Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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WORLAND – During the regular meeting of the Worland City Council on Tuesday, Ward 1 Councilman Keith Gentzler was named to represent the city on the Worland Aquatic Center Joint Powers Board, after it was announced the city had come to an a agreement with the amended joint powers board. "I know there's strong feelings [about the Aquatic Center], but we need a volunteer to be on the board," stated Mayor Jim Gill, before Gentzler volunteered for the position, a three-year term. Previous aquatic b...
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Authorities say a 61-year-old Wyoming man was killed earlier this month when a tree fell on him in western Montana. The Helena Independent Record reports that records released Tuesday by the Powell County coroner’s office identify Berwyn Conroy, of Gillette, Wyoming, as the victim. Conroy was injured Oct. 7 on Ogden Mountain. He died in the ambulance after the incident, and his cause of death is listed as blunt force trauma. Coroner Lee Jewell declined to comment on the circumstances surrounding the inci...
JACKSON (AP) — Chris Leigh was a college kid with his sights set on skiing big mountains when he rolled into Jackson Hole in 1978. He started calling Jackson home in 1980, after getting his undergraduate degree in criminal justice and psychology from the University of New Haven in Connecticut, his home state. He spent the next few years on the slopes and in the shops. “I worked at the old Wildernest Sports,” Leigh said. “I also worked at Jackson Hole Ski and Sports.” He was also a ski host at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. “I got paid $2 eve...