Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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THERMOPOLIS — Freshman legislator Rep. John Winter (R-Thermopolis) said in a weekly report that he is still learning his new role. “This new role is very interesting, to say the least, and I am still on a learning curve. The bills are just starting to come out of committee for voting so last week was just the beginning.” Winter is a member of the Travel, Recreation and Wildlife Committee and the Agriculture Committee in the House. Winter is a co-sponsor of Senate File No. SF0075 with Senator Wyatt Agar and several others on repealing gun free...
WORLAND – Cody resident Richard Perkins, founder of the Lauralynn Project, is planning on visiting Worland the first week of March to give bicycles to area children who can’t afford to buy one. “We are trying for March 2 and right now I am in the process of trying to get a spot in Worland to set up,” Perkins said. The Lauralynn Project was created two years ago after a woman in Cody, Lauralynn had her only form of transportation to and from work, her bicycle, stolen. Perkins said he saw her post on Facebook about having her bike stolen and off...
CHEYENNE — The leaders of both chambers of the state Legislature have made stabilizing revenue one of their top priorities this general session. On Friday, they gave more insight into how they’d aim to accomplish that, including taxing renewable energy and expanding the state sales tax. House Speaker Steve Harshman and Senate President Drew Perkins, both R-Casper, said they want to expand and modernize the tax base. The goal isn’t to create more revenue but instead a stable revenue stream that is more independent of the boom-and-bust cycle...
WORLAND - The Worland Warriors were not playing in the game they would have liked Saturday afternoon but they did close out the Pinnacle Bank Big Horn Basin Classic boys basketball tournament with a win. The Warriors bested their 3A Northwest rival, the Powell Panthers 66-59 at Worland High School. Defensive consistency eluded the Warriors (5-4) for most of the weekend, even in their win against Powell the miscues were there. But for all their struggles the Warriors found a way to victory,...