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WORLAND — Members of the Chief Washakie FFA had a good showing at the 91st Wyoming State FFA Convention held in Laramie and Cheyenne two weeks ago. With 26 members participating on the state level in one fashion or another and 19 attending the c...

BASIN — On Thursday, the Riverside High School juniors completed their district assessment for government class with the “We The People” project. According to instructor Stuart DesRosier, the students were broken up into six possible groups inclu...

WORLAND — A state of Wyoming veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission will conduct community outreach services in Wyoming cities throughout May. Josh Schmidt is available to meet with veterans and their families to discuss state...

WORLAND – Plenty of people have wondered what their family’s backstories hold, and what lies within their history. Mary Jones, a genealogy enthusiast of more than 60 years, has brought this wonder to Worland recently through multiple different web...

WORLAND — Last week at the 90th Wyoming State FFA Convention, Chief Washakie FFA members showed just how proficient they are by winning 13 state championships in proficiency areas and 17 members who were state runners-up in their respective p...

LARAMIE — University of Wyoming students have elected Seth Jones, a current junior in communications and political science, from Upton, as president of the Associated Students of UW (ASUW). Alexandra Mulhall, a current junior in political science, f...

WORLAND – The Worland High School will be hosting their annual ‘Worland Warriors Pageant’ at the Worland Middle School auditorium at 6:30 p.m. this Friday. The pageant was originally scheduled for Monday but there was a conflict. Student Counc...

The electronic cigarette, or e-cigarette, has been touted – without proof – as a healthier alternative to traditional tobacco products and perhaps even a method of breaking the tobacco habit altogether. Now a new, related product with the brand nam...

Rebels edge Greybull for small school state title BASIN — On Saturday, April 7 the Riverside academic challenge team wrapped up its season with an impressive showing at the State Finals competition. The team, which is juniors Adelle Stone and J...

WORLAND – Starting February, Worland Senior Center started holding a Jam Session the second Monday of each month. The Jam Session is held at the senior center at 6:30 p.m. This Monday night, super nachos are to be served with a cost of $5. Dan G...

BASIN — It’s been a busy early spring for Big Horn County 4-H. Showcasing individual projects and knowledge with more than 200 Big Horn County second- and third-graders was on the agenda March 15 at Ag Day. Youth, parents, chaperones and teachers exp...

WORLAND – Worland High School sophomores Jonathan Anderson, Karter Dunham, Caleb Fraser and Talon Anderson have been selected to fill four of the 85 spots available for the UW (University of Wyoming) summer high school institute in Laramie this s...

WORLAND — The Worland High School Science Olympiad teams competed at the state competition last weekend at Casper College. Coach Karen Grzybowski said this year the school had two teams, one a 15-member team and the other eight members with 23 s...

WORLAND – The Wyoming FFA Association has announced the recipients of the 2018 Wyoming State FFA Degree, the highest award the state can bestow on its members. A total of 194 members representing 45 Wyoming FFA chapters earned the degree. These m...

WORLAND – The Washakie Hospital Foundation has been giving back to the community for many years, first helping the hospital with patient comfort, now giving monetary gifts to cancer patients and helping with mental health first aid and suicide p...

WORLAND – The National Forensic League National Qualifiers took place two weeks ago in Lander with Worland High School qualifying two members for the national competition in June. Alongside the qualifiers, they also had two alternates, and one who a...

WORLAND — Jim Rannells of Basin, author of the book “A Peace That Passes All Understanding” will be the guest speaker at the Mount Calvary Assembly of God Church, Third and Robertson, in Worland this Sunday at 11 a.m. Rannells and his family live...

WORLAND - The Worland Senior Citizens Center is sponsoring the second annual March for Meals event Saturday from 10 a.m. – noon on the bike path located at the junction of 15th Street and Washakie Avenue. The event will help sustain the senior l...

CHEYENNE — A state of Wyoming veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission will conduct community outreach services in Wyoming cities throughout April. Josh Schmidt is available to meet with veterans and their families to discuss s...

WORLAND – The Hot Springs County High School forensics team captured fifth place in the Class 3A division at the state meet in Lander last weekend. More than 500 high school students from across Wyoming competed at the state speech meet. HSCHS c...