Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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CASPER (AP) — One year ago Friday, Bradie Gray almost died. At the 2017 College National Finals Rodeo, Frontier Rodeo bull Levi the Boss bucked Gray, an Odessa College rider, and stepped on his chest. Gray initially stood up under his own power but had to be carried out of the Casper Events Center arena on a board. He was left with no pulse, collapsed lungs, broken ribs, a broken sternum, a bruised aorta and a 40 percent chance to live, according to doctors at Wyoming Medical Center. Now, at the one-year anniversary of that ride, Gray has m...
CHEYENNE — Gov. Matt Mead authorized a Wyoming Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew to provide medical evacuation, if needed, in support of the Badger Creek Fire, in Albany County. Four personnel will be on standby for medical evacuation calls from the fire’s incident command team. The crew is on orders for seven days, but orders can be modified based on the needs of the incident commander. “From fires to floods, The National Guard is a core part of our disaster response in Wyoming,” said Mead. “Over 250 people — from the U....
TEN SLEEP – Washakie County Emergency Management Director Jeff Schweighart and officials from the National Weather Service office in Riverton evaluated tornado damage to parts of Washakie County this week, in advance of a report to be issued on the event by the NWS. On June 1, an F2 Class tornado, with winds reaching 120-130 miles per hour touched down in the Billy Creek Area, south of Ten Sleep, and moved east toward the Dull Knife Reservoir in eastern Washakie and western Johnson counties. At best estimate, the touch-down damaged or d...
WORLAND — Nearly a year into the agreement between the City of Worland and Washakie Development Authority, the WDA is still looking for the first customer for the Grow Worland Revolving Business Loan Fund Program. Matt Schneider, WDA board member and a revolving loan committee member, said the program has not been used but there has been interest in the program. He said a few banks have notified the WDA, since the agreement was made in September 2017, that they were working on loans with businesses, but in the end, funding was not needed f...
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Dorothy Jean (Thaxton) Davis arrived into this world on January 25, 1925 in Worland, WY to Elijah and Mary Edith Thaxton. She ended her earthly journey at the age of 93 when she peacefully went home to her Lord & Savior on June 10, 2018 in Spokane Valley, WA. She was mostly raised on the upper Nowood of Ten Sleep where her Dad worked for several ranches. She attended country schools and enjoyed riding horses with her oldest sister. Later they moved to the Wigwam & finally Ten Sleep where she... Full story