Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho woman told police she crashed into a deer because she was distracted by a sasquatch in her rearview mirror. The Moscow-Pullman Daily News reports that the 50-year-old Tensed woman was driving south on U.S. Highway 95 on Wednesday when she struck a deer near Potlatch. The woman told Benewah County Sheriff’s officials that she saw a sasquatch chasing a deer on the side of the road while driving. She says she checked one of her mirrors to get a second look at the beast and when she looked up, the deer ran in...
I’m not what you would call a “birder”; that is, a person with a deep fascination with birds, who invests a lot in seeds and binoculars, but I do notice birds, especially in the spring. And what I’m seeing recently are creatures that migrate; something like half of all bird species migrate. This week I spotted in our yard a robin, that wonderful harbinger of spring; I think it was the first robin of this year. My wife and I had been discussing robins and she noted that we had not seen any over the winter. I think she was right and I presumed th...
Keeping the Wyoming Poison Center number handy can help families stay safe and prevent poison-related tragedies, according to a Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) representative. Wyoming Poison Center help can be reached by calling 1-800-222-1222. “We want people to keep this number visible in their homes and workplaces and to also consider programming it into their phones,” said Andy Gienapp, WDH Office of Emergency Medical Services manager. Shireen Banerji, Wyoming Poison Center clinical manager, said “Poisonings can happen anywhere, anyti...
CODY — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department cautions sportsmen and recreationists to be aware of sizable increases in water flows in the Big Horn River March 28 as part of a flushing flow project. The Bureau of Reclamation will begin releasing additional water from Boysen Reservoir causing flows in the river below Boysen Dam to fluctuate from 2000 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 5000 cfs. Beginning Tuesday, March 28 at 2 a.m., the release of water from Boysen Dam will be increased to 3,000 cfs, and further increased to 5,000 cfs at approximately...
POWELL - With a nice blend of senior leadership and youth, the Worland Warriors traveled to Powell Saturday and came away with a 2-1 victory over the Powell Panthers. "I was extremely happy with the team. This was Powell's third game and our first game. We came out there played hard and came away with a win," said WHS boys soccer coach Ron Overcast. Senior Kyle Lamb scored in the 20th minute to put the Warriors up 1-0. After the Panthers tied the match up 1-1 in the 60th minute, Lamb struck in...
WORLAND – A tradition that began in 1927 by the Worland Volunteer Fire Department, the Worland Fire District held their annual awards banquet Saturday night at the Elks Lodge, honoring distinguished firefighters for 2016, and observing the board of directors, families and support personnel. Three-year department veteran wildlands firefighter Rick Yeske of Worland received Firefighter of the Year, along with the department's Spirit of Service award. Yeske, a journeyman carpenter and cabinet build...
WORLAND — South Big Horn County Hospital is not under investigation by the Drug Enforcement Agency but rather cooperating with an ongoing investigation. Hospital CEO John Adlesich said Monday that an article in Friday’s Daily News erroneously reported the hospital was under investigation. He said the hospital is not the target of the investigation and the hospital administration and board is cooperating with the investigation. He said he could not state any further details regarding the investigation. Adlesich said he was also in att...
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