Big Horn County News

The body of a Gillette man was discovered Tuesday morning at the Medicine Wheel east of Lovell.

While U.S. job growth has soured, Wyoming's remains sweet. In June, the Cowboy State continued with the fastest job growth in the nation, according to David Bullard, senior economist for the Research and ...

Searchers have recovered the body of a Wyoming man who drowned in the Tongue River Reservoir during a severe thunderstorm last week.

Byron citizens, former citizens and others from north Big Horn County gathered on a balmy July morning Saturday to pay respect to veterans from Byron who served their country in the armed forces.

Scheduled bus service will return to the Big Horn Basin next week with the announcement that Black Hills Stage Lines is starting passenger and express bus service from Denver to Billings through the Basin.

The service will begin next Tuesday, July 8, with the route running through Big Horn County including scheduled depot stops in Lovell and Basin and flag stops in Frannie, Deaver, Cowley and Greybull.

With depot stops, the bus will stop no matter what, and tickets can be purchased at the stop, whereas the bus will only stop at a flag stop if a passenger is waiting.

As school districts across the state work on a budget for the 2009-10 school year, employee salaries and benefits are a main concern of governing school boards.

Photos courtesy of Amber Wallingford ENJOYING 4-H CAMP: Young 4-H members from across the Big Horn Basin gathered at HW Camp on Grass Creek for the annual summer 4-H camp last week.

Excellent weather has been the highlight of the Mustang Days celebration so far, with balmy and mostly calm weather greeting boaters and swimmers at Horseshoe Bend Saturday and even the Music in the Park event ...

Last Thursday it appeared possible that only two names would be listed on the primary election ballot for the Big Horn County Commission.

A disputed, privately run jail near Hardin was dealt another blow this month: Wyoming officials have decided not to house felons at the facility, saying parts of the lockdown aren't set up to safely hold their ...

“Those two applications will most likely move forward to the state for consideration out of more than $30 million in emergency funds”

The mayors of the nine incorporated towns in Big Horn County met Thursday in Lovell to review 36 project applications for $2.9 million in County-wide Consensus Block Grant money handed down by the state to be divvied up for this fiscal year.

Nine capital improvement projects totalling $2,530,063 were recommended for funding by the mayors, with another six projects submitted by special tax districts recommended for funding to the tune of $334,441.

The Lovell Canal District was recommended to receive $41,790 in grant funds for upgrades; North Big Horn Hospital $121,519 for a call system; County Weed and Pest District $21,000 for Americans with Disabilities Act improvements; Basin Recreation District $81,000 to repair the town swimming pool; Burlington Cemetery $53,200 for upgrades; and Big Horn County Fire District No. 4 $15,932 for generator housing. Read more

“The key to this system is to provide interoperability”

As a kid, if you've ever talked to your next-door neighbor on a pair of tin cans attached to a string, then you know how it feels to be able to communicate in a way you never thought possible. via Lovell Chronicle Home Page

While the run for the White House dominates national headlines, voters in Big Horn County will have far more to decide this November than simply whether Barack, John or Hillary will be the next inhabitant of ... via Lovell Chronicle Home Page

“I just need a change of scenery”

Special Report To the River of No Return By Bill Croke Published 5/6/2008 12:08:07 AM "I wasn't lost; I just didn't know where I was for a couple of weeks" -- Jim Bridger Westerners are as a rule a transient ... via American Spectator

“Basically, we've got 20,000 to move some dirt.”

Home owners hoping for an extension of the Lovell spring open-burning time period got their wish Monday night when the Lovell Town Council voted to extend the open-burning period for two more weekends -- from ... via Lovell Chronicle Home Page

“I was appalled that we were the worst in Wyoming”

Perhaps the most useful information presented at Thursday night's Town Hall Meeting on Underage Drinking in Lovell was a survey of students taken just last week. via Lovell Chronicle Home Page

“Highway 32 is a major concern”

A long-awaited walking path for the Lovell community is at last in the planning stages, and the public is invited to discuss the project at a public meeting scheduled for Wednesday, April 30, at 6 p.m. at the ... via Lovell Chronicle Home Page

“It's an opportunity we saw that would change lives and strengthen the relationship that we have in our community.”

Years of work from the Big Horn County Health Coalition are paying off, as a donation will help fund a program to provide funds for area students for training after high school.

Chad Lindsay, director of the North Big Horn Health Coalition, District One psychologist Matt McNiven and TCT WEST manager Chris Davidson gave a presentation to the Big Horn County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees about the College Dreams scholarship program at their regular monthly meeting Thursday.

The program is already in place in districts No. 1 and 2. Currently, two students from each district receive the scholarship that pays $150 for every semester the student successfully meets program requirements. Through donations from sponsors, the program will be expanded to accommodate more students in school districts 1 and 2 next year. Read more

The Big Horn County Health Coalition is hosting a meeting of the minds next week to spread awareness and seek solutions to the problem of underage drinking in north Big Horn County. via Lovell Chronicle Home Page

“Craig Thomas was also a Senate colleague and a good friend, so I am doubly pleased that we are able to recognize his vision and leadership...”

The people who came up with the idea to establish the Craig Thomas Little Mountain Special Management Area in honor of the late U.S. Sen. Craig Thomas got it right.

Naming a federal building after the longtime state and federal servant would have fallen short of matching the stature, the achievements, the scope of the man. Naming a magnificent area in north central Wyoming after Thomas is perfect.

While the exact boundaries apparently aren't available yet on its maps, the area managed by the Bureau of Land Management in Big Horn County is one of the most stunning parts of Wyoming. Nestled near the Montana border, Little Mountain juts off the northwest end of the Big Horn Mountains. It is separated from the Pryor Mountains to the west by Wyoming and Montana's own Grand Canyon, the Big Horn Canyon, and the reservoir waters backed up by the Yellowtail Dam. Another jagged gorge, Devil's Canyon, runs along the north edge of the mountain. The area extends into some spectacular country in the Big Horn Mountains. Read more