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Black bear tears up campsite in the Bighorns

Published by admin on Thu, 07/16/2026 - 8:00am

On Monday, July 6, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the Wyoming Game and Fish Department was notified by Bighorn National Forest personnel that two campers reported a black bear trying to enter their tents while camping near Fool Creek in the Big Horn Mountains the previous night, the Game and Fish Dept. stated in a prepared release.

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Chief Tom Schultz details, defends largest Forest Service reorganization in a century

Published by admin on Thu, 07/16/2026 - 8:00am

PARK CITY, UTAH—The U.S. Forest Service received roughly 300 applications for the 15 new state director jobs created during a major agency reorganization that’s dissolving regional offices the agency’s first chief, Gifford Pinchot, created nearly 120 years ago.

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The Week in Big Horn County

Published by admin on Thu, 07/16/2026 - 8:00am

Police Report

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Sykes enriches lives

Published by admin on Thu, 07/09/2026 - 8:00am

Community programming in the Greybull and Basin area remains robust thanks in part to funding by two former Basin residents, Gordon and Edna Sykes, who left their estate to benefit the communities in the area.

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Biting back: Mosquito control is underway

Published by admin on Thu, 07/09/2026 - 8:00am

Greybull has begun their annual effort to control the town’s mosquito population.

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Fair board prices events for families

Published by admin on Thu, 07/09/2026 - 8:00am

At the July 1 Big Horn County Fair Board meeting, the board voted to make grandstand events more affordable. The board stated they had gotten push back on the prices last year. The paid grandstands events will be $10 a person with children 7 and under free. Tickets will be available at the gate. Cash and checks only. Cash is preferred. There will be an ATM on the fairgrounds.