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Four local law enforcement officers were honored at Tuesday's Washakie County Commissioners meeting for measures that saved a life of a Washakie County inmate. Detention Deputy Myron Chatwin, one year of law enforcement service; patrol deputies Travis Thatcher, 8 years experience; Chad Carlton, 12.5 years; and Worland Police Officer Reene Herrera, nearly one year; earned the Life Saving Medal from Washakie County Sheriff Austin Brookwell for an incident on June 7. Brookwell said an inmate...
Some years I can take or leave the Olympics or half-hearted watch. This year though I have enjoyed watching it more than in years past. I cannot tell you what has changed or why this Olympics is different than years past. What I can tell you is some of the fun moments I have enjoyed over the past week or so. Let’s start with the trampoline first. I wanted to watch that because I did not pay attention last time and I am amazed at the athleticism and artistry of these men and women. I remarked to my husband “just think if my high school wou...
I miss the good old days in Wyoming where Wyoming ethics and values could be seen and heard on the campaign trail. I am not sure I can pinpoint a specific election where that started to change but you can certainly see it is lacking in this campaign cycle. Wyoming candidates used to pride themselves on no attack ads, running clean campaigns with no mudslinging and not allowing outsiders to try and influence our elections. Two years ago we had outsiders from as far away as Florida come and tell us who to vote for in the U.S. House race and many...
Organizers for the fourth annual Wyoming Discovery Days at Hot Springs State Park in Thermopolis have new things planned. New this year will be an acoustic bluegrass jam; Make Art in the Park; Dutch oven cooking competition, three pitmasters cooking and demonstrating, Hoop the Owl (appearing in 120 Hollywood movies) will be available for photos. New on Friday evening will be a concert and dance in the pavilion with music from Eight Second Ride out of Casper starting at 8 p.m. On Sunday, organizer Audra Dominguez said they are bringing in an ins...
The Washakie Museum & Cultural Center, which also serves as the Washakie County Visitor Center, officially opened its two new electrical vehicle (EV) charging stations during a ribbon cutting July 17. Museum Board member George Sheaff stated, "Advanced technology and service enabled us to move forward with this project. It has been a part of our future planning for about three years. Our board of directors and staff at the Museum are very proud to present Worland its first EV charging station."...
Washakie County Fair Royalty had a busy summer already and fair week has yet to begin. Queen June Hansen, 13, is the daughter of Brooklyn and Josh Hansen of Worland. Princess Dahlia Lara, 11, is the daughter of Dustin Lara and Beth Stiver. They have been busy participating in the Cody Stampede over the Fourth of July week. That included participating in the youth parade, attending the Tough Enough To Wear Pink night at the Cody Stampede Rodeo where they signed autographs. They also stopped at...
The Washakie County Fair Board expressed excitement and enthusiasm for this year’s line up of events as the fair opens Saturday with the horse show and the first fair cornhole tournament. The horse show kicks off at 8 a.m. at the arena and the cornhole tournament begins at 1 p.m. The board discussed the upcoming fair prior to their final pre-fair meeting Monday night. The most excitement centers around this year’s headlining concert, country duo Thompson Square. Local band Rattlesnake Ridge will open for the duo on the grassy stage area. Tic...
The Washakie County Fair Board, during meetings July 1 and July 8 finalized several items for the July 21-27 fair and expressed concerns about ticket sales for country duo Thompson Square. According to their website, thompsonsquare.com, Thompson Square, is a Grammy-nominated husband and wife duo of Keifer and Shawna Thompson. They have won ACM, ACA, CMA and CMT awards, and have a “multi-platinum mega-hit” ‘Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not.’” Per the website, “After taking time out over the last few years to focus on family (venturing out briefly...
There are several opportunities on Thursday to celebrate Independence Day. There will be fireworks displays in Thermopolis, at Boysen State Park, Manderson and in Greybull among many other activities. In Thermopolis, the Hot Springs County Democratic Party will have a free ice cream social at 2 p.m. in the Hot Springs State Park. Wyoming Discovery Days will be sponsoring Freedom Fest from 5:30 to 10 p.m. There will be live music, food and dancing. Bring your own chair and enjoy the fireworks display from the downtown area. The Thermopolis...
Angela Leone from Washakie County Public Health approached the Washakie County Fair Board Monday in a special meeting to find out about the possibility of putting up a lactation tent for mothers during fair week. She said they need a 5-foot by 5-foot space for the tent. There will be a rocking camp chair, portable table, battery operated combination light and fan and donated wipes and diapers. Leone said it is a place for mothers to change diapers, nurse their babies or have a quiet moment. The tent and contents will be “fully the responsibilit...
Food, fun and music highlight this year's Culturefest in Worland this Saturday. This is the 14th year the Worland Community Center has organized the annual event and Sheryl Ley said she has multiple food vendors and plenty of entertainment for the family. New this year will be a mechanical bull. There is a small fee to ride, she noted. Back this year will be the bouncy houses and slides. There is a fee for the rides. This year the inflatable entertainment comes from a vendor in Sheridan, Ley...
Summer officially began last Thursday with the summer solstice and with it comes the busy time of summer for special events in Washakie County. This weekend is the annual Culturefest celebration at the Worland Community Center Complex back lawn. There will be food, fun and music for the whole family. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also Saturday is an antique show and community yard sale in the parking lot of the Washakie Cinemas. The following week is Ten Sleep's annual Fourth of July celebration with parade, rodeo, craft show, street...
Continuing their presentations on a safe community, the Worland Seventh-day Adventist Church is hosting a public presentation regarding social media safety and online safety for children and seniors. Author and speaker John DiGirolamo will present “Inside the Mind of a Predator” at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, July 1 at the Worland Community Center . The presentation is free and open to everyone. DiGirolamo will discuss how predators operate and what every parent needs to know including covering topics such as: Is social media safe? A police off...
The Northern Wyoming News staff has been working hard over the past few weeks on our 79th annual Big Horn Basin Edition. I am excited for you to check out the special features we have for you this year. This section has changed over the years. In the beginning it used to be included in the overall section of the paper, making the section at times 100 pages. In the beginning it was about progress and as communities and businesses grew there was a lot of progress to report on. When I began as editor of the Northern Wyoming News, the Big Horn...
George "Buster" Sheaff founded the Worland-Ten Sleep Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors in 1973, inviting several other businessmen to join him as a welcoming committee for businesses and dignitaries. The organization had some ups and downs in membership and finally waned out in about 2017. According to former ambassador Julie Wetherbee, there were eight charter members -Buster Sheaff (clothing store), Ray Bower (bank), Bruce Edwards (real estate), Gene Kelley (shoe store), Leo Rhodes (Ten Sleep, a...
Cowley resident John Bernhisel has been fascinated by bridges ever since he was a kid growing up north of San Francisco. That fascination has grown into a passion to explore bridges around Wyoming, the country and the world. Bernhisel said, "I grew up north of San Francisco and crossed the Golden Gate bridge all the time. I was even able to run across the bridge in several races. I loved how massive it was but also became interested in its engineering and aesthetics. As I got older I started to...
The Washakie County Fair Board finalized the entertainment schedule for this year's fair, July 20-27, as well as opened up all open class entries, indoor and market animals to any Wyoming resident, during their regular meeting June 10. The fair begins on Saturday, July 20 with the horse show and a cornhole tournament. Monday, July 22 will be the new Tug-of-War tournament in the arena. There will be a $5 entrance fee to watch the fun. Team applications will be available on the fair's website....
After fundraising for years and being an unofficial ambassador for the Shriners Children™ in Pennsylvania, Liette Brown is now an official ambassador for the hospital where she had back surgery in 2018. Brown was diagnosed with scoliosis and had surgery several years ago. Since then she has been reaching out to patients and raising funds through various projects for Shriners. Last year she was an unofficial patient ambassador at the Wyoming Shrine Bowl in Casper. This year, she was again an u...
The historic Ludlow house may have a new location and be on display for the public with the City of Worland working with Jim Gillman and John Davis to preserve the home of widowed seamstress Katherine Ludlow. According to an article in the Northern Wyoming Daily News in Sept. 2015, Originally a home to widowed seamstress Katherine Ludlow in Camp Worland, the Ludlow house has taken a long, circuitous route to its current location at the Washakie County Fairgrounds in Worland. In 1905, when the Burlington Railroad resurveyed and established the...
A Washakie County man wants to make sure county residents know that the county membership with AirMedCare only covers transports by AirMedCare as he learned after his wife was transported by another carrier earlier this year. In a letter to the county commissioners, Washakie County resident Ernie Skretteberg expressed frustration with comments made by Wes McAden of AirMedCare (Guardian Flight) regarding coverage of air medical evacuations for Washakie County residents. Washakie County has contracted with AirMedCare since 2015. Under the...
Washakie County residents are encouraged to sign up for CodeRed and OnSolve emergency alert system, before a county wide test this coming Monday. Emergency Management Coordinator and County Homeland Security Director Kami Neighbors said, “We are hoping to get more people signed up before the day of the test. We have not had a test since 2018.” The test in 2018 was deemed a success with then Washakie County Emergency Management Director Jeff Schweighart telling the Northern Wyoming Daily News that there was an 88 percent connection rate for the...
As of June 1, Taco John’s Worland will shutter its doors. From what I learned from the owner, Lindsay Stilwell of Lodar Inc. from Casper, she has opted to not renew the franchise agreement that is up on June 2. There are a number of reasons for this including cost of the agreement and new requirements. Please read the story on Page 1. It’s unfortunate but not unusual for businesses to have to let franchise agreements go; especially here in the Big Horn Basin. Both Greybull and Thermopolis have had sandwich franchises close down and re-...
Want to serve your community and have time to devote to the City of Worland or Washakie County? Now is the time to step up and throw your proverbial hat into the ring and run for city council, county commissioner or mayor. You can even run for a state legislative seat or U.S. congressional seat. There are plenty of opportunities to serve and filing continues for one more week, ending at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 31. There is already a race for Republican nominations for the lone county commission seat up this year, for the U.S. Senate, for Senate...
After writing a few weeks ago about my music interests and how diverse they were I began thinking about my interests in other mediums, such as TV and movies and, of course, books. At first, I thought, well I’m pretty much mystery books all the time but at a closer glance I realized I have quite a variety of interests in reading as well. When it comes to fiction, yes, my first love is mysteries. I grew up on the Hardy Boys mysteries (no not Nancy Drew). I could read a book in about a day. I recently completed three books in the Detective Jen Gar...
Last Tuesday I attended the Chief Washakie FFA awards banquet, and, like other times I have attended the banquet I saw seniors talk about their respect, admiration and appreciation for advisor and ag teacher Grace Godfrey. Each time I witness this I think back to my own primary and secondary schooling and while I remember many of my teachers fondly, I never felt the type of closeness and admiration that was expressed Tuesday night toward Mrs. Godfrey. I had some favorite teachers in high school but for the most part I just wanted high school to...