Going into the final week of the 60th Wyoming Legislature budget session, Rep. Elaine Harvey (R-Lovell) said it has been a productive month. She reported on the status of bills and the budget as legislators were in Cheyenne finishing hearing crossover bills on third reading, approving the budget bill and waiting to approve bills that have been discussed in joint conference committees.

The Bureau of Reclamation announced Tuesday, Feb. 23, adjustments to releases from Yellowtail Dam in south-central Montana.

The Senate has been working late into the night this week, Peterson said, adjourning around 7:30 p.m. Monday and at 8 p.m. Tuesday. The focus this week is on the budget, he said.

Rep. Elaine Harvey (R—Lovell) gave a report Tuesday morning of some bills of interest that have passed or failed the House in the past week.

The Big Horn County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees took another step toward improving district functions, announcing that the district has taken ownership of the Big Horn Academy building in Cowley.