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Boat check stations broke Wyoming records in 2023

Published by admin on Thu, 01/11/2024 - 11:23am

SHERIDAN (WNE) — Wyoming once again faced an increased risk from aquatic invasive species in 2023 but remains free of invasive mussels.
Over the inspection season, Wyoming Game and Fish Department staff at watercraft check stations inspected more than 73,000 boats across the state to protect the state’s waters from invasive aquatic plants and animals.

From our files Guard maintenance shop planned in 1974

Published by admin on Thu, 01/11/2024 - 11:22am

100 years ago, Jan. 11, 1924
The Cowley Progress

Indoor walk for seniors scheduled for Feb. 1

Published by admin on Thu, 01/11/2024 - 11:16am

The University of Wyoming Extension has announced plans for the Wyoming Walks program for Big Horn County seniors, an initiative designed to promote active living and foster a sense of community and shared experiences.
The Wyoming Walks program for seniors is an indoor walk scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 1, at the Buffalo Bill Museum. The event kicks off at 10 a.m., and walks led by museum experts start promptly at 10:15 a.m.

Caucuses signal start of 2024 election cycle

Published by admin on Thu, 01/11/2024 - 11:10am

In the last presidential election held in 2020, Big Horn County voters went to the polls in record numbers, with 3,268 residents casting ballots in the primary and a whopping 5,784 doing so in the general.
2024 has the potential to top those figures — not only in Big Horn County but across the nation. Republicans will begin the process of nominating a candidate to challenge President Joe Biden at caucuses in Iowa on January 15 and New Hampshire on January 23.

Evening of fine arts

Published by admin on Thu, 01/11/2024 - 10:56am

Applications open for new ag internship program

Published by admin on Thu, 01/11/2024 - 10:55am

Laramie —The GrowinG Internship Program is now accepting applications for 2024.
“The goal of this program is to provide interns with a hands-on internship at a working farm or ranch in Wyoming, in cooperation with state producer organizations and educational institutions,” said Kendra Faucett, program coordinator.

Visitor desk among improvements at Bighorn Canyon Recreation Area

Published by admin on Thu, 01/04/2024 - 1:48pm

Travelers and local visitors stopping by the Cal S. Taggart Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area Visitor Center east of Lovell will soon notice a new look for staff members greeting those entering the building – a brand new visitor desk.
The new desk features new museum quality display cases and improved accessibility, Chief of Interpretation Christy Fleming said.

North Big Horn Hospital District receives good financial news

Published by admin on Thu, 01/04/2024 - 1:46pm

Revenues are strong in the North Big Horn Hospital District.
Revenues were ahead of budget by more than a quarter million dollars for the month of November, said Chief Financial Officer Darcy Robertson at the December 19 North Big Horn Hospital District Board of Trustees meeting.

Reassembly of Kane mail cart completed

Published by admin on Thu, 01/04/2024 - 1:42pm

The Lovell-Kane Area Museum has a new item being displayed in the depot warehouse at the museum on Oregon Avenue in Lovell – a reassembled mail cart used for decades at the Kane post office.
Museum board president Karen Spragg said the post office was established around 1909 and was operated out of residents’ homes. She said David Scott was the postmaster in 1915, followed by Maye Scott as postmistress at the Maye and Herschel Scott residence in the 1920s and ‘30s.

From our files: Temperatures plunge to 30 below in 1924

Published by admin on Thu, 01/04/2024 - 11:48am

100 years ago, Jan. 4, 1924
The Cowley Progress
The Big Horn Basin banana belt received an awful shock this week with the mercury down to 30 below zero for the entire week. No wonder more people get the California fever every winter.
The regular annual jamboree of the members of the Goose Club met at the home of H.R. Tucker on Monday night and, notwithstanding the frightfully cold weather, a goodly number of members were present and had a good time.
75 years ago, Jan. 6, 1949