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Remember school is back in session. Observe school speed zones, look for students walking or biking to and from school. Inside this week's issue are Blair's and Bomgaars inserts....
Worland, Ten Sleep and several area schools began in-school classes this week. Washakie County School District No. 1 postponed the start of East Side Elementary until today (Thursday) due to two staff members testing positive for COVID-19 at the start of the month. Across the state and across the country school districts have had to make tough decisions on whether to have classes online or in person or provide a hybrid. We congratulate our local schools for the choices that they made. They were not easy choices. In a time where things can... Full story
WORLAND – Unofficial results from Tuesday night's primary showed a tightly fought race between Ed Cooper of Ten Sleep and Linda Weeks of Basin for the Republican nomination split by just over 200 votes with Cooper winning at an unofficial total of 2,300 votes (47.6%) to Weeks' 2,084 (43.1%). Cooper outperformed Weeks in Washakie County, seeing a total of 1,298 for Cooper and Weeks garnering 719, which resulted in a 579 margin of victory for Cooper in Washakie County. Weeks gained ground back i...
WORLAND — All Worland municipal candidates will advance to the Nov. 3 general election based on unofficial results from Tuesday’s primary election. Mayor Jim Gill, seeking a second term, received 1,149 of the 1,213 total votes cast. There were 64 write-ins cast. A person needs only three write-in votes to be eligible. If there is an eligible candidate or candidates, the person with the most write-in votes will be offered the nomination to be on the general election ballot. If that person declines then the next write-in nominee would be off...
WORLAND — In person hearings and bench trials were slated to begin Tuesday for Worland Municipal Court following action by the city council Monday night. Discussion originated at the Aug. 4 meeting, continued at the Aug. 10 work session with further discussion and official motion on Monday, Aug. 17. Municipal Court Judge Marcy Argeris told the council Monday night that pending approval they would like to begin bench trials and order to show cause hearings starting Tuesday, using the council chambers as the courtroom. Usually municipal court is...
WORLAND – Washakie County School District No. 1 held a town hall discussion via Zoom on Thursday, Aug. 13, one day after the Worland school board decided to delay the reopening of East Side School after reported COVID-19 cases among staff. The presentation featured administrators highlighting points of the reopening plan that was used when most schools in the district opened Tuesday, Aug. 18. The presentation featured information, which was outlined last week in the Northern Wyoming News, on t...
CODY — After months of buildup, the policy known as CKA became a rule last Thursday without fanfare. Only two people spoke, both in favor of the rule. In addition to a two-year review, trustees were required to make the policy a rule after a change in the state statute. The review the concerning concealed carry rule for Cody School District employees had been ongoing for several months. That’s why board chair Brandi Nelson said she thinks the final passage of the rule wasn’t as divisive as it was two years ago when it was proposed: all the comm... Full story
TEN SLEEP – The Washakie County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees met for their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Aug. 10, to hold second readings on three policies, receive their annual audit and to approve different agenda items prior to school starting yesterday. The three policies in questions were Bylaw Article XII, Bylaw Article XIV and board policy 3.27. Bylaw Article XII regarding special meetings was approved on first reading to align with state statutes. The current article...
WORLAND – Four community members have filed for both Washakie County School District (WCSD) No. 2 Board of Trustees and Washakie County School District (WCSD) No. 1 Board of Trustees, three have filed for the Worland Fire Protection District No. 1 board, two have filed for Ten Sleep Cemetery District, two have filed for Washakie County Conservation District and one has filed for Ten Sleep Fire board as of Monday, Aug. 17. The four members who have filed for the three open positions in District N...
WORLAND — Several disasters this spring and summer have provided for the ability of emergency assistance to ag producers. According to a press release from the Farm Service Agency, a drought has caused severe damage in all areas of Washakie County. A fire has caused severe damage south of Worland — the Neiber Fire area of Washakie County. The fire burned south of Worland, burning a total of over 17,000 acres. A flood near Ten Sleep has caused severe damage in the Alkali Creek area of Washakie County. If you’ve suffered severe damage, you may b...
WORLAND - McGarvin & Taylor Real Estate found a new home in downtown Worland. They moved to their new location at 701 Big Horn Avenue from their previous location at 114 North Ninth. The move was spearheaded when former property owner of 701 Big Horn Avenue, George Sheaff of Sheaff Properties, came to Alison Taylor Sheesley of McGarvin & Taylor to discuss listing the property for sale. "George came in and wanted to sale it. He and I came down here to look at it and I said I might want to buy...
Clare Dale McElhinny, 91, dusted off his old pilot license to fly one more time into the Heavenly sky. Enjoy your flight, Dale, you've earned it! Dale was born in Edgemont, South Dakota on September 30, 1928 to Clare and Minnie May (Munsinger) McElhinny. While in his youth, the family moved to Lance Creek, Wyoming and later to Greybull. In 1944 Dale went to California to stay with his sister Marge. He worked in the shipyards helping build ships. Dale returned to Wyoming, graduating from... Full story
Michael Jones Paris passed away on August 15, 2020 in Lacey, Washington with his family beside him. Mike was born in Worland, WY on March 11, to Scott Graham and Harriett Ann (Jones) Paris. Growing up in Worland, Mike was drawn to the cowboy way of life at an early age. His favorite book as a child was "Cowboy Dan" and he was a dedicated viewer of the western TV series of the 60's. As he grew up in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he became active in the Boy Scouts of America and... Full story
Donald Gene McCormac, 88, of Fort Collins, CO peacefully died surrounded by family at his home on August 13, 2020. His death is preceded by his parents Myrtle and Perry and brother Glen of Oshkosh, Ne. He is survived by his wife Carol, daughter Kathy of Carlsbad, CA, daughter Kim Hosp of Denver, CO and son Perry and his wife Tara of Fort Collins. Don had 6 grandchildren: Lauren and Lindsey Hosp, Milo, Cooper, Charlie and Casey McCormac. Don was a veteran of the Army and served in Korea where he... Full story
"Miss Bosch," as she was known to her many 4th and 5th grade students in Santa Maria and "Bev" as she was known to her many friends and colleagues, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2020 at her home in Santa Maria, California after losing a short battle with cancer. Beverly grew up on her family's farm outside Worland. After high school graduation in 1956, she worked in a local bank before attending Ottawa University in Kansas. Graduating with her elementary school teaching credential, she... Full story
Wyoming’s total number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) deaths among residents who have tested positive for the virus has once again increased, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) in a press release Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. • A Laramie County older adult man with health conditions recognized as putting patients at higher risk of serious illness related to COVID-19 has died. The man had been hospitalized. • An older adult woman who was a Sublette County resident died earlier this month in a Utah long-term care facil...
CODY - The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is seeking information on two white-tailed doe deer that were illegally shot and left to waste north of Cody. North Cody Game Warden Travis Crane said the deer were discovered approximately two miles north of Cody on Highway 120, just south of the Heart Mountain Canal. Both deer were near the right-of-way fence, approximately 30 yards off the west side of the highway. “We believe the deer were shot Saturday, August 22, most likely in the evening,” Crane said. Anyone with possible information reg... Full story
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