THE COUNTY • January 2, 2026
Larry Worcester, superintendent of MSAD 45 and principal of Washburn District High School, will remember Emmalee Carney for her work ethic, resourcefulness and advocacy for fellow students. Carney, a 17-year-old high school junior from Washburn, died in a Dec. 27 snowmobile crash. She was the passenger on the speeding snowmobile, driven by a 17-year-old boy, when it failed to make a 90-degree turn and struck a curb. The teens were ejected.