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Did you know that Daylight Saving Time was initially started as an energy saving movement during World War I? Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour this weekend on Saturday night....
WORLAND — This year brought its own set of challenges for the Wyoming Sugar sugar beet harvest, but in the end, all beets were harvested and with what is now considered an industry-record sugar content. Last year, Wyoming Sugar and other sugar cooperatives and companies fought hard freezes. This year there were different battles to fight. Last week, with harvest nearly complete, growers were faced with a forecast of subzero temperatures on Sunday night night. Hard work, flexible hours and determination by growers and sugar factory employees h...
WORLAND – Jack Stott has been the business manager of Washakie County School District (WCSD) No. 1 since 1995, and on Monday night the WCSD No. 1 Board of Trustees accepted his letter of resignation for retirement. "With regret it is a celebration tonight of the most celebrated business manager in Wyomings, my friend Jack Stott," Superintendent David Nicholas said. Stott said he does not plan to retire until the end of February but cited that he plans to retire in order to spend more time w...
Time to vote absentee in the 2020 election is beginning to run out, as absentee ballots may only be requested through Monday, Nov. 2, at 5 p.m. through the Washakie County Clerk’s office. According to Washakie County Clerk Mary Grace Strauch, there have been nearly as many ballots requested absentee as the last two election cycles combined, with 1,369 ballots sent out this year, compared to 811 in 2016 and 590 in 2018. Out of those 1,369 ballots that have been distributed, 1,187 have been returned back to the clerk’s office. Those that are sti...
CODY (WNE) — Yellowstone Regional Airport has fallen victim to cybertheft. Heidi Rasmussen, YRA board member, revealed during a board meeting on Oct. 14, that a wire transfer for $7,829.67 was mistakenly sent to a fraudulent requester posing as the job-hiring firm the airport recently hired. Rasmussen said this encompassed about the first 40% of payment to Florida-based ADK Consulting and Executive Search. She said it was four days before it was discovered the money had been wired to a fraudulent account. She said the bank was able to recoup $... Full story
WORLAND – The Washakie County Commissioners met with Dessa Dale of DJ&A during their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 20, to discuss the next step of the county’s Natural Resource Plan which is to seek public input regarding the plan. The commissioners, along with Dale, determined that since they had made the necessary adjustments and changes to the plan that they had suggested in July, that the next appropriate step was to seek public comment through the end of November. They wil...
WORLAND – The Worland High School drama department was hit with a major setback in the spring when they were forced to cancel their spring musical, "Fiddler on the Roof" due to COVID-19 and the the cancellation of all school activities. According to drama coach Rick Dorn, as a result of the setback the drama department lost their biggest fundraiser of the year and will be hosting multiple fundraisers this fall in order to help pay for a spring show. They also will hold their biggest f...
WORLAND - A vision that began 13 years ago has reached fruition for Cloud Peak Chiropractic & Wellness owner Dr. Sarah Radabaugh. Radabaugh opened her business in Worland in 2007, moving to its present location at 618 Coburn in 2018. "This is my dream. I had hoped and dreamed that one day I would have a clinic with lots of different providers working together providing natural options to solve people's health issues. So this has been really fun. It's so lovely to have so many different...
WORLAND — The Worland-Ten Sleep Chamber of Commerce is co-sponsoring a business costume contest this year. The event spearheaded by Rachel Casteel of Western Sage Accounting has about a dozen businesses participating with their staff getting dolled up in Halloween attire on Friday, or a few on Saturday. Casteel asked the businesses to donate what they could as their “entry fee” with funds going to the Big Horn Basin chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace. Casteel said she reached her goal of $200. Voting for the costume contest will begin on Sunda...
DOUGLAS - Three Washakie County 4-H teams earned championships at the Wyoming 4-H Fall Showcase Showdown in Douglas on Oct. 17. Koby Busch and Olivia Dalebout teamed up to win the senior team title in robot construction and Cayden Robertson and Waylon Lissman won the senior team title for Robot Sumo, which is like battle bots competition. In food cook-off, Olivia Shaffer and Dalebout teamed up to win the championship for the senior team division. Other results for Washakie County 4-H are as...
WORLAND — The Washakie County School District No. 1 Board heard a report about possible 10% cut from the state funding model. During Monday’s regular board meeting, Superintendent David Nicholas discussed with the board the importance of the upcoming budget and the potential cuts that may be coming when he brought up a letter from Senator Dave Kinskey (R-SD22) and Representative Albert Sommers (R-HD20). The letter informed the board about the upcoming recalibration to the state’s school fundi...
WORLAND — Holding to their motto of “running isn’t canceled,” the Worland High School cross-country runners finished their season at the 3A State meet in Afton on Oct. 23. “We made it through the season. It was better than 2A and 4A; I won’t complain about that,” said WHS cross-country Tanya Kienlen when talking about the weather in Afton. “I think it was a wise choice for us to leave early. Although, it was kind of a bummer because we were supposed to have that team day, but for the second time, it got canceled. It worked out, though, we resc...
THERMOPOLIS — This volleyball season has been filled with many “oh, so close moments” for the Hot Springs Lady Bobcats. Each week they have moved closer to finally getting over that hump but ultimately fall just short. With the postseason here, though, now is as good a time as good as any to punch through finally. The Lady Bobcats are in Douglas today to take on the WyoPreps No. 3-ranked Douglas Lady Bearcats at noon in the 3A Northeast quadrant volleyball tournament. “We have the one playoff match and against Douglas,” said HSCHS volleyball co...
Freshmen Avery Moon, Izzy Fox and Cora Norman carry their banner down main street in the snow as part of their float in the Ten Sleep homecoming parade on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020.... Full story
James C. “Jim” Beck, 56, passed away suddenly from a medical event on Oct. 21, 2020. Jim was born on August 26, 1964, in Havre, Montana. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020 at the former One Oak Activity Center, 1115 Obie Sue Ave.... Full story
Bernard Hugh Salzman, 67, passed on Oct. 19, 2020. Bernard was born on April 23, 1953 in Worland. Mass of the Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 9 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church.... Full story
Peggy Joyce (Scogin) Elliott was born June 3, 1941, in Texas to Richard and Amelia Marie Scogin. She was one of four children that included her brothers, Don (Nancy) and Jerry, as well as her younger sister, Lana (Everett). The family eventually moved to and settled in Wyoming. It was in Wyoming that Peggy discovered her true calling - being a mother and taking care of her children. As her kids grew older, all their friends would gather at her house and she became a "second mom" to many.... Full story
According to the Lusk Herald in 1952, Mr. & Mrs. Bill Denny, of Newcastle are the proud parents of a son born Friday, July 18. The young man weighed 6 lbs. 2 oz and will be known as Lee Ray. So Lee was born in 1952 and in the space of a blink he grew up, married, had children, worked jobs and left us too early, on Mon., Oct. 19, 2020. Early in their lives Lee and his siblings began spending summers on Grandfather Ira's ranch, located on the headwaters of Rawhide Creek in Niobrara County. Lee's... Full story
This week the Northern Wyoming News profiles candidates for the U.S. House and U.S. Senate. Incumbent Liz Cheney won the Republican nomination for the U.S. House and is challenged Democrat Lynnette Grey Bull, Constitution Party candidate Jeff Haggit and Libertarian Richard Brubaker. The candidates were given a questionnaire to provide information on why they are seeking the state's lone House seat. Cheney provided a statement. Haggit and Grey Bull replied to the questionnaire. The Northern... Full story
When Wyatt Agar announced he would not seek re-election to the Senate District 20 seat, several Republicans and one Democrat announced interest in representing the district that includes all or part of five counties. Ed Cooper won a tight Republican race in the August primary election, while Theresa Livingston was unopposed to win the Democratic party nomination. The two square off for the rights to represent the district in the Nov. 3 general election. Senate District 20 includes all of... Full story
TEN SLEEP - Potentially three new board members could be elected to the Washakie County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees serving the Ten Sleep school. There are three four-year seats open with just one incumbent, Jared Lyman, seeking re-election to his seat. Also seeking a term on the board are Sarah Anderson, Erin Blutt, C.J. Grimes and Brandon Weddle. The new members will take office in December following the Nov. 3 general election. Candidates were sent a questionnaire from the... Full story
There are three seats open on the Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees in the upcoming general election. All seats are for four years. Incumbent David Tommerup is seeking re-election to the board. Also on the ballot are Brett Argeris, Jonathan Hake, Tim Wright and Tami Young. The other two seats open are currently held by Dean Dupree, who chose not to seek re-election, and Susan Scheuerman, who was appointed earlier this year to fill the vacancy left by Joe Bishop's... Full story
WORLAND - There are six seats up on the Worland City Council in the upcoming general election, two each in the city's three wards. There is a four-year and a two-year term open in Ward 1 on the council. Scott Schaeffer is the lone candidate for the four-year seat. Schaeffer did not return the questionnaire that was sent to all candidates. Keith Gentzler opted not to see re-election. Current council member Kenneth Shearer and Adam Martinez are vying for the two-year seat. Shearer was appointed... Full story
The Northern Wyoming News will be profiling candidates of local and state races over the coming weeks. Each candidate has been sent the same questions. This week the NWN is profiling Worland mayoral candidates. Mayor Jim Gill is seeking his second term as mayor. Keith McDonald accepted a write-in nomination following the primary election to challenge Gill for the four-year term. The general election is Nov. 3. Absentee ballots are available now for those wishing to vote that way rather than go... Full story
Ten more coronavirus-related deaths among Wyoming residents who had tested positive for COVID-19 have been confirmed, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) reported in a news release Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. Deaths among Wyoming residents are added to the state’s coronavirus-related death total based on official death certificate information and the location of the person’s permanent residence. If death certificates do not describe COVID-19 as either causing or contributing to a person’s death, those deaths are not included in Wyomi... Full story