School districts take different approaches to COVID surge

WORLAND – Thermopolis joined Ten Sleep moving students to online learning due to increased COVID-19 cases. Ten Sleep School decided to move their students from sixth through 12 the into phase two of Washakie County School District (WCSD) No. 2’s Adapted Learning Plan (ALP) earlier this month. They, along with Washakie County District No. 1…

Aguilera enters guilty plea on two counts

WORLAND – Eloy Madrid Aguilera, 41, appeared in Fifth Judicial District District Court via teleconference on Monday, Nov. 16, to enter into a guilty plea for an armed robbery that occurred on Feb. 13, 2020. The guilty plea that Aguilera entered into had him plead guilty to count two that was filed against him, ,…

November 19, 2020

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Washakie County Health Order Mandating Adults to Wear Masks

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PUBLIC NOTICE: Distribution of Real Property-Williams

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PUBLIC NOTICE: Irrigation System Bids

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PUBLIC NOTICE: Nov. 4 Council Minutes

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A Song to Honor Our Veterans

Fourth grade student June Hansen holds her finger up as part of the choreography for the West Side Veterans Day Performance on Thursday, Nov. 5, at the Worland Middle School… Top Featured Tags: – Wyoming News Press Release Distribution Service

Saluting Our Veterans

West Side fourth graders Luis Monrreal, Mia Burns and Logan Moore play their cups together as part of their cup routine to “El Capitan” by John Philip Sousa during their Veterans Day… Top Featured Tags: – Wyoming News Press Release Distribution Service

PUBLIC NOTICE: Special Meeting Worland Fire District

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Margie Sue Crumrine

Margie Sue Crumrine, 57, passed away at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital, Nov. 4, 2020. Services are… Top Featured Tags: – Wyoming News Press Release Distribution Service

Gary J. Stanhope

Graveside burial services for Gary J. Stanhope, 86, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at Monument Hill Cemetery in Thermopolis. Mr. Stanhope passed away Friday, Nov. 6, 2020 in… Top Featured Tags: – Wyoming News Press Release Distribution Service

Sharon Hopkinson

Sharon Noble Hopkinson, 73, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020 at the Washakie Medical Center. Sharon was born on June 18, 1947 in Oakland, California to Merwin L. and Maude Naomi (Goodman) Noble. Her family eventually moved to Pasadena, California in 1959 where she spent the majority of her childhood years. She married H. Richard…

Washakie County fair board mulls change in fair dates

WORLAND — With the news that the Wyoming State Fair will be one week later next year in August, the Washakie County Fair Board is considering the logistics of changing the county fair dates. Currently the county fair is set for July 25-Aug. 1. Traditionally the state fair has been a week after the county…

Ward 1 vacancy officially declared for Worland City Council

WORLAND — Worland Mayor Jim Gill officially announced the vacancy in Ward 1 at last Wednesday’s regular council meeting, Nov. 6. The vacancy came open after the resignation of Delayne Renner Newton last month. Gill asked City Attorney Kent Richins if it would be a problem to wait to make the appointment until January when…

Mary Jean Scollard

Mary Jean Scollard, 89, passed away in Casper, November 2, 2020. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at Riverside Cemetery in… Top Featured Tags: – Wyoming News Press Release Distribution Service

Service projects reach out around the Basin

Worland Stake Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has organized several community service projects for this Saturday. Anyone wanting to serve the community is welcome to assist in any of the projects. The Worland Stake Relief Society includes women who live in the Big Horn Basin communities of Greybull, Shell,…

Local nurse practitioner earns national honor

WORLAND – The American Association of Nurse Practitioners has chosen Worland’s Sarah-Anne Galloway for the Wyoming’s 2021 AANP Nurse Practitioner State Award for Excellence. Galloway learned of her honor through an email and letter on Oct. 28. According to the letter from the AANP, the “prestigious award is given annually to a dedicated nurse practitioner…

Ten Sleep council mulls, then approves building permit

TEN SLEEP – The Ten Sleep Town Council met on election night, Nov. 3, to discuss a permit for Carter Country Fabrication in order to build a new refrigeration unit as well as a drive-thru for food service. Much of the discussion between the council and members representing Carter Country Fabrication centered on where the…

Washakie County has nearly all C.A.R.E.S. items approved

The State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB) met on Thursday, Nov. 5, and approved $1,053,525 worth of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) funding for various items submitted by Washakie County entities. The individual items that were recommended by the Office of State Lands and Investments (OSLI) and were approved without testimony were $30,000…

The News Editorial: It’s not over

You have heard it, I have heard it. It’s been said for many months now that COVID-19 is a hoax, a hoax to take down a president. We hear them say it will all be over after the election. In this space, we have emphasized that the pandemic is not a hoax. Guess what? We…

Two to be inducted into Aviation Hall of Fame

Doyle Vaughan of Jackson and Daniel Hawkins of Greybull, are the latest inductees into the Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame for their work in the field of aviation. With the Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame celebrating its 25th anniversary, organization leaders wanted to mark the milestone by inducting two individuals this year. DANIEL HAWKINS Daniel…

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