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TEN SLEEP – The Washakie County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees met on Monday, Nov. 9, in person and via Zoom to discuss the recent COVID-19 situation that developed at Ten Sleep School late last week. Superintendent Jimmy Phelps informed the board that they had moved into tier two of the school’s Adapted Learning Plan (ALP) which means that kindergarten through fifth grade are all continuing with in-person learning, while any grades higher up are now in remote learning. Phelps inf...
The State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB) met on Thursday, Nov. 5, and approved $1,053,525 worth of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) funding for various items submitted by Washakie County entities. The individual items that were recommended by the Office of State Lands and Investments (OSLI) and were approved without testimony were $30,000 of emergency medical services (EMS) equipment, another set of EMS equipment for $75,000, Washakie County Courthouse telework equipment...
TEN SLEEP – The Ten Sleep Town Council met on election night, Nov. 3, to discuss a permit for Carter Country Fabrication in order to build a new refrigeration unit as well as a drive-thru for food service. Much of the discussion between the council and members representing Carter Country Fabrication centered on where the units would be located in relation to the alleyway as well as the street, how the drive-thru operation would work as well as fencing located near the premises. The council h...
WORLAND – The Washakie County Commissioners listened to a proposal from Cody Regional Health (CRH) representatives about a proposal to have CRH take over the ambulance services in Washakie County during a meeting last Thursday, Oct. 29. The ambulance service is currently a branch of the county, is currently staffed with volunteers except for the director. The proposal would create a contract between CRH and Washakie County where the county would pay $195,000 a year for three years in order f...
By SETH ROMSA Staff Writer WASHAKIE COUNTY – Both Washakie County School District (WCSD) No. 1 and 2 had three vacancies this general election, with one incumbent electing to race in each district. Incumbent David Tommerup won re-election for his seat on the Worland school board, according to unofficial results. He received the most votes with 2,260 of the 3,530 votes cast by electors. “I am overwhelmed and very humbled about the support,” Tommerup said. “I am looking forward to another four ye...
Republicans Ed Cooper of Ten Sleep and incumbent Representative John Winter of Thermopolis cruised to victory in their election bids for Wyoming State Senate District 20 and Wyoming House District 28, respectively. Incumbent Republican Representative Mike Greear of Worland will retain his seat after running unopposed. Cooper won his seat in the Senate with a victory over Democratic challenger Theresa Livingston of Worland where according to unofficial results Cooper received 7,495 to...
Veterans Day activities are set to take place this week, starting with performances by fourth-grade classes from West Side Elementary tonight in the Worland Middle School auditorium. The annual Veterans Day programs will be tonight Thursday, Nov. 5, at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The programs will have two classes in each performance in order to account for social distancing, so please ask your student or contact West Side Elementary to find out which classes will be performing at each time....
WORLAND – Jack Stott has been the business manager of Washakie County School District (WCSD) No. 1 since 1995, and on Monday night the WCSD No. 1 Board of Trustees accepted his letter of resignation for retirement. "With regret it is a celebration tonight of the most celebrated business manager in Wyomings, my friend Jack Stott," Superintendent David Nicholas said. Stott said he does not plan to retire until the end of February but cited that he plans to retire in order to spend more time w...
Time to vote absentee in the 2020 election is beginning to run out, as absentee ballots may only be requested through Monday, Nov. 2, at 5 p.m. through the Washakie County Clerk’s office. According to Washakie County Clerk Mary Grace Strauch, there have been nearly as many ballots requested absentee as the last two election cycles combined, with 1,369 ballots sent out this year, compared to 811 in 2016 and 590 in 2018. Out of those 1,369 ballots that have been distributed, 1,187 have been returned back to the clerk’s office. Those that are sti...
WORLAND – The Washakie County Commissioners met with Dessa Dale of DJ&A during their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 20, to discuss the next step of the county’s Natural Resource Plan which is to seek public input regarding the plan. The commissioners, along with Dale, determined that since they had made the necessary adjustments and changes to the plan that they had suggested in July, that the next appropriate step was to seek public comment through the end of November. They wil...
WORLAND – The Worland High School drama department was hit with a major setback in the spring when they were forced to cancel their spring musical, "Fiddler on the Roof" due to COVID-19 and the the cancellation of all school activities. According to drama coach Rick Dorn, as a result of the setback the drama department lost their biggest fundraiser of the year and will be hosting multiple fundraisers this fall in order to help pay for a spring show. They also will hold their biggest f...
WORLAND — The Washakie County School District No. 1 Board heard a report about possible 10% cut from the state funding model. During Monday’s regular board meeting, Superintendent David Nicholas discussed with the board the importance of the upcoming budget and the potential cuts that may be coming when he brought up a letter from Senator Dave Kinskey (R-SD22) and Representative Albert Sommers (R-HD20). The letter informed the board about the upcoming recalibration to the state’s school fundi...
WORLAND – At the request of resident Mike Healy, the Washakie County Commissioners clarified funding for the new Washakie County Library project. Confusion from Mike Healy was expressed due to an article previously printed in the Northern Wyoming News on Oct. 8 that depicted the incorrect funding from the one-cent sales tax. Funding for the new library was read as follows by Chairman Fred Frandson during the meeting: $1,066,157 from the one-cent sales tax gathered from 2008 through 2012, $...
TEN SLEEP – Former Ten Sleep School ag education teacher Adrienne Forshee returned to her position this year after about an eight-year break. Forshee was the ag teacher 12 years ago for about four years, when she decided to focus on running the family ranch with her husband, along with being a mother to their two children. Forshee graduated from Utah State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural systems and technology. She has always had a role in the education field as s...
TEN SLEEP – Ten Sleep School was nearly left without a school nurse when Colleen Holiday resigned in July just before school beginning in August, but then Kenzi Weddle decided to apply for the position and was hired. She left her position at Cloud Peak Counseling Center to accept her new role at Washakie County School District No. 1 Weddle and her husband moved here from Licking, Missouri, along with their dog Lucy. Weddle bring prior nursing experience because before moving to the area, W...
WORLAND – More than three years after an ice-jam flood event that flooded homes on the west side of Worland, figures were provided for a feasibility study to determine what actions could help prevent future flooding. On Tuesday, Oct. 6, Washakie County Emergency Management/Homeland Security Director Kami Neighbors presented to the Washakie County Commissioners, the estimate provided by the Army Corps of Engineer to perform the feasibility study on the Big Horn River. Neighbors told the c...
WORLAND – The Washakie County Commissioners received board updates from department heads, received bids and discussed potential changes to upcoming staffing in the courthouse during their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Tom Schmeltzer of building maintenance appeared before the board and discussed the preparations for winter and that all heating is set to go in buildings and the fairgrounds is winterized. Schmeltzer also reported that 95% of the items were taken out of the former...
TEN SLEEP – The Washakie County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees met for their regularly scheduled meeting in person and over Zoom on Monday, Oct. 12, to discuss two policies, discuss the Wyoming School Board Association (WSBA) Convention, approve a new mission and goals statement and receive updates on different subjects. The board discussed policy 5.27 regarding the discipline of students which would add a sentence that would allow for the “administration in consultation with the Bui...
TEN SLEEP – Ten Sleep School’s homecoming week is set to kick off today Thursday, Oct. 15, and according to High School Student Council sponsor Paula Beck-Acord, this year is set to look a little different due to the COVID-19 pandemic but will include most traditions from years past. The week will kick off today with pajama dress-up day for students along with hall decorating. There is no school this Friday so the fun resumes on Monday when the dress-up day will be a western/camo day and a dodge...
BIG HORN COUNTY – Jude Buchanan-Sandoval and her father Collin Buchanan were both excited to grow hemp this year after it was federally approved in February of 2020. They decided to begin a small project to see how the growing experience would go this past summer. Sandoval and Buchanan were able to acquire the licensing to grow hemp in early June of this year, and the two decided to plant 1.8 acres worth of hemp seed at Buchanan's farm in Big Horn County between Manderson and Worland. S...
WORLAND – The Washakie County Library is set to have a new home, this vision took one step closer to becoming a reality when the Washakie County Commissioners officially awarded a bid of $2,173,051 for the project to Cody-based company Groathouse Construction at their regular meeting Tuesday. The process of moving to a larger space for the library has been a process that has been discussed since 2007. Discussions of renovating or relocating the library began in 2016 when the commissioners at t...
WORLAND – The Washakie County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees during their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Sept. 28, held discussions on several board policies. The board discussed the reduction in force policy. This policy currently states that “if by the judgment of the board of trustees it is necessary to reduce the certified staff due to a change of circumstances such as reduction or elimination of a program in any given subject or field, or if it is necessary to con...
WORLAND – Jennifer Jones has begun her first special education teaching position at Worland Middle School after moving to Worland from Cowley to accept the position. Jones teaches reading, social and life skills to special education students at the middle school. However, before moving to Worland Jones was a school-to-work grant coordinator for Big Horn County School Districts No. 1 and No. 2, transition specialist as well as a paraeducator prior to receiving her master's degree in special e...
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 No. 1 Board of Trustees on Monday night to discuss the different ideas that are being implemented or discussed regarding homecoming f...
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 old business at the beginning of the meeting, but the topic was also discussed by administrators throughout the night, including noting the i...