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Hot Springs County High School Principal Catelyn Deromedi introduced the segment on student celebrations at the Hot Springs County School District 1 board meeting April 18, by calling upon Lyle Wiley, who won Speech and Debate Coach of the Year for their district, to name his students that received honors this season. Wiley began by noting Thermopolis’ second-place finish in 2A at the state speech and debate meet this year. He then recognized River Quintanilla as a national speech and debate qualifier, as well as Korina Lea as a first a...
The eighth grade science room at Worland Middle School looked like a scene out of an episode of CSI on Monday when the Forensics Club met to run experiments on blood spatter. The club's founder, middle school science teacher Angela Richardson, had members of her club dropping "blood" (dyed water) from heights ranging from one foot to nine feet off the ground. Students found that as the height increased so did the diameter of the "blood spatter." The Forensics students excitedly shared how they w...
If you are looking for a good time or to help a good cause, you can do both at the 13th Annual Worland Fur Ball coming up on Friday, April 21. Deb Coronado, an organizer of the event, shared what the Fur Ball does to help the community and everything you need to know to make the most out of the event. Coronado described the Fur Ball as a fundraising event for New Hope Humane Society, a local animal shelter that houses and provides care to animals that don't have homes. The Fur Ball will include...
Visitor input about the Teton Science School summer camp that Ten Sleep sixth graders will attend in Jackson this summer began the April 10 meeting of the Washakie County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees. Dan Hampton, who is signed up to drive the bus for the trip, raised concerns over the sign-up form for the summer camp. He said “When you sign up to go to Teton now it asks you your gender preference. It’s just disturbing.” He continued, saying that his grievances with the situation were making him think twice about taking the bus t...
On Monday of last week there was another mass shooting in the United States. What a dreadful sentence to write, that is. It sounds so nonchalant, like something that just "is"; like saying "it snowed yesterday." It's fundamentally wrong and yet that is our reality. I'd like to say that I remember a time when things weren't like this, but I don't. I was 4 years old when the Columbine shooting happened. What I can remember are the victims of that tragedy being regarded with the same reverence as t...
Coach Karen Grzybowski, a science teacher at Worland High School, was happy to share that her Science Olympiad team was able to place at the competition for the first time since the first competition she coached in 2016. The Science Olympiad, held on April 1 at the Casper College campus, is a competition where science-minded high school students compete in various events against students from across Wyoming, putting their comprehension and applications of science on display. Grzybowski took a...
Coming from a place of rural upbringing to spending much of her life practicing law in the metropolitan Northwestern United States, Washakie County Deputy Attorney Amy Smith is excited to have another go at the lifestyle she grew up with. Smith, who has been in Worland for a year but only recently started as Washakie County deputy attorney, told the story of how she came into the position in an interview at the Washakie County Courthouse on March 29. She never set out with the intention of...
The Worland Volunteer Fire Department held their annual awards banquet on March 25, where volunteers were celebrated for their achievements in service to the community. Three main awards were given to firefighters who went above and beyond last year: Rookie of the Year, Spirit of Service and Firefighter of the Year. The awardees were nominated by their fellow firefighters. Shelly Colvin received the Rookie of the Year award, given to an individual working through their first year with the...
Following her Town Hall meeting in Ten Sleep on March 16 U.S. Representative Harriet Hageman (R-WY) told Northern Wyoming News that she was disappointed in the decision to exclude Wyoming from the Wildfire Defense Strategy. This program is a 10-year plan for wildfire management in the American West, and includes all western states except Wyoming. Hageman said “We need to change that, 48% of our land is federally owned. While that’s not all forest service lands, a substantial amount is. We need to make sure that Wyoming has access to the fun...
Reata Cook made a visit to the Washakie County Fairgrounds on March 15 to get young girls excited about fair pageantry. Cook, who was crowned Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2023 in August of last year, and was Miss Sheridan WYO Rodeo before that, was invited to Worland to speak as part of the Washakie County Fair Royalty Program. She told the girls present about her life as a rodeo queen, played games with them and, of course, took pictures with them. Bethany Stiver, the County Fair Royalty organizer, said...
School Board Chairman Sherman Skelton introduced the topic of boardsmanship during the March 16 meeting of the Hot Springs County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees to remind the board and the community on their responsibilities as a board. Skelton began by stressing the importance of the board not acting as individuals, but as a group. He then emphasized that they need to maintain an environment of mutual respect between board members and all staff, students and parents in their district. Skelton then stated that the board recognized...
U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyoming hand delivered news from her work in Washington, D.C. during her Town Hall meeting at the Ten Sleep Senior Center on March 16. Hageman, who was sworn into office in the early morning of Jan. 3, has returned to Wyoming to keep the people that she represents filled in on the proceedings of the United States Congress. She has been working to hold a town hall meeting in each county during the early part of her term. She began her address in Ten Sleep by announcin...
The Washakie County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees, following an executive session voted to renew Principal Robert Griffin’s contract for another two years. Griffin is in his first year as principal at Ten Sleep. Senior class Also during the Monday, March 13 regular meeting, academic honors were announced during the meeting: Kinley Anderson will be valedictorian and Walker Cooper will be salutatorian for Ten Sleep’s graduating class of 2023. The graduating class is Kinley Grace Anderson, Calvin Blake Baker, Orrin Walker Cooper, Kev...
State Rep. John Winter (R-Thermopolis) excitedly announced the passing of House Bill 188 during the recent 67th Legislature General Session. In an interview March 9, Winter spoke about his experience at the General Session. He said “It was interesting; frustrating at times. I think we got some good things done, and there were some other things we should have gotten done but we weren’t able to get it accomplished.” House Bill 188 was one of five bills and one joint resolution sponsored by Winter during the session that ended March3, but it wa...
The Worland Speech and Debate team finished in fourth place in 3A at the state tournament in Cheyenne last weekend, with two team members having earned first place overall. Coach Rick Dorn said "Overall I'd have to say that I'm really proud of the kids, and that I'm proud of what they were able to accomplish. We knew that it was going to be an uphill battle, so I'm proud that they ended the tournament placed as high as they did." Chase Johnson and Lexani Damiano both took home the title of...
WORLAND – Laramie County horticulturist Catherine Wissner gave a lecture via video conferencing on gardening in a high tunnel during the Grow Washakie event March 4 at the Washakie Museum & Cultural Center. Her presentation grabbed viewers' attention with stories and pictures of high tunnel gardeners that were starting their tomatoes in February, had every inch of ground covered in lush vegetation through the summer, and even had summer crops fruiting in the fall. Wissner began her workshop b...
TEN SLEEP – After having been a member of Ten Sleep’s Recreational District since 2006, Rachel Casteel has retired as president, and Leah Linster has stepped in to fill the position. The change was announced at the March 7 Ten Sleep Council meeting. During her report at the Ten Sleep Town Council meeting on March 7, Linster said that CJ Grimes is the vice president, Holly Redland is the treasurer, and Abby O’Donnell is the secretary. She then reported that in the last month, the new pavilion at the park had been completed, complete with brand...
With the 67th Wyoming General Legislative Session adjourning last week, Senator Ed Cooper in his weekly addressed the most controversial legislation that came out of this session. Cooper said, "There was some good stuff and some weaker stuff." He was particularly concerned about the constitutionality of three bills: House Bill 103, which addressed crossover voting, was passed on March 2. This bill limits the ability of people to change their party affiliation and decreases the impact of...
WORLAND – In light of recent confusion surrounding the future of the Worland Aquatic Center, the Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees clarified that as the owners of the building since its construction and the future sole operators of the aquatic center, they plan to keep the facility open to the public for the foreseeable future. During the Feb. 27 board meeting, school board Chairman David Tommerup said “We gotta have a public pool if we have a pool at all.” He continued, “We’ve been running it that way for 10 years now...
CHEYENNE – State Sen. Ed Cooper (R-Ten Sleep) was happy to announce that Senate Files 87 and 106, both relating to the Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Funding Act, were approved and signed by Governor Mark Gordon on Monday. Senate File 87, which Cooper sponsored, serves to expand the category of “small projects” up to $400,000 from $200,000, in the interest of saving time that would be spent approving projects in that price range that would previously qualify as “large projects” and require legislative action to proceed. Senate File 106...
WORLAND – The Grow Washakie: A Rural Living Workshop will be this Saturday at the Washakie Museum & Cultural Center, and whether you own a farm or not it is a good opportunity to come and learn about food security and self-sustainability. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. and sessions will begin at 9 a.m., continuing until just after 2 p.m. There will be a registration fee, which includes lunch catered by the Washakie County Cowbelles. The event is hosted by Washakie County Conservation District, a...
CHEYENNE – In his weekly interview with Northern Wyoming News on Feb. 20, Senator Ed Cooper said that Wyoming’s budget had reached concurrence between the House and Senate and that about $1.3 billion had been put into Permanent Mineral Trust Fund, which would yield around $65 million a year in interest. This amount is more than the Senate had planned on putting into savings, but Cooper claims that it is a “really strong thing.” He also stated that this is the most the state has put into savings “in a long time, probably ever.” With the budget f...
THERMOPOLIS – Student accomplishments and matters of policy took up much of the time in the Hot Springs County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees meeting on Feb. 16. Next up, Hot Springs County educators presented to the board recent developments in the Level Up Leadership Program, a program that seeks to elevate Wyoming’s education professionals by providing leadership development to Wyoming educators. They reported that most recently, they had taken a cohort to Cheyenne to sit in on Wyoming Legislature and speak with lawmakers. Dar...
TEN SLEEP – The Washakie County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees recommended Groathouse Construction from Cody as the general contractor for the new school during their meeting Feb. 13. The base bid from Groathouse Construction was the lowest of four bids submitted, coming in at just under $27 million. The recommendation and approval of their hiring for the project is still pending on the final approval of the school’s budget that includes both the demolition of the existing school and the construction of a new one by the Wyoming Sch...
CHEYENNE - Senate File 110, which would provide property tax exemptions to all personal property, died at third reading in the Senate at Wyoming's Legislative General Session last week, said Sen. Ed Cooper (R-Ten Sleep) in his weekly interview with Northern Wyoming News on Feb. 12. Lawmakers had been largely in support of this bill up until this point, with the stipulation that those who brought the bill forth would provide amendments that addressed issues. When these amendments were not...