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WORLAND — Worland Building Official Randy Adams addressed the city council Tuesday night about what he called “gross misconduct” of some council members. He said, “I am addressing this Council in regard to the gross misconduct, lack of leadership, lack of judgement and lack of integrity being demonstrated by some of our city council members.…

Bruce Ernest Stratmann, 90, passed away on October 11, 2020 at the Washakie Medical Center in Worland. He was born on November 2, 1929 in Holyrood, Kansas. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 17, 2020 at St. Luke’s Lutheran… Top Featured Tags: – Wyoming News Press Release Distribution Service

Lanny Frank Myers, a resident of Bountiful, Utah, for 50 years, passed away peacefully, with his daughter by his side, at Lakeview Hospital, on August 4, 2020, after a brief fight with Covid. Lanny’s wife, Doris, was in a rehabilitation center, due to Covid related health issues, at the time of his death. Lanny was…

WORLAND – Last year’s sugar beet harvest was hindered by three hard freezes that amounted to about 40% loss of sugar for Wyoming Sugar, according to Wyoming Sugar CEO Mike Greear. This year, they have to concern themselves about above average temperatures. In the 2019 harvest, Greear said they were able to process all but…

Donald Wayne Short died on Oct. 3, 2020, at his home in Powell. Don was born on Oct. 25, 1945, in Worland. Celebration of life will be held on Saturday, Oct.17, at 10 a.m., at Faith Community Church, located at 1267 Road 18 in… Top Featured Tags: – Wyoming News Press Release Distribution Service

Embry JoAnn Reid-Ward was born and passed on Friday, October 9, 2020 at the Washakie Medical Center in Worland. There will be a private family service at a later… Top Featured Tags: – Wyoming News Press Release Distribution Service

Graveside services for Janet Heinze Parrent, 82, will be Friday, October 16, 2020 at Monument Hill Cemetery in Thermopolis. Mrs. Parrent died Monday, October 12, 2020 at Hot Springs County Memorial… Top Featured Tags: – Wyoming News Press Release Distribution Service

WORLAND – While they lost their Oct. 8 dual to the Cody Fillies, 102-82, the Worland Lady Warriors swimming and diving team continued to put up some of their best times in the pool or scores on the board. “I was just thinking about when I first moved here and began coaching it was a…

TEN SLEEP – Ten Sleep School’s homecoming week is set to kick off today Thursday, Oct. 15, and according to High School Student Council sponsor Paula Beck-Acord, this year is set to look a little different due to the COVID-19 pandemic but will include most traditions from years past. The week will kick off today…

WORLAND – The Washakie County Commissioners received board updates from department heads, received bids and discussed potential changes to upcoming staffing in the courthouse during their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Tom Schmeltzer of building maintenance appeared before the board and discussed the preparations for winter and that all heating is set to…

TEN SLEEP – The Washakie County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees met for their regularly scheduled meeting in person and over Zoom on Monday, Oct. 12, to discuss two policies, discuss the Wyoming School Board Association (WSBA) Convention, approve a new mission and goals statement and receive updates on different subjects. The board…

Voters will have to decide on one Wyoming Constitutional Amendment during the general election. The League of Women Voters of Wyoming has provided a Guide for the 2020 General Election. The information on the amendment comes from LWVW voter’s guide. Constitutional Amendment A Ballot language: This amendment will remove the constitutionally specified limit on the…

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WORLAND – More than three years after an ice-jam flood event that flooded homes on the west side of Worland, figures were provided for a feasibility study to determine what actions could help prevent future flooding. On Tuesday, Oct. 6, Washakie County Emergency Management/Homeland Security Director Kami Neighbors presented to the Washakie County Commissioners, the…

WORLAND — With this year’s Washakie County Fair fading into a memory, the Washakie County Fair Board turned its attention to the 2021 fair. The 2021 fair will be July 24-July 31. The board has already asked Daniel Kosel to handle the musical lineup for the fair. During Monday’s meeting, board member Tamara Drake noted…

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Check out our Harvest Section inside this week’s issue. Senate District 20 and House District 28 Candidates profiled on… Top Featured Tags: – Wyoming News Press Release Distribution Service

It is Monday morning and I’m waiting for U.S. Supreme Court Justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett to give her opening remarks, but first you have to get through the opening remarks from every Senator on the Judiciary Committee. OK, to be truthful I just watched I did not actually listen to them. According to the…

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The number of confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases on Wednesday increased by 174 cases to 6,914. The record for cases in a day is 195. The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) also reported 1,263 probable cases along with 57 deaths. There were 80 new recoveries reported today, 78 from lab confirmed and two from probable.…