Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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For the third consecutive year the Bighorn Climbers Coalition will hold the Ten Sleep Climbers Festival at the Ten Sleep Brewing company Saturday, July 2 starting at 6:30 p.m. The Festival will include food, beverages, games, prizes and live music. The band A Couple of Carnie Bums will be the opening act for Ten Sleep musician Jalan Crossland. Admission to the festival is free, which goes hand in hand with the BCC moto of 'always free, always fun.' Sponsoring the Festival are some of the best...
WORLAND – After listening and interviewing three candidates, the Washakie County Commissioners appointed Fred Frandson to a serve the remainder of the late Dale Wagner's commission's seat on Thursday afternoon. The commissioners interviewed David Bostrom, Frandson and Ed Gross. Frandson was sworn-in shortly after being appointed by the commissioners, and said he felt overwhelmed to be the one selected to serve the people of Washakie County. Frandson, a Big Horn Basin native, has lived in in W...
WORLAND - Businesses and residents alike are gearing up for the upcoming festivities for the Fourth of July weekend in Ten Sleep which brings in large crowds of people from all over. "The Fourth of July brings in a lot of people, which supports all the businesses in the town. People enjoy the old fashion celebration. The rodeo, pony express, parades and the street dance," Big Horn Bar owner Debbie Evans said. Businesses prepare by ordering extra stock, being open additional hours and hiring more staff. Dirty Sally's for example is usually close...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The Interior Department said Thursday it is changing the way it values coal mined from public lands in the West to make sure mining companies are not shortchanging taxpayers on sales to Asia and other markets. A final rule issued Thursday comes after coal exports surged in recent years amid a weak U.S. market. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said the updated rule will ensure that taxpayers receive "every dollar due" from coal leases on federal lands, a billion-dollar-a-year program that accounts for more than 40 p...
HOLBROOK, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona man who shot and killed the mother of his grandchildren outside a courthouse after a custody hearing in rural Arizona is now charged with first-degree murder. Navajo County spokesman Adam Wolfe says 47-year-old Salomon Diaz of Snowflake is being held on a $2 million bond. Police say Diaz fatally shot 25-year-old Ashley Utley and her mother, 45-year-old Sherry Quintero-Davenport, on Tuesday outside a courthouse in Holbrook over a custody dispute. Another woman was injured and is recovering. Police said Diaz h...