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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 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...
Judy and Jim Blackburn were sad to inform the Northern Wyoming News that although their dog Haley’s life was extended after receiving a blood transfusion from Sasha, a dog at New Hope Humane Society, Haley passed away on Aug. 1. After suffering from an enlarged spleen, Haley underwent surgery to remove the organ at Tharp Veterinarian Clinic in Worland last month, but her condition continued to deteriorate. The Blackburns traced the decline in Haley’s health to June 12 when she received a distemper vaccine. They conclude that Haley was mis...
The Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office released a statement on July 29 stating that the “People’s Initiative to Limit Property Tax in Wyoming through a Homeowner’s Exemption,” a citizen-led initiative to get a 50% cut to residential property tax on the ballot, did not achieve the 29,730 approved signatures required for approval for it to appear on ballots in the Nov. 5 election. This minimum was determined from state statute that requires a minimum of 15% of Wyoming voters who participated in the 2022 general election. Notably, the initiativ...
How long have you lived in Worland? Family heritage is very important. Our family is a first-generation resident of Worland. Our children are a fourth-generation to the Big Horn Basin, but our family has been in Wyoming since before statehood. Why are you running for Worland mayor? Worland is a place full of family heritage and community engagement. The agriculture, the small-town industry and the safe environment should prevail. I want Worland to be a place for our youth to grow and enjoy...
How long have you lived in Worland? My wife, Connie, and I have lived in the Worland community for the past 48 years. We raised two children here: Chris, who is a United Airline Pilot living in Phoenix and Carey who is a Rehabilitation Counselor for the State of Wyoming Retirement Center in Basin. They both received a great education in our schools and were always safe from harm here. That holds as true today as it did then. I was a University of Wyoming Extension Educator with 36 years of servi...
How long have you lived in Worland? 5 years. My family and I moved over from Sheridan. I was raised all around Wyoming, graduated from Wind River High School and attended college in Powell. Worland feels like home. Why are you running for Worland mayor? I was asked to. After looking into it, I agreed wholeheartedly. I believe I can be of great benefit to the people of Worland. Do you feel you have the time it takes to serve as mayor? Yes, I do. My job schedule is one week on/one week off, so...
BUFFALO — A dark money political action group is throwing resources into GOP primaries across Wyoming, Idaho, Ohio, New Hampshire, Indiana and others, including the Senate District 22 Republican Primary between Reps. Barry Crago, R-Buffalo, and Mark Jennings, R-Sheridan. Make Liberty Win, a super PAC based in Alexandria, Virginia with no known ties to Wyoming, has sent dozens of mailers attacking Republicans, including Crago, and backing Freedom Caucus members or those closely aligned with the hard-right of the party. The PAC is funded by Y...
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Chief Nursing Officer Brandy Kottman reported that the hospital was one of countless businesses affected by the Crowdstrike outage that hit Microsoft computers using the third-party cybersecurity software on Friday, July 19. She said, “All of our computers were down. We were unable to transfer images from our radiology department. Thankfully, Doctor [John] Bramble was in town, so he was able to read images while we were down, and we did not have to divert trauma or stroke patients.” She continued, “We did reschedule any outpatient procedures un...