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U.S. Sen. John Barrasso is circulating a draft bill that’s drawing opposing reactions over its provisions to create five new Bureau of Land Management non-motorized wilderness areas in Wyoming. The draft Wyoming Public Land Initiative Act of 2020 addresses only about 23% of the 758,044 federal wilderness study acres in Wyoming. The draft bill addresses 176,454…

Sal R. Fabela passed away on August 6, 2020 at St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, Montana with his family by his side. Salvador Ramos Fabela was born on October 13, 1940 in Worland, Wyoming. He was the second of six children born to John Anthony and Carmen (Ramos) Fabela. He received his education in the…

TEN SLEEP – Ten Sleep School has not been open since mid-March due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) but is set to open on Wednesday, Aug. 19, and house a full school of students for the first time in about five months. Washakie County School District No. 2 has been working with the Wyoming Department…

WORLAND – Dani Warner is a champion breeder and showman and the long-time 4-H and Chief Washakie FFA member won many accolades at the Washakie County Fair last month and is likely going to add to those awards at this week’s Wyoming State Fair. Warner won the Champion Bred and Fed Award in both the…

WORLAND — On Aug. 9 and 10, the Washakie County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) and the Washakie County Search and Rescue Squad (WCS&R) were called out to search for a missing 80-year-old male subject, identified as Jim Cornegg. Cornegg had gone missing in the west Little Gooseberry Creek drainage area while conducting paleontology and fossil searches.…

WORLAND — In a week, Worland and Washakie County has seen an increase of 33 lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday, Aug. 11. Four of the cases are reported as recovered by the Wyoming Department of Health, leaving 29 active. On July 29, Washakie County had 0 active cases, less than a week later there…

WORLAND – The Washakie County commissioners met last Tuesday, Aug. 4 for their regularly scheduled meeting to hear board reports and to approve different forms. Tom Schmeltzer of building maintenance reported to the commissioners that at least five contractors and a large amount of sub-contractors appeared for the pre-bid conference regarding the construction of the…

Tuesday voters head to the polls to decide party nominations for several important races locally and statewide. Perhaps the most interesting and most important races locally in this primary are the Republican bid for U.S. Senate and State Senate District 20. Cynthia Lummis, who has served Wyoming in a multitude of positions is seeking to…

Check out our Big Horn Basin Edition inside this week’s issue. Also look for Blair’s, Bomgaars, Northwest College and Sutherlands inserts this… Top Featured Tags: – Wyoming News Press Release Distribution Service

WORLAND – Washakie County School District No. 1 has not held full capacity schooling since the middle of March due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) but are set to begin in person learning starting next Tuesday, Aug. 18. In person school is expected to begin Tuesday for all schools except for East Side Elementary as…

TEN SLEEP – The Ten Sleep Library was selected as the 2020 recipient of the Wyoming Library Association’s Outstanding Library of the Year Award. This award recognizes an exemplary library for a significant special project completed within the last two years. The Ten Sleep Library is a branch of the Washakie County Library system. “I’m…

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The number of confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases on Wednesday increased by 16 cases to 2,600. The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) also reported 489 probable cases, along with 29 deaths. The state reported 36 recoveries, 34 from lab-confirmed cases and two from probable cases. New cases today were reported in Campbell, Carbon, Fremont, Laramie,…

The number of confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday increased by 19 cases to 2,584. The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) also reported 489 probable cases, along with 29 deaths. The state reported 58 recoveries, 49 from lab-confirmed cases and nine from probable cases. A new death was reported of a Uinta County man…

CASPER — The Goshen County commission passed a resolution Tuesday to urge its constituents to make their own health decisions and indicating it opposes health orders, both at a county and state level, that have been instituted to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus. The resolution, which is nonbinding and was described by the…

A Fremont County man previously confirmed as testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has died, increasing Wyoming’s total number of deaths associated with the virus, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). The older adult man had health conditions recognized as putting patients at higher risk of serious illness related to COVID-19 and…

Joyce E. Fausset, 87, died on Wednesday July 29, 2020 at home in Cheyenne, WY and went on to be restored whole again with her Lord and Savior. Joyce was born on April 7, 1933, in Basin, WY to Peter and Marie (Hartman) Miller. She lived in Worland for over 80 years, attending school, raising…

Whether going to the mountains or to Walmart, you could bet Sandy would arrive in style and on time. She was, simply, stunning. Now “Skippy”, as her daughter and friends called her, has headed off on a new adventure with class, grace, and a sparkle in her eye. Her children and grandchildren have learned many…

Judging is hard, but at times tasty Since moving to Worland in 2015 I have covered the Rhubarb Rhevival all but one year, and I do not know what I was thinking that one year when I assigned it to someone else because I love rhubarb. This year I was asked to be a judge…

Henry L. Bennett, 69, passed away July 23, 2020. Celebration of Life at Glad Tidings Assembly of God in Powell at 1 p.m., Aug…. Top Featured Tags: – Wyoming News Press Release Distribution Service

Douglas Raymond Thronburg, 78, of Worland, died Aug. 3, 2020, at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper. He was born May 4, 1942, in Thermopolis. Per Doug’s wishes private services will be held at a later… Top Featured Tags: – Wyoming News Press Release Distribution Service