Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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Check out our Big Horn Basin Edition inside this week's issue. Also look for Blair's, Bomgaars, Northwest College and Sutherlands inserts this week....
WORLAND – Washakie County School District No. 1 has not held full capacity schooling since the middle of March due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) but are set to begin in person learning starting next Tuesday, Aug. 18. In person school is expected to begin Tuesday for all schools except for East Side Elementary as the WCSD No. 1 Board of Trustees is set to meet Wednesday, Aug. 12, to discuss potentially delaying East Side’s reopening until Thursday, Aug. 20, due to two positive COVID-19 cas...
TEN SLEEP - The Ten Sleep Library was selected as the 2020 recipient of the Wyoming Library Association's Outstanding Library of the Year Award. This award recognizes an exemplary library for a significant special project completed within the last two years. The Ten Sleep Library is a branch of the Washakie County Library system. "I'm just so honored that we were chosen," said Karen Funk, Washakie County Library Director. "We've had a huge amount of support over the years. Whenever we've needed...
WORLAND — In a week, Worland and Washakie County has seen an increase of 33 lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday, Aug. 11. Four of the cases are reported as recovered by the Wyoming Department of Health, leaving 29 active. On July 29, Washakie County had 0 active cases, less than a week later there were nine cases and in two weeks 33 cases. According to Washakie County Public Health and the COVID incident management team, several of these cases are linked to adults aged 20-40 attending social events, bars and reunions. Others are b...
WORLAND – The Washakie County commissioners met last Tuesday, Aug. 4 for their regularly scheduled meeting to hear board reports and to approve different forms. Tom Schmeltzer of building maintenance reported to the commissioners that at least five contractors and a large amount of sub-contractors appeared for the pre-bid conference regarding the construction of the new Washakie County Library. Bids are being received for the project until today, Aug. 13 at 2 p.m. and will then be opened. B...
Tuesday voters head to the polls to decide party nominations for several important races locally and statewide. Perhaps the most interesting and most important races locally in this primary are the Republican bid for U.S. Senate and State Senate District 20. Cynthia Lummis, who has served Wyoming in a multitude of positions is seeking to head back to Washington, D.C., after retiring in 2016 from the U.S. House. Probably her top challenger is Converse County Commissioner Robert Short but Deborah Rice has been a familiar face in the Big Horn... Full story
TEN SLEEP – Ten Sleep School has not been open since mid-March due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) but is set to open on Wednesday, Aug. 19, and house a full school of students for the first time in about five months. Washakie County School District No. 2 has been working with the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE), Washakie County Public Health (WCPH) and Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). The district is planning to open under tier one under the WDE Smart Start plan, which allows for a...
WORLAND - Dani Warner is a champion breeder and showman and the long-time 4-H and Chief Washakie FFA member won many accolades at the Washakie County Fair last month and is likely going to add to those awards at this week's Wyoming State Fair. Warner won the Champion Bred and Fed Award in both the Youth Swine Show and in the Youth Beef Show. Those entering that category must breed, feed and show their animals at the county fair shows. In the beef show, Warner also won grand champion showman in...
WORLAND — On Aug. 9 and 10, the Washakie County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) and the Washakie County Search and Rescue Squad (WCS&R) were called out to search for a missing 80-year-old male subject, identified as Jim Cornegg. Cornegg had gone missing in the west Little Gooseberry Creek drainage area while conducting paleontology and fossil searches. About nine Washakie County Search and Rescue members, four Washakie County Sheriff’s deputies, two Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Law Enforcement rangers and one Hot Springs County deputy with their...
CHEYENNE – The Bureau of Land Management has approved the development of up to 4,250 oil and gas wells for the Moneta Divide Project on over 300,000 acres of mostly public lands managed by the Lander and Casper field offices. “I appreciate all the hard work and attention put into this project,” said Duane Spencer, BLM Wyoming Acting State Director. “This team effort improves the quality of BLM analysis and helps the agency make informed decisions on complex projects like Moneta Divide.” While the Record of Decision issued last week approves... Full story
U.S. Sen. John Barrasso is circulating a draft bill that’s drawing opposing reactions over its provisions to create five new Bureau of Land Management non-motorized wilderness areas in Wyoming. The draft Wyoming Public Land Initiative Act of 2020 addresses only about 23% of the 758,044 federal wilderness study acres in Wyoming. The draft bill addresses 176,454 acres of BLM wilderness study areas and would protect less than 10% of that under the 1964 Wilderness Act, according to one analysis by a conservation group. The bill does not resolve t... Full story
Sal R. Fabela passed away on August 6, 2020 at St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings, Montana with his family by his side. Salvador Ramos Fabela was born on October 13, 1940 in Worland, Wyoming. He was the second of six children born to John Anthony and Carmen (Ramos) Fabela. He received his education in the Worland Schools. He served his country in the United State Army from 1959 through 1962 being stationed in Hawaii. After being honorably discharged, Sal returned home to his job with Burlington... Full story
The death of a Big Horn County man who previously tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been added to Wyoming’s total number of deaths linked to 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 in another state. Among Wyoming residents, there have now been 30 coronavirus-related deaths, 2,627 lab-confirmed cases and 492 probable cases reported. Deaths a... Full story
WORLAND - Former U.S. House of Representative and current U.S. Senate candidate Cynthia Lummis made a few stops in Washakie County Saturday, including speaking at the organizational meeting for the Washakie County Teenage Republicans Saturday night. "We wanted to come and meet with them and encourage their efforts," Lummis said. "It's worth coming to meet with teenagers who have an interest in government and the political campaigns that are going on in 2020." She said teenagers who begin... Full story
WORLAND - U.S. Senate Republican candidate Mark Armstrong of Centennial describes himself as a different kind of politician, not wanting to make the millions of dollars that career politicians do and limiting himself to two terms. Armstrong, in a stop in Worland on a northern Wyoming tour late last week said he understands that a Senator gains $1.6 million in additional wealth every year in office, through campaign donations and lobbying. "I won't do it. The people need to be represented, not... Full story
WORLAND – Republican U.S. Senate candidate Donna Rice made a stop in Worland on Saturday to attend the annual Lincoln Day Dinner, a Washakie County Republican fundraiser typically scheduled for April to meet candidates. Rice was born in Newcastle and raised in Casper prior to graduating from Kelly Walsh High School, Casper College, and the University of Wyoming. She attended law school and the University of Denver. Rice now owns a small business as an estate planning attorney in Casper that s... Full story
WORLAND - U.S. House of Representatives Democratic candidate Carl Beach stopped in Washakie County last Tuesday on a trip around northern Wyoming. He said he had an event in Thermopolis scheduled and he reached out to his Worland campaign volunteer Phyllis Roseberry about hosting a small event at Pioneer Square. He then went to Ten Sleep, Gillette and Sheridan last week. Beach is one of three Democratic candidates for Wyoming's lone U.S. House seat. The other two are from Fort Washakie and South... Full story
David Bayert - Republican Where do you currently live? I have lived in Basin for the past 25 to 30 years. How long have you lived in House District 28? I have lived in District 28 since 1976 with a short interval of 1.5 years. I am a Hot Springs County High School graduate from 1971. Basically I’ve lived in this district since I got out of high school. What type of work do you do, and where do you work? I am a retired oil field hand. I roughnecked, consulted, directional drilled and supervised. I am 67 years old and retired from the oil p... Full story
WORLAND – Washakie County Commissioner Aaron Anderson has announced his bid for re-election as he seeks his fourth term as a commissioner. Anderson was first elected to the Board of Commission in 2008. "I am seeking another term as Washakie County commissioner for two basic reasons," Anderson said. "One, I feel like I have a skill set that can make a difference to the people of Washakie County and two I truly enjoy this job because counties are the local arm of state government and being a c... Full story
The Northern Wyoming News requested information from all U.S. House and U.S. Senate candidates, asking them four questions regarding their background and why they are running for office. Several candidates did not respond to the NWN questionnaire. Others responded but did not follow the specific question format. Any response the Northern Wyoming News received is being published here. The NWN did not receive any response from U.S. Senate candidates Devon Cade of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Josh Wheeler of Casper, Michael Kemler of Lander, James... Full story
Locally born and raised in Thermopolis, Levi Shinkle has announced he will be running for House District 28 on the Democratic ticket. According to Shinkle’s website, “Wyoming’s boon-and-bust economy means every few years, our legislators have the same conversation about the budget, about education spending, even about selling off some of our public lands. It’s time for new voices, new ideas, and new approaches to make sure the Wyoming we pass on to our children is one we can be proud of.” That is where Shinkle’s priorities lie, in education fun... Full story
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