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In 2021, Lt. Ray Krogman's family reaped the benefits of a scientific recovery team that found the remains of Krogman more than 50 years after he disappeared over Laos in 1967. Next weekend, area...

The Washakie Hospital Foundation had a near record turnout for the 11th annual Badlands Poker Run to raise money for its cancer fund. Organizer Keith Van Brunt said there were 51 motorcyclists, 10...

How many dogs does it take to catch a one little mouse? The answer? More than three apparently. People who have read this column over the years know we used to have a dog, Sarah, who we dubbed the...

The 19th annual Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ and Bluegrass Festival brought in 27 barbecue teams to compete in the Kansas City Barbecue Society sanctioned contest with Colorado Bulldawg BBQ, Levi and Jessi...

A comment made to a board member turned into a lengthy discussion during last Thursday’s Hot Springs County School District No. 1 Board meeting. Board member Bethany Webber had a district patron e...

Worland Mayor Jim Gill notified the city council and others present that former Worland Mayor LaVertha Gotier passed away on Aug. 8. “She was quite a gal,” he said noting she was one of several peo...

For the 19th year there will be barbecue and bluegrass in abundance at the Washakie County Fairgrounds in Worland as the Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival gets underway Friday...

Did you see the news over the weekend? Did you pay attention to the attack on the First Amendment? It did not come from politicians or the government but rather from law enforcement. According to a st...

The Washakie County Sheriff’s Office is planning on one final large-scale search for Breanna Mitchell, 28 of Worland. Mitchell went missing when her Ford Expedition got stuck off of the Nowater R...

You are right. It seems that summer just started last week but here we are with school classes starting on Aug. 16 for both Worland and Ten Sleep and some neighboring communities. It is hard to...

If you passed by Washakie Museum & Cultural Center Tuesday morning, Aug. 1, you would have seen a dozen or so people filling in cracks in the front sidewalk with red sand as the Red Sand Project made...

What began as a search for a missing 28-year-old Worland woman turned into what was believed to be a recovery mission as Washakie County Search and Rescue spent three days draining a pond in hopes of...

Many kudos this week go to Washakie County. One LARGE KUDO goes to the Washakie County Sheriff’s Office and Washakie County Search and Rescue who have worked tirelessly in the search for Breanna Mitch...

The Central Administration Office will be named after longtime custodian Joe Arnold following a unanimous vote by the Hot Springs County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees last Tuesday, July 18....

Washakie County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in locating a missing Worland woman. Sheriff Austin Brookwell said the Sheriff's Office was informed on Saturday at 8:59 p.m. that...

In Ecclesiastes chapter 3 it says “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens,” including a time to speak. The time is apparently now to speak about child sex...

This year's fair royalty has already had a busy summer, despite the fact that the Washakie County Fair just got underway last Saturday. In its second year under the direction of Beth Stiver, this year...

The Worland City Council approved a new bar and grill license for Hurricane Lanes doing business as Bean and Burger. The dispensing area will be where the old café used to be, according to Clerk/Treas...

This Saturday kicks off Washakie County Fair Week with the theme, “Remembering the past, Embracing our present, engineering our future. The fair is an opportunity for everyone to come socialize, e...

Just when you think you have a handle on all the way scammers will reach out to try and separate you from your money they up their game. Recently, there are reports of scammers using local business...

Sometimes when thinking what to write in this space, readers provide the inspiration as is the case this week regarding customer service. A recent columnist for the Northern Wyoming News discussed...

The 22nd annual Culturefest kicks off at 9 a.m. in the back lawn of the Worland Community Center Complex this Saturday. The annual festival originally started downtown and was moved in 2010 to the...

The other day when I was putting out our flag at the Northern Wyoming News, a gust of wind knocked the flag out of my hand. I know etiquette says that the flag should not touch the ground, but it was...

It’s funny how certain things at certain times can bring memories flooding back. The other night after I got dishes done I went and sat down on the couch and my husband had on a baseball game. It w...

“Famous Friends” is a popular country song from Chris Young and Kane Brown, written by Young, along with Cary Barlowe and Corey Crowder. In the song they talk about their famous friends, not in the...