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Easter is on Sunday and while I was thinking of an Easter type column there is something else I just have to say first. Kudos to the Wyoming Legislature leadership, specifically Speak of the House Albert Sommers and Senate President Ogden Driskill for saying no to a special session. Many legislators, including our local legislators, are clamoring for a special session in light of recent vetoes by Governor Mark Gordon, specifically one on property tax and vetoing the bill that would have repealed gun free zones. First, special sessions should...
A big shout out to Kendra Ware and the Mental Fitness Fair Committee who put on a event on Saturday. There were great speakers covering a lot of topics, a wealth of information. There was a great crowd on hand to listen and learn. This was not a “fun” event but one for learning to help yourself and to help others who may struggle with mental fitness. (I like the phrase that Stan Flitner, one of the organizers of the Shell community fair that spiraled into the Worland fair. Mental fitness.) So often we get caught up in phrases like mental ill...
Judging by the number of people who attended, and the wealth of information dispensed. The Mental Fitness Fair in Worland Saturday, was, by all accounts, a success. A large crowd gathered at the Worland Community Center Saturday morning to listen to speakers about a variety of mental fitness topics, some people stayed for the entire event that ended about 3 p.m. some people came for morning portion, some for the afternoon. Each participant was given a card with a yellow feather and semicolon...
A few months ago, Mayor Jim Gill invited stakeholders to hear from organizers of the Shell mental health fair not knowing where it might lead. What it has led to is several interested persons, organizations and businesses working together for Washakie County’s own mental wellness fair this Saturday. The Mental Fitness Fair starts at 10 a.m. at the Worland Community Center. Committee chair Kendra Ware told the council March 5, “We all are just community members that want to help make a change. We want to be able to help end the stigma of men...
Some scams you can see coming and they are easy to avoid other newer scams seem to be catching people off guard and one of those has been running rampant on some local Facebook pages. Amazon may be hiring but they are not hiring here in Worland for work-at-home jobs. According to scam-detector.com, “Watch out for a plethora of fake Amazon jobs from home that have been inundated the employment boards. There is no secret that, in general, the Amazon scams have been perpetrating the most, but this type of fraud (job scams, that is) has been m...
ALM Law and Rathod|Mohamedbhai, on behalf of Charles “Rees” Karn, Blaise Chivers-King, and Dylan Tolar, filed a lawsuit on Monday against the Wyoming Department of Family Services (“DFS”), the Wyoming Boys’ School, the Superintendent of the Wyoming Boys’ School Dale Weber, and nine Wyoming Boys’ School staff who they claim significantly harmed plaintiffs while they were in Wyoming’s care and custody. WYOMING BOYS’ SCHOOL Currently the Wyoming Boys’ School houses boys from 12 to 21 with Superintendent Dale Weber saying the average ages are 14...
I knew ahead of last Tuesday’s council meeting there would be a crowd, having received a bulk email about concerns over the proposed rate increases. I am always a bit nervous when there is a crowd at government meetings because you never know the atmosphere of the meeting, but I need not have worried about the Feb. 20 meeting, as the meeting was the epitome of great civil discourse. There was nearly standing room only, but there is not a lot of seating in the council chambers. Questions, comments from the audience were courteous, well thought o...
Three Worland water and wastewater operators were honored by the mayor and city council at the Feb. 20 meeting. Engineering representative Mike Donnell said they were unable to honor the three during Wyoming Professional Water and Wastewater Week, Feb. 5-11. Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon proclaimed Feb. 5-11, as the Wyoming Professional Water and Wastewater Operator Appreciation Week. The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) joined him in honoring these essential professionals. Water...
Today, Thursday, Feb. 22, is President George Washington’s Birthday. It was observed on Monday, a federal holiday. Most people observed this as Presidents’ Day. The official holiday, however is George Washington’s Birthday and was intended to honor one of our founding fathers, a decorated general and our nation’s first president. I began this research into his birthday and the February federal holiday after a discussion in the office about what is this holiday really? Because, let’s be honest, there have been some presidents that we would rea...
Leading up to Super Bowl LVIII, I kept seeing posts and headlines on how no one was going to watch this year’s Super Bowl as no one wanted to see a rematch from four years ago. Well perhaps “no one” watched but many did, in fact, according to Poynter senior editor Tom Jones in his Tuesday newsletter, a record number watched this year’s Super Bowl. Early indication is 123.4 million viewers watched the game across all platforms, meaning CBS Television Network, Paramount+, Nickelodeon, Univision, CBS Sports and NFL digital properties, includi...
A Worland resident asked the Worland City Council for clarity on cleaning gutters and sidewalks and left frustrated with the lack of city storm drains. Betty Jo Jacks, who has a home-based business, The Place, in the 300 block of Thomas Street, said she has been verbally accosted by her neighbors for the past two years for trying to keep the gutter clear so her clients have a clear path to get to her home, free of ice and/or flooded water. “I would Like to have clarification on in-home business to have safe passage for clients. Perhaps I’m in t...
It’s that time of year when the Wyoming state legislators head to Cheyenne to conduct the state’s business and it is our job, as state citizens to pay attention and to give guidance to our local legislators on issues that are important to us and that will impact us. Too often we sit back and tell ourselves they are going to do what they want and that our opinion does not matter. Your opinion does matter. Does it mean that legislators will do exactly as you wish? No, but it means that you are letting your voice be heard, that you are inv...
The 2024 Governor's Capitol Art Exhibition opens in the Capitol Gallery at the Wyoming State Capitol on Friday, Feb. 9 with artwork from two area artists. The Governor's Capitol Art Exhibition is a biennial survey of contemporary Wyoming artists with work selected from an open call. The exhibition is organized by the Wyoming State Museum and Wyoming Arts Council. Artists in the exhibition will be honored at the public reception and awards ceremony on Feb. 16. Works receiving purchase awards,...
We were talking in the office about the show “Worst Cooks in America” and how some of the “cooks” did not know some of the basics, which brought to mind some of my first cooking experiences when I was a novice (not that I am an expert now but I know a lot more than I did in my teens). We had a small kitchen growing up so there was not a lot of room for mom to show us how to cook and she was not someone who used recipes a lot. She was a wonderful baker and known for her sugar cookies. She would give people her recipe and I would hear comment...
Last year in March I took my health fair results to my doctor. I figured things would have to change in my life based on my numbers. I was right. Numbers for liver, heart, cholesterol and A1C were all high, not surprising to me. We discussed all but the A1C first and came to the conclusion I could address all with diet and exercise. The A1C was 6.6, diabetic range. Her tone was serious so I knew it was nothing to mess around with. She asked if I wanted to deal with it through medicine or exercis...
The Northern Wyoming News won several awards over the weekend, which is exciting to our staff but should also be exciting to you, our readers. Your Northern Wyoming News, which was originally started as the weekly Worland Grit in 1905, then the daily Northern Wyoming Daily News in 1939 and back to a weekly as the Northern Wyoming News, in 2019, is striving every week to bring you a quality product filled with strong news, features, sports stories and opinion. This past weekend our peers in the industry judged us and found that to be true based...
One piece of proposed legislation in the upcoming 2024 Wyoming Budget Session is designed to increase public accessibility and participation. House Bill 49, also known as “By The People Act” adds to the current Wyoming public meeting law the following language, “To the extent practicable, public meetings shall provide live remote audio or video access to the meeting by members of the public.” We know through the COVID pandemic that this is possible as many public meetings provided remote access. Washakie County purchased a couple of Meeting...
Tuesday was National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. Each year, the organization Concerns of Police Survivors and other organizations who support law enforcement, call the nation’s citizens to action in support of law enforcement. Per the C.O.P.S. website, “Those citizens who appreciate law enforcement and are discouraged about the negative attention being given to law enforcement are encouraged to take time … to show their support. In light of recent negativity directed toward law enforcement nationally, there is a need to show law enfor...
As a new year rolls in one of the common sayings is “out with the old, in with the new” and that is exactly what 2024 will be bringing to Washakie County. Ten Sleep School is moving forward and appears to be on schedule. Not only will the new school be a great asset for the community and the students but the construction has also been a great learning experience for students as they have been able to assist on various parts of the construction. Plans are for the new school to be ready by winter break this year. Last year ground broke for the...
Sunday we say goodbye to 2023 and on Monday we welcome in a new year, 2024. As usual we are ending the year with a look at the 2023 in review, highlighting some of our top stories for the year and while 2023 had many interesting and noteworthy moments, were top 2 stories for 2023 was the weather and missing persons. In the spring of this year, Patrick Combs family finally had closure after the Idaho man’s remains were found in the Honeycomb Wilderness Area east of Worland. Combs had been missing since 2015. Initial searches in the Worland a...
There have been a few things happen this month that can teach us some important life lessons. One lesson was about gossip and how words can hurt. This lesson was found in the Worland third grade performance of the “Reindeer Whisperer,” a musical by Teresa Jennings and Karl Hitzemann. Elves overhear part of a conversation Santa is having and then assume things they did not hear and share that the with the reindeer, specifically that they believed Santa was going to get rid of them and ship them to California. The truth comes out and the tru...
In 2021 Cloud Peak Counseling spearheaded a luncheon designed to help “end the stigma” about mental health and last week Worland Mayor Jim Gill invited people to help organize a mental health awareness and fitness fair event similar to one organized in Shell earlier this year. Gill invited a few of the members of the committee to come and speak at a meeting in the library last Thursday. Kendra Ware volunteered to chair the Worland committee but noted she will need a lot of help. Stan Flitner of Shell said mental health is as important as phy...
Apple iPhone 17’s new feature NameDrop has created quite a stir over the weekend, with majority of the concerns blown out of proportion. A Facebook post circulating around law enforcement social media sites around the Big Horn Basin and the country states, “For those of you with iPhones that recently installed the update (IOS 17) please be aware that this update automatically turns on a setting called bringing devices together. This feature allows information like your phone number, photos, and other information to be shared by just holding you...
A group of pickleball players addressed the Worland City Council to see if additional courts could be created in Worland parks. Shane Wood said, “Pickleball is now the fastest growing sport in America for the third-year running.” He said the game is easy to learn, uses a small court with inexpensive equipment and any age can play. “You can carry everything you need in a bag just like this,” Wood said, holding up a small backpack. “It’s a good opportunity to mix socially. It’s a pretty good workout, you know, depending on how aggressive you play...
Year round and especially at the holiday season you hear the phrase shop local. This Saturday is Small Business Saturday to try and support small businesses who traditionally get overlooked during Thanksgiving weekend. We all know it is fun to go out of town and shop, maybe have lunch and have an experience but before you go I do encourage you to first take a moment and check out what our local shops have to offer. I encourage you to support the businesses who support this community. Their support is foremost shown in operating a business in a...