Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
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PINEDALE (AP) - The rancher from western Wyoming wears tan overalls pulled over a U.S. ski team jacket, and is every bit as versed in the nuances of hay farming as the subtleties of snow grooming. He doesn't even ski for pleasure much anymore due to aching hips, yet the Olympic fates of Lindsey Vonn, Aksel Lund Svindal and many of the best speed skiers are directly tied to the handiwork of Tom Johnston , a no-nonsense cowboy who spends his days toiling among hay bales on nearly 1,800 acres of...
WORLAND - A winter storm will be impacting the west and northern areas over the next few days, according to the National Weather Service. Significant snow fall is possible in the western mountains with the heaviest snow falling between Friday and Saturday. A cold front associated with this system will also move through over the weekend causing temperatures to plummet. According to the NWS forecast, Friday, Worland should see a 20 percent chance of snow after 2 p.m. with a high near 22 and low...
CHEYENNE (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is rescinding proposed rules for hydraulic fracturing and other oil- and gas-drilling practices on government lands. The U.S. Department of the Interior announced Thursday the rescission would take effect Friday. The rules developed under President Barack Obama would have applied to drilling on federal lands located mainly in the West. They were set to take effect in 2015 but a judge in Wyoming sided with petroleum industry groups and blocked them at the last minute. In September, the 10t...
BASIN - Robin Nichols is retiring Jan. 2 as area maintenance supervisor with the Wyoming Department of Transportation in Basin. Nichols, 63, has supervised the Cody, Meeteetse, Lovell and Basin maintenance efforts since 2010. Nichols and his wife, Kathleen, live in Basin. Friends, family and co-workers are invited to an 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. retirement reception on Tuesday, Jan. 2, for Nichols at the WYDOT mechanics shop in Basin. Since 1996, Nichols has worked in a handful of WYDOT positions,...
WORLAND — As Worland Mayor Jim Gill wraps up his first year at the helm of the county seat, he sat down to reflect on a busy first year and what’s ahead for 2018. Gill said he appreciated former Mayor Dave Duffy who helped with a smooth transition and answered any question the new mayor had at the time. “He was a lot of help,” he added. Looking back to a year of flooding and tight budgets, Gill said people have asked him if he is still glad he ran. “I would say resoundingly yes,” Gill said. “And why … I mean it from the bottom of my heart, I...
