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What America learned from the sweeping Great Plains blizzards of 1949
Via Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE - Seventy-five years later, the blizzards of 1949 remain one of the worst recorded storms that have ever crossed the northern Great Plains. Reports tally more than... Full story
Powell photographer wins grand prize in state contest
Via Wyoming News Exchange POWELL - Rob Koelling's love for wildlife photography is well known in the Cowboy State. Numerous publications and exhibits feature his awe-inspiring artwork, largely of... Full story
Green River man reflects on a lifetime of connections
Via Wyoming News Exchange GREEN RIVER - Sitting by a window at the Villa Assisted Living Facility at Castle Rock, slits of sunlight illuminating his face, Bob Renick held a shiny quarter in his... Full story
January 25 2023
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NWN judged tops in Editorial Excellence
For the second time in three years, the Northern Wyoming News earned the Editorial Excellence Award for small weeklies for 2023. The award, a traveling trophy and a plaque, was presented at the 125th annual winter convention of the Wyoming Press...
Randy Durr honored as Champion of Education
Retired Worland High School teacher Randy Durr was honored at Monday's Washakie County School District No. 1 Board meeting for earning the Champion of Education award. According to the Wyoming...
Wyoming News; Bill would outline parents' rights to information regarding children's health
POWELL — The rights of parents and guardians regarding their children’s mental, physical and emotional wellbeing through schools will be laid out in Wyoming law if Parent Rights in Education 1 passes during this year’s legislative session. Howev...
Wyoming News; Bill would provide financial assistance to students who aren't in public school system
GILLETTE — State legislators have proposed a bill creating a program where students can be eligible for $5,000 a year if they’re not in the public school system. House Bill 19 would create education savings accounts using money from the state’s gener...
Up to the challenge: Veterans make personalized challenge coins at Area 59
Via Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE - When Ralph Gilbert graduated from high school in 1968, he knew he "just wasn't college material." Three to four months after he got his high school diploma, he was... Full story
WHS students hear message of hope, leadership
On Jan. 16, Worland High School students met in the Middle School Auditorium for an assembly with guest speaker Chad Hymas, one of the top speakers in the nation. Hymas is a member of the Speakers...
Hospital board position among four open in Washakie County
As of this month, Bryony Volin has stepped down from her role on the Washakie Medical Center board of directors. Volin served on the board for three years, drawing on her experience as a nurse to aid the board in making decisions in the best interest...
WPC prepares for prevention night this weekend, next week
Sheri Gunderson, Lila Jolley and Katie Kirby from the Washakie Prevention Coalition (WPC) attended the Washakie County commissioner meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 16 to discuss WPC work and events. They reported that their annual prevention night is on...
Worland welcomes first baby of 2024
Born on Wednesday, Jan. 3 at 2:01 a.m., Christopher John Banda became the first reported baby born in Worland of the new year. Erica Banda, Christopher's mother, said he was 7 pounds, 3 ounces, and...
Speech and debate ready to host Worlando Beach meet this weekend
Worland High School’s speech and debate team has had a strong showing so far in the new year, and they’re ready for a weekend off to host the Worlando Beach Tournament this weekend. They couldn’t attend some of their meets due to weather, but the o...
EMS and ambulance funding examined in AARP Wyoming webinar
Does an ambulance need to show up if you dial 9-1-1? An AARP Wyoming webinar, slated for 1 p.m. on Jan. 22 will seek to answer that question and look at what the state can do to shore up its Emergency Medical Services (EMS). The webinar is free to...
Oil continued to rise, natural gas continued decline in 2023
Via Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE - While coal is still king in Campbell County, oil and gas are still the second and third largest contributors to the county's economy, as far as taxable value... Full story
Kroger retires as Worland wildlife biologist
As of January 1, Bart Kroger retired as the wildlife biologist for the Worland office of Wyoming Game and Fish. As a wildlife biologist, many know Kroger for his work with the public and his activism...
New school getting closer to completion; Supt. contract extended
Superintendent Annie Griffin shared some exciting news about the new school build progress during the Jan. 8 meeting of the Washakie County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees. Griffin said, “The gym is almost to its full height, the big beam a...
Nowoodstock funding changes; organizer O'Brien's final year
At the Town of Ten Sleep council meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 2, Nowoodstock organizer Pat O’Brien explained to council members how funding the music festival will change moving forward. According to Ten Sleep Mayor Ernie Beckley, groups such as the W...
BLM provides guidelines for comments regarding management plan
Via Wyoming News Exchange ROCK SPRINGS — There are quite a few barriers between the use of technology and older adults, especially when thousands of organizations depend on technology for public input. A Sweetwater County resident brought forth c... Full story
BAPC welcomes new member and officers
In the absence of former Board of Adjustment and Planning Commission (BAPC) members Scott Fritzler, Landis Benson and Mike Dykman who reached the end of their term limits at the end of 2023, the BAPC welcomed a new member to the commission, Worland...
