And thus Wendover Will, named for both the town and Mr. Smith, was created, and Mr. Denner made him an even taller galoot (63 feet) ... he took a prominent place on the city seal.

Wendover Airfield, a historic WWII site, lost a building to fire over the weekend. The old morgue, used for storage, burned down, but the nearby historic power plant was saved.

In 2023, nine of West Wendover’s 82 employees — or 11 percent — were paid more than $100,000 during the calendar year. All but two of Wendover’s 26 employees made less than $50,000.