Bighorn Basin
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Teenagers are encouraged to apply for a lifetime bird and small game hunting license thru an award exclusive to the Bighorn Basin in honor of a Greybull biologist. Wyoming Game and Fish has opened the application period for the Tom Easterly Memorial Award. Bighorn Basin “youth” between the ages of 14 and 17 are encouraged…
As Bighorn Basin communities mourn the tragic loss of the Hackenberg siblings, they are coming together to support the two victims who survived the crash. The Bighorn Basin is experiencing a surge of emotions after a horrific car crash near Powell last week. Yet, the spirit and generosity of communities in the region never cease…
The Interior Department has a list of over 650 geographic features – including two in the Bighorn Basin – that it wants to rename to get one derogatory word off the map forever. On Tuesday, Feb. 22, the U.S. Department of the Interior released a “candidate replacement names” list for 661 geographic features and landmarks…
New districts and more people are changing representation in Cody and the Bighorn Basin as the lines of Wyoming House Districts 24, 28, and 50 are redrawn. As part of the 2022 Budget Session, the 66th Wyoming Legislature continues to grapple with the redistricting of the Wyoming House of Representatives. Any plan will redraw the…
Greybull is reeling after one of its local leaders is arrested and facing serious charges for possessing and selling child pornography for cryptocurrency. David Bernard is one of five councilmen serving on the Greybull Town Council. His term began in January 2021 and was set to end in 2024. As of Tuesday, Feb. 22, Bernard’s…
Winter returns to the Bighorn Basin with a vengeance, as the National Weather Service calls for snow, subzero temperatures, and a guarantee of road impacts. The Bighorn Basin is under a Winter Weather Advisory for periods of snowfall. The advisory is in effect until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 21. Riverton’s National Weather Service Office…
The detrimental impact of a warm February is already showing in the mountains as Wyoming snowpack declines, but runoff predictions for reservoirs stay stable. Wyoming depends on spring runoff from winter snowpack to sustain its agriculture and fill its reservoirs – which the state relies on the rest of the year. Unfortunately, warm temperatures in…
Two siblings are dead and another two adults injured after a horrific car crash on the east side of Powell on the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 16. The Wyoming Highway Patrol released a report on the Wednesday morning incident. At 7:36 a.m, troopers were notified of a motor vehicle collision on the east side of…
The next president of Northwest College will be either a new or familiar face, and the public is asked to participate in the final part of the process. Northwest College has announced two finalists for the open position of president, left vacant by Stefani Hicswa. Both candidates are scheduled to visit campus for in-person interviews…
The trial for two Cody adults accused of 1st-degree murder after the death of a four-year-old girl last year begins March 7 in a Hot Springs County courtroom. Cody residents Moshe Williams and Carolyn Aune are incarcerated in the Park County Detention Center on a $1 million bond each. Both adults have pled not guilty…