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Welcome to August. This week check out all the fair coverage -- there will be a bit more coverage next week. Inserts this week are Blair's and Bomgaars....
WORLAND – Washakie County did not have an active case of COVID-19 on Wednesday, July 29, but saw a sharp increase starting the following day that has led to nine active cases in the county as of press time on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Washakie County Public Health (WCPH) released a statement on Facebook stating that several of the cases have been linked to adults between the ages of 20 to 40 attending social events, bars and reunions. The other cases are believed to be community spread which means t...
WORLAND – Washakie County School District No. 1 Superintendent David Nicholas presented a plan to the board at a special meeting that would allow students to attend school beginning later this month. Nicholas told the board last week at a special meeting July 30 at the Washakie County Fair that the re-opening plan has yet to be approved by the state or county, but he was seeking the approval of the board because he feels they should approve the plan that brings children back into the b...
WORLAND – After a brief discussion to introduce the topic at Tuesday night’s regular meeting, the Worland City Council will discuss at Monday’s work session what types of hearings to allow for municipal court and if city hall is the best location for those hearings. City Attorney Kent Richins said he prefers to follow the rules of the Wyoming Supreme Court, although the municipal court does not fall under their guidance. The state court has ruled to postpone most hearings until October. “We have certain cases that have constitutional issues...
WORLAND – The Washakie County commissioners met on Tuesday, Aug. 4, during their regularly scheduled meeting to discuss various road projects. The commissioners discussed with County Planner David Anderson what was required next in order to hold public hearings to adopt Lane 17 1/2 (Tiedown Road), and to vacate Lane 18 1/2. A petition was submitted to the county to make all of Tiedown Road a county road. However, the county has maintained a certain portion of Tiedown Road over the years, and d...
WORLAND – Washakie County Clerk Mary Grace Strauch was recognized as the Washakie County Republican of the Year at the Lincoln Day dinner on Saturday, July 25, at the Green Hills Restaurant. Strauch served as the Washakie County Republican Central Committee secretary from 1992 until last year when she decided to retire from the position. Her position included taking minutes for committee meetings, helping organize the Lincoln Day dinner and other events, organize conventions, send out c...
WORLAND — Over the next week there will be two opportunities for families in Washakie County in need to find some food relief. The Food Bank of the Rockies Mobile Food Pantry returns to Worland this Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Washakie County Fairgrounds. The mobile pantry will be at the fairgrounds from 1-3 p.m. The pantry has been coming to Worland every other month since April. The other opportunity is new, with the Farmers to Families food box program coming to Worland next Friday, Aug. 14, at 2 p.m. at the New Life Christian Center in W...
WORLAND - Five nurses from Banner Health Washakie Medical Center volunteered to take shifts in Arizona at the Banner Del E Webb Medical Center in Phoenix to help treat hospitalized patients. Brianna Kilpatrick, Brittany McCormack, Brieanna Nothe were the first three to go earlier last month. Following after their stint were nurses Kaeli Campbell and Montana Smith. Campbell sat down with the Northern Wyoming News recently to discuss her experience in what has been a COVID-19 hot spot in the...
WORLAND – The filing period for Washakie County School Districts No. 1 and No. 2 school boards, as well as other special districts opened yesterday, Aug. 5, and continues through Aug. 24. There are three board positions available for each district, with those positions up for re-election in district No. 1 being Dean Dupree, David Tommerup and Susan Scheuerman who took over for Joe Bishop in March. In district No. 2 Jared Lyman, Chuck Powell and Terril Mills are all up for re-election this y...
WORLAND - Katie, 17, and Ellianna, 14, Baumstarck, both started in 4-H when they were 9 years old, and have been actively showing at the Washakie County Fair. The siblings have enjoyed some sibling rivalry the past five years and this year enjoyed one final rival year in the sheep show with Katie Baumstarck stating she likely will take a break from sheep during the next 4-H season. Katie said she got involved in 4-H in part because of her older siblings, Cody and Emily, and because it seemed...
Ronald Duane Weir, 77, died July 14, 2020, in Graettinger, Iowa, He was born Jan. 27, 1943, in Graettinger, Iowa. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. on Sept. 5, 2020, at Riverview Memorial Gardens.... Full story
Robert Allen “Rob” Mills, 55, passed peacefully in his sleep on July 20, 2020, at his home in Jarrell, Texas. Rob was born in Thermopolis, Wyoming, on January 7, 1965. Mr. Mills will be interred alongside his Dad, at Monument Hill Cemetery in Thermopolis, at a later date.... Full story
Henry L. Bennett, 69, passed away July 23, 2020. Celebration of Life at Glad Tidings Assembly of God in Powell at 1 p.m., Aug. 21.... Full story
Douglas Raymond Thronburg, 78, of Worland, died Aug. 3, 2020, at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper. He was born May 4, 1942, in Thermopolis. Per Doug’s wishes private services will be held at a later date.... Full story
Richard Louis Weber, 84, passed away on July 28, 2020 at the Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. Richard was born in Worland on November 9, 1935. He was the oldest of 7 children born to John Louis and Emma (Lehman) Weber. He grew up in Worland graduating with the WHS Class of 1953. After high school he served his country in the United States Army from 1955 through 1957. That service took him to Germany. He returned to Worland, where he took up farming with his parents and two of his... Full story
Joyce E. Fausset, 87, died on Wednesday July 29, 2020 at home in Cheyenne, WY and went on to be restored whole again with her Lord and Savior. Joyce was born on April 7, 1933, in Basin, WY to Peter and Marie (Hartman) Miller. She lived in Worland for over 80 years, attending school, raising a family and working in customer service at a local bank before retiring and then moving to Cheyenne, WY four years ago to be closer to family. She was married to Donald M. Fausset and later divorced. Joyce... Full story
Whether going to the mountains or to Walmart, you could bet Sandy would arrive in style and on time. She was, simply, stunning. Now "Skippy", as her daughter and friends called her, has headed off on a new adventure with class, grace, and a sparkle in her eye. Her children and grandchildren have learned many valuable lessons from her, chief among them, to form their own opinions & values, and be ready to defend them. Self-pity and negativity were foreign to her. She inspired countless people, es... Full story
Judging is hard, but at times tasty Since moving to Worland in 2015 I have covered the Rhubarb Rhevival all but one year, and I do not know what I was thinking that one year when I assigned it to someone else because I love rhubarb. This year I was asked to be a judge and I thought it would be fun and then I forgot I hate judging. In talking to my fellow judge, Jay Richard, I figured out my issue with judging – being decisive. There are many things in my life in which I can make firm d...
CASPER — The Goshen County commission passed a resolution Tuesday to urge its constituents to make their own health decisions and indicating it opposes health orders, both at a county and state level, that have been instituted to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus. The resolution, which is nonbinding and was described by the commission’s chairman as a statement of support for local residents, passed unanimously in a county with just 19 total coronavirus cases. The document encourages residents to “refrain from any county-level virus... Full story
A Fremont County man previously confirmed as testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has died, increasing Wyoming’s total number of deaths associated with the virus, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). The older adult man had health conditions recognized as putting patients at higher risk of serious illness related to COVID-19 and had been hospitalized. Among Wyoming residents, there have now been 28 coronavirus-related deaths, 2,449 lab-confirmed cases and 509 probable cases reported. Deaths among Wyoming r... Full story
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon has announced that updated public health orders will ease restrictions on the size of permitted outdoor gatherings beginning August 16. Public Health Order No. 2 has been updated to allow outdoor gatherings of no more than 50% of venue capacity, with a maximum of 1,000 people as long as social distancing and increased sanitization measures are in place. Indoor gatherings in a confined space remain limited to 50 persons without restrictions and 250 persons if social distancing and sanitization measures a... Full story
WORLAND - The Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees met for an emergency board meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, Aug. 12, to discuss potentially delaying the start of the school year at East Side Elementary. The reason for wanting to delay the start was because of two lab-confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in East Side staff, which according to Superintendent David Nicholas caused other staff to be quarantined as well. Nicholas said they were seeking the delay from the board... Full story
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