Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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THERMOPOLIS - Day One of the Pinnacle Bank Battle in the Big Horns wrestling dual tournament went poorly for the Hot Springs County Bobcats. As a part of Pool C, the Bobcats on Friday lost to Douglas 52-24, lost to Newcastle/Upton 45-28 and ended the day by being shut out 69-0 to Sheridan. The terrible start was tough to swallow but when the Bobcats returned home head coach CJ Scholl and his assistant coach Trey Ottley brought their team to the wrestling room. There they spoke with the team abou...
CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Department of Transportation urges motorists to be extra alert for snowplows that will be out maintaining the roads when there’s ice and snow. Motorists collided with two WYDOT snowplows recently in December during two separate snowstorms. The most recent incident happened on Thursday, Dec. 14, on Interstate 25 about 15 miles north of Cheyenne. The collision caused damage to the box that holds the sand. The plow truck was out of service for half a day. The first incident happened on Monday, Dec. 4, near Rock Springs whe...
SHERIDAN - The Bighorn National Forest is announcing Andrew Johnson as the new forest supervisor, reporting January 21, 2018. Andrew will be following Bill Bass who served as forest supervisor for nearly two decades. Andrew comes to us from the LaCroix Ranger District of the Superior National Forest where he is currently the District Ranger. He started his Forest Service career on the Manti-LaSal in Utah as a Forestry Technician in trails and recreation, before working on the Coconino in Region...
WORLAND – Washakie County Commissioners awarded a contract to Technical Forestery Services of Casper on Tuesday for the county Firewise contract, as outlined by a grant obtained by the county earlier this year. A federal program to aid county fire wardens with wildland fire mitigation, the grant also provides educational resources for homeowners in other than urban areas, easily threatened by wildland fires. Technical Forestry (the vendor for the previous Firewise grant) has served Washakie County, by providing community education, fuels t...
WORLAND — The North Big Horn Basin, including Worland, will see light snow and strong north wind will develop across the area today and continue into Wednesday evening before tapering off. According to the National Weather Service, even though snowfall amounts will generally be light from a skiff to 2 inches, the combination of the snowfall, strong north winds of 25 to 40 mph for several hours and falling temperatures will create potential problems if you are not prepared. Travelers are advised to take the appropriate precautions if t...
WORLAND — Plans are underway to establish a Worland High School Hall of Fame. Washakie County School District No. 1 Superintendent David Nicholas told the board of trustees at Monday’s regular meeting that he hoped to have a formal plan to present to them at the January meeting and would be seeking input from each board member throughout the next month. In an interview Tuesday, Nicholas said, “In November at our school board retreat we started a conversation about this. It was a consensus of the group that we needed a way to recognize all of th...
WORLAND – A Worland man is facing felony child abuse charges for allegedly hitting and kicking his two young children. Chance Haux, 33, had his initial appearance in front of Circuit Court Judge Thomas Harrington on Monday afternoon. Court papers say that the charges were initiated by concerns over a black eye on one of the children. Forensic interviews with both children identified several instances of alleged abuse. Haux was charged with two counts of child abuse, one for each child. Each count carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in the W...
Funeral services for Andrew Bain, 73 year old Buffalo resident who passed away suddenly on December 15th at his home in Buffalo, will be held Friday December 22nd at 1:00 p.m. at the New Life Assembly of God Church in Buffalo with his nephew Bob Mitchell officiating. Donations in Andy's memory may be made to the Veterans of Foreign War in care of the Harness Funeral Home at 351 N. Adams in Buffalo, Wyoming 82834. Online condolences may be made at www.harnessfuneralhome.com Andrew Robert Bain was...
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