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Railroad faces wrongful death lawsuit CHEYENNE (WNE) — The widow of a Union Pacific Railroad engineer who died in an October train collision west of Cheyenne has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company. Union Pacific engineer Jason Martinez and conductor Benjamin Brozovich died Oct. 4 after their mixed-freight train’s brake system malfunctioned and they collided with another train stopped on the tracks. Nobody was in the stopped train at the time of the collision, which occurred about 18 miles west of town. Between the two tra... Full story
ROCK SPRINGS - A bill that would allow hunters to use a blood trailing dog to track big game has the support of local legislators and outdoors groups. Rep. Stan Blake, D-Green River, who is the main sponsor of House Bill 73, said he got the idea from a Facebook conversation he had with his former high school classmate. "He wondered why he wasn't able to use dogs to try and find and recover wounded big game animals," Blake said. "He said that Utah and Idaho allow it, as does every other state...
CHEYENNE — Leadership in both chambers projected an air of stability and optimism Friday after the midweek drama in the Legislature over the state’s supplemental budget. The Senate suspended its rules and introduced several new spending bills Wednesday that would fund what they see as the top priorities for Wyoming in the event the chambers fail to agree on a full budget bill. That move, along with the 30-0 vote to kill Senate File 162, the state-funded capital construction bill, was seen by some watchers as the Senate signaling it was...
On senior night, the Worland Warriors wrestling team closed out their final home dual of the season with a 40-30 win over the Hot Springs County Bobcats on February 7. Worland basketball wasn’t able to pick up wins this week against Rawlins High School; the Lady Warriors fell to the Lady Outlaws 48-28, and the Warriors lost 52-50 to the Outlaws. The Warriors and Lady Warriors are back in action Tuesday night road games against the Powell Lady Panthers and Powell Panthers, with game times starting at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. respectively. Both B... Full story
WORLAND - Even without top swimmer Zayne Cooper, who was out due to injury, competing at the 3A East conference meet in Newcastle last weekend, the Worland Warriors still scored enough points to take third place with 169 points. "It was a very exciting meet," said WHS boys swimming coach Jeff Bishop. "We held out Zayne as a precaution because he had hurt his shoulder. He should be ready to go for state next week." Freshman Traeten Quigley was the Warriors high point-getter with 73 points.... Full story
TEN SLEEP - As 1A girls basketball's top defense, the Ten Sleep Lady Pioneers relied on their stingy defense to pick up two big 1A Northwest division wins during a two-game homestand against the Burlington Lady Huskies on Feb. 1 and the Meeteetse Lady Longhorns on Feb. 2. Holding opposing teams to an average of 27.9 points per game, the Lady Pioneers downed Burlington 44-32 and Meeteetse 34-22. Against the Lady Longhorns, Ten Sleep needed to rely on their defense to carry them through the 32... Full story
THERMOPOLIS - Coming off their first-place finish at the Greybull Memorial Invitational on Feb. 2 at Greybull High School, the Hot Springs County High School wrestling team wants to use this final week of the regular season to make their final adjustments before the start of the postseason next week. In Greybull, 2A's No. 3-ranked Bobcats scored 174.5 points beating second-place Lovell by 5.5 points. Trailing the Bulldogs heading into the last three weight class finals, the 'Cats needed not only... Full story
Sports Editor's Note: There will be some weeks "Hear Me Out..." won't fit into the physical print or online edition of the Northern Wyoming News. In those instances, the column will still be posted to the website. If Alanis Morissette did a remix of "Ironic" I think it'd go something like this: 32 NFL owners changed the rules To make high scores the rule of the land And during the NFL's biggest game of the year Two of the league's best offenses scored a combined 16 points Making it the lowest... Full story
Tobacco tax bill back to include vaping products CHEYENNE (WNE) - The House on Thursday brought back to life the cigarette tax bill it defeated the day before, but only to reconsider one section of the legislation: classifying nicotine vape products as tobacco. House Bill 282, which died 33-24 on its final vote Wednesday on the House floor, would have increased taxes on a pack of cigarettes by 50 cents. It also classified electronic cigarettes and other vape products as tobacco. That would allow the state to regulate what chemicals can be used... Full story
WORLAND – Community members interested in donating blood have the opportunity, every two months to do so at the Worland Senior Citizens Center. The next blood drive by Vitalant, formerly known as United Blood Service, is Feb. 19 at the senior center from 11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. with the Washakie Hospital Auxiliary members assisting the Vitalant team. According to the Vitalant website, Vitalant, one of the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit community blood service providers, supplies comprehensive transfusion medicine services to nearly 1,000 hos... Full story
WORLAND – Amongst 33 schools from three different states including Wyoming, South Dakota and Nebraska, Worland High School’s speech and debate team sent 28 students to the Natrona County meet and reigned victorious awarded first place in 3A sweepstakes, followed by Jackson in second and Rawlins in third. At the meet this past weekend in Casper, many highlights included Nathaniel Nelson and Jade Hefeneider taking first place in duo, Jack Vines taking second in poetry, Rachael Carver and Tanner Stott taking second in cross-examination debate and... Full story
CHEYENNE- State Representative Mike Greear (R-Worland) gave some rare insight into legislation moving through the Wyoming House of Representatives this legislative session, specifically the state of the state’s budget and issues involving the death penalty and abortion. “We’ll come out with a balanced budget, like Wyoming always does, but there’s been some division,” said Greear on Monday. “Overall we’re still doing a good job of keeping the state running.” The House and Senate both passed budget bills last Thursday, although the House budge...
TEN SLEEP – At Tuesday’s February meeting of the Ten Sleep Town Council, the town agreed to be fiscal sponsors for two local endeavors, the town garden, and the annual Nowoodstock music festival. Traditionally, Nowoodstock organizer Pat O’Brien applies for a grant through the Wyoming Arts Council to help fund the talent for the event, and once again, Ten Sleep agreed to sponsor the grant. The annual music festival, held every August in Ten Sleep, celebrates 19 years this August, with a large crowd of music lovers from around the world congr... Full story
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Robert “Bob” Blacketer, 82, passed away January 31, 2019, at the Thermopolis Rehab and Wellness Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be Feb. 13, 11 a.m. at St. Francis Catholic Church in Thermopolis.... Full story
Memorial services for Linda Kay Deaver were at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 1, at the Moose Lodge, located at 2704 Hackathorne, in Gillette. Kay passed away Monday, January 28, 2019. She was born June 10, 1955, in Lovell.... Full story
Parents of high school student-athletes who regularly criticize, harass and abuse contest officials were put on notice in January thanks to the blunt message delivered in an editorial by NFHS Executive Director Karissa Niehoff and state association leaders: "Dear Mom and Dad, Cool it." The message comes as a response to the shrinking number of high school officials, creating a shortage of those who remain an integral part of the interscholastic experience. A recent survey by the National... Full story
THERMOPOLIS — On February 7, 2019, a fatal crash occurred at milepost 5 on Wyoming 120 west of Thermopolis, Wyoming. Around 3:20 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to the area for a two-vehicle collision that resulted in the death of Thermopolis woman.. A 2014 Ford F-550 was traveling southbound on WY-120 when a northbound 2011 Honda Pilot attempted to turn into a driveway on the west side of the road causing both vehicles to collide. The driver of the Honda Pilot has been identified as 37-year-old Thermopolis, Wyoming r...
On February 12, 2019, a fatal crash occurred at milepost 37 on US 16 east of Ten Sleep, Wyoming. Around 1:30 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were dispatched to the area for a single vehicle rollover. A 2001 Ford F-250 was traveling westbound on US 16 when the driver failed to negotiate a left-hand curve. The Ford exited the roadway and overturned. The driver of the Ford has been identified as 46-year-old Gillette, Wyoming resident Christopher Short. Short was not wearing his seatbelt and succumbed to his injuries at the scene of the... Full story
WORLAND - Worland Middle School will present "Charleston!" the musical next Friday and Saturday in the school auditorium. The play features 31 cast members and three students working behind the scenes, all under the direction of WMS sixth-grade band teacher Amy Wright and East Side teacher Kim Moore. According to Wright, the play is set in the roaring 1920s, complete with Ziegfeld girls, raccoon coats, ukuleles, and gangsters. According to Pioneer Drama Service, the book the play is based on is... Full story
Flags at half-staff Governor Mark Gordon, pursuant to President Donald Trump’s proclamation, orders that the flags of the United States and Wyoming shall be flown at half-staff at all public buildings and grounds until sunset, February 9, 2019 as a mark of respect for the memory of former U.S. Representative John David Dingell, Jr.. The presidential proclamation is below; BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As a mark of respect for the memory and longstanding service of former Representative John David Dingell, J...
Welcome to the inaugural edition of the Northern Wyoming News, continuing the long tradition, more than 100 years, of chronicling the life and times of the people in Washakie County and the Big Horn Basin. This newspaper began as a weekly newspaper, the Worland Grit, in 1905. The Grit morphed into the five-day-a-week daily newspaper, the Northern Wyoming Daily News and this week we welcome back the weekly format under the Northern Wyoming News. If you’re reading this then we thank you for being continued loyal readers, or being new readers a... Full story