Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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BIGHORN NATIONAL FOREST - For Bob and Jean Brown, home this time of year is a 40-by-20-foot gravel and dirt patch in the woods. And while they admit the spot wasn't their first choice, nowadays they wouldn't have it any other way. For more than 12 years, the Browns have spent their summers working as attendants at Prune Creek Campground, a scenic location just west of Sibley Lake in the Bighorn National Forest. Each year, from May through September, the Browns leave their house in Worland and pa...
WORLAND — Those wishing to shoot off some fireworks will have a place to do just that with the help multiple agencies. Those looking to shoot off fireworks will have just the place to do it from July 3 – 5. According to a Bureau of Land Management press release, the gravel pit just north of Worland near the shooting complex will provide just the opportunity. Officials from the BLM, Worland Fire Protection District, Worland Police Department and Washakie County Sheriff’s Office will be on hand in case things get out-of-hand. The Worland Fire...
Thermopolis - The Thermopolis Cowboy Rendezvous PRCA Rodeo took place in Thermopolis June 26-27. The results from the rodeo are as follows: Bray Huxtable of Douglas won the all-around cowboy, netting $851, taking fourth in the team roping contest and third in steer wrestling. Bareback riding: 1 (tie) Craig Wisehart and Weston Garrett, 75 points, $1,036 each. 3. Andy Mumm, 66 points, $592. 4. Jeffery Ziarski, 65, $296. Steer wrestling: 1. Tait Kvistad, 4.9 seconds, $1,111. 2. Payden McIntyre,...
WORLAND — Maybe he just wanted to escape his relatives. A man was found safe Sunday after disappearing from a family reunion earlier the same day, according to a Washakie County Sheriff’s Office press release. It is not known why “Brady Smith,” 27, disappeared from the reunion. According to the release, Smith disappeared from a family reunion Sunday afternoon at the Perry Kaufman Farm near Big Trails. The release states that at 6:24 p.m. Sunday, Washakie County Sheriff’s Deputies and the Washakie County Search and Rescue (SAR) Squad responded t...