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Wyoming News Briefs Nov. 9, 2022
Average gas prices up 0.4 cents per gallon since last week in Wyoming CHEYENNE (WNE) —Average gasoline prices in Wyoming have risen 0.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.65 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com’s survey of 49... Full story
November 03, 2022
Sample Ballots inside this week's issue. Stories on Constitutional Amendments, Lodging Tax. Don't forget to vote. It's your right....
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Book bans, LGBTQ canards color Schroeder's youth sexualization rally
CHEYENNE-The conference room at Little America had the air of an energetic church service. Beyond the direct references to Jesus and good and evil by Reps. John Bear (R-Gillette) and Chip Neiman... Full story
Washakie County Tourism Board seeks renewal of lodging tax
WORLAND – First enacted in 1990, Washakie County’s optional lodging tax will once again appear on the ballot Tuesday. The tax is voted on every four years and has been approved every cycle since its introduction, most recently receiving a 75.87%...
Voters head to the polls next week
WORLAND — Washakie County and Wyoming voters will cast their ballots on Tuesday at the very latest. Some have already voted or will vote before the 7 p.m. absentee ballot deadline on Tuesday. As of Oct. 26, 390 of the 567 absentee ballots sent to...
Museum educator joins hospital board
WORLAND – Kurt Johnson sat in on his first meeting as a member of the Washakie Medical Center Hospital Board on Tuesday, Oct 25. Johnson, who was appointed by the county commissioners, was born and raised outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the...
First-responders conduct mass-casualty training in Washakie County
NORTH WASHAKIE COUNTY - It was a brisk evening as the fire trucks and ambulances began arriving to the scene just off a major highway in Washakie County. Two minivans carrying a combined 14...
Worland house fire caused by 'unintentional ignition'
WORLAND — The occupants of a home in Worland made it out safely after the building caught fire last week, according to the Worland Volunteer Fire Department. According to a press release, 911 dispatchers received a call at roughly 10:16 a.m. on Oct...
Governor's task force: No easy fix for pain at the pump
There are no quick or easy ways to protect Wyoming customers from price spikes at the fuel pump, according to a new state report. Trends in regional oil-refining capacity and fuel storage are moving in the wrong direction. A state fuel tax holiday... Full story
Entities make their case to continue fifth-cent sales tax
TEN SLEEP — Eight entities are hoping voters on Nov. 8 will continue the fifth-cent or one-cent general purpose tax to continue to provide a vital source of funding for each. During a forum at the...
Worland author releases fourth novel
WORLAND — Wyoming author B.E. Brown has wanted to be a writer since she was old enough to start talking. She wrote her first story in the fifth grade. In 2011, she published her first book, “In the Absence of Light.” In her 14 years living in...
Questions raised as new school calendar considered
WORLAND — It was almost back to the drawing board for the 2023-24 school calendar with Business Manager Charlie Cauffman and Superintendent Tawn Argeris discussing three options for Washakie County...
Plaintiffs in TCT case intend to appeal
LOVELL —The plaintiffs who allege wrongdoing in the 2014 sale of Tri-County Telephone (TCT) say they are disappointed but by no means deterred by a recent district court judge’s ruling that went against them. “This case is not over and may...
Two Northwest College wrestlers mauled by grizzly
POWELL —Two Northwest College wrestlers were mauled by a grizzly bear while hiking Saturday on the South Fork. Kendell Cummings, a sophomore from Evanston, and Brady Lowry, a redshirt sophomore from Cedar City, Utah, were shed hunting west of the... Full story
Historic bridge to be moved to museum
WORLAND - Work will begin soon to move a nearly 100-year-old bridge from County Road 86 to the Washakie Museum & Cultural Center as part of a joint project between the museum, Wyoming Department o...
Don't be alarmed it is only training; First responders to host training exercise next week
WORLAND — Motorists heading through the area of Washakie 10 and US 20 on Tuesday evening need not be alarmed if they see a slew of first responder vehicles in the area responding to a major crash. They’re just getting ready for the real thing. It...
Worland City Council approves Halloween road closures
WORLAND — The Worland City Council, during their regular meeting on Tuesday, approved a set of road closures for the Halloween holiday. Worland-Ten Sleep Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ruth Dugger requested that the city block off the...
