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Nels Ernest Vicklund, 70, died September 29, 2020 at the Wyoming Retirement Center in Basin. Services will be held at a later… Top Featured Tags: – Wyoming News Press Release Distribution Service

Landon Morris Yetter, 83, died September 29, 2020 in Hot Springs County.(at his residence) No services are planned at this… Top Featured Tags: – Wyoming News Press Release Distribution Service

WORLAND — A drought has caused severe damage in Washakie and Hot Springs counties. If you’ve suffered severe damage, you may be eligible for assistance under the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) administered by the Washakie-Hot Springs County Farm Service Agency (FSA) For land to be eligible, the natural disaster must create new conservation problems that,…

David Matthew Phillips, 35, lifelong Worland resident, passed away at his home Friday, September 25, 2020. David was born March 4, 1985 to Howard and Sandy (Alaniz) Phillips. He joined big brother Chase, and later they gained two baby sisters, Kerry, and Jamie. David attended Worland schools and became an avid reader. He was a…

Russ Misner passed away at his home in Pocatello, Id, surrounded by his loving family on Sunday September 13, 2020. He was born November 3, 1946 to the late Roy and Dorothy Misner in Worland, Wyoming, the oldest of three children. He spent his youth playing sports, hunting and fishing near the family cabin in…

WORLAND – Hanna Bayha is the new learning support teacher at West Side Elementary, stepping into her first teaching position after living in Worland the last four years. Bayha was originally brought here with her boyfriend who is an engine captain for the Bureau of Land Management. Before moving to Worland, she grew up working…

BASIN — The South Big Horn County Hospital District Board of Directors has approved an exclusive Letter of Intent to start the process of exploring an affiliation agreement with Billings Clinic. South Big Horn County Hospital has been considering options for partnership with a larger health care organization to enhance medical services through a partnership…

WORLAND – The Washakie Medical Center Board of Trustees met for their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 22, to receive their first departmental in-service and to receive updates from Washakie Medical Center (WMC) staff. The first of a series of informational meetings with departments in the hospital was held with Chief Nursing Officer Lisa…

“America Needs Journalists” is the 2020 theme for National Newspaper Week which is next week, Oct. 4-10. I was taught our role as journalists was to report the news, not to make the news or make-up the news, just to report the news fairly and accurately. Over the years, while the definition of a journalist…

WORLAND – Washakie County employee Fran Scranton thought maybe he had a head cold, not COVID-19, that is until a co-worker tested positive. Scranton, who is one of Washakie County’s 107 lab-confirmed cases, was confirmed last month and spent the allocated 14 days under quarantine order. He spoke on his experience to the Northern Wyoming…

WORLAND – When Lory August was diagnosed with COVID-19 on March 26 doctors told her that with her comorbidities (cancer and diabetes) she likely would not survive. Her answer to them “Not today.” She entered into her battle with COVID with a healthy mind and a definite healthy spirit with her faith in God and…

Check out Worland School Board Candidate Profiles in this week’s Issue. Coming Next Week — 2020 Warrior Hall of Fame… Top Featured Tags: – Wyoming News Press Release Distribution Service

WORLAND – After many activities were canceled or delayed last spring such as prom and graduation, Worland High School will be hosting its first large celebration since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic when homecoming week kicks off next Monday. Worland High School Student Council representative Ashlyn Erickson came before the Washakie County School District…

WORLAND – The Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees met on Monday night, Sept. 28, for their regularly scheduled meeting to discuss new mask rules passed down by the state for schools, discussed potential budget impacts and received updates from administrative staff. Superintendent David Nicholas first brought up the mask rule during…

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…

The number of confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases on Wednesday increased by 98 cases to 5,046. The record for cases in a day is 162. The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) also reported 902 probable cases along with 50 deaths. The state reported 89 recoveries, 76 from lab-confirmed and 13 probable cases. Lab-confirmed case changes…

Hospital receives insurance payment for ransomware attack GILLETTE (WNE) — Campbell County Health has received an insurance settlement almost a year after a ransomware attack crippled its computer systems and disrupted its operations for months. After a series of negotiations with multiple insurance companies, CCH has recouped $1 million as part of its insurance settlement,…

Kurt Michael Dworshak, 36-year-old former Worland resident, passed away on Sept. 18, 2020 in Billings, Montana. Kurt was born in Livingston, Montana on April 28, 1984. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Worland Community Center Complex Conference Room 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 3,… Top Featured Tags: – Wyoming News Press Release Distribution…

Greybull resident, Clifford N. Claypool, 78, passed away Sept. 15, 2020, in Thermopolis. He was born May 14, 1942 in Flint, Michigan. A Celebration of Cliff’s Life will be Saturday, Oct. 3, 10 a.m. at the Elks Lodge in… Top Featured Tags: – Wyoming News Press Release Distribution Service

James “Jim” Farold Thompson “Big T” born October 19, 1957 to Floyd and Jennie Thompson in Casper, WY passed away Friday morning in his home surrounded by his wife and two daughters. Jim graduated from high school in 1976 from Worland High School. Jim married the love of his life in 1980 and they became…

WORLAND — Washakie County 4-H Week begins Saturday with a breakfast of donuts and coffee from 9 to 11 a.m. in conjunction with the 2020 Wyoming State Champion Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off and Pumpkin Drop. Washakie County 4-H Educator Amber Armajo said they canceled the pancake breakfast due to COVID-19, looking for a less “hands-on” breakfast…

WORLAND — The Support The Troops Committee of American Legion Post 44 is planning a number of adjustments to its program. Post 44 Commander Ryan Decker said the long-running military-assistance volunteer enterprise will continue to support servicemen and women from the Big Horn Basin area for the foreseeable future. “Funding for the program has fallen…