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  • Washakie County Fair shooting sports winners

    Jul 31, 2018

    WORLAND - The winners from the Washakie County Fair shooting sports are as follows. .22 PISTOL Senior Tyler Schrage .22 RIFLE Senior Tyler Schrage Intermediate Elijah Avant Junior Zenaida Tapia AIR RIFLE Intermediate Jackson Richard Junior Zenaida Tapia ARCHERY Class B Bare Bow Adriana Gartrell Class C Freestyle limited sights Intermediate Audra Neighbors Senior Josiah Gartrell Class D Freestyle unlimited release Senior Luke Voss Junior Madilyn Glanz SHOTGUN Senior Ashley Schrage Junior Zane...

  • Multiple fires keep departments busy

    Marcus Huff, Staff Writer|Jul 31, 2018

    WORLAND – A series of local fires and smoke reports kept area firefighters busy this weekend, most notably on two fires south of Worland. Bureau of Land Management Bighorn/Wind River District spokesperson Sarah Beckwith said that the 2,448-acre Potter Butte Fire south of Worland is now 100 percent contained, per the BLM at noon on Saturday. The fire affected 2,248 acres of private and public land. A 3 p.m. on Saturday, firefighting units from Washakie and Hot Springs counties, the BLM, Bureau of Indian affairs and Forest Service responded to a...

  • Opening bands for county fair feature artists from Wyoming and Montana

    Cyd Lass, Staff Intern|Jul 31, 2018

    WORLAND – For those interested in live entertainment, you will be able to find some pleasure at this year’s Washakie County Fair. Alongside the usual festivities of barbecues and animal shows, the fair board’s new musical artist consultant and “crues” singer, Daniel Kosel of Daniel Kosel and the Crue has arranged entertainment for Tuesday through Saturday night of the fair. In company with two state area bands, Kosel has also arranged more local artists, along with a couple from Montana. Opening for Band of Drifters on Tuesday night is local...

  • Horsin' Around

    Jul 31, 2018

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    Public Notice Washakie County Delinquent Tax Notice...  PDF

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    Public Notice Washakie County Commissioners...  PDF

  • Dorothy Jane Nelson Sinn

    Jul 31, 2018

    Dorothy Jane Nelson Sinn, 94, passed away on July 27, 2018 at the Washakie Medical Center in Worland. Dorothy was born on December 4, 1923 in Basin, WY. She joined her older brother, Elmer at the family farm at Elk Creek. The next 15 years saw the arrival of 6 more siblings and the acquisition of 2 more farms. Family was the cornerstone of the Nelson family's lives. Dorothy's mother, Martha was a Bosch. That meant large family gatherings at Grandma Bosch's at the home place on 10-mile Creek....