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A retest of Washakie County's DS200 tabulating machines last Friday, Aug. 16, was completed with results meeting all Wyoming state statutes. On Aug. 12, Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray called for a re-test of the DS200 election testing machines in counties that had errors in not meeting specific state statute. The test is called the Public Logic and Accuracy Test. According to a press release from Gray W.S. 22-11-104(b)(iii) states, '[d]uring the test a different number of valid votes...
As the school year begins anew there are many new teachers and staff greeting students. One of these new faces is Worland Middle School special education teacher Toni Orr. Orr has been teaching for many years. She started off as a substitute while she was still in college before becoming a paraeducator not long after. She went on to become an educator full time and has been one for 20 years. Originally, she wanted to go into athletic training, as she had been one during her high school years,...
After growing up in Worland and staying in Thermopolis for 20 years, Bethany Webber is excited to continue her teaching career as an intervention teacher at East Side Elementary this school year. Webber said, "I love teaching, I have been instructing students of all ages for close to 18 years." She has worked in Washakie County School District No. 1 for three years as a substitute teacher leading up to this year. She added, "Prior to that I worked in Hot Springs County as an elementary teacher...
U.S. Senator John Barrasso and U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman were declared winners in their respective party nomination races Tuesday night, about an hour after polls closed. Unofficially, according to the Wyoming Secretary of State’s website, with all 23 counties reporting Barrasso won the Republican nomination with 70473 votes, Reid Rasner with 25,424 votes and John Holtz with 7,867 votes. Washakie County followed this trend, with 1,171 votes cast for Barrasso, 510 for Rasner and 109 for Holtz. The Democratic Senate nominee Scott Morrow has 1...
Several special district offices – elected positions that have a local impact – are set to appear on ballots for Washakie County’s General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Terms are up for elected officials in eight of Washakie County’s Special Districts, and 20 offices will appear on the ballot. The filing period for these offices is currently underway, having begun on Aug. 7 and continuing until Monday, Aug. 26. The offices up for election, the incumbents whose terms are ending, and the status of individuals that have filed with the Washaki...
WORLAND, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Worland Field Office will partner with the community on August 24 for an early celebration of National Public Lands Day at the Duck Swamp Environmental Education Area north of Worland. From 9 a.m.-1 p.m., volunteers will complete light repairs of fenced areas, benches and interpretive signs, and clear vegetation along a portion of the trail. "I'm looking forward to hosting this year's event at Duck Swamp, a close-to-town location that is enjoyed by...
BBQ and Bluegrass Festival preview, back-to-school and Nowoodstock pictures, Faces of Recovery and local news!...
Next Tuesday voters around Wyoming will go to the polls to cast votes to decide party nominations for county and federal races and narrow the candidate pool of municipal nonpartisan races. Voters Tuesday in Wyoming will not be casting a ballot for presidential party nomination as Donald J. Trump and J.D. Vance have already been officially nominated at last month’s Republican National Convention for that party’s president and vice president. Kamala Harris and Tim Walz should receive the Democratic official nomination for president and vice pre...
Twenty years ago three Worland residents visited a barbecue festival in Denver, Colorado, and brought ideas and planning back to Worland and the Pepsi Wyoming BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival was born. This weekend, the committee celebrates the 20th anniversary with a slate of 30 cooks registered to compete in the Kansas City Barbecue Society sanctioned competition, as well as some long-time favorite activities and some new ones. The fun begins with the Brewfest tonight (Thursday) from 5...
Megan McCoy is celebrating five years of sobriety on the day of publishing, August 15. She revisited the story of her addiction and her journey to overcome it. Megan's addiction began as she was growing up in Southern California at 11 years old. She was introduced to drugs and alcohol by a mix of both family and friends. She said, "Where I grew up in Southern California, it was pretty common for your friends' parents to be cool with you drinking at their house, or they would have older...
Chubby Cheeks BBQ, a name synonymous with local barbecue, has been cooking up flavorful meat around Washakie County for about 32 years and owner and cook Lynn Murdoch will be ready to cook up a storm this weekend both as a vendor and competitor at the Pepsi Wyoming BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival. Murdoch said she and her dad Dave Murdoch began cooking for friends and family. She said when her dad started he did mostly roasts and "grilled things hot and fast." Later, she said she told him...
During their meeting Monday, Aug. 12, the Washakie County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees approved a plan to implement “leadership governance” in their operation moving forward. Superintendent Annie Griffin introduced the concept as establishing a framework for what it means to be a board member. This practice entails putting roles and responsibilities in place for board members and giving clarity and focus to their goals as a board. A practice that has already been implemented in some neighboring districts, Griffin said that a key ben...
With the third consecutive headlining concert deemed a success the Washakie County Fair Board turned their attention to the 2025 concert during its Monday night meeting. Board member Beth Shaffer reported that despite slow advance ticket sales, more than 600 tickets were sold, bringing in $18,574 in revenue for the Thompson Square concert July 27. Board members noted that many people said since there was a fee to purchase tickets online through TicketLeap they opted to purchase tickets at the gate. Tamara Drake, who assisted in the office this...
Tom Schmeltzer defeated Aaron Anderson for the Republican nomination for County Commissioner. Ed Cooper for Senate District 20 and Martha Lawley for House District 27 are poised to be reelected after winning their party's nominations Tuesday. In a three-way race for Worland Mayor, Rebecca George pulled a considerable lead in the preliminary results and is in first place for Mayor candidacy in the General Election on November 5, followed by incumbent Jim Gill. George received 534 votes, Gill received 402 votes, and Bruce Nolting received 361 vot...
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The Worland City Council approved on first reading an ordinance that will eventually allow Bryant Funeral Home to install a crematory at 201 South Fifth. During the regular meeting Tuesday night, the council approved Ordinance 875 that will change the lot from central business to industrial zone. Crematories are only allowed in light industrial according to the city zoning matrix. The zone change comes on the recommendation of the Worland Board of Adjustment and Planning Commission, following two public hearings. The ordinance must pass second...
An amended complaint against the Wyoming Department of Family Services and Wyoming Boys’ School, along with 10 staff members was filed on Wednesday, July 31, in U.S. District Court, adding a fourth defendant to the civil suit. The original suit was filed in February of this year on behalf of Blaise Chivers-King, Dylan Tolar (by and through Debra Dever) and Charles “Rees” Karn. The complaint alleges “widespread abuses” including the use of restraints and solitary confinement. Karn of Cheyenne “suffers multiple disabilities, according to the comp...
Students for Washakie County School District No. 1 and No. 2 return to class next Wednesday, Aug. 14. Kindergarten students at Worland East Side Elementary will begin “Eagles First Flight” on Monday and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to noon. Eagles First Flight helps kindergarten students become familiar with school and classroom routines, procedures and expectations before the first full day on Wednesday when the first graders join them at school. There will also be a parent meeting from noon to 12:30 p.m. at the East Side Gym next Tuesday, Aug. 13. Bef...
Four local law enforcement officers were honored at Tuesday's Washakie County Commissioners meeting for measures that saved a life of a Washakie County inmate. Detention Deputy Myron Chatwin, one year of law enforcement service; patrol deputies Travis Thatcher, 8 years experience; Chad Carlton, 12.5 years; and Worland Police Officer Reene Herrera, nearly one year; earned the Life Saving Medal from Washakie County Sheriff Austin Brookwell for an incident on June 7. Brookwell said an inmate...
The town of Ten Sleep will be the place to be this weekend in the Big Horn Basin as the annual Nowoodstock music festival gets underway this Friday and runs through Sunday afternoon. Nowoodstock organizers Pat O’Brien and Kurk Steinke, along with countless other volunteers and sponsors, have put together a weekend full of music, good food and extraordinary art at Vista Park in Ten Sleep. Among the musical acts playing this weekend will be Ten Sleep native and fan favorite Jalan Crossland. A singer-songwriter, Crossland will perform on S...
The Wyoming National Guard held send-off ceremonies for different batteries of the 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery Regiment in Torrington, Gillette, Lander and Casper on July 30, supporting the soldiers and their families as they embark on their eighth deployment in the past 20 years. The send-off ceremony formally recognizes the soldiers and their families who are about to deploy. It also demonstrates that they have the full support of their community, leadership and loved ones, according to Lt. Col. Michael Kingman, 2-300th commander....
On March 16, a grassroots committee hosted the Worland Mental Fitness Fair at the Worland Community Center. Members of the panel were Dr. Ralph Louis, psychologist from Oxbow Center in Basin; Janae Harman, owner of Family Circle Counseling in Worland; Mary Johnson, CEO of Oxbow Center in Worland; and Carol Bell, provisionally licensed therapist at Foundations Counseling in Cody. The panel answered prepared questions that came from the committee and from similar events in Shell, Greybull and Cowley. The Northern Wyoming News has been covering...