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Happy Halloween! Don't forget to check out the Northern Wyoming News to find ways you can spend your holiday weekend!... Full story
WORLAND – With spooky season upon us and bats, witches and ghouls in the air, it’s time to start celebrating Halloween. This year, with the spooky holiday falling on a Sunday, the celebrations will be happening all weekend long. Thermopolis kicks things off on this Thursday, (today) with Moonlight Madness in the streets of downtown Thermopolis. This starts with Mason tacos from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Masonic hall in Thermopolis. A costume contest sponsored by Dr. Vernon and Rachel Miller will begin at 6 p.m. on Broadway in front of town hal...
CHEYENNE — National expert recommendations about who should receive COVID-19 vaccine booster doses have been expanded to include more Wyoming residents, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). Dr. Alexia Harrist, state health officer and state epidemiologist with WDH, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has added booster dose recommendations for the COVID-19 vaccines manufactured by Moderna and by Johnson and Johnson (Janssen) for certain groups of people to previous recommendations issues for the vaccine m...
WORLAND - The Halloween decorations that Valerie Vail puts up every year at the corner of Sesame Street and South Flat Road has been a favorite of neighbors and passersby for years. This year is no exception. Several years ago Valerie's grandchild found an inflatable, giant spider to add to her decorations and the beady eyes have been watching drivers on South Flat Road ever since as it is the corner piece to the yard décor. Valerie Vail said one of her favorite Halloween decorations was a...
Michael Judson Gentzler, passed away Saturday, October 23, 2021 at Washakie Medical Center in Worland, Wyoming. Mick grew up in Hyattville and lived there most of his life. He spent two years in the United States Army, where he served in Vietnam. He was awarded an Honorable Discharge in May of 1968. While in the Army, he was awarded five medals: #1. Army Good Conduct Medal, #2. National Defense Service Medal, #3. Vietnam Service Medal, #4. Vietnam Campaign Medal and #5. Marksman. Upon release fr... Full story
Barbara Melin, born Barbara Lee Parris died on Friday, October 22, 2021 at rest, in her home in Worland, Wyoming. She was 78 years old. She was born May 5, 1943 in Champaign, Illinois to Leota Myrtle Hayden Parris and Duane Cecil Parris Jr. When Barbara was 3 years old, the family moved to Tolleson, Arizona near Phoenix. Her father worked as a photo engraver in Champaign and moved to Arizona to seek some comfort because he suffered from asthma. A veteran of World War II, he received some... Full story
Karen Sue Ernest, age 60, passed away October 11, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona, due to a short and intense battle with cancer. She was born April 12, 1961 in Worland, Wyoming to Carolyn (Billie) Johnson. She married her husband of 43 years, Danny Lee Ernest June 16, 1978. Karen lived outside of Worland for only a short time before returning and raising her own children in the familiarity and comfort of her childhood home. Karen treasured being a wife, mother and grandmother. She is survived by her... Full story
Worland Middle School bands, as well as Worland Middle School and Worland High School choirs had their first performances of the school year Oct. 21 and 25....
A musical trip down Memory Lane Have you ever heard a song on the radio, your iPod, Spotify, Amazon Music or other streaming service and your mind is flooded with memories? If you love listening to music as I do you have to answer that question with a resounding yes. Some songs I like because of the lyrics, other because of the music, others because of the memories that are associated with the songs. This summer, when I got Amazon Prime it was not the video streaming service that comes with... Full story
Tracey was introduced to drugs at the age of 12 when her older brother asked her if she “wanted to go to the park and smoke weed.” She went with him, and that started her journey into addiction. She used marijuana off and on to the age of 15 when she was introduced to cocaine. She “did it once and didn’t like it,” but stated, “I never forgot it.” She started alcohol use around the age of 16. She began attending “kegs and parties,” usually drinking on the weekends. Tracey went to live on her ow...
Superintendent Nicholas announces retirement By TOBIAS MOWERY Staff Reporter WORLAND – After serving Washakie County School District No. 1 for over a decade, Superintendent David Nicholas announced his resignation for retirement at Monday’s regular school board meeting. His resignation will become effective at the end of the school year, June 30, 2022. “From the bottom of my heart, I’d like to thank you for the job that you’ve let me serve these kids and this community but I have my good looking grandson who I’m going to go be with for a while...
By TOBIAS MOWERY Staff Reporter WORLAND – Despite having visited there multiple times, Worland High School (WHS) guidance counselor and AP United States history teacher Randy Durr has yet to tire of his trips to Washington, D.C. This includes the annual trips he takes his senior class on in which they tour national landmarks that they’ve previously only heard about. This year was Durr’s 14th time taking students on the Washington trip but 24th time going in general. After not being able to go in 2020 due to COVID-19, Durr said he felt fortu...
WORLAND – To help make themselves known around the area, Cowboy Skill Games officials took time during Tuesday, Oct. 19 Washakie County Commissioners meeting to speak with the board about who they are and what they do. Cowboy Skill Games defines itself on its website as “an organization that has recently become known for breathing new life into local bars, clubs, Veterans of Foreign Legions, American Legions and other fraternal organizations with compliant skill games distributes by Wyoming vending companies and powered by Pace-O-Matic.” Accor...
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