Bighorn Basin
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Sleeping Giant is eyeing an early December opening this winter, with all the ski area’s hills, amenities, and opportunities available for the 2022-2023 season. In the final weeks of summer, Sleeping Giant is giving Wyomingites something to look forward to this winter. On Thursday, Sept. 1, Nick and Yulia Piazza – the owners of Sleeping…
Wyoming Whiskey is one of twenty craft whiskey distilleries chosen by experts on travel and American spirits as the best in the nation – but the public gets to decide if it’s the best overall. USA Today is asking the American people to vote in another 10 Best Readers’ Choice lists for 2022. Travel experts…
High temperatures are inevitable, but this week’s weather conditions are a “perfect storm” of heat that could set new record high temperatures across Wyoming. Wyoming and much of the Rocky Mountain Region will spend the next two weeks at the center of a high-pressure weather system. Unfortunately, that system is bringing plenty of heat to…
The Washakie County Sheriff’s Office responded to a murder-suicide last week after a pregnant woman was shot and killed in a tragic incident of domestic violence. In a press release, the Washakie County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the death of 22-year-old Carlene D. Brown on Tuesday, August 16. She was the victim of a murder-suicide believed…
The full suppression response to the Gem Lake Fire is winding down, as the small wildfire is now 100% contained and no longer considered an active threat. Bighorn National Forest is confident the Gem Lake Fire is “mostly in the rear mirror.” As of last Friday, all aerial resources and personnel have been released and…
Hot Springs County Emergency Management isn’t kidding around, sharing some sobering facts about potential disasters – and residents should stay alert. While communities can never know when a potential disaster will happen, it can be anticipated. The Hot Springs County Local Emergency Planning Committee (L.E.P.C.) is trying to do just that, urging the public to…
W.Y.D.O.T. is traversing the Bighorn Basin to get public input on its ongoing plan to improve over 1,300 miles of highway in northwest Wyoming over the next several years. The Wyoming Department of Transportation has finished its yearly update for its Wyoming Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. S.T.I.P. is a six-year, fiscally constrained program representing the…
Once again, the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reports the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate continues to decline after the pandemic peak. On Monday, July 25, the Wyoming Department of Workforce Service released the unemployment numbers for June 2022. Wyoming’s unemployment rate peaked at 8.6% in May 2020 and has been gradually falling since then.…
The aerial response to the Gem Lake Fire is stopping significant growth, while firefighters are making progress towards beginning an on-the-ground suppression effort soon. Bighorn National Forest released more information on the ongoing Gem Lake Fire – the first notable wildfire in the Bighorn Basin this summer. The U.S. Forest Service began a full suppression…
Northwest College and the University of Wyoming are partnering for a first-of-its-kind science program to promote medical research and education for more students throughout the state. Northwest College is proud to be the first community college in the state to partner with the University of Wyoming in a new science initiative funded by the Howard…