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Ten Sleep developer Cole Smith and his attorney David Clark attended the Washakie County Commissioner meeting on Tuesday, with the intention of attaining final plat approval for Red Vista Village II. However, according to Interim Washakie County Planner and head of the Planning Commission Mike Robinson, the county planning commission declined approval of Smith’s development agreement at a commission meeting on Monday, March 4. The planning commission’s approval of the development agreement was a necessary step for the county commissioners to...
On Monday, March 4, the Wyoming House and Senate worked against the clock as they were met with crucial deadlines that would impact numerous bills and the 2025-26 biennium budget. BILLS According to Rep. Martha Lawley (R-Worland), Monday, March 4 was the final day for bills to be reported out of House and Senate committees. Thursday (today) is the final day for third reading on bills in the second house. After that deadline, Lawley said Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon will have until the following Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to either sign or...
At the close of the third week of the 2024 Wyoming Legislative Budget Session, District 20 Senator Ed Cooper (R-Ten Sleep) stated that the process of reaching concurrency on the budget was behind schedule. He said in an interview Sunday, “The appropriations committee has until Monday to finish the budget, and we’ll either approve it or disapprove it on the floor. If we can’t do that, then a new committee is appointed and we basically have until the end of the week to get this worked out; if we don’t get it done, there are three more days av...
Eugene Anderson Whitlock, age 95 passed away peacefully on March 3, 2024, at Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. He was born June 29, 1928, in Worland, Wyoming, the fourth child of Andrew and Ludina (Anderson) Whitlock. He had five siblings, Virginia, Glen, Ira, Jerry, and Sharon. Gene worked at the creamery as a young boy and drove the creamery truck. He bought his own clothes by the age of ten and had a paper route for years. Gene sang at an early age, and was in the mixed chorus and... Full story
Lewis M. McMillen, 81, passed away at the Wyoming Retirement Center in Basin, on Feb. 27, 2024. He was born in Fromberg, Montana, on August 13, 1942. No services are planned at this time.... Full story
Some scams you can see coming and they are easy to avoid other newer scams seem to be catching people off guard and one of those has been running rampant on some local Facebook pages. Amazon may be hiring but they are not hiring here in Worland for work-at-home jobs. According to scam-detector.com, “Watch out for a plethora of fake Amazon jobs from home that have been inundated the employment boards. There is no secret that, in general, the Amazon scams have been perpetrating the most, but this type of fraud (job scams, that is) has been m...
Four Worland High School students had the opportunity to attend the CADCA Youth Leadership Program in Washington, D.C. earlier this year. The opportunity was extended by the Washakie Prevention Committee, who invited members of the W Club to submit an application as well as an essay describing why they wanted to go. Worland High School juniors Kaydence Mosley, Shaelynn Whitlock, Isabel Accurso and Jace Erickson were selected, and all of their travel expenses were paid for by the Drug Free...
With origins dating back to 1981, Women’s History Month is a chance to celebrate and recognize the achievements women have made over the course of American history in a variety of fields, according to the Women’s History Month website. Throughout the month of March, the Northern Wyoming News will be featuring a different woman each week who makes history within our communities with their positive impacts and achievements. ANNIE GRIFFIN From her earliest memories of playing ‘school’ with her neighbor, to babysitting and spending time with ki...
In hopes of helping others in recovery, Worland resident Megan Lathrop recently started the recovery support group, “Reach for Recovery.” Lathrop said that she has been in recovery since 2019 and after finishing probation, she said, “I spent the next few years building back my life […] and getting back into the community.” While searching for support in the community, Lathrop said she found Worland to be lacking in recovery support groups not affiliated with other organizations. Because of this, Lathrop said she started Reach for Recovery...
Every point mattered for the Worland Lady Warriors indoor track team, which brought home the program's first-ever state placing hardware and had an individual state champion at last week's 3A State indoor track meet. The Lady Warriors finished fourth and had Anna Richardson win the high jump at the 3A State indoor track meet in Gillette on March 1-2. Worland scored 60 points to finish fourth, Evanston was third with 61 points, Torrington finished second with 74 points, and Cody repeated as the...
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