November 12, 2020

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Board updated on COVID-19 outbreak

TEN SLEEP – The Washakie County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees met on Monday, Nov. 9, in person and via Zoom to discuss the recent COVID-19 situation that developed at Ten Sleep School late last week. Superintendent Jimmy Phelps informed the board that they had moved into tier two of the school’s Adapted…

City to participate in working group for ambulance service

WORLAND — The Worland City Council approved the appointment of council member Kreg Lombard to a working committee about the future of the Washakie County Ambulance Service (WCAS). Lombard volunteered for the assignment, noting his work as a first responder/firefighter. At the Oct. 29 Washakie County Commissioners meeting, Cody Regional Health representatives approached the county…

Alvin Conrad Hanneman

Alvin Conrad Hanneman, 80, passed away on Nov. 1, 2020 in Casper, Wyoming. Alvin was born October 6, 1940 in Worland, Wyoming. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020 at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in… Top Featured Tags: – Wyoming News Press Release Distribution Service

Wallace Blair Foulger

Wallace Blair Foulger, 85, of Powell, passed away on Oct. 24, 2020, with his loving wife by his side in Green Valley, Arizona. Blair was born on July 2,1935, in Ogden, Utah, to Eldon and Melba Foulger. At a young age he joined a violin group called the Violeers and played at churches and other…

John Marvin Dunsworth

John Marvin Dunsworth, 72, passed away November 1, 2020 at his home in Worland, Wyoming. John was born December 2, 1947 in San Francisco, California. He was later adopted by Thomas and Roah (McIntosh) Dunsworth. John grew up in Burlington, Wyoming where he was known as Marv in his youth and later used his given…

West Side students help launch new ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ book

WORLAND – What started as some Instagram posts and video blogs by Worland fifth grade teacher Vanessa Keller has resulted in some unique opportunities for both her and her students. One of the opportunities occurred on a global scale last Thursday as Worland fifth graders in Vanessa Keller’s language arts classes had the opportunity to…

Veterans Day activities kick-off tonight

Veterans Day activities are set to take place this week, starting with performances by fourth-grade classes from West Side Elementary tonight in the Worland Middle School auditorium. The annual Veterans Day programs will be tonight Thursday, Nov. 5, at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The programs will have two classes in each performance in order…

Helen Lucile Crane

Helen Lucile Crane, former Basin resident, passed away peacefully on June 24, 2020, at the home of her daughter, Alice Yothers, in Valley Springs, California. Helen was born in Whittier, California, on June 28, 1924. Services are planned for June 2021 in… Top Featured Tags: – Wyoming News Press Release Distribution Service

Battling COVID and budget cuts, CRC continues to serve young children

WORLAND — Although they are battling state budget cuts and a pandemic, Children’s Resource Center is continuing to provide all the early development services for young children in Worland and the Big Horn Basin. According to Heidi Dupree, family service coordinator for the CRC in Worland, they lost a couple of staff members due to…

Home fires occurances are up in Wyoming communities

CASPER — October has been a particularly busy month for the American Red Cross of Wyoming’s Disaster Action Teams (DAT). Since Oct. 1 DAT teams have responded to 13 house fires across the state. Six fires occurred in Cheyenne, three in Casper, two in Powell, and one each in Buffalo, Lander, Rock River, and Torrington.…

Meat processor to expand in Cody

POWELL — Forward Cody has received a $2.2 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to support an expansion of Wyoming Legacy Meats in Cody. Along with a $553,108 loan from Pinnacle Bank, the funding will build a new 12,000 square foot expansion, which will be able to process about 75 head per day.…

School boards welcome two new members

By SETH ROMSA Staff Writer WASHAKIE COUNTY – Both Washakie County School District (WCSD) No. 1 and 2 had three vacancies this general election, with one incumbent electing to race in each district. Incumbent David Tommerup won re-election for his seat on the Worland school board, according to unofficial results. He received the most votes…

Tie for East Thermopolis council seat

THERMOPOLIS — After all the votes were counted in East Thermopolis there is a tie for one of two council seats. There are two seats open in East Thermopolis and Gary Holbert topped the ticket among three candidates with 57 votes. Jack Kuiper and Bonnie S. Smith tied for the second seat with 48 votes…

Republicans sweep local state legislative seats

Republicans Ed Cooper of Ten Sleep and incumbent Representative John Winter of Thermopolis cruised to victory in their election bids for Wyoming State Senate District 20 and Wyoming House District 28, respectively. Incumbent Republican Representative Mike Greear of Worland will retain his seat after running unopposed. Cooper won his seat in the Senate with a…

PUBLIC NOTICE: County Liquor License Renewals

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Gill re-elected as Worland mayor

WORLAND – Worland Mayor Jim Gill won re-election Tuesday night with nearly 67% of the votes. Gill was challenged by Keith McDonald, who accepted a write-in candidacy after the August Primary. Gill received 1,470 votes to McDonald’s 694 votes. There were also 32 write-in votes cast, which will not impact the election. Gill said Tuesday…

Ambulance partnership with Cody Regional Health discussed

WORLAND – The Washakie County Commissioners listened to a proposal from Cody Regional Health (CRH) representatives about a proposal to have CRH take over the ambulance services in Washakie County during a meeting last Thursday, Oct. 29. The ambulance service is currently a branch of the county, is currently staffed with volunteers except for the…

PUBLIC NOTICE: Notice of Final Payment

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PUBLIC NOTICE: Double Gutter Final Payment

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PUBLIC NOTICE: Big Horn Cooperative Stockholder Election

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November 05, 2020

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