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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...
CHEYENNE — State Rep. Martha Lawley (R-Worland) reported yet another busy week in Cheyenne, with the passing of the supplemental budget and several controversial bills. Lawley said that the supplemental budget was a demonstration of fiscal discipline in her mind, with almost $1.4 billion allocated to savings. “We also fully funded Wyoming’s K-12 education system, which is something that hasn’t been fully funded in the past,” she added. Senate File 47, which would repeal immunity for corporal discipline in K-12 schools, passed out of House Edu...
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Valerie Marie Hammond died Saturday, Feb. 18 at Hot Springs Health in Thermopolis. Funeral services will be held at the First Baptist Church in Thermopolis, Friday, Feb. 24, 2 p.m.... Full story
Adjustment disorder is a common mental health diagnosis that is not very often brought to light or discussed. Adjustment disorders are stress-related conditions. An individual experiences more stress than would normally be expected in response to a stressful or unexpected event, and the stress causes significant problems in relationships, at work or at school. Adjustment disorder can affect anyone at any age, even children. Problems at work, going away to college and leaving home, a chronic illness, death of a close family member, having a...
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...
WORLAND - U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) discussed a number of issues from the border to spy balloons with Worland residents at the Worland Senior Center on Monday, Feb. 20. He said he comes back to Wyoming every weekend to visit communities around the state and more often than not senior centers are not open. Having the opportunity on Presidents Day this year, he took the opportunity to come and visit Worland senior citizens. He was then headed to Greybull High School and back to his...
WORLAND - The highly competitive 3A State boys swimming and diving meet was as billed, and while the Worland Warriors didn't bring home hardware or an individual champion. They competed has they only know how to, by giving it their absolute all. "I was 99% happy with how state went," said WHS boys swimming and diving coach Justin Howe. "We came up short on a couple of races, but like I told the boys, that's life sometimes." Competing at the 3A State Meet in Gillette on Feb. 16-17, the Warriors...
Gerry Robert "Bubba" Brown, 76, passed away at his home in Worland on February 17, 2023, with his loving wife and his daughter at his side along with other dear family members. He was born in Lovell, Wyoming on December 8, 1946. He was the fifth of eight children born to Gerald Wilbur and Beulah Ann (Asay) Brown. Gerry grew up in the Byron, Cody, and Lovell areas. After the tragic loss of his parents and oldest sister Nadine, he and his younger brother, Charlie were then raised by their... Full story
Joel Garcia Arellano, 53-year-old Worland resident, passed away suddenly on February 13, 2023 in Worland, Wyoming. Joel was born on September 5, 1969 in Carrizo Springs, Texas, the second of four children born to Santana Rodriguez Arellano and Maria del Socorro Garcia Arellano. Joel grew up in Worland with his parents and three siblings. He grew up in a Christian home where his faith in God was instilled. After he graduated from Worland High School in 1988, he enlisted in the United States Air... Full story
Annette Diane Johnson, 80, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 in Miles City, Montana. She was a resident of Rosebud, Montana, and a former resident of Ten Sleep, Wyoming. Annette was born January 4, 1943 in Red Lodge, Montana; the daughter of Arne and Anna Wertanen. She grew up at the chrome mine in Nye, Montana, and graduated as valedictorian from Absarokee High School in 1961. She met Dennis Johnson at a dance at a little rock school house near Fishtail, Montana, and they fell in love a... Full story
CHEYENNE — An attempt to extract a parental rights bill from the House Speaker and send it to the House Agriculture, State and Public Lands, and Water Resources Committee failed Tuesday. Rep. Jeanette Ward, R-Casper, put forward a motion to suspend Rule 4-7 for the Wyoming Legislature that allows House Speaker Albert Sommers, R-Pinedale, to determine whether to introduce or refer a bill to a committee, in the hopes that Senate File 117 would be introduced and debated by the body. She said constituents were inquiring about the status of the b... Full story
A crow takes flight from Worland High School last week....
Governor Gordon Orders Flags Be Flown at Half-Staff Statewide on Thursday, February 23 in Honor of Wyoming Sailor Killed at Pearl Harbor CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Governor Mark Gordon has ordered both the U.S. and State of Wyoming flag be flown at half-staff statewide on Thursday, February 23, 2023 in honor and memory of World War II veteran Herman Schmidt from Sheridan. Schmidt, a U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate Third Class, served on the U.S.S. Oklahoma and was killed in action during the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. Schmidt’s remains were rec... Full story
The family of Paul Richard Ostrander is saddened to announce he passed away on February 21, 2023, at the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Worland, he was 88 years old. Paul was born on November 11, 1934, in Portland, Oregon. He was the youngest of four children born to Raymond and Lorraine (Chambreau) Ostrander. He grew up in Portland Oregon, graduating from Jefferson High School in July 1952. Following High School, he enlisted in the United States Army, finishing his service at... Full story
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