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Read about the new superintendent and principal of Ten Sleep school inside this week's issue!...
WORLAND – The Worland High School Drama Department will present “The Addams Family,” a musical this Thursday and Friday, April 28 and 29. Both performances are at 7 p.m. at the Worland Middle School auditorium. The cast features Jacob Durrant as Gomez, Katherine Martinson as Morticia, August McIntosh as Wednesday, Maren Cottrell as Grandma, Tate Green as Lurch, Trisha Hansen as Pugsley, and Kadyn Riley as Fester. Josh Yslava, Parker Ruffing and Ashlyn Erickson play Wednesday’s boyfriend and his...
WORLAND - Back in action last week, the Worland High School track and field team picked up where they left off as they competed at the Lovell Invitational on April 21. After their annual home meet was canceled due to weather on April 14, the Warriors and Lady Warriors used the unexpected week off to recover and prepare for the final push toward the end of the regular season. The Worland athletes used that week off to their advantage as the Warriors went on to win the Lovell meet with the Lady Wa...
Remember when super teams were all the rage in the NBA? Every offseason, headlines ran like, Super Team X will dominate this season and for the next decade. Disgruntled superstar wants out and wants to teammate up with other superstars. The Knicks looking to build their own super team. (One of the funniest running jokes in the NBA is that the Knicks organization and their fans believe they’re a free agent destination with that owner.) But after the disastrous seasons by two super teams this s...
Last month for the mental health article I discussed men and depression and the stigma that often goes with men addressing this. This week, I am following up with one man who has been able to tackle that stigma. Meet Jordan McKamey. Jordan is a long-time resident who was born in Worland. While growing up here, he was involved in various sports activities and school involvement. Overall, he was happy, however, Jordan began to experience depression in his late teens, "probably between 17 and 19."...
WORLAND – A recent community survey showed that 65% of the community believes that alcohol is a major problem among youth. In 2018, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded Washakie County Youth Alternatives a Drug-Free Communities Grant (GFCG). They contracted with the Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center (WYSAC) to develop and administer a survey to better understand community views on substance abuse in 2019 and again in 2021. Results from the 2021 survey were discussed at the Washakie Prevention Coalition meeting on Thursday, A...
The return of commercial bus service to Worland this week was a sign of what can happen when agencies and businesses work together for the betterment of a community. For two years Express Arrow bus service has been coming through Worland but not stopping. There were stops in Thermopolis, 30 miles south, and in Basin, 30 miles north, but no stop here in Worland. I’m not here to speculate on what did not happen the past two years but rather I want to focus on the what did happen this year. Washakie Development Association Executive Director LeAnn...
Jeanette Wardell Tolman, 79, died peacefully at home on Friday, April 22, 2022, from a cardiac event. She was born April 29, 1942, in San Diego, CA to Ross and Delsa Wardell. A year later, the family moved back to Otto where she was raised. She graduated from Greybull High School. While her parents were serving a building mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Australia, she was called to serve a proselyting mission in the same mission. She then attended BYU and...
Shirley M. Beyer-Howrey, 86, died Sunday, April 17, in her home surrounded by her family. She was born on May 16, 1935, in Worland, WY, to Vernon and Elta (Wortham) Hunt. Following high school graduation in Worland she attended Sioux Falls College in Sioux Falls, SD. On March 25, 1956, in Worland, WY, she married Kenneth W. Beyer. Shirley enjoyed the privilege of being able to stay at home with her children. She also spent time in the community working at Daily News, Worland Ford (twice),...
POWELL - Rain and loose rocks led to a dangerous situation in the Wind River Canyon on Saturday night, as a rock slide blocked traffic in both directions. The Powell High School boys' soccer team was heading home from a long road trip to Pinedale and arrived just after the slide occurred. "We were one of the first vehicles there, and we had some parents on the other side of it that saw it happen in their rearview mirrors," Panther boys' Head Coach David Gilliatt said. At the scene, the Panthers...
TEN SLEEP — The Washakie County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees have selected a husband and wife team to lead the school and district. The board on Monday offered contracts to Annie and Robert Griffin for superintendent and principal, respectively. During a special board meeting held Saturday, which followed the superintendent candidates’ meet-and-greet Friday night, the board authorized Chairman Erin Blutt to offer contracts to the husband-and-wife duo. Erin Blutt said, “Based on the overwhelming feedback from the community, teach...
WORLAND — On Tuesday, the Washakie County Commissioners authorized Chairman Fred Frandson to sign a purchase agreement for property at 603 North Road 11 for an ambulance station. The county has been seeking a new location for a new ambulance station since contracting with Cody Regional Health last year. They acquired a parcel of land at the corner of Eighth and Robertson, but architect estimates to construct a new facility came in at $2.6 million, more than $1 million over the budget the county has from American Rescue Plan Act funding. F...
WORLAND — The City of Worland and the Town of Ten Sleep have both indicated they would like to continue to receive funds from the general purpose one-cent sales tax if voters approve the tax in November. The Northern Wyoming News has been profiling the eight entities that are seeking funding from the tax for the next four years. This if the final profile. A survey asking residents to rank the organizations will be available next month online and in the Northern Wyoming News. Rankings will help determine the percentages each entity receives. T...
John Gilbert Lalonde, 86, passed away peacefully at his home in Worland on April 24, 2022. John was born on April 27, 1935 in Bay City, Michigan. Cremation has take place and no formal services are planned....
CHEYENNE (April 28, 2022) - On April 28, 2022, Queen Bee LLC (Lovell, WY) issued a voluntary recall of candy products purchased within the last year. The voluntary recall impacts a variety of honey caramel candy products and chocolates that may contain undeclared allergens including tree nuts and dairy. The impacted products were sold at Queen Bee Gardens and were also distributed via retail, wholesale, and direct sales nationwide with production dates through April 26, 2022. The undeclared tree nut allergen issue was identified as part of a...