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During the Washakie County commissioner meeting on Tuesday, May 21, public health nursing manager Amanda Heinemeyer told the commissioners about a grant that the Department of Health received, which will allow for doses of naloxone to be requested by members of the public. Naloxone is an opioid-overdose antidote often carried by first responders and caregivers for people with heroin addiction. It is often called Narcan, which is the brand name device that delivers naloxone. “Anybody can come in and request [naloxone], and we can give it to them...
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 Counseling 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 will be...
With Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and ambulance programs not being required to operate and be funded within the State of Wyoming, programs around the state are finding various ways to maintain operation and serve their communities. The issue ultimately stems from EMS not being considered an essential service by the state, unlike police and fire departments. On Jan. 22 during an AARP Wyoming webinar regarding EMS, the governor’s senior health and human services advisor, Jennifer Davis, said, “I think we’ve all just come to expect that somew...
Lots of pictures including Ten Sleep's graduation and other local news!...
For federal, state, county and city positions, filing for the Aug. 20 primary election will be open from May 16 to May 31. FEDERAL Incumbent U.S. Senator John Barrasso, who is finishing his third six-year term, has announced that he will be running for re-election and is seeking the Republican nomination In his campaign announcement video released on April 16, Barrasso said he would continue to focus on border control, energy policies and cost of living. Reid Rasner, a wealth manager from Casper, announced early that he will be running against...
Following an executive/closed session during the Washakie County School District No. 2 board of trustees meeting on May 13, the board approved hiring several classified staff as well as extra duty assignments. The following classified staff were approved for the 2024-2025 school year: Galen Beamer, bus driver; Ernie Beckley, bus driver; Halli Caines, paraeducator; Crystal Cooper, paraeducator; Kady Gossens, head cook; Aaron Keyes, maintenance/transportation supervisor; Karen Krahn, custodian; Barb Lee, part time paraeducator; Mitzi Love, full t...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – United States Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster General Louis DeJoy agreed to pause the planned changes to the mail delivery network that would have closed the Cheyenne and Casper Processing and Distribution Centers following repeated calls from U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY). The USPS agreed to temporarily pause the reforms that would have left the Cowboy State without a single Processing and Distribution Center and forced mail being sent from one Wyoming community to another to be sent to Colorado or Montana for s...
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 Counseling in Basin; Janae Harman, owner of Family Circle Counseling in Worland; Mary Johnson, CEO of Oxbow Counseling 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 will be...
Wyoming Senior Citizens Inc., based out of Riverton, is looking for volunteers for their programs in the Big Horn Basin area. Volunteer opportunities are for people age 55 or older who would like to work with either children or the elderly. Executive Director Herb Wilcox said the private, nonprofit organization was founded in Riverton in 1975 with the goal of aiding senior citizens in maintaining their independence. Wilcox said the company’s mission statement is, “To help seniors remain independent living with dignity for as long as pos...
In a community-wide effort to prepare Worland Middle School eighth grade students for entering high school, the school hosted the annual, Choices That Matter, on May 1. In a previous interview with the Northern Wyoming News, Worland Middle School counselor and Choices That Matter organizer Danielle Warren said the event is an opportunity for students to learn about how their behaviors and actions can have significant impacts on their future. "The point is that students would understand that the...
Lots of pictures, a new alternative high school in Worland and other local news!...
At the Washakie County Commissioner meeting on Tuesday, May 7, ambulance building project manager Tom Schmeltzer gave the commissioners an update on the building’s progress. Schmeltzer said that he and building maintenance manager Breck Buer met with the state fire marshal and following the meeting, they now have a certificate of occupancy on the way. The commissioners approved the installation of fencing around the ambulance building and window blinds. The commission and Buer will meet in the future to discuss furnishing and potentially carpet...
The Phi Beta Kappa chapter at the University of Wyoming selected two winners of 2024 Undergraduate Research and Inquiry Day Awards during last weekend's event at the Wyoming Union. The event celebrates exceptional student research that embodies the values of intellectual curiosity, interdisciplinary exploration and scholarly excellence. This year's Phi Beta Kappa awards recognize two students whose work exemplifies the highest standards of academic excellence and intellectual rigor. In the categ...
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 Counseling in Basin; Janae Harman, owner of Family Circle Counseling in Worland; Mary Johnson, CEO of Oxbow Counseling 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 will be cove...
Dan and Nancy Frederick of Worland have been named Washakie County Homemakers 2024 Unsung Heroes. The nod was a result of the couple's involvement with Sleep in Heavenly Peace. "It was six years ago when I was watching a video on Facebook," said Dan. "Mike Rowe, host of the TV show 'Returning the Favor' talked about a gentleman in Idaho building beds for kids and giving them away. The man's name was Luke Nicholson. As I was watching it I told my wife Nancy 'Come look at this. This is something...
The annual Wyoming SkillsUSA competition took place in Casper April 22-24, where students with skills in various arts and trades have an opportunity to win scholarship money by competing against students from across Wyoming and neighboring states. This year, Worland took a team of 34 students to the competition competing in 12 categories, up from seven students the year before. Welding teacher Brian Aagard, who coached the SkillsUSA team for the first time last year, said, "The school as a whole...
On Saturday, April 27, U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyoming) answered a number of questions from Washakie County residents during a town hall meeting April 27. BORDER One concerned citizen said, “When they [undocumented immigrants] first started coming across the border, I said they’re going to give them the vote. We’ve got to stop that.” Hageman responded, “We’ve got to change the law so that illegals are not counted in every district. That would disincentivize cities allowing them to come. Right now, we are giving seats back to California...
Entrepreneur Ty Jenkins of Ten Sleep talked about finding a home in Wyoming and offered some tips to business owners during his keynote address at the Worland-Ten Sleep Chamber of Commerce awards banquet April 26. Jenkins said he and his wife, Debbie, built a company in 1991, but prior to that he began work for a credit union and then some consultants doing some auditing. He said he realized there had to be a better process to streamline things. "I sat down, I started typing a little bit of...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted an application to extend the withdrawal of the Castle Gardens Recreation Area, protecting the natural features there. Being withdrawn, the following actions are prohibited within the 110-acre area – “settlement, sale, location or entry under the general land laws, including the United States mining laws,” according to a notice released from by BLM. According to BLM Wind River and Bighorn Basin District Public Affairs representative Sarah Beckwith, “The Castle Gardens Recreation Area preserv...
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The town of Ten Sleep will be holding their municipal elections for mayor and two council seats on May 7 at the Ten Sleep Senior Center from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Voter registration closed after April 24, but voters may register at the polls the day of the election. The lone candidate on the ballot for mayor is incumbent Ernie Beckley, who will be running for his second term after first elected in 2020. Beckley said the main reason that he is running again is, “I need to finish this project with our subdivision that we’re adding south of tow...