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Governor Gordon Responds to Federal Recognition of Juneteenth Holiday
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Today, President Biden signed a law creating a federal holiday recognizing Juneteenth. Governor Gordon has also signed a proclamation recognizing the significance of the day, which commemorates the end of slavery, while... Full story
June 17, 2021
On this date in: 1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York. Hundreds of thousands of spectators welcomed the emblematic statue, which was a gift to the United States from the people of France and has become one of the country's most...
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54 years MIA, Worland veteran's remains coming home
WORLAND – It has been over 50 years since Worland native and Vietnam veteran Alva R. Krogman, better known as Ray, disappeared over Laos, and in about a month, he will return to Worland for his...
Fire near Ten Sleep grows quickly Tuesday
TEN SLEEP - The Brokenback Creek Fire that started out as a half-acre fire quickly blew up to 1,300 acres in about five hours on Tuesday. Ten Sleep Fire Department was dispatched at 11:19 to the...
Commissioners plead for public cooperation with bridge
WORLAND – The Washakie County Commissioners discussed a matter regarding the Cottonwood Creek Bridge during their regularly scheduled meeting, discussed the Washakie County Library and received...
Council listens to two concerns and a park picnic request
WORLAND — The Worland City Council heard from three citizens on three different issues at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. Two of the citizens had concerns to bring forward to the council....
Keepsakes need to be removed from grass at city cemetery
WORLAND - The City of Worland is asking the public to help pick up items in the cemetery that are not secured in order for city crews to more efficiently and effectively maintain the cemetery...
Work begins on 9-11 20th anniversary program
WORLAND — Spearheaded by retired firefighter Mike St Clair, a committee began working last week on a program for the 20th anniversary of 9-11. On September 11, 2001, four commercial airplanes were h...
New events added to WC Fair schedule
WORLAND — The Washakie County Fair Board finalized the 2021 fair schedule with a few community events added to this year’s schedule. This year’s fair, July 24-31, includes the usual lineup of...
Doyle and Warner to help with 4-H program this summer
WORLAND – There are two extra helpers at the University of Wyoming Extension Office this summer. AmeriCorps volunteer Landen Doyle and intern Dani Warner will be helping with 4-H activities, with...
Culturefest celebration this Saturday at community center
WORLAND – Culturefest will be held in the back field of the Worland Community Center Complex June 19 from 9am-5pm. After a year off due to COVID, organizer Sheryl Ley, WCCC marketing director, anticipates that the community will be ready for...
Wyoming News Briefs Friday, June 18
DA confident she will be exonerated CHEYENNE (WNE) — Following a call by the Wyoming State Bar for a disciplinary hearing addressing what it called her “incompetence and lack of professionalism,” Laramie County District Attorney Leigh Anne... Full story
Judge prevents drilling-site work, citing threats to sage grouse
A federal judge has prevented drilling and construction on 449 oil and gas leases covering 334,762 acres in Wyoming, saying the federal government didn’t examine potential effects to imperiled greater sage grouse when it leased those lands in... Full story
Six new wind farms planned for Wyoming
CASPER — Six proposed wind farms could add more than 1,600 megawatts of electricity generation capacity to Wyoming’s grid by 2024, according to an announcement this week by utility Rocky Mountain Power’s parent company, PacifiCorp. If built,... Full story
Big gatherings, low vaccination blamed for Laramie Co. COVID spike
CHEYENNE — A recent rise in COVID-19 cases in Laramie County can be traced back to a few large gatherings and still-too-low vaccination rates, said Kathy Emmons, executive director of the Cheyenne-Laramie County Health Department. These events incl... Full story
June 10, 2021
On this date in: 1963 - US Equal Pay Act signed into law by President John F. Kennedy. 1977 - Apple Computer ships its first Apple II computers...
Honors bestowed on Search and Rescue members
WORLAND -On May 15, Washakie County Search and Rescue held its annual awards banquet catered by Chubby Cheeks BBQ to honor their Officer and Member of the Year. Members voted Neal Lockard Officer of t...
Ten Sleep passes fire ordinances on first reading
TEN SLEEP – During their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, June 1, the Ten Sleep Town Council passed ordinances Nos. 224 and 225 regarding fires within city limits. Ordinance No. 225 would...
Worland Sleep in Heavenly Peace Chapter expands into Fremont County
WORLAND - Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) is expanding its reach outside of the Big Horn Basin thanks to the hard work of Dan and Nancy Frederick alongside hundreds of local volunteers. The group plans...
BLM's Derek Trauntvein receives Wyoming Stock Growers award
WORLAND - Bureau of Land Management Range Management Specialist Derek Trauntvein has received the Wyoming Stock Growers Association (WSGA) 2021 Outstanding Range Professional Award. "The strong... Full story
Wyoming Briefs, Friday June 11
F.E. Warren unveils park CHEYENNE (WNE) – The new park at F.E. Warren Air Force Base has been around a year in the making. The idea came about because anyone who wanted to see the missile display would have to technically go onto the base, even if... Full story
Officials predict "fairly significant" fire season
CHEYENNE — Following a dramatic and record-breaking fire season for the west in 2020, officials warn this season could also be above average. Wyoming State Forester Bill Crapser, along with Gov. Mark Gordon and other state and federal officials,... Full story
June 3, 2021
On this day in history: 1940 – The Battle of Dunkirk ended with a German victory and with Allied forces in full retreat. 1989 – The government of China sent troops to force protesters out of Tiananmen Square after almost 2 months of... Full story
Honoring the war dead: General Walrath gets personal
WORLAND - Brigadier General Justin Walrath, Chief of Staff of the Wyoming Air National Guard, personalized Memorial Day to those gathered for services in Worland and in Ten Sleep on Monday. Speaking...
Father hopes to keep slow caution signs in neighborhood
WORLAND — After discussing a request from a father to keep caution signs up alerting drivers in a two-block area on Charles Avenue about a deaf child, the council forwarded the issue to the city...
