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A group representing the Big Horn Basin Dinosaur Geoscience Museum, Greybull Town Council and the Greybull Museum appeared before the Big Horn County Commission on January 16.
Nolan O’Neal spoke first, explaining that they were working to get a world class display of local fossil treasures.
“There are three headlines here,” he said. “The first one just sets the stage. This basin has a unique place in history and science.”

If you could put the essence of Big Horn County on a sticker, what would it look like? Wild horses, dinosaurs, waterfalls, mountains, canyons and much more could be a part of the design.
Big Horn County, Grow Greybull, and the Lovell Area and Basin Area chambers are asking that question of the public because a Big Horn County sticker is set to become a part of the Wyoming Office of Tourism’s (WOT) Track Your Trip program.

The Big Horn County Sheriff’s Department received the following calls for the week of January 15 to January 21:
January 15: 12:58 a.m.: A carbon monoxide alarm went off on Lane 6 near Cowley and the scene was cleared. No issues were found with carbon monoxide.
6:12 p.m.: An officer initiated a traffic stop at milepost 223 near Lovell. A grey Jeep was cited for speed and a verbal warning for registration.

BILLINGS — The Bureau of Reclamation’s January forecast of the April through July runoff predicted for the Big Horn River Basin is as follows:
Big Horn Lake – Big Horn River April through July inflow to Big Horn Lake is forecast to be approximately 1,045,000 acre-feet (af), which is 83% of the 30-year average of 1,264,000 af. As of January 1, Big Horn Lake is 93% full.