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Governor Gordon announces roadmap to improve mental health care in Wyoming

Governor Mark Gordon this week announced the launch of an initiative to address Wyoming’s ongoing mental health crisis. The Governor’s “Mental Health Roadmap” takes steps to advancing systemic behavioral health reform in Wyoming, identifying...

 
 By SEAN MORTIMER    News    February 1, 2024

Washakie Medical Center CEO Stallings officially retires

After working for the past decade as CEO at Washakie Medical Center, Jay Stallings has retired from his role at the hospital. Stallings officially stepped down from his role at the beginning of 2024,...

 
 By GRACE WALHUS    News    February 1, 2024

Keep Moving: Staying active in the winter

While winter may have finally started, there are still a variety of opportunities in the community to keep bodies moving and staying active. Ranging from indoor to outdoor activities, for all skill...

 
 By SEAN MORTIMER    News    February 1, 2024

Worland Senior Center commits to growing home services

Worland Senior Center Executive Director Wendy Fredricks detailed what home services means to her organization and what they can look like in Worland soon in a recent interview. She said, “What we find is that putting someone in an institution is...

 

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

 
 By Mark Davis    News    February 1, 2024

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

 
 By Hannah Romero    News    February 1, 2024

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

Early graduates, award winners, local news and more. Don't forget to check out the Health & Wellness section too!...

 

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....

 

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...

 

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

 
 By SEAN MORTIMER    News    January 25, 2024

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...

 
 By SEAN MORTIMER    News    January 25, 2024

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...

 

January 18 2023

Local news, weather update and more!... Full story

 
 By GRACE WALHUS    News    January 18, 2024

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...

 
 By GRACE WALHUS    News    January 18, 2024

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... Full story

 
 By SEAN MORTIMER    News    January 18, 2024

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...

 

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 jo...

 

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

 

January 11, 2024

Local sports, court stories, Ten Sleep news and so much more....

 

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