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The Worland City County received updates on two projects along Washakie Avenue during its meeting last Tuesday, April 2. The council approved having the mayor sign the agreement with Ardurra Engineers for the design phase of the Washakie Avenue reconstruction from Eighth to 15th. Per the agreement the scope of work as north of Sage Creek ditch, which serves as a wasteway for the Lower Hanover Canal. “This section of Washakie Avenue will require removing trees and brushes from the ditch, reshaping the cross section and possibly shifting some min...
Following a seven-month vacancy in the absence of former University of Wyoming Extension Educator Caitlin Youngquist, the position is now filled by Basin native Dan VanderPloeg. VanderPloeg, who is now the UW Agricultural and Natural Resource Extension Educator for Washakie County, "comes to us with a wealth of experience, having worked in the ag industry for several years," said associate director of UW extension, Bridge Fuez, in a press release. While growing up in the Basin and Greybull area,...
Twelve-year old law was intended to protect the identity of legal wolf hunters, and that doesn’t fit the description of a Sublette County man who broke the law by taking possession of a live wolf. Wyoming wildlife officials on Thursday released their first public statement about a wolf that was illegally taken captive and then subjected to alleged abuses that have generated outrage around the world. The statement from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department stretched for only six sentences and included no names, dates or locations. The brevity a... Full story
Via Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Sublette County is usually a quiet community of about 9,000 people. But after allegations of wolf abuse went international, residents have been inundated with violent threats from across the world. Death threats have been directed specifically at Cody Roberts, the man accused of abusing a wolf in late February, officials say. Threats have also been made against Roberts’ family; the owner of the Green River Bar, the Daniel establishment where Roberts all... Full story
Footage released by Wyoming Game and Fish shows a live wolf was brought into a public space. An accompanying report says a Daniel man admitted to possessing the animal. Video evidence released Wednesday by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department as part of an investigation into a Daniel man who admitted to possessing a live wolf shows the muzzled, listless animal lying on the floor of what appears to be a bar. In two short clips, a gray-coated wolf with what appears to be a commercial tracking and... Full story
Via Wyoming News Exchange GREYBULL — Still stinging from a defeat in Park County, Sen. Dan Laursen, R-Powell, said last week that while he still prefers a hand count of votes cast in this year’s elections to electronic tabulating machines, he doesn’t feel he has the support to push for such a change in Big Horn County. At least for this election cycle. “I was hoping someone from over there might pursue it because I’d sure help them out — I just don’t want to be the lone ranger,” he said. In Park County, he was one of four Republicans who argued... Full story
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Following Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon’s vetoes of several widely supported bills that passed out of the House and Senate, a special session to override the governor’s vetoes was considered and ultimately voted down by legislators. Among the governor’s vetoed bills were House Bill 125, which would have repealed gun-free zones; HB 148, which provided regulations on chemical and surgical abortions and Senate File 54. The latter was an effort to combat increasing property taxes. The Homeowner Tax Exemption bill would have provided a 25% exemp...
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...
Chief Nursing Officer Brandy Kottman filled in for Chief Executive Officer Lisa Van Brunt to deliver the CEO report at the Washakie Medical Center Board of Trustees meeting on March 26, where she detailed the current project to replace the hospital’s MRI machine. Kottman said the mobile MRI trailer that the hospital will use temporarily had arrived the day before, and it will be ready for use on April 4. It is set up in the employee parking lot. The trailer will facilitate only outpatient MRI’s because inpatient beds/stretchers will not fit...
A state of Wyoming veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission will conduct community outreach services around Wyoming cities throughout April. Brad Cline is available to meet with veterans and their families to discuss state and federal veterans’ benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs claims, or VA healthcare. Cline can also help veterans and their families apply for benefits, file claims, or request healthcare. His office is located at 1026 Blackburn Ave., Ste. 1, in Cody, and he will be available at the following l...
Did you save those solar eclipse glasses from 2017? You may want to grab them for Monday. On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada, according to the NASA website. According to eclipse2024.org, the mid eclipse will be at 12:42 p.m. with the eclipse beginning at 11:35 a.m. Magnitude is at 58%, compared to the 2017 total eclipse that hit Wyoming and Worland was at a near total eclipse. Per NASA, “During a total solar eclipse, the moon completely blocks the sun while it pas...
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Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon vetoed House Bill 0125 on March 22. HB125, also known as House Enrolled Act No. 49, would have repealed gun free zones in Wyoming. House Bill 0125 was passed through the Wyoming Legislature’s 2024 Budget Session successfully, but required the governor’s approval to become law. The act would have eliminated existing gun free zones at schools, government meetings and other public spaces across the state. It removed many barriers for residents to conceal carry a firearm, and also allowed governmental bodies pro...
The Washakie Museum and Cultural Center in Worland will have a free screening of the short film "Socks" at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 6. "Socks" is a movie produced, written and directed by Patrick Mignano based on his father's dream and featuring local talent. Mignano is a Los Angeles, California-based film location manager with over 40 years of experience in the industry. He grew up in Star Valley, graduated high school in 1980 and went on to get a film degree from Montana State University. He is...
As Wyoming homeowners face rising property taxes, the Wyoming Legislature recognized the pressing issue during the 2024 Budget Session and worked hard to pass a suite of bills aiming to provide residents with relief. Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon in a letter released on March 21 said, “Nearly every Wyoming citizen has experienced the pinch of inflation and rising market values of our homes. Because Wyoming is seen to be a desirable place to live, people from around the county are buying property here. Appreciation of our homes has brought with i...
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...
Easter is this Sunday and all the usual Easter egg hunting grounds in Washakie County will be welcoming guests once again. The Worland Aquatic Center, having missed last year, will once again welcome guests for an egg hunt on Saturday, March 30. Easter eggs will be thrown throughout the pool, and kids will have to dive and splash around to get to them. Specially marked eggs can be found to earn prizes. Two sessions will be held, one from 1 to 2:30 p.m., and one from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Ages 3 to 7 will be in the shallow pool, and ages 7 to 11 will...
With origins dating back to 1981, Women's History Month is a chance to celebrate and recognize the achievements women have made over the course of American history in a variety of fields, according to the Women's History Month website. Throughout the month of March, the Northern Wyoming News will be featuring a different woman each week who makes history within our communities with their positive impacts and achievements. KAREN FUNK While growing up on the shores of the Mississippi River in...
Banner Washakie Medical Center, Cody Regional Health and Hot Springs Health in Thermopolis were among hospitals that received a grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust for state-of-the-art ultrasound devices. The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has granted $1,869,863 to the Banner Health Foundation to support acquisition of 29 pieces of ultrasound equipment, ranging from bladder scanners to handheld ultrasound devices, for use across six Banner Health...
U.S. Forest Service Powder River District Ranger Thad Berrett attended the Washakie County Commissioners meeting on March 19 to give the county an update on the district’s policies, ongoing projects and activities. According to Berrett, the Bighorn National Forest will be continuing regulations that were set in place last year, which require food storage for wildlife attractants and enforcing a 14-day stay limit. According to the Bighorn National Forest website, the initial regulations were signed into order in May 2023 due to issues and c...
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