Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 29
Thank you for reading the Northern Wyoming News. Blair's and Bomgaars inserts in the print and online issues this week....
This is not the time for the blame game or for COVID-19 shaming, and from what we are hearing around the community, both are happening. Nearly two weeks ago a COVID-19 outbreak at the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center occurred and is still occurring with more cases reported this weekend. There have also been two deaths reported. I can guarantee that no one at the facility wanted this outcome and trying to place blame or looking down on staff members who work there is not what this community is about, or at least it should not be. We...
WORLAND – A three-shot volley fired by members of Floyd Minch American Legion Post 44 broke the stillness of the Memorial Day moment, as Worland residents, guest speakers and visiting dignitaries gathered at Riverview Memorial Gardens to remember the many thousands of men and women in every branch of service who have made the ultimate sacrifice to defend the U.S. and its freedoms. After all assembled made the Pledge of Allegiance on Monday, Stacy Green sang a beautiful rendition of the N...
WORLAND — In two weeks Washakie County COVID-19 cases increased five-fold from five cases to 28 as of Tuesday, with most of the new cases attributed to the outbreak at the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center (WHRC). As of Tuesday there are now 12 total cases among residents at WHRC, which includes one that will be counted in Montana. There are nine total staff cases — six reside in Washakie County, two in Big Horn County and one in Hot Springs. There has also been two reported deaths associated with this outbreak, both adult male res...
WORLAND – The Worland school board met on Monday night in the Middle School Auditorium to hold their regular monthly meeting for the first time since February, while adhering to social distancing guidelines with audience members. The school board passed on third and final reading their policy 1.15 pertaining to sick bank leave and paid maternity leave. WCSD No. 1 joins Platte County School District No. 1 (Wheatland) as the only districts in the state to guarantee paid maternity leave. Maternity...
WORLAND – Worland High School choir students were honored in a non-traditional way on May 12, in a Zoom call honoring their year in music, a year that was unfortunately cut short due to COVID-19. Eight students were honored for being named to the All-State Jazz Choir, five students were named to All-State Choir and two students were honored for being named to the All-Northwest Choir. Tatum Zimmerman, Alexis Sandoval, Andrew Nelson, Caleb Fraser, Jacob Durrant, Hailie Carver, Jayron Klinghagen a...
WORLAND — The City of Worland will have a bulk water load-out system later this summer with an agreement being finalized to use Big Horn Cooperative Marketing Association property along Railway Avenue. Worland Public Works Superintendent Brian Burky said the current water crane/bulk water load-out near the city shop at 101 Grace is “very old and breaks down frequently.” He said it is used by contractors, oil field workers, ag producers and others needing potable water supply. He said the city was looking for a new location because the curre...
WORLAND - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) was in Worland for the Memorial Day services on Monday, May 25. In a brief but wide-ranging conversation following services, Barrasso expressed concern for the plight of local small businesses that may have hit a brick wall in their efforts to obtain Coronavirus Emergency Loans or other types of special federal relief funding to help small business survive. He suggested that such businesses should give his office a call. "Whenever we hear that...
WORLAND – In an unprecedented time of global change, whole sectors of industry in Wyoming, the U.S. and the world have taken a serious blow. What has been the impact on local outdoor recreation businesses? According to the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), a U.S.-based coalition of outdoor recreation trade associations and organizations, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a “catastrophic” impact on business. “We knew there have been tremendous impacts to our members and to the entire outdoor recreation industry, but our survey results show th...
Johny P. Miller passed away May 20, 2020, at Worland Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Worland, Wyoming. Johny was born on the family farm to Floyd D. and Lola Bell Miller on November 9, 1923, near Gilman City, Missouri. While growing up, Johny rode his horse to school in Gilman City and enjoyed his time working the farm alongside his father. After High School graduation, Johny enlisted with the Navy. During WWII, he was stationed in the South Pacific for three years. At the end of the War,... Full story
Earle E. Crichton, age 77, passed away on the night of May 22, 2020, from respiratory complications. Earle was known to many as "Tuff," full of spitfire and energy. He was fun, outgoing, and the life of the party. Earle was born on October 2, 1943 to George "Bud" and De Lois (Heath) Crichton in Laurel, MT. He grew up with his older brother Archie, older sisters Mae and Pat, and younger brother Bob, attending schools in Greybull, Basin, and Worland. Earle married his high school sweetheart,... Full story
William “Bill” Hefenieder passed away on May 23, 2020 at the Washakie Medical Center. He was born on March 14th, 1935 in the old hospital on Big Horn Ave. in Worland, WY. He was the first child of George E. Hefenieder and Clara (Spadt) Hefenieder. His farming career started at the age of six when he crawled behind his mother thinning doubles while his mother blocked sugar beets with a hoe. When he and his sister, Clarice, kept up all day, they were rewarded with a Tootsie pop. This exp... Full story
Jeffrey Lamar “Jeff” Strong, 68, passed away May 15, 2020 in Thermopolis, Wyoming. A memorial service is pending.... Full story
Coronavirus-Related Death Reported from Natrona County A resident of a Natrona County long-term care facility previously identified as one of Wyoming’s laboratory-confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has died, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). The older man had been hospitalized and was a resident of Lifecare Center of Casper, a nursing home. Among Wyoming residents, there have now been 15 coronavirus-related deaths, 665 lab-confirmed cases and 209 probable cases reported so far. Older residents and p... Full story
October 15, 1923 – May 27, 2020 Lorene Price Miller passed away May 27, 2020, at Worland Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Worland, Wyoming. Lorene was born on October 15, 1923, in a country home near Gilman City, Missouri. Lorene was the second of four children born to Layette and Ruth (Harrison) Price. Her parents later divorced, and her mother was left to raise four young children. Ruth Price subsequently died of pulmonary tuberculosis. Prior to her death, these four young children w... Full story
PDF