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Flags at Half Staff for Indiana Victims
Governor Gordon Orders Flags Be Flown at Half-Staff Statewide Through April 20 in Honor and Remembrance of the Victims of the Tragedy in Indianapolis, Indiana. CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Governor Mark Gordon, pursuant to President Joe Biden's Proclamation in...
April 15, 2021
Check out our Home and Garden section in this week's issue - Pages B1, B2 and B9 and B10....
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BAPC says no to crematory in residential zone
WORLAND — The Worland Board of Adjustment and Planning Commission unanimously opposed a special exemption that would allow a crematory at 301 South Eighth where Veile Mortuary is currently located....
Legislature keeps funding intact for Ten Sleep School design
TEN SLEEP - “Design for new Ten Sleep School is in the budget,” Superintendent Jimmy Phelps said during his legislative update to the Washakie County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees...
Small earthquake south of Ten Sleep Tuesday
TEN SLEEP — The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 3.9 magnitude earthquake 49 kilometers (30.4 miles) south of Ten Sleep at 6:22 a.m. on Tuesday morning, April 13, 2021. The depth of quake was reported at 13.7 kilometers or 8.5 miles. The USGS...
Stott named Washakie Medical Center Employee of the Year
WORLAND – Registered nurse Julie Stott was named the Banner Health Washakie Medical Center (WMC) Employee of the Year for 2020. Stott has been an employee at WMC for nearly 32 years, and was...
School funding bill death shows House, Senate differences
GREYBULL — The demise of House Bill 173, which would have changed the way the state funds its school districts, served as a reminder of the deep philosophical differences between the two chambers in the state legislature, according to Rep. Jamie Fl...
Wyoming counties top list of most vaccine-hesitant in nation
CASPER – Wyoming is home to the 11 most vaccine-hesitant counties in the nation, according to statistical modeling conducted by an arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Thirty-two percent of residents in Johnson, Converse,...
Wyoming News Briefs Thursday, April 15
Commissioners make Johnson County a Second Amendment preservation county BUFFALO (WNE) – Johnson County is now a Second Amendment preservation county, after the unanimous passage of resolution No. 655 by the county commissioners on April 6....
Cheney rails against plans to withdraw troops from Afghanistan
Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney on Tuesday criticized plans by the Biden administration to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan before this year’s 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. The planned troop withdrawals would mark the...
Sublette County school board receives pushback on mask vote
PINEDALE — Community members spoke out at its April meeting against the Sublette County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees’ March 11 vote to defy state public health orders mandating masks in schools when social distancing is not possible....
Sheridan County Medicaid advocates continue fight after death of expansion bills
SHERIDAN — Sheridan advocates for Medicaid expansion in Wyoming are used to disappointment. The topic has come up frequently in the state Legislature since a provision in 2010’s Affordable Care Act first called for expansion of Medicaid...
Wyoming News Briefs, Friday, April 16
No definitive timeline yet for rollout of Wyoming's short-time compensation program CHEYENNE – A program that will let workers who have had their hours cuts gain partial unemployment benefits is in the works at the Wyoming Department of Workforce...
New Slayer Rule signed by Governor Gordon
WORLAND — Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed Senate File 66, amending the Slayer Rule, into law on Tuesday. Sen. Ed Cooper (R-Ten Sleep) is the main sponsor of the bill and when introducing the...
Ambulance service transition nearly complete
WORLAND – The volunteer Washakie County Ambulance Service (WCAS) is nearing the end of its transition period as the service is anticipating the takeover by Cody Regional Health (CRH) to be...
Vaccine clinic set for next Wednesday
WORLAND – Washakie County Public Health (WCPH) is set to host a vaccine clinic next Wednesday, April 14, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Worland Community Center for those receiving their second...
The hunt is on
Youth of all ages line up at the starting line to get ready to hunt for eggs and candy during the annual Ten Sleep-Hyattville Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, April 4, at the Ten Sleep football...
Groups appeal plan to pump oilfield waste into aquifer
Conservation groups are challenging Wyoming’s approval of an energy company’s plan to inject oilfield waste into an underground aquifer, telling federal regulators the state plan fails to meet Clean Water Act requirements. The Powder River Basin...
3 Easter egg hunts this weekend
WORLAND – Washakie County residents can search for Easter eggs and candy on land and sea, or rather water with two traditional Easter egg hunts and one at the Worland Aquatic Center. The Worland...
School board discusses Friday early release
WORLAND – Washakie County School District (WCSD) No. 1 Superintendent David Nicholas brought the idea of a 2:15 p.m. early release on Fridays for the upcoming 2021-22 school year before the Board...
Sugarbeet Salon fills empty storefront on main street
WORLAND – Wanting to bring a bright moment to the Worland community after a difficult pandemic year in 2020, and wanting to move her business from her home Rhea White purchased and renovated the...
Cooper discusses vote on election runoff bill
CHEYENNE — While over 200 bills have passed through to the next house, one bill that failed last week created a lot of opinions on both sides was Senate File 145 on Election Runoffs. The bill...
Senate committee kills Medicaid expansion
CHEYENNE — After clearing the House in a historic vote last week, a bill authorizing the expansion of Medicaid coverage to an estimated 24,000 residents in Wyoming was defeated by a Senate committee Wednesday morning. House Bill 162, which had...
