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WORLAND – After a nearly 40-minute executive session to discuss litigation, the Washakie County Commissioners accepted a counter-offer to sell the current Washakie County Library located at 1019 Coburn Ave. The commissioners received an offer during their March 16 meeting, but according to the commission they were unable to reach an agreement with that purchaser and were approached by a different buyer. Details of the contract were not publicly available at press time, as the County C...
WORLAND — Two graduation events that came about due to the pandemic return this year in what might become a regular tradition for Worland. The Worland City Council Tuesday night approved a request for a Class of 2021 graduation parade on Thursday, May 13 at 6:30 p.m. They also approved a request to hang banners on the downtown street lights for the members of the Class of 2021. Kara Anderson said with graduation looking like it will be “a little normal this year,” she had not planned on the parade until some seniors and parents appro...
Shot number two of the Moderna vaccine came and went with barely a whisper. What I mean by that is that the three of us at the Northern Wyoming News who received our first shot on March 17, received our booster on April 14 and none of us had any more symptoms than we did with the first shot – sore arm where the shot was injected, maybe a little fatigue (when you are like me and average five hours of sleep it’s hard to differentiate between regular tired and possibly vaccine-related tired). One of the employees also reported a few other body ach... Full story
On a sunny spring morning at Meadowlark Ski Lodge, 82-year-old Stan Wostenberg walked to the bed of his truck and started to unclip the straps holding in his orange and black Ski-Doo snowmobile. Wearing denim jeans, work boots and a weathered Carhartt jacket, he might not look like a typical rider, but his roughly 60 years of experience mean he's been riding longer than many snowmobilers have been alive. "People ... said, 'When are you going to quit snowmachining?'" Wostenberg laughed. "I said,...
WORLAND - The first WyoPreps 3A boys soccer poll was released last week, and shocking no one, the Worland Warriors were atop the rankings. The No. 1-ranked Warriors held a 33-game winning streak going into their April 17 game vs. the Pinedale Wranglers. With their win streak on the line and No. 1-ranking, Worland wasted little time as they controlled the entire 80 minutes as they defeated Pinedale 10-0, extending their winning streak to 34 games. "We were just anxious to play," said WHS boys soc...
Elizabeth Kathleen Rollins, 66, went to her heavenly home on Thursday, April 16, 2021. While she will be missed by many, we are thankful that she is again in the arms of her beautiful daughter. She was born on November 21, 1954, to Vernon and Kathë Campbell in Deer Lodge, MT. Because her father was in the military, Lisa grew up in Montana, Texas, and Germany. She was proud of her German roots but Montana was always her home. On May 4, 1974, she married her dear husband Robert (Bob) Rollins in... Full story
Darrell Leon Mull, 76, passed away surrounded by his family, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Darrel was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma on September 21, 1944 born to Leonard C. and Margaret Pearl (Haas) Mull. Darrell proudly served in the U.S. Navy from 1962 to 1966. Darrell wed the love of his life, Geraldine Mary Gauthier, February 8, 1964. They raised 4 children, David, Randy, Lori, and Mike. Darrell enjoyed hunting and fishing and some of his greatest memories were doing these things with his... Full story
On April 19, 2021, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 173 on US Highway 20 north of Worland, Wyoming. At 10:25 a.m., Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were notified of a motor vehicle collision. A 2001 Buick LeSabre was headed north on US Highway 20 when the driver lost control of the vehicle on the snow-covered road while negotiating a curve to the left. The Buick entered the southbound lane and collided with a 2016 Volvo Conventional commercial truck. The driver of the Buick has been identified as 73-year-old Greybull, Wyoming resident... Full story
TEN SLEEP - Former Northern Wyoming News staff writer Tracie Mitchell switched her writing focus from reporting on the news to writing her first novel, published last month. Mitchell said when she was in fifth grade her dream was to be the next Stephen King in the suspense thriller genre, but then she switched to considering a career with animals due to her desire to take care of animals. While the animal caretaker dream never materialized, except for her own pets, the dream of writing a novel c...
Wyoming’s two remaining COVID-19 statewide public health orders are being continued again for two more weeks, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). Mask use and physical distancing requirements related to educational institutions remain. Indoor events of more than 500 people may be held at 50 percent of venue capacity with specific mask protocols for large indoor events. WDH recommends masks in indoor public places when common-sense physical distancing cannot be maintained among people who don’t live in the same household. Est...
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