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CHEYENNE - A bill to force health care facilities to allow for visitation if a patient has been in the facility for more than five days stalled on second reading in the State House Friday but was approved on Monday. Rep. Mike Greear (R-Worland, HD27) said about House Bill 27, "The only concern with this Bill is the 'what ifs' in the future, where somebody needs to be in isolation due to a very contagious disease and the liability the care facility may have. I think we can get this worked out."...
WORLAND - Two bills that would assist Wyoming citizens regarding property taxes are moving through the Senate. Sen. Ed Cooper (R-Ten Sleep, SD20) said Senate File 69 would limit property tax from rising more than 5% in one year. The bill has been introduced and referred to the Agriculture Committee, which Cooper is a member. The bill was not on the committee's agenda on Tuesday. According to the Legislative Service Office, the fiscal impact by the bill is "indeterminable, as it would depend on...
The primary election is six months away but work to impact who can vote in that election is underway in the Wyoming State Legislature with Senate File 97 – Change in Party Affiliation. The bill, similar to ones that have been filed in previous years since the 2018 governor election, would limit the timeframe when a person could change party affiliation. Currently you can change party affiliation at any time including on the day of the election. The bill, if approved would only allow an “elector” or qualified voter to change party affil...
WORLAND - When one thinks of a carbon footprint, thoughts of oil and gas usually come to mind, not cattle grazing, but that is exactly what was discussed during a WESTI Ag Days presentation last week in Worland. Washakie County Extension Educator Caitlin Youngquist, Chris Mejus of the Western Sustainability Exchange and Montana ranchers Roger and Bonnie Indreland discussed carbon sequestration and the carbon market available in Montana through Native Energy. According to the Native Energy...
WORLAND — In hopes of changing the prevalence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in some herds in the Big Horn Basin, the Wyoming Game and Fish is proposing a few seasonal changes for deer hunting. During a public meeting on Thursday, Feb. 10, Wyoming Game and Fish biologists Bart Kroger and Sam Stephens outlined the proposed changes and the issues in hunt areas 40, 41, 47 and 164. THE BASICS Before the season changes were discussed, however, G&F wildlife disease biologist in Cody, Eric Maichak, outlined the basics of CWD. The disease is 100% f...
A few weeks ago I wrote about our adoption of Roscoe, a mixed breed pup we adopted from New Hope Humane Society. Roscoe is the first dog we adopted from New Hope but the fifth animal. When I discussed Roscoe it was in the context of an issue of pet owners versus parents and I said then I would come back to telling you more about our youngest furchild. That time is now. Roscoe has one brown eye and one blue eye. He usually gives me a sideway glance with his brown eye as if to say "Really." I get...
WORLAND – Livestock health and the latest disease report highlighted Wyoming State Veterinarian Hallie Hasel’s, DVM, presentation on the opening day of the 2022 WESTI Ag Days in Worland. Hasel, who replaced Jim Logan, DVM, last July, came to Wyoming from Kansas and Texas. She grew up in Kansas and raised Angus. She worked in private practice for about 20 years and then had lengthy career with U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Inspection Service Veterinary Services, including as director of the cattle fever tick eradication program...
The Wyoming State Legislature begins the 2022 20-day budget session on Monday. There are many important decisions for the Legislature to make during this shortened session that occurs every two years. The first important decision is, of course, the budget. By all accounts, working the budget this year should be easier than the past two budgets where numerous cuts had to be made. Revenues for the state have improved, without taking into consideration the $1.2 billion worth of federal COVID funds from the American Rescue Plan Act. The ARPA funds...
WORLAND - When the Wyoming Legislature begins work for the 2022 budget session they will have a "tight 20-day schedule" to get through the budget, redistricting and distributing the American Rescue Plan Act federal funds. State Rep. Mike Greear, who is the speaker pro tempore, said the legislative leadership is "determined to get through this in the 20 days." Some legislators have tossed around the idea of having a special session following the budget session to work on other bills. He said...
WORLAND - Returning after a five-year hiatus, the Worland Middle School music and drama departments will be presenting the musical "Blue Suede Paws" next Friday and Saturday. The curtain opens at 7 p.m. both nights at the Worland Middle School Auditorium. Tickets are available at the door. There are 31 cast members under the direction of Amy Wright and new music teacher Connor Dennis. Dennis said he and Wright selected the musical because it had been a while since it was performed and they both...
This week’s issue of the Northern Wyoming News completes our third year returning to our roots and returning to a weekly newspaper. We appreciate the community’s support and especially our readers who have continued along with us on our journey. For the most part the community has adjusted to the weekly but we still hear from our readers that they miss a daily newspaper and on occasion we will get an inquiry if we will ever go back to a daily. My answer to that is I don’t know, but what I do know for certain is that our staff works hard on th...
WORLAND — Worland’s two real estate owners and brokers said after a hot housing market in 2021, 2022 is starting slowly due to lack of inventory in the area. Both Nikki Donahue of Real Living Hake Realty and Alison Taylor-Sheesley of McGarvin & Taylor Real Estate said January is typically a slow month. Donahue noted that January in 2021 was an anomaly as it was busy, primarily with closings of sales started in December. “This year we are behind but it is still steady. The lack of inventory makes it hard though,” Donahue said. Taylor-Sheesley sa...
UPDATE: The link provides a map to latest Big Horn Basin/Region 8 districts https://greenwoodmap.com/redistrict/map#zcr=8.99135113118804/-12142376.985875707/5486464.430790961/0&lyrs=topoesri,reion8_20220202,counties WORLAND — The Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee voted last Thursday, Jan. 22, to go with a redistricting plan to add two new House Districts and one new Senate District in the state, a plan that benefits the Big Horn Basin. While the plan proposed adding one House district in Laramie County and o...
WORLAND — The Worland City Council voted Tuesday night to put the lot at 1429 Coburn out for bid again. The council had sought bids last year with a minimum $25,000 bid and did not receive a qualified bid. City Attorney Kent Richins told the council that the city is low on homes and perhaps someone would be interested in building a home on the lot. Council member Scott Schaeffer said, “I think it is a good idea. It’s the perfect time.” Richins also suggested that the city increase the minimum to $30,000 instead of $25,000. A motion to adverti...
WORLAND — Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees heard for the first time a proposed policy regarding political campaigns and activities for students and staff. During the regular board meeting Monday night, Superintendent David Nicholas told the board that he wanted to read the policy to the board so they were aware of it and then he would bring it back to the board for first reading at the February meeting. He said the policy used some information from the Wyoming School Board Association policy and one from Powell. The d...
WORLAND - About 50 people gathered at the first Celebration of Life rally and March for Life in Worland. Nationally a March for Life has been held every year since 1974, one year after the historic U.S. Supreme Court decision of Roe vs. Wade, which legalized abortion. According to the March for Life website, "The March for Life began in Washington, D.C. as a small demonstration in direct response to the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion. Taking place every year since 1974,...
My Fitbit tells me I got three and a half hours of sleep Monday night and about the same on Sunday night, far short of the eight hours everyone says we need. I prefer at least five hours of sleep but sometimes it just does not work out. However, when I get less than five hours a night it is hard sometimes for the brain to stay focused for a full day so this week you get a lot of random thoughts. The first is I am not sure how my Fitbit can tell when I’m sleeping and not just cat napping on the couch, but it seems to know. I got the Fitbit f...
WORLAND - When Washakie County Extension Administrative Assistant Janet Benson announced her retirement the search began for a replacement and it ended with a newcomer to the county, Carrie Abbe. While she grew up in Oregon, Abbe is familiar with Wyoming, having come to visit her daughter Hannah Agar. She also visited Wyoming with her husband Clint, who works for the Agars. Carrie Abbe began duties on Jan. 3. She and her husband Clint and daughter Aimee moved to Washakie County from Oregon in...
WORLAND - Blair's Market in Worland officially moves to its third-generation ownership this week with the change in ownership to Sha and Brandon Yule as SBY Plus Inc. Blair's Market was started in 1980 when Blair and Norene Foulger purchased Max's Supermarket in Powell. In an interview in 2018, Kent Foulger, Blair's son, said the organization first involved his dad, mom and sister. He joined the organization in 1981 and his twin brother Brent joined in 1982. In 1987, Blair's Market purchased...
WORLAND — The Worland City Council voted unanimously to appeal the 2020 census figures, even discussing the option of a mid-decade count. Mayor Jim Gill outlined his case before the council, noting that he personally does not feel Worland’s population dipped below 5,000. Worland’s population per the 2010 census was 5,487. The population in 2020 was at 4,773, a drop of 714 or 13%. “I think we have great data to defend our position but we need official action,” Gill said. City engineering representative Mike Donnell looked at wastewate...
WORLAND - Connor Hendrick Nowak, son of Brian and Kylie Nowak of Worland is the first baby born in 2022 at Worland's hospital, Washakie Medical Center. Connor was born at 1:28 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022 at WMC. He weighed 5 pounds 9 ounces and measured 19 inches. He joins an older sister, Juniper, 7, at home. The Nowaks have been married 13 years and while they knew Connor would be a January baby, with a due date of Jan. 23, they did not conceive of the idea that he would be the first baby of...
WORLAND - U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) expressed frustration with the President Joe Biden Administration but said he is willing to work with Biden on key issues for Wyoming and will fight against issues that hurt Wyoming. In an interview prior to Barrasso speaking to the Worland Kiwanis and Rotary club members Tuesday at the Worland Community Center Complex, Barrasso said he felt Biden would be easier to work with than he has been but added that Biden has changed since he was a U.S....
WORLAND — Fans requested a large concert for the Washakie County Fair and the board listened as they received word at Monday night’s meeting that they had secured booking the Academy of Country Music’s Best New Group 1993, Confederate Railroad. Confederate Railroad will perform Saturday night, July 30 on the regular bandstand at the fairgrounds. Tickets will be for sale online starting next month. According to their bio as listed on the band’s website, “Confederate Railroad first rolled onto the national country music scene in the early 90s...
WORLAND — After hearing a presentation for Dan Bilka, coordinator of the Greater Northwest Passenger Rail Coalition, the Washakie County Commissioners sent a letter of support for the project. In the letter, the commissioners wanted to “express our strong support for a major investment in rail transportation infrastructure. We hereby provide full support and formally request the U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Deputy Administrator Amit Bose create a FRA Working group focused on the Gre...
Our family at the Pomeroy household grew by one more on Dec. 23, 2021, as we adopted a 6-month Australian shepherd mix male puppy from New Hope Humane Society. This brings our total fur children at our home to six – three cats and three dogs. Adopting Roscoe did not come easily but it was, as some would say and what I believe to be, a “Godwink” moment. Roscoe was pet of the week on Dec. 16. I figured he would be adopted right away. It was Christmas time, he was totally adorable. Now I see the pets of the week every week and joke about adopt...