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WORLAND — In addition to being the keynote speaker at the Cloud Peak Counseling ‘End the Stigma’ Mental Health Event on Friday Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon also met with area county commissioners and local government officials and answered questions from area media on a wide range of topics. Regarding the mental health awareness event Gordon said in Wyoming sometimes it is hard for people to ask for help with the mental health issues because people in Wyoming are told to be tough. “Part of being tough,” he said, “is knowing when to ask for hel...
WORLAND - Believers in Jesus Christ in Washakie County and the Big Horn Basin have been invited to "March for Jesus" this Saturday and join believers across the country and globe for the nationwide march. WORLAND'S MARCH The Washakie County March for Jesus will begin at 10:30 a.m. at Seventh and Big Horn on the south side of the street. Marchers will march down the sidewalk as the highway will not be closed this year for the march. Marchers will proceed east to 11th Street and then South to...
WORLAND — With the Board of Adjustment and Planning Commission split on what to recommend to the council regarding short-term home rentals so the issue was tabled until the May 24 meeting. The discussion began last month when Building Official Randy Adams said he was approached by a resident who wanted to know what he had to do to open a short-term home rental on property he had just purchased. Adams found there were already several properties listed on home-sharing sites Airbnb and VRBO. During Monday’s regular BAPC meeting, Adams rep...
This weekend, 88 seniors from Worland and eight from Ten Sleep will graduate. This month and next students from across the country in high schools and colleges will be saying goodbye to one journey and hello to their next journey and the best advice for them I can give is to expect the unexpected. Jeremiah 29:11 says in part, “I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord. God, the omniscient King of Kings, can make plans because he knows the past, present and future. We fickle, no where near all-knowing, humans, know only our past and...
WORLAND - Friends of Washakie County Library were selected as the runner-up for Carol Mead Leaders in Literacy Award and received a certificate and $3,000 to support the construction of a new library in the county. The award was presented to the Friends of Washakie County Library Board by State Senator Jeff Wassenburger on Thursday, May 6. According to a release from the University of Wyoming, who administers the award, board secretary Laura McDonald nominated the group. Friends of Washakie...
WORLAND — The transition into a new City of Worland public works superintendent has been smoother since Nick Kruger is familiar with city operations and city crew members. Kruger, a former building official for the city, took the reigns of the public works department on Monday, April 26. Kruger grew up in the Denver area and began working in the oil and gas industry, which eventually led him to Worland in 2009. He worked as the city’s building official in 2015 and 2016, leaving with hopes of...
WORLAND — The Worland High School Graduation Parade, sponsored by Worland Rotary and organized by Kara Anderson will be at 6:30 p.m. next Thursday, May 13. Anderson said she had not initially planned to organize a parade this year, noting last year’s parade was organized since there were no traditional graduation ceremonies due to COVID-19 health restrictions in place. The parade was popular with seniors and with residents. Members of this year’s senior class approached Anderson about organizing the parade again so she agreed. She said she o...
What a difference a year makes. Last year at this time graduation ceremonies were changed dramatically, events were canceled. Today, both schools are planning regular graduations on May 16, summer events that were canceled last year are getting scheduled again. It is encouraging and exciting here in Washakie County, the Big Horn Basin and Wyoming for things to be returning back to normal. While Wyoming did not lock down everything as some states and countries did, schools were closed for a time, and there were businesses such as gyms, health...
WORLAND - Worland's first dental hygienist Margaret Schmeltzer Lungren, and seven of her classmates from Sheridan College were recognized at last weekend's graduation ceremonies for the 50th anniversary of their graduation. Margaret Lungren was one of 24 students who were part of the first class of dental hygienists at Sheridan College. She said the dental hygiene program is a strong and vibrant program at the college with 30 students graduating over the weekend, 29 ladies and one young man....
WORLAND — The Worland Board of Adjustment and Planning Commission began discussions about whether Airbnb and other host short-term rentals should be regulated or licensed within the city limits. Building Official Randy Adams told the board at the regular meeting Monday that he was approached by a homeowner who was interested in purchasing a home to turn it into an Airbnb rental. Adams began some research and there is nothing current in city code addressing Airbnb or other home-sharing/short-term lodging services. He said he found two current h...
So I’m outside with the kids – you know all five of my fur kids – and we’re taking a walk and enjoying the weather this weekend. I see Fluffy, one of our newest cats just sitting and enjoying herself and then I see Chuck, the oldest, start walking to her. They are friends so I think nothing of it until I see him open wide and just pounce on her biting her neck like some vampire kitty. Fortunately, or not, Shadow was waiting to break up a kitty fight (I think she is disappointed when the cats don’t tussle on her walks) and she did just that...
WORLAND - Worland Mayor Jim Gill recognized two Worland residents, a mother and son, as the Extra Mile Heroes at last Tuesday's meeting, April 20. The mayor said several months ago he became aware of a national group "Going the Extra Mile" recognizing special people in community's around the country. "I looked at the criteria, which included those who have made a difference with your city government. I though about this and came up with the 'dynamic duo' of Scott Fritzler, chairman of the Board...
WORLAND — On Tuesday, according to Wyoming Department of Health information, Washakie County was one of only three counties with zero active COVID-19 cases. The other two counties with zero active cases are Weston and Niobrara. Washakie County has had a total 704 COVID-19 lab-confirmed cases since the pandemic began over a year ago. In the Big Horn Basin, Hot Springs County has one active case, as of Tuesday, Big Horn County has three and Park County has 10. (See the full list of active cases and total cases by county on page A2. Washakie C...
WORLAND — The Worland City Council continued discussion about vehicle storage in front yards and whether exceptions for “lawn art” should be allowed. The council approved Ordinance 859 on first reading in March but tabled second reading April 6. City Attorney Kent Richins told the council he was not seeking action at this time on the changes he made, but rather the council could consider the changes and approve them next month by amending the proposed ordinance prior to second reading. He said if the language for exceptions is approved there...
WORLAND - Chief Washakie member and Worland High School senior Skylar Tharp was selected as part of the 2021-22 Wyoming FFA leadership team earlier this month. Tharp said ever since she was a seventh grader in Ten Sleep knew she wanted to run for state office after watching the officer election at that year's state convention. Tharp said you are eligible for an office after earning your State FFA degree, usually as a senior. This was her year. She submitted her application. She said there were...
WORLAND — Two graduation events that came about due to the pandemic return this year in what might become a regular tradition for Worland. The Worland City Council Tuesday night approved a request for a Class of 2021 graduation parade on Thursday, May 13 at 6:30 p.m. They also approved a request to hang banners on the downtown street lights for the members of the Class of 2021. Kara Anderson said with graduation looking like it will be “a little normal this year,” she had not planned on the parade until some seniors and parents appro...
Shot number two of the Moderna vaccine came and went with barely a whisper. What I mean by that is that the three of us at the Northern Wyoming News who received our first shot on March 17, received our booster on April 14 and none of us had any more symptoms than we did with the first shot – sore arm where the shot was injected, maybe a little fatigue (when you are like me and average five hours of sleep it’s hard to differentiate between regular tired and possibly vaccine-related tired). One of the employees also reported a few other body ach...
TEN SLEEP - Former Northern Wyoming News staff writer Tracie Mitchell switched her writing focus from reporting on the news to writing her first novel, published last month. Mitchell said when she was in fifth grade her dream was to be the next Stephen King in the suspense thriller genre, but then she switched to considering a career with animals due to her desire to take care of animals. While the animal caretaker dream never materialized, except for her own pets, the dream of writing a novel c...
WORLAND — The Worland Board of Adjustment and Planning Commission unanimously opposed a special exemption that would allow a crematory at 301 South Eighth where Veile Mortuary is currently located. Veile Mortuary owner Clayton Dragoo initially approached the city council on Feb. 5 about his proposal and was referred to Building Official Randy Adams and the BAPC. In a letter to Adams, Dragoo said he has two possible locations for a crematory, one where the mortuary is currently located at 301 South Eighth and a building at 114 Grace near the c...
We have all had that friend who we think might be a little depressed due to stressors in their life. According to SSM Health, intimate partner problems, legal issues, unemployment/financial problems and health concerns are among the most common precipitating circumstances for suicides in middle-aged men. But, during the COVID era that we entered into in 2020, these stresses can be the same for many of us. We never know what someone is going through or how they will react to the things in their life. How one person reacts to something is going t...
WORLAND — Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed Senate File 66, amending the Slayer Rule, into law on Tuesday. Sen. Ed Cooper (R-Ten Sleep) is the main sponsor of the bill and when introducing the bill to the Senate Committee of the Whole last month, said that the current Slayer Rule law, which states someone cannot profit if they take another person’s life, does not address joint tenancy and right of survivorship and Wyoming needs to apply the old Slayer rule to modern times. During the Senate Judiciary Committee meeting they heard tes...
The Wyoming Legislature 2021 regular session came to an end this week with some final bills being worked in conference committee. A lot of those bills you and I may never know what they do or don’t do. They won’t impact us but that does not make them any less important. Our local legislators were busy this session with individually sponsored bills and committee bills. Between Rep. Mike Greear (R-Worland) and Sen. Ed Cooper (R-Ten Sleep) 11 of 12 bills that they sponsored were supported by their fellow legislators and have either been sig...
WORLAND – Washakie County residents can search for Easter eggs and candy on land and sea, or rather water with two traditional Easter egg hunts and one at the Worland Aquatic Center. The Worland Aquatic Center will have two opportunities for youth ages 3 and older to participate in a hunt this Sautrday. There will be three zones for different ages groups at each session. Session one will run from 1-2 p.m. and session 2, for the same age groups, will run from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. There is a limit this year of 75 patrons in the pool. While the e...
Do you remember on the Family Circus comic strip the “ghost” Not Me. When the parents ask the children who did something they would say “Not Me” and the ghost would be in the next panel. Well here at the Northern Wyoming News we have our own version of Not Me. Our Not Me, we just call The Ghost or T.G. T.G. has been at the News for many years from what I understand. Some days T.G. is more active than other days. Every day, and yes, I mean every day, a door opens and closes. You will look up to see who is coming in or going out. You see no one...
WORLAND – Wanting to bring a bright moment to the Worland community after a difficult pandemic year in 2020, and wanting to move her business from her home Rhea White purchased and renovated the building at 716 Big Horn Avenue. Sugarbeet Salon and Cosmetics opened its door on Friday, March 26. "I had been working out of my house. Last year with all the shutdowns, I felt there was a weight on the town and I wanted to help lift up the town and add some jobs. White went to cosmetology school in O...