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WORLAND — Political campaigning in city parks came under scrutiny at Tuesday night’s Worland City Council meeting. City Attorney Kent Richins said there was a political event at Pioneer Square earlier in the evening. Clerk/Treasurer Tracy Glanz spoke to the organizers and told them by state statute campaign information could not be posted in city…

By KARLA POMEROY and SETH ROMSA WORLAND — When fire management for the Neiber Fire south of Worland transitioned to a Type 3 Management Team, the Bureau of Land Management called up the Worland Community Center to provide shelter for firefighters. According to Marketing Director Sheryl Ley she was notified shortly before 5 p.m. on…

WORLAND – The Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees met on Wednesday, July 15, to discuss school reopening, hear a presentation from a student and approve bids for services for the 2020-21 school year. According to Superintendent David Nicholas, the initial plan that was discussed at last month’s board meeting that involved…

WORLAND – The Washakie County Commissioners met on Tuesday, July 21, at their regularly scheduled meeting and discussed the dry conditions impacting Washakie County and drafting a letter to send to Governor Mark Gordon to seek declaration of a drought and how to move forward with the process. Representatives present for the discussion were from…

WORLAND – Washakie County Public Health Nurse Manager Amanda Heinemeyer reported to the county commissioners Tuesday that Washakie County Public Health (WCPH) had received $130,000 in Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding for the testing of uninsured and underinsured individuals in Washakie County. She said with this funding they may be able…

WORLAND – Worland High School ag science and business teacher Grace Godfrey was honored earlier this summer as the Wyoming Vocational Ag Teachers Association Teacher of the Year. As a state award winner, Godfrey is eligible for the National Association of Agriculture Educators Teacher of the Year which should be announced next month. Godfrey said…

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See Senate District 20 candidate profiles inside this week’s issue. Check out Bomgaar’s and Blair’s inserts in this week’s Northern Wyoming… Top Featured Tags: – Wyoming News Press Release Distribution Service

The Washakie County Fair kicks off this Saturday with the youth horse show and a full slate of shows and entertainment starting next Monday. This year’s fair will look slightly different due to COVID-19 but unlike some county fairs that have canceled most entertainment, the area county fairs, Washakie, Hot Springs and Big Horn County…

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The Neiber Fire increased to 95% containment Saturday. Remaining uncontained line is in rugged terrain along the Mud Creek drainage. Firefighters will work to mop up and monitor safely in this steep area. Resources will continue repairing hand and dozer lines from suppression efforts. Fire danger remains high across the Bighorn Basin. Neiber Fire crews…

July 22, 2020 The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is announcing the death of a Campbell County woman identified previously as one of the state’s laboratory-confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The older female did not have health conditions known to put patients at higher risk of serious illness related to COVID-19 and had…

Lovell woman accused of killing husband LOVELL (WNE) — A Lovell woman faces manslaughter charges after allegedly shooting her husband twice the afternoon of July 9. Sandra Ford, 79, was immediately taken into custody Thursday afternoon after being determined a suspect in her husband Archer’s death by the Lovell Police Department. The two were married…

The number of confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases on Wednesday increased by 34 cases to 1864. The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) also reported 424 probable cases, along with 25 deaths. They reported 51 new recoveries, 46 from lab-confirmed cases and five from probable cases. The newest case reported in Washakie County today is an…

CODY – Due to dry conditions and high fire danger, Stage 1 fire restrictions will begin July 17, 2020, on public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management Lander Field Office in Fremont, Hot Springs and Natrona counties; Worland Field Office in Washakie, Hot Springs and Big Horn counties; and Cody Field Office in…

A Sweetwater County woman identified previously as one of Wyoming’s laboratory-confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has died, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). The older woman had health conditions known to put patients at higher risk of serious illness related to COVID-19 and had been hospitalized. Among Wyoming residents, there have…

UPDATE 12 p.m., JULY 16, 2020 The Bureau of Land Management is reporting The #NeiberFire continues to grow and is now up to 13,159 acres. The conditions are still hot, dry and windy. The Wyoming Type 3 team will take command later today. Firefighters from several agencies are working hard to overcome the challenges of…

GILLETTE – As some vocal Wyoming residents continue to lose patience with and push back against any and all coronavirus-related public health measures, it’s clear Gov. Mark Gordon also is frustrated. Gordon’s frustration comes from that resistance and what he calls a “cavalier” and “irresponsible” attitude toward COVID-19 and preventing its spread. As an example,……

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