Bighorn Basin
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Wyoming Game and Fish continues to engage with Bighorn Basin communities in the ongoing effort to spread awareness of chronic wasting disease in the region. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department invites hunters, landowners, and other interested persons to attend one of two public meetings to continue a discussion about chronic wasting disease (C.W.D.) and…
Public input is encouraged on the B.L.M. Cody Field Office’s plan to officially decommission the ineffective Fubar Dam and Reservoir northwest of Powell. The Bureau of Land Management Cody Field Office has a plan to decommission a detention dam and reservoir almost 11 miles northwest of Powell. The Fubar Dam and Reservoir are located close…
A Basin woman is holding onto her life in Billings after suffering severe injuries in a head-on collision that took the life of one of her unborn twins. A GoFundMe has been established to aid a Basin couple: Jeremiah “J.R.” Durbin and his fiancée Veronica. The couple is “physically and emotionally” healing from a tragic…
The Worland Warriors win the Big Horn Basin Classic Trophy for the second time in 3 years. 2020 and 2022 are the years that the Warriors would win. The 2021 season there wasn’t a Big Horn Basin Classic because of Covid-19 restrictions. Since their first game of the season the Warriors have won 10 straight…
The B.L.M. intends to burn hundreds of acres in the Bighorn Basin over the next two years to improve habitat and forest health for important flora and fauna. The Bureau of Land Management Wind River/Bighorn Basin District tentatively plans to conduct three prescribed fire projects within the Cody and Worland field office areas this winter…
Worland Boys Swim team at home Friday and Saturday. Friday the Warriors would get a win in the 200 Yard Medley Relay swimmers Gage Stanek, Traeton Quigley, Ethan Warren, and Walker Cooper finished 6 seconds ahead of second place. Junior Gage Stanek with 2 wins, Senior Traeton Quigley with 2 wins, Canton Green finished second…
No basin in the Bighorn Basin is expected to reach capacity in 2022, which isn’t a promising sign for a region that’s already “abnormally dry.” The Bureau of Reclamation released its snowmelt forecast on Thursday, Jan. 13. In the report, the spring runoff of each river in the Bighorn Basin is calculated to determine how…
The annual Meeteetse Ice Fishing Derby is the first weekend of February, and the Meeteetse Visitor’s Center holds its annual member’s meeting this week. The MVC’s annual meeting is Thursday, January 13, starting at 7:00 PM, at the Meeteetse Conservation District. After a COVID-forced hiatus, residents from Meeteetse and surrounding communities are invited and encouraged…
December weather was varied in the Bighorn Basin, with several areas reporting varying amounts of precipitation and some of the warmest temperatures on record. Throughout December, the Bighorn Basin and the entirety of Wyoming were subjected to erratic winter weather. Record highs in early December gave way to near record lows by the end –in…
Bighorn Basin residents are asked to keep their eyes open for two missing persons – from Lovell and Thermopolis – and share information with local law enforcement. Over the past few weeks, two people have been reported missing in the Bighorn Basin. Now, the sheriff departments in Big Horn and Hot Springs Counties seek public…