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Timothy “Tim” John Cree, 60-year-old Worland resident passed away Sept. 15, 2020 at the Billings Clinic in Billings, Montana.  Tim was born March 18, 1960 in Oceanside, California. Cremation has taken place and a private family inurnment will take place at a later… Top Featured Tags: – Wyoming News Press Release Distribution Service

Linda Lou Andreen, 88, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2020 in Thermopolis. Private family graveside services will be held at Monument Hill Cemetery with a public celebration at a later… Top Featured Tags: – Wyoming News Press Release Distribution Service

Gary Harold Donner was born in Billings, MT March 12, 1933, the second youngest of Charlie and Dora Harvey Donner. Gary passed away on September 7, 2020 at Crook Memorial Hospital in Sundance, WY. Gary moved at a young age from Idaho to Rozet, WY where he attended school and lived the country life. Gary…

WORLAND – U.S. House of Representative Constitution Party candidate Jeff Haggit spent some time in Worland visiting with media and contacting party members in the community before eventually heading to Lander for the quarterly executive committee meeting. Haggit is the Wyoming Constitution Party chairman as well as serving as the chairman for the Uinta County…

The Northern Wyoming News will be profiling candidates of local and state races over the coming weeks. Each candidate has been sent the same questions. This week the NWN is profiling Worland mayoral candidates. Mayor Jim Gill is seeking his second term as mayor. Keith McDonald accepted a write-in nomination following the primary election to…

Patricia “Pat” Kathleen Maschke, 78-year-old Thermopolis resident passed away September 12, 2020, at the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, Wyoming. Pat was born Sept. 15, 1941, in Chehalis, Washington.  Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in… Top Featured Tags: – Wyoming News…

WORLAND – The Washakie County Commissioners met for their regularly scheduled meeting at the Washakie County Courthouse on Tuesday, Sept. 15, to receive an update on the proposed budget from Groathouse Construction for the new Washakie County Library, as well as receive updates from county departments. The County Commission received two post-bid budget alignments, one…

WORLAND — The Washakie County Sheriff’s Office will be opening up its visitation and meetings at the Sheriff’s Office on Monday, Sept. 21. This will include NA, AA, mental health counseling, religious services. Residents are asked to contact the jail at 347-2242 for further details or questions. Visitors to the detention floor will be required…

WORLAND – Jessica Tharp has been a paraeducator at Worland High School since 2017 but has transitioned this new school year into a new role as a life skills special education teacher while also co-teaching geometry and online curriculum for the district. Tharp moved to Worland in 2003 after she graduated from Rocky Mountain College…

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After having to postpone last month’s Washakie County Fair Board meeting, the board met Monday to review the 2020 county fair and begin planning the 2021 fair by discussing changes that are needed. Board member Marty Cross began the discussion stating “in general I think everything went pretty good. I got very positive feedback. Everyone…

WORLAND — The City of Worland is one of the only incorporated municipalities without indebtedness in the Big Horn Basin, according to certified public accountant James Seckman who submitted the city’s annual audit report to the city council Tuesday night. Seckman said the city received a clean or unqualified opinion for the 2019-20 fiscal year…

This week the Northern Wyoming News begins general election candidate profiles with the two Worland mayor… Top Featured Tags: – Wyoming News Press Release Distribution Service

In an effort to let all general election voters have a chance to be informed voters, the Northern Wyoming News will start a six-week series on candidate profiles starting with the Worland mayor’s race with this issue. We have on occasion printed a special section with all the profiles together. This year we opted to…

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The number of confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases on Wednesday increased by a record 104 cases to 3,866. The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) also reported 700 probable cases along with 46 deaths. The state reported 46 recoveries, 43 from lab-confirmed and three probable cases. Lab-confirmed case changes today were reported as follows: Albany (15),…

Eleven LCCC students have tested positive for COVID-19 CHEYENNE (WNE) – Eleven Laramie County Community College students have tested positive for COVID-19, and two of those students are exhibiting symptoms, according to college officials. By direction of the Cheyenne-Laramie County Health Department, the college has placed 32 students in quarantine both on and off campus.…

Hunters, guide found not guilty of wasting elk CODY (WNE) — Two out-of-state hunters and a local guide have been found not guilty for wasting elk, a jury determined Friday night at the Park County Courthouse. It took the jury three hours to render its not guilty verdict. The verdict came at the end of…

Governor Orders Flags be Flown at Half Staff Statewide on Friday, September 11 CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon, pursuant to President Donald Trump’s Proclamation, has ordered both the U.S. and State of Wyoming flag be flown at half-staff statewide on Friday, September 11 in honor of Patriot Day, the anniversary of the 9/11, 2001…

The number of confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday increased by 39 cases to 3,762. The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) also reported 676 probable cases along with 46 deaths. The state reported 41 recoveries, 31 from lab-confirmed and 10 probable cases. Lab-confirmed case changes today were reported as follows: Albany (10), Converse (3),…

CHEYENNE – Wyoming State Public Health Officer Dr. Alexia Harrist reiterated the need for students to wear masks in schools and then faced criticism from a couple lawmakers on the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic during a virtual meeting Thursday. In recent weeks, Wyoming public schools have reopened with some precautions in place –…

SHERIDAN — Bighorn National Forest forest supervisor Andrew Johnson has lifted stage 1 fire restrictions in the national forest. Stage 1 restrictions were implemented on July 20 in response to hot and dry conditions in the forest when fire danger was rated extreme. The high number of abandoned campfires found on the forest were also…