Big Horn County News

With about six sightings of a mountain lion reported to the Lovell Police Department on the south side of town and on county land outside of the town limits recently, Lovell Game Warden Rick King said people should not be too scared, and know that measures are being taken to track and trap the cat if another sighting is reported.

Wyoming recorded a seasonally adjusted jobless rate of 5% in May, its highest level since June 1999 and up from 4.5% in April.

U.S. Sen. Michael B. Enzi, U.S. Sen. John Barrasso and Rep. Cynthia Lummis have announced that their respective field representatives, Karen McCreery, Kendall Hartman and Ryan McConnaughey, will be available to visit with Big Horn County residents on Friday, June 19, at the following locations: Big Horn County Courthouse, 9-10 a.m.; Greybull Town ...

Northwest Wyoming has had a recent bout of precipitation, causing rivers to surge and mountaintops to be covered with another layer of spring snow.

There is good news on the horizon for landowners who are frustrated by neighbors' junk bringing down their property values.

With students out of school for the summer for nearly two weeks, Big Horn County School District No.

Authorities in Big Horn County, Wyoming are still looking for a teenager who's been missing since a boating accident which happened Sunday on the Big Horn River.

An intense search was underway Monday night for a boater, missing in the Big Horn River near Greybull, Wyoming.

By BRENDA TENBOER When help arrives too late, the outcome can be tragic. Several years ago one Manderson resident died from a heart attack with two ambulance crews - one dispatched from Big Horn County and the other from Washakie County - frantically searching for his home.

By Brad Devereaux Three Big Horn County schools were honored at a ceremony Wednesday, May 6 at the Lovell Community Center for being listed among America's Best High Schools in the Dec.

Members of the Lovell Area Chamber of Commerce honored outstanding educators and a citizen, heard a talk from Secretary of State Max Maxfield, gave kudos to a longtime board member, welcomed a new president and enjoyed good company and good food at the annual Community Banquet Saturday night at the Lovell Community Center.

A woman from Greybull, Julie Ann Faith, age 43, was killed following a one-vehicle accident on US 20, three miles south of her home town last Wednesday, April 15.

Tickets are still available for the Pryor Mountain Ducks Unlimited Spring Banquet, scheduled for Friday, April 17, at the Lovell Community Center.

On the heels of a major victory at the last school board meeting, BBBS is now planning its next family event, a "Pictures with the Easter Bunny" fundraiser set for Sunday, April 12 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Shell Community Hall.

Christians in north Big Horn County will celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ during Holy Week services leading up to the celebration of Easter on Sunday, April 12.

Maybe it's because of their family legacy, maybe it's a matter of patriotism and national pride, or perhaps it's the benefitsbut whatever the case, members of the Hiser family of Lovell are dedicated to serving their country in the United States Armed Forces.

As the April 15 income tax deadline approaches, the volunteers who run the Tax-Aide pogram out of the South Big Horn Senior Center continue to accept appointments from people who require help with their taxes.

Citizens are invited to attend a Thursday, April 2, Wyoming Department of Transportation public meeting involving the upcoming $6.6 million Cowley Streets Improvement Project.

The Big Horn County Sheriff's Office and Road and Bridge will be working together to get Road 5 speed limits posted as soon as possible.

By BRENDA TENBOER Long-time board member Bill Greer of Hyattville spent a good part of the past three decades working to make the Big Horn County Fair a good experience - and he had a whole lot of fun doing it.