Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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When President Donald Trump first took office and began attacking the media and barred a few news sources from a meeting, journalists around the country and the world began wondering what kind of censorship the new president might embark upon. But press briefings have continued to be held with the same media present as in previous administrations. But then comes President Trump’s latest tweet, “Maybe the best thing to do would be to cancel all future “press briefings” and hand out written responses for the sake of accuracy???” Regarding the lat...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Environmentalists notched a rare win in the Republican-led Senate on Wednesday as a GOP effort to reverse an Obama-era rule restricting harmful methane emissions unexpectedly failed. The 51-49 vote against the repeal measure was a blow to the fossil-fuel industry and groups linked to the conservative Koch Brothers, which had waged a public campaign to overturn the Interior Department rule. The rule, finalized in November, would force energy companies to capture methane that’s burned off or “flared” at drilling sites because it...
MEETEETSE – Led by the town's fire department with lights and sirens the town of Meeteetse showed their support for Grace Carlson, who may be the oldest Wyoming resident, by helping her celebrate her 109th birthday at her home Tuesday with singing, a prayer and numerous well wishes. Meeteetse Fire Chief Larry Rankine stated that the town has been celebrating Carlson's birthday since 2008 when she turned 100. "That year we had fireworks that lasted for about 45 minutes," he said. When Carlson b...
WORLAND — A handful of disruptions to traffic are expected next week in the 15th Street/Big Horn Avenue intersection in Worland as part of the $1.13 Americans with Disabilities Act project. Prime contractor EHC LLC of Deaver will be working in Worland next week, and there will be some closures of intersections to allow the work to be completed, according to Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer Dan McAfee of Worland. The plan is dependent upon favorable weather, according to WYDOT project engineer Jordan Erz. It includes: ...
Move over peanut butter and chocolate because a new combination has stolen the hearts of all Americans, sports and politics are the new “it combo.” I kid of course. Me personally I don’t mind the intersecting of the two worlds. I like to hear the thoughts of athletes and coaches on the current political events. I just wish more conservative leaning athletes would share their thoughts to balance things out. By conservative I mean actual conservatives, like Tom Brady or Karl Malone, not the bonkers people like Curt Schilling whose main sourc...
THERMOPOLIS - Day one of the 3A East regional meet is in the books and for Worland High School Track they are looking to close out the final day of the regional meet today at Hot Springs County High School on a positive note and hopefully carry over some momentum for the state meet next week. "It was hot and as a coach I was trying to keep the kids out of the sun. It can really drain your energy if you're not careful. Overall, we have several kids going to the finals and it's just exciting. We...