Hometown Matters

Send us Fan Mail It's April and this Saturday from 11AM-2PM  is the 4-H Carnival! Mackenzie Ray of the Renegades 4-H Club and Amber Armajo of UW Extension Educator for 4-H will share all the details. 4-H and the Chief Washakie FFA Chapter also want to egg your yard. Give a listen to find out about these Easter Bunny imposters!  You’ve had all winter to think up spring projects and today in th...

Send us Fan Mail The Sagebrush Artisans are planning an art show and sale at the Washakie Museum this April. You’ll learn more about it and so much more from curator Stephanie Kowalczyk. Get your tickets for Barefoot in the Park, Plan to attend the Speaker Series and sign up to be part of important survey. So much happening at the Washakie Museum! In the second half of today’s episode Deb Cornado...

Send us Fan Mail This episode features two of Worland's newest businesses, Badland Supplement and The Yellow Heart Shoppe. First, we’ll learn more about supplements to help with our personal fitness journeys from Ian Johnson of Badland Supplement. Ian recently got his certification as a personal trainer and has a store full of products to help our bodies perform at their very best no matter w...

Send us Fan Mail It’s time to get your hands dirty, get out and enjoy the sunshine and get ready to garden! Dr. Caitlin Youngquist and her husband Tom of Dirt Works Wyoming join me on this episode to talk about compost, soil nutrients and different types of gardening structures.  You are also going to hear about one of Worland’s newest businesses the Generous Roots Garden Company. The company has...

Send us Fan Mail Cody Beers, Public Relations Specialist for the Wyoming Department of Transportation stopped by Hometown Matters and is always full of information. You'll hear more about the Green River Tragedy, highway safety, construction season and why the rest area at Waltman is closed again. You'll also learn not to take road reports from "Joe Six Pack." Cody has been wit...

Send us Fan Mail White Hawk Academy is a brand new alternative high school in Worland. On this episode you’ll learn more about how it is helping students succeed and plan for their future. You will certainly hear the passion Katie Kriby Counselor for White Hawk, has for the project as you listen.  In the second half Kitty Mortimer Owner Broker for McGarvin/Taylor Real Estate will shed some light o...

Send us Fan Mail Manufacturing is a very important industry in our local economy. It helps Washakie County be one of the most economically diverse counties per capita in our state. The Washakie Development Association works with our manufacturers to connect them to a buffet of resources.  On today’s episode you’ll learn more about some resources that can help retain and expand our local manufactur...

Send us Fan Mail Wow! Hometown Matters is busy today! In the first segment you’re going to be invited to participate in Prevention Night while cheering on the Worland Warriors at the basketball games against Powell, February 14th!  Wear white, bring your sweetheart and support a drug free community. Wes Short joins us in the second segment  from the Wyoming Army National Guard. Wes is the local re...

Send us Fan Mail  This episode focuses on better using our small acreages through Grow Washakie and takes a deeper dive into the Worland Aquatic Center. Grow Washakie 2025 is set for February 22, from 9AM-3PM at the Washakie Museum. Listen as Amanda Konkowski and Janet Hoffman share the details on some ag based programs for those with small acreages. You’ll also learn a few more interesting facts...

Send us Fan Mail Dan Frederick Chairman of the Worland Board of Adjustment and Planning Commission joins us live today. You’ll learn what the BAPC does and the process from site plan to new building or business and who makes the rules. If time allows you’ll even learn more about one of the most heart warming projects in Washakie County, Sleep in Heavenly Peace. Dan and his wife Nancy have led this...

Send us Fan Mail You listeners asked for it and you are about to hear it the honest truth about Breck Buer, Electrician, musician and all-around good guy! When I polled all two of my Facebook friends to find out who you wanted to learn more about in our community Breck Buer was one of the superstars you requested. Be careful what you hope for because you just might get it! I hope you'll enjoy...

Send us Fan Mail The Chief Washakie Chapter of the FFA is 95 years old and Grace Godfrey Advisor of the Chapter today stops by to talk about the reunion event and how times have changed for FFA in the 20 years she has been involved here in Worland. All former FFA members will have many memories to share at the event planned for January 20th from 10AM to noon at the Worland High School Commons. The...

Send us Fan Mail To get the new year off to a great start today’s episode features our UW Extension Educator in Agriculture and Natural Resources Dan VanderPloeg sharing the good news about WESTI Ag Day February 12th. In the second half you’ll get to learn more about what goes on at the Worland Municipal Airport and how a new FBO is bringing flyers from all over to buy fuel at a very reasonable ra...

Send us Fan Mail Tis the season to celebrate our hometown and so a unknown local wanna be poet will share a fun rhyme that looks back on 2024 reflecting on some of the business highlights in Washakie County. The major part of the episode will allow you to hear Representative Martha Lawley of House District 27. Martha will share some of her thoughts about her interim work and what she sees as some...

Send us Fan Mail  Mary Johnson CEO of Oxbow Center will tell us all about the services they offer, the merger and the brand- new regional lighthouse under construction just north of Worland.  Take a mental health break and join me now for Hometown Matters…… Holiday Events are still going strong. Don’t miss Rotary Lights Thursday through Saturday evenings this week from 6-8 PM at the Washakie Count...

Send us Fan Mail The holiday festivities are in full swing in our hometown. Don’t forget Pinnacle Bank’s Festival of Trees December 6-7 at the Worland Community Center. The auction is Friday night at 6. Proceeds go to local non-profits. Santa will be having breakfast at the Worland Senior Center from 8AM -11AM all are invited to a pancake breakfast and photos with Santa will be available. This eve...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is a mixed bag of fun and festive topics. Lynda Schatz, of the Big Horn SnoGoers and ATV Club stopped by to visit about the group and invite all snowmobile enthusiasts to join the fun. There is already snow on the mountain. Stephanie Kowalczyk, curator of the Washakie Museum also dropped in to make sure we didn’t forget all the events at the museum for December. If yo...

Send us Fan Mail  This episode is a mixed bag of information you'll want to use! On this episode Christi Greaham Program Associate with the Center for Training and Development  at Northwest College in Powell will call in with all kinds of opportunities for classes of all kinds. From CDL licensing to welding and outdoor rope courses to cooking classes NWC has something for everyone to learn. Y...

Send us Fan Mail The 70th anniversary of the Washakie County Homemaker’s Hobby Day is this Saturday, November 16 at the Washakie County Fairgrounds. Christie St. Clair and Nina Schreibeis Nelson will give us some history, information on how to become a vendor and where are the proceeds go in our community. A much newer event is featured in the second half of today’s podcast. Nikki Donahue, Preside...

Send us Fan Mail Almost as many people in Wyoming are lost each year due to suicide as traffic fatalities. Wyoming is one of the leading states in the nation for suicides per 100,000 population. A new focus on mental health and suicide prevention is coming from the Governor’s Office and many organizations across Wyoming. On this episode Lila Jolley Community Prevention Specialist with the Washakie...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of Hometown Matters you get to eavesdrop on a conversation with our WDA Member, 307 Aviation as to how the Washakie Development Association helped them get their business off the ground. You’ll understand how the Grow Worland Loan Fund helped them buy a helicopter and how it could help you realize your small business dream.  Let’s learn more about 307 Aviation from...

Send us Fan Mail The biggest party of the year is coming soon and Stefanie Kowalczyk  curator for the Washakie Museum will stop by to share the details about the Mammoth Quick Draw.  She’ll also have information on Steam Saturdays, The speaker series and creative journaling!  Deb Coronado from the New Hope Humane Society will run by and let us know about the first ever small dog races coming to Ba...

Send us Fan Mail Ten Sleep School is the number one school in all of Wyoming according to the most recent WYTOPP (Wyoming’s Test of Proficiency and Progress) assessment. On this episode we’re going to share in the excitement as I talk with Washakie County School District #2 ‘s Superintendent Annie Griffin. We’ll also learn about the new Ten Sleep School progress and several innovative programs wor...

Send us Fan Mail This week, just like Willie Nelson we are on the Road Again with Cody Beers Communication Specialist with WYDOT and new grandpa!  You're sure to hear too much personal commentary but that is just who Cody Beers is and I make it worse! You’ll hear about the study to look at an alternative route for Wind River Canyon, Cody will share an update on Teton Pass and we might even ta...

Send us Fan Mail October is not only Boos its Boobies and Breast Cancer Awareness month. We'll even talk about Hunterfest, The Scarecrow Contest and a laundry list of activities dealing with books at the local libraries. Carly Jeffers my favorite Multi -Modality Technologist from Washakie Medical Center, Banner Health will tell her story and bring us up to date on the latest technology being...