appreciative of that, and I had a lot of my fellow directors tell me that they...
William Wayne Ross, 77, of Grapeview, Washington passed away peacefully on March 22, 2023 of acute heart failure. He was surrounded by his wife, Judy, two brothers, Tom and Gene, and his stepson, Mark. Bill, or Billy as his cousins called him, was born on May 10, 1945 in Cody, Wyoming to Tom and Alice Ross. Bill grew up on a ranch near Ten Sleep, Wyoming, and graduated from Ten Sleep High School. After a short stint at college, he enlisted in the Navy. The choice was to enlist in a service he... Full story
Eugene M. "Mike" Hanify, 90-year-old longtime Worland resident, passed away April 29, 2023, at Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Mike was born on February 5, 1933, in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, the first child born to Eugene C. and Dorothy H. (Jones) Hanify. After graduating high school, he spent two years in the Army. He then graduated from Black Hills State University. He also studied physics and chemistry at the University of Wyoming receiving a master's degree in both. After a... Full story
Irene Babbett (Csizmadi) Yule, 79, passed away on April 22, 2023, at the Sheridan Memorial Hospital. Irene was born March 5th, 1944 in Lichtenfels, Germany to Rudolph Hipp and Hedwig Schedel. At the age of 7, Irene traveled on the USS General R. M. Blatchford with her step-father, John Csizmadi, mother Hedwig Csizmadi and brother Norbert Csizmadi to Ellis Island in New York. Like any other 7 year old, traveling brought her both fear and excitement. Her father, John, a Hungarian refugee from... Full story
John "Dub" W. Maxwell, Jr., 85-year-old Worland resident, passed away April 30, 2023 at St. Vincent Healthcare with his significant other, Marla, by his side. Dub was born March 17, 1938, the oldest of three sons born to John W. and Agnes (Halbert) Maxwell, Sr. He was the last baby born in Gebo, Wyoming. He attended school, graduating from Worland High School in 1956. He attended college for two years before returning home to work for his dad at Van's Food Market. The sixties proved to be a... Full story
Dorothy Lee Murdoch, 79, passed away at Billings Clinic in Billings, Montana, on May 1, 2023. Dorothy was born Nov. 20, 1944, in Worland. Cremation has taken place and memorial services are pending.... Full story
“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.” -- Jurassic Park’s Ian Malcolm. In Jurassic Park Jeff Goldblum’s character stated the above in reference to re-creating dinosaurs but lately the statement can ring true regarding artificial intelligence. On Monday, the so-called “Godfather of AI” Geoffrey Hinton quit Google and, according to several media reports, stated he regretted the work he has done because of how AI could be misused or abused. He wanted to be able to speak out a...
Linda Abell was pleasantly surprised to be named the Washakie County Homemakers 2023 Unsung Hero. "There are so many more deserving than me," said Abell. It's that humbleness that has won award after award for her. "I have a wall where I put my awards," she said. "I learned early on what volunteering meant when I watched my own parents win volunteering awards for the organizations they belonged to.' The mother of three boys, Abell was first a room mother and a volunteer 4-H leader and volunteer...
In 1983, Doctor of Chiropractic Brad Wilde's practice started with an ad in the Northern Wyoming Daily News: "Worland Chiropractic Clinic opening July 5!" "The first day was good, and it just grew from there. Word of mouth!" Wilde's self-proclaimed "office manager, wife and boss" Debi Wilde said. Since then, the couple has served thousands of patients from all over the country, including as far as Colorado, Utah and California. "Our approach to health was rather unique, so we drew people in...
The 2023 SkillsUSA Wyoming Championship took place from April 24-April 26 in Casper, hosting 891 competitors at the high school and state level from across the state to compete in a competition of vocational prowess. The Worland team, represented by Ethan Dickinson, Nathan Harper, Draven Willard, Tyshon Swalstad, Jaren Fabela, Echo Allen and Hannah Appleby, competed in advanced, intermediate and sculpture welding categories. Coached by first-year coach Brian Aagard, the Worland team managed to...
State of Wyoming Office of the Attorney General Division of Criminal Investigation Robert R. Jones, Director On April 28, 2023, the Division of Criminal Investigation was contacted by the Thermopolis Police Department and asked to investigate an Officer Involved Shooting. Local Agents and members of the DCI Officer Involved Shooting team responded to the scene, along with personnel from the Wyoming State Crime Laboratory to conduct the investigation. Agents learned Sgt. Mike Mascorro of the Thermopolis Police Department contacted Buck Laramore... Full story
The Worland High School track and field team had five athletes compete at the Wyoming Track Classic on April 28, and sophomore distance runner Zena Tapia stole the show as she broke a 39-year record. The Classic brought the best of the best to Casper to compete, regardless of school classification, for bragging rights. Using results from this season’s meets, the top eight athletes in the sprinting events and the top 10 athletes in the other events were invited to compete at the Classic. Tapia w...
Fog sealing of highway shoulders is slated for a Monday, May 8, start in northwest Wyoming. Fog sealing uses quick-drying oil to seal highway shoulders, and is part of the Wyoming Department of Transportation's summer chip-sealing maintenance program. Fog sealing is scheduled May 8 between Greybull and Lovell on US310 (mileposts 225.45 to 230.00), May 8 on US310 west of Lovell (mileposts 237.42 to 238.28), May 8 on WY37 (mileposts 0 to 9.0), May 8 on US310 east of Lovell (mileposts 235 to 236),... Full story
CHEYENNE - The Wyoming Freedom Caucus continues to advocate for protection of parental rights in the wake of pending litigation. Five state representatives who are members of the caucus hosted a virtual town hall meeting Monday night to discuss legislation designed to prevent violations of parental rights and actions for residents to take in preparation for the next session. "The attack on the family is only beginning. We're not going to see it let up," said state Rep. Jeremy Haroldson,... Full story
CHEYENNE - Two teen boys have been arrested in connection with the April 30 shooting death of a 15-year-old local girl in a south Cheyenne park. Cheyenne Police Department detectives, working with the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force, arrested a 17-year-old boy on charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. A 16-year-old boy was arrested on charges of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and aiding and abetting first-degree murder, according to a CPD... Full story
Company founded by lawmaker expects new sites in four cities CASPER - Electric vehicle drivers are about to have a lot more charging options in Wyoming. OtterSpace, a company founded in 2021 by state Rep. Mike Yin, D-Jackson, announced Monday that it plans to install fast charging stations - also known as level 3 chargers - in Lander, Dubois and Pinedale this year, along with a number of slower level 2 chargers in downtown Laramie. The first of the three fast chargers OtterSpace is building, a... Full story
JACKSON (WNE) — Yellowstone National Park plans to open its south entrance, the most easily accessible from Jackson, at 8 a.m. Friday. If the weather cooperates, all but one of the park’s roads will be open at that time. The road between Canyon Village and Tower Fall that runs over Dunraven Pass, a notoriously treacherous byway in early- and late-season conditions, remains closed. Drivers entering the park from the south will be able to directly access the West Thumb Geyser Basin, Old Faithful and Lake Village. But getting into the Lamar Val... Full story
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