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Northern Wyoming News, a weekly newspaper coming in 2019
WORLAND — The Northern Wyoming Daily News has seen plenty of changes in the past 79 years and in year 80 another big change is coming. The Northern Wyoming Daily News will become the Northern Wyoming News, dropping daily from its name as it...
By Remembering Pres. George H. W. Bush's visit to Worland
WORLAND – In 1988 the residents of Worland experienced an once-in-a-lifetime event that rarely, if ever occurs in rural Wyoming, a national figure taking the time to not only visit but to sit down and enjoy a meal alongside community members. Then...
Commission seeking Bighorn camping working group
WORLAND – After a 2016 study by the Bighorn Mountain Coalition, county commissioners from Washakie, Johnson, Sheridan and Big Horn counties are seeking two to four members each for a working group to determine best use based on recommendations for...
Karla's Kolumn: Change is inevitable
Change. It's a word that can bring terror to many, to others it is as welcome as a warm sunny day in mid December. On February 1, 2019 the Northern Wyoming Daily News will begin publishing weekly. We...
Hazmat exercise in Worland Saturday
WORLAND – On Tuesday area first responders including law enforcement, fire and emergency response teams and ambulance crews, met with the Washakie County Commission to detail plans for a county-wide full-scale exercise to be held this Saturday, to...
Rush honored as a Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador of Excellence
WORLAND –The National Weather Service honored Hot Springs County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Meri Ann Rush as a Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador of Excellence for central and western...
Greybull Shopko among 39 stores closing
GREYBULL — Shopko announced this week that it would be closing 39 stores in 19 states. Shopko Public Relations Manager Michelle Hansen said there will still be more than 300 Shopko stores open throughout the country, including the one in Worland....
Pinnacle Bank's 33rd annual Festival of Trees this weekend
WORLAND – Friday and Saturday, Pinnacle Bank will be hosting their 33rd annual Festival of Trees, which will be open to the public. With 23 decorated trees this year, along with multiple miscellaneous items and wreaths, people will be able to...
Ten Sleep approves VoAg building for school
TEN SLEEP – At a regular meeting of the Ten Sleep town council on Tuesday, the town approved a building request from the Ten Sleep school for a new, 5,000 square foot Vocational / Agriculture building, to be located on land owned by the school on W...
George H. W. Bush visited Worland in 1988
WORLAND - As the country mourns the death of our 41st president George H.W. Bush, memories were jolted to a time when then Vice President Bush visited Worland and a couple other towns in the Big Horn Basin. Fran Scranton stated that Vice President...
WHS drama team holds State Champ title
WORLAND – Last weekend, Worland High School's drama team won first place in 3A sweepstakes in Rock Springs and Green River. With 186 points, WHS was the third highest in the tournament against 28...
Fentanyl-laced drug overdoses concerns county attorney
WORLAND – A Worland man was life-flighted to a Billings, Mont. hospital over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend after an apparent heroin overdose. Toxicology reports showed the synthetic opioid fentanyl was also in the patient’s system. The man...
Bush's state funeral follows generations of tradition
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President George H.W. Bush’s state funeral encompasses four days of events, from his arrival in Washington to his burial in Texas on Thursday. The guidelines for state funerals date back to the mid-1800s and have been...
USPS suspends regular service for National Day of Mourning Wednesday
WORLAND — President Donald J. Trump has proclaimed Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, as a National Day of Mourning in remembrance of former President George H.W. Bush. According to a statement from the U.S. Postal Service, “Out of respect for the...
WHS drama team takes state title
WORLAND – The final state drama results show that Worland High School received first place in 3A Sweepstakes with 186 points and was the third highest in the tournament among school’s competing. This weekend, Worland’s drama team headed to the...
First responders to meet, plan for Hazmat exercise
WORLAND – During a special session of the Washakie County Commission this afternoon, area first responders will meet to detail plans for a county-wide full-scale exercise to be held this Saturday, to enact a hazardous materials event. The Saturday...
