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May 19, 2022
Inside this week's issue -- Ten Sleep Graduation Coverage. Worland High School special section is coming NEXT WEEK....
By Lives on the line: Working Wyo's first statewide suicide prevention hotline
CASPER — As office workers across the city prepare to head home, the telephone operators at the Suicide Prevention Lifeline in Casper are just settling into their shifts — checking systems to ensure calls aren’t dropped, brushing up on training...
Early filings show three-way Republican race for sheriff
WORLAND — After the first week of filings there is a three-way race for the Republican nomination for Washakie County Sheriff. Washakie County Sheriff Steve Rakness announced on Facebook Thursday,...
Council officially declares Ward 1 vacancy; fireworks area approved
WORLAND — With Acting Mayor William Worley presiding, the Worland City Council on Tuesday declared a vacancy on the council, accepted a bid and approved the annual Fourth of July fireworks area at...
Washakie Medical Center nurse and CNO honored with DAISY awards
WORLAND - Two Banner Washakie Medical Center employees were honored with national DAISY awards at a ceremony during National Nurse's Week on Thursday, May 12. The DAISY Foundation is a not-for-profit...
Back to the future: WMC scans 150 million-year-old foot
WORLAND - Examining bone injuries on a foot is nothing new for the Washakie Medical Center radiology team, but running a 64-slice CT scan on a 150 million-year-old bone was out of the ordinary for the...
Washakie County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day this Saturday
WORLAND – Eight agencies, working together as the Washakie County R3 (reduce, reuse and recycle) Coalition are sponsoring a Washakie County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on May 14 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Washakie County Landfill....
Anderson honored as 2022 NWC Distinguished Alumna
POWELL — Commencement exercises at Northwest College are scheduled for Saturday, May 14, beginning at 10:30 a.m. in Cabre Gym. The ceremony will be live streamed on the NWC Facebook Page, YouTube, and Twitter, or viewers can watch directly from...
The News Editorial: Covering variety best part of the job for community journalists
There are several advantages to working for a community newspaper one of which is the variety of things we get to cover on a weekly basis is perhaps the best thing about being a community journalist....
Filing period begins for city, county, state, federal offices
WORLAND — Filing period for federal, state, county and local races begins today (Thursday). Locally there are two Ward 1 four-year Worland City Council seats up, currently held by Adam Martinez,...
Board hopes to finalize contracts soon
WORLAND — With the Washakie County Fair just over two months away the Washakie County Fair Board is busy working to finalize a schedule and finalize contracts for entertainment. During Monday’s...
Shana Harstad appointed to Ten Sleep School Board
TEN SLEEP – The Ten Sleep school board appointed Shana Harstad to fill the vacant position due to Sarah Anderson's resignation earlier in the month. Harstad will hold the position until the...
Indian school leadership ousted
CASPER — Tribal officials removed St. Stephens Indian School Superintendent Frank No Runner as well as other administrators and the entire board governing the school following an investigation that found “widespread wrongdoing of school...
Bighorn Forest examines stickers to solve camping issues
SHERIDAN — The Bighorn National Forest will soon act on dispersed camping solutions brought forward two years ago by the Big Horn Mountain Coalition Dispersed Camping Task Force. The suggestions — which range from requiring a dispersed camping...
County seeks public input on tax support for ambulance services
WORLAND — Washakie County voters will be asked to weigh-in on a one-fourth of a cent general purpose sales tax that will be used for funding ambulance services in the county. For the past eight year...
Public input wanted through sales tax survey
WORLAND — The Washakie County Commissioners launched the survey asking residents to rank the eight entities seeking the continuation of the one-cent general purpose tax. The survey is available...
Anderson resigns from Ten Sleep school board
TEN SLEEP – In a special board meeting Thursday, April 18 the Ten Sleep school board unanimously voted to finalize the contracts for Annie Griffin as superintendent and Robert Griffin as principal. As a result, the board also accepted Sarah...
The News Editorial: Time to set priorities with sales tax survey
Four years ago in this space I asked residents to partake in the survey regarding the one-cent sales tax. There were under 400 responses for the survey. This year I appeal to potential voters to...
DPS employees bring life skills into the classroom
WORLAND – Two employees from Diesel Pickup Specialists (DPS) in Worland have been teaching three automotive classes since the beginning of the school year, all of which have proven to be successful. DPS owner Mike Baugh and lead technician Josh...
