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WORLAND – Washakie County Commissioners saw members of the Washakie County Library and City of Worland Board of Adjustment and Planning Commission (BAPC) discuss parking during their meeting Tuesday. After a special BAPC meeting on Jan. 31, the BAPC decided to grant a special exemption for the library’s insufficient parking, contingent on the commissioners’ approval of a plan to create at least 17 parking spaces for the library on the county lot at the corner of Robertson Avenue and Eighth Street. At this week’s commissioners meeting, a motio...
In his weekly interview with Northern Wyoming News, Senator Ed Cooper said that he was pleased overall with the work that the Senate did on the budget last week, saying "We came out with a really good budget on the Senate side." He continued "There are a few things I didn't like, and there were a few things that I liked really well. Everyone has their own ideas." Altogether, the Senate was able to construct a budget that closely matched that recommended by Governor Mark Gordon. He was most pleas...
Representative Martha Lawley's (R- Big Horn, Washakie) House Bill 121 moved on to the Senate on Feb. 3. "It was definitely good news for me. I'm very thankful for that," Lawley said. "We'll see what the Senate does, I'm hopeful," she said. The bill would take the responsibility of supporting property tax deferments out of the county level and place it on the Department of Revenue. It also makes tax deferments available for more people, with an added category for disabled veterans. Through...
Meela Marie Ray was born in September 3, 1948 in Worland, Wyoming to Alfred and Marie Fink. She graduated from Worland High School and completed her Bachelors in Education in Bozeman, Montana. She spent her life working in customer service. Meela passed away with family by her side on February 2, 2023. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Greybull, Wyoming. Jim and Meela shared a passion for geology and spending time exploring the countryside. She is preceded in death by her parents... Full story
Josephine Edela Davis, 86, passed away Friday February 3rd, 2023 after struggling with dementia and other complications. She was born November 21 of 1936, in Greybull, Wyoming to Edela and Charles Reidil. Josephine graduated from Basin High School, Class of 1953. She then went to St Joseph's Hospital in Denver, Colorado where she worked and earned her nursing certificated after 3 years. Soon after she met and married James Davis on December 21st, 1959 in Cody, WY. She then worked as a nurse in... Full story
Donald Henry Eckhardt, affectionately known as "Bud", passed away on February 3, 2023 at the Washakie Medical Center in Worland with his loving family by his side. Bud was born in Worland on November 5, 1934, the youngest of two boys born to Jacob Eckhardt and Elizabeth Katherine (Bott) Eckhardt. Bud married Margaret Kathryn Berry on February 10, 1957 in Greybull, Wyoming. To this union, three beautiful children were born, Karrie, Donna, and Thomas. Bud was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting... Full story
Ned Boyce "Smut" Smotherman, 81, of Mills, Wyoming, passed away at his residence on January 22, 2023. Ned was born in Thermopolis, Wyoming to Gladys Urwin and Gerald Smothermon on April 26, 1941. He spent his adolescent years in Thermopolis but moved to Worland, Wyoming during his teenage years, graduating from Worland High School in 1959. Following graduation Ned joined the US Army and was proud to serve his country from 1961 to 1964. During this time, he was deployed to Korea, where he worked... Full story
I was still at college in New York when my friend Sara sent me a survey question for her psychology class, "What is your love language?" I stared at my phone screen for a while and thought. My brain wasn't coming up with any conclusions for me, so I went to my next-best (better) option: Google. As it turns out, the five love languages were first written about by Gary Chapman in 1992. The ways people express and receive love, according to old Chapman, are through receiving gifts, quality time,...
Fans at all levels can get ugly, rude, unsportsmanlike and just plain mean. For the most part, most athletes are able to ignore and play on. Occasionally, you hear reports of professional athletes who have had enough and either verbally or physically go after the fans. Last weekend, Colorado State University fans exhibited unsportsmanlike behavior when a small group chanted “Russia” at Utah State men’s basketball player Max Shulga, who is from Kyiv, Ukraine. It was insensitive, asinine and rude. Yes, University of Wyoming Cowboys have chant...
It’s no secret that addiction ruins lives. When parents become addicted to drugs and alcohol, it impacts their physical and emotional health, behaviors, and their ability to effectively parent their children. For the children, they can experience minor neglect up to full-blown physical, mental and even sexual abuse. For parents who are struggling with substance abuse, it can cause immense trauma and a child’s emotional and psychological development can be impacted to a degree that can be beyond repair. Here are some concerning facts pro...
WORLAND – Last August, a new student joined the ranks of the Worland High School senior class. Seventeen-year-old Aurora Pagani, from south of Milan, Italy, is part of the Rotary Exchange program, which allows students from the United States to trade places with students from other countries for a period of up to 10 months. Pagani has made a place for herself in Worland by joining the swimming and cheer teams, as well as living with several local families. When asked if she anticipated she would...
WORLAND - Just inside the front door of the Washakie County Ministerial Association building on Big Horn Avenue stands a refrigerator stocked front-to-back, top-to-bottom with Styrofoam egg cartons. "Recently the food bank of Wyoming had a truck come in. Right now at the pantry I have about 120 dozen eggs," said Ministerial Association Vice Chairperson Ward Byrd. After December, the month of giving, the food pantry is well-stocked for its estimated 20-30 wintertime regulars. Monday, Wednesday...
WORLAND – Every Monday, Thursday and Friday from Feb. 10 to Apr. 10, the Worland Senior Center will be offering tax preparation to anyone who would like help filing their taxes for free. The Worland Senior Center has been an American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) tax preparation site for over 20 years, and they help prepare up to 150 returns each year. Although the program is held at the Worland Senior Center, it is not just for the elderly, and there are no income restrictions to participate, coordinator Sherry Stottler said. Larry M...
WORLAND – Cracking the clean glass door of Flower Exchange lets heavy floral scents out into the cold air on North Tenth Street. Happy pop music plays over the speakers and 360 degrees of gift displays run floor to ceiling. Behind the counter, leaves fall to the floor around owner Katie Tommerup's boots as she strips stems clean, the shop dog peacefully curled up in the corner. Tommerup has owned Flower Exchange for 16 years – 16 Valentine's Days, she said. Before she bought the business fro...
WORLAND - The 3A North boy swimming and diving conference meet was as competitive as billed, and the Worland Warriors scraped their way to a fourth-place finish. The Warriors finished fourth at the 3A East conference meet held at the Worland Aquatic Center on Feb. 2-3, scoring 206 points and tying with Riverton. "After the prelims, I scored the rest of the meet, and they were three points ahead of us. So we made up those three points but just need one more," said WHS boys swimming and diving...
The Legislature has advanced a bill that legalizes use of physical force by a landowner or landowner’s agent to “terminate” what they believe is criminal trespass. HB-126 — Trespass–removal of trespasser would update the current Wyoming criminal trespass code to state: “A person who is the owner or legal occupant of land or a premises upon which a criminal trespass is occurring, or their agent, is justified in using reasonable and appropriate physical force upon another person when and to the extent that it is reasonably necessary to terminat... Full story
On February 4, 2023, at approximately 12:46 p.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP) Troopers were dispatched to a possible domestic disturbance in the area of Bitter Creek Rest Area within Sweetwater County. The reporting party told the patrol dispatch they thought the driver of a grey Volvo semi-tractor trailer was dealing with a domestic disturbance with her ex-boyfriend. WHP Troopers located the vehicle parked within the eastbound Bitter Creek Rest Area on Interstate 80 in Sweetwater County. As the occupants were interviewed, it was learned that... Full story
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