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Happy Easter! Look for Bomgaars insert in this week's issue. This week is also the final week of the 2020 Northern Wyoming News Easter Egg Hunt....
WORLAND — Washakie County Emergency Medical Services has seen a decrease in the number of calls over the past month, according to Director Luke Sypherd. In an interview Monday regarding the EMS responses to the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), Sypherd said people have and can continue to expect to see the emergency medical technicians wearing more personal protective equipment. “EMTs will be wearing more frequently masks, eye protection and gowns, to ensure they remain safe and unaffected by the virus. We need these responders to be hea...
WORLAND – Wyoming first lady Jennie Gordon came up to Worland from Cheyenne as a part of her Wyoming Hunger Initiative, and volunteered to help sign-in residents from the area seeking support and food through an unprecedented pandemic that has struck the country and impacted Wyoming residents. The Wyoming Hunger Initiative was started by Gordon in October of 2019 to help address childhood hunger issues in the Cowboy State. However, with the recent rise of coronavirus the goal of the initiative h...
WORLAND — Worland Mayor Jim Gill addressed the community at the start of the regular city council meeting Tuesday night via Zoom video conferencing. He said, “The City of Worland has been working diligently to help in the war effort to contain the spread of this virus within our community. We have been working in conjunction with Washakie County, and the COVID-19 task force to help deal with the challenges from the disease (novel coronavirus 2019). While we are in it together, the task force is resolute in asking all citizens not to gather but...
WORLAND – Washakie County Public Health announced Sunday, April 4, on its COVID-19 Facebook page that is had “been notified of two additional confirmed COVID-19 cases in the county. This brings Washakie County’s total to four. On Monday, April 6, Washakie County Public Health announced another COVID-19 case was identified in Washakie County. The case is a male in his 20s who is currently incarcerated in the Washakie County Detention Center. The patient is not a resident of Wyoming. Washakie County Sheriff’s Office Captain Rich Fernand...
WORLAND — Big cities have GrubHub and DoorDash and Worland now has Van Go, a new restaurant delivery service started this week by the Worland Senior Citizens Center. Senior Center Board Chairman Dan Frederick said the board realized that the local restaurants were “really hurting” and other communities in the country have restaurant delivery services. “We don’t have anything like that,” he said. Wyoming restaurants, unless they can provide drive-thru, delivery or curbside delivery have been shut down through an order by Governor Mark Gordon...
WORLAND — Starting March 12, the nation began making history, by self-responding to the 2020 Census. The goal of the census is to “count everyone once, only once and in the right place,” according to Jennifer A. Hillman, 2020 Census media specialist. The data collected from the 2020 Census may affect nearly every aspect of your life for the next 10 years, so make sure you do your part and complete your questionnaire, she said. It has never been easier to respond to the census. The Bureau encourages the public to respond to the 2020 Censu...
As part of its continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Range Companies – Range Telephone Cooperative, Inc., RT Communications, Inc., and Dubois Telephone Exchange, Inc. – are coordinating with school districts in their subscriber areas to identify students who have a need for internet service in order to continue their education at home. The Range Companies are providing free installation and internet service to those K-12 and college student’s households through June 12, 2020. “We understand remote learning is necessary to help slow t...
WORLAND — It has been just over a month since the Wyoming Legislature adjourned the 2020 budget session and the Management Council has scheduled a meeting to consider study topics for the joint interim committees, including appropriate legislative responses to the current public health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting will be held remotely with a live audio stream available on the Legislature’s website. Public comments may be submitted to Management Council at: www.wyoleg.gov. Rep. Mike Greear, R-Worland, is a member of...
This Sunday is Easter, it is a different kind of Easter than any of us could have imagined just a few short months ago. Even here at the Northern Wyoming News we had plans for our regular Easter services page and we had weekend photographers scheduled for many traditional community Easter egg hunts. Those Easter egg hunts have been canceled along with regular church services with a state order from the governor prohibiting gatherings of 10 or more people; and rightly so as we work to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). But what...
WORLAND – Washakie County schools along with schools all across the state have begun the transition to "alternative learning," which has resulted in schools in Washakie County School Districts No. 1 and No. 2 to transition to mostly distance or adapted learning. Both schools have adapted their learning plans due to the recent spread of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in Wyoming and across the country, and have since begun the transition to primarily online learning as requested by the s...
United States Attorney Mark A. Klaassen announced Wednesday, April 1, that Jessica Lynn Dierking, age 34, a resident of Sheridan, was indicted by a federal grand jury on March 18, 2020, for receipt of child pornography, distribution of child pornography, and two counts of production of child pornography. The maximum penalty upon conviction for receipt and distribution of child pornography is 5 to 20 years in federal prison, a $250,000 fine, five years to life of supervised release, and up to $35,000 in a special assessment. Restitution for any...
WORLAND - In unprecedented times, the Washakie County commissioners met via phone conference on Tuesday to discuss bids for road projects and possible restrictions of camping to help prevent the future spread of novel coronavirus 2019. With spring and summer fast approaching, Commissioner Aaron Anderson brought to the attention of the other commissioners and County Attorney John Worrall a situation that happened in Gunnison County, Colorado, where county officials dealt with issues of an influx...
Edith Lorraine Dellos, 86, passed away at her home on April 4, 2020. Edith was born in Manderson, on Aug. 8, 1933. Cremation has taken place and private family services will be held later this summer due to COVID-19....
Richard John Linn, 81, passed away at his home on April 7, 2020. Richard was born in Lewistown, Montana, on Aug. 12, 1938. Cremation has taken place and memorial services will be held at a later date due to COVID-19....
Johnny Joe Granado, 74-year-old proud father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and uncle passed away on March 30, 2020 at the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, Wyoming. Johnny was born on March 5, 1946 in Las Cruces, NM to Petra Costalez and George Granado. In 1968 he moved to California where he lived for 17 years. In 1985 he moved to Worland, WY where he started J&M Asphalt Sealcoating Company. Besides the love for his family, Johnny loved fishing, the casino, and his dog, Chika. He is...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has submitted a request to President Trump asking for a major disaster declaration for Wyoming. The declaration would allow all 23 of Wyoming’s counties and the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes to access funding and services for crucial assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Though Wyoming has not reached the dire situations of some states, this declaration will help us to prepare and mobilize resources when we need them,” Governor Gordon said. “I look forward to a swift response to our reque...
Coronavirus cases up to 239, Gordon asks for limit on fishing licenses Compiled from Wyoming News Exchange newspapers The number of coronavirus cases in Wyoming grew to 239 on Thursday, with Niobrara County seeing its first case. The Wyoming Department of Health, in its daily update on confirmed cases in the state, said nine new cases were detected Thursday in five counties, including the first in Niobrara County. Teton County saw its cases increase by five for a new total of 50. Johnson, Laramie and Uinta counties also each saw their case tota...
When the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) gets a positive test result, the provider who submitted the test and the local public health office are notified right away. The provider then notifies the patient. The WDH epidemiology staff or county public health staff interview the positive individual by phone. The interviewers strive to complete case interviews immediately following the notification of a positive test result. In some rare instances, this can be difficult. For example, patients who are hospitalized and intubated may not be able...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon will sign a proclamation tomorrow declaring Friday, April 10, 2020 a Day of Prayer in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The day of prayer is cross-denominational with the intent to unify people of many faiths during the crisis. “Across all faiths and beliefs, we can all come together at this time of year to find a sense of peace and purpose,” Governor Gordon said. “I invite our leaders and citizens to pray that the present pandemic may be controlled, caregivers protected, our soldiers and their familie...
Program director says Wyoming needy face obstacles to getting COVID-19 relief checks Individuals with adjusted gross incomes of up to $75,000 will receive $1,200 relief checks due to the coronavirus pandemic, but some low-income people or those without internet may need help in getting theirs, said the director of a University of Wyoming program that helps income-qualifying residents. “Most Wyomingites could use some extra cash even in the best of times,” said Mindy Meuli, program director of the Cent$ible Nutrition Program in the Uni...
With coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) impacting many aspects of daily life, the Wyoming Department of Family Services (DFS) wants residents to remember it’s important to reduce stress of parents and adults in the household. “Parenting can be extremely stressful,” according to Ed Heimer, Field Administrator and licensed clinical social worker with DFS. “Especially with the additional stressors of the COVID-19 pandemic.” To reduce stress, it’s important to have a routine. Sticking to an exercise routine will provide consistency in everyday li...
University of Wyoming students facing internet difficulties to access online courses can utilize Wi-Fi in parking lots of UW Extension offices across the state. Parking lot Wi-Fi is being offered in 14 counties and the Wind River Indian Reservation. Extension director Kelly Crane said Wi-Fi access in parking areas is often provided through cooperative agreements with county commissioners. UW closed its Laramie campus to the public in mid-March following spring break and required all courses be...
WORLAND - Grateful to be alive, Lory August of Worland, Washakie County's first COVID-19 case, shared her story Friday with the Northern Wyoming News. Her message, "You can beat this, be positive, you can survive." She has been battling cancer for three years and for 10 days she self-isolated at home thinking she had pneumonia. A visit to her doctor in Thermopolis on March 24, Dr. Bischoff, for a CT scan showed her lungs "were a mess." She was placed in an isolation room, tested for influenza,...
A hospitalized Johnson County man previously identified as being infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has died, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). The older man had health conditions that put him at higher risk of severe illness and complications related to COVID-19. There have been 275 confirmed and 98 probable cases reported so far from across Wyoming. This is the first reported death associated with the pandemic in the state. “This is a sad development we hoped we wouldn’t see in Wyoming and we want this per...