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This week the Northern Wyoming News begins general election candidate profiles with the two Worland mayor candidates....
In an effort to let all general election voters have a chance to be informed voters, the Northern Wyoming News will start a six-week series on candidate profiles starting with the Worland mayor’s race with this issue. We have on occasion printed a special section with all the profiles together. This year we opted to profile candidates on a weekly basis. There are two main reasons for this — economics and voter convenience. For years I have worked for weeklies who published special sections and they often do not pay for themselves with can...
After having to postpone last month’s Washakie County Fair Board meeting, the board met Monday to review the 2020 county fair and begin planning the 2021 fair by discussing changes that are needed. Board member Marty Cross began the discussion stating “in general I think everything went pretty good. I got very positive feedback. Everyone was glad to be out and about.” Beth Shaffer said the feedback she received was also positive. Regarding COVID protocols, Shaffer said she did have a complaint that the board was not forcing those in attendance...
WORLAND — The City of Worland is one of the only incorporated municipalities without indebtedness in the Big Horn Basin, according to certified public accountant James Seckman who submitted the city’s annual audit report to the city council Tuesday night. Seckman said the city received a clean or unqualified opinion for the 2019-20 fiscal year audit. He also reported that the city’s enterprise funds – water, wastewater and sanitation, all had healthy reserves. According to the audit report as presented by Seckman, the city had revenues of $8.8...
WORLAND – The Washakie County Commissioners met for their regularly scheduled meeting at the Washakie County Courthouse on Tuesday, Sept. 15, to receive an update on the proposed budget from Groathouse Construction for the new Washakie County Library, as well as receive updates from county departments. The County Commission received two post-bid budget alignments, one option included an elevator with that cost estimate and the other included a stair-lift option. The option with the elevator cost...
WORLAND — The Washakie County Sheriff’s Office will be opening up its visitation and meetings at the Sheriff’s Office on Monday, Sept. 21. This will include NA, AA, mental health counseling, religious services. Residents are asked to contact the jail at 347-2242 for further details or questions. Visitors to the detention floor will be required to wear mask(s) and gloves while on the Detention floor. If you do not comply with the protective gear requirements, you will not be allowed on the floor. There will be no exceptions to this requi...
WORLAND – Jessica Tharp has been a paraeducator at Worland High School since 2017 but has transitioned this new school year into a new role as a life skills special education teacher while also co-teaching geometry and online curriculum for the district. Tharp moved to Worland in 2003 after she graduated from Rocky Mountain College in Billings in 2002 with a double major in English literature and equine studies. She lives in Worland with her husband and two children. Prior to working at the h...
WORLAND - U.S. House of Representative Constitution Party candidate Jeff Haggit spent some time in Worland visiting with media and contacting party members in the community before eventually heading to Lander for the quarterly executive committee meeting. Haggit is the Wyoming Constitution Party chairman as well as serving as the chairman for the Uinta County Constitution Party. The Mountain View resident has lived in Wyoming since 1976, coming from Michigan. He said he fell in love with the...
Patricia “Pat” Kathleen Maschke, 78-year-old Thermopolis resident passed away September 12, 2020, at the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, Wyoming. Pat was born Sept. 15, 1941, in Chehalis, Washington. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Thermopolis....
Timothy “Tim” John Cree, 60-year-old Worland resident passed away Sept. 15, 2020 at the Billings Clinic in Billings, Montana. Tim was born March 18, 1960 in Oceanside, California. Cremation has taken place and a private family inurnment will take place at a later date....
Linda Lou Andreen, 88, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2020 in Thermopolis. Private family graveside services will be held at Monument Hill Cemetery with a public celebration at a later date....
Gary Harold Donner was born in Billings, MT March 12, 1933, the second youngest of Charlie and Dora Harvey Donner. Gary passed away on September 7, 2020 at Crook Memorial Hospital in Sundance, WY. Gary moved at a young age from Idaho to Rozet, WY where he attended school and lived the country life. Gary loved the outdoors and building with his hands. He went to work at an early age. One of his first jobs being the Homestake Uranium mine in New Haven, WY. He could do anything with his hands as...
WORLAND - It has been a challenging start for the Worland Warriors football team. Starting the season against two of the 3A West best teams is part of those struggles, but the Warriors get one more shot at beating a 3A West team when they host the Green River Wolves Friday at 6 p.m. Last week the Warriors traveled to Cody to take on the Broncs but lost 42-6, dropping them to 0-2 on the season. "Cody is a great football team and program," said WHS football coach Patrick Sweeney. "I think the...
Wyoming’s count of coronavirus-related deaths among Wyoming residents who had tested positive for COVID-19 has increased by three, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) in a release on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020.. • An older adult Goshen County man died earlier this month after being hospitalized for treatment in another state following virus exposure within Wyoming. It is unclear whether he had health conditions recognized as putting patients at higher risk of serious illness related to COVID-19. • A hospitalized older adult Natro...
Governor Orders Flags be Flown at Half-Staff Statewide Immediately for the Death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Governor Mark Gordon, pursuant to a directive from the White House reflecting the U.S. Flag Code, has ordered both the U.S. and State of Wyoming flags be flown at half-staff statewide immediately on Friday, September 18, 2020, for the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The flags will remain at half-staff until the day of internment. Once that date has been established, the...
State Total of Coronavirus-Related Deaths Goes Up to 50 The count of coronavirus-related deaths among Wyoming residents who had tested positive for COVID-19 has gone up to 50, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH), in a press release Wednesday, Sept. 23. • An older adult Big Horn County man died last week after being hospitalized for treatment in another state following virus exposure within Wyoming. The man was known to have health conditions recognized as putting patients at higher risk of serious illness related to COVID-19. D...
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