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Greybull man dies in one-vehicle rollover

Published by admin on Thu, 11/02/2023 - 5:41pm

A 24-year-old Greybull man died early Sunday morning in a one-vehicle rollover accident east of Cody.
Arlo Averett was traveling east on U.S. Highway 14-16-20 at about 1:25 a.m. when his Dodge Dakota pickup left the roadway and struck a delineator post near mile marker 77, which is in Park County.  In the process of getting back on the road, Averett lost control of the vehicle, which slid sideways for approximately 150 feet before rolling several times.
Road conditions were clear and dry at the time of the crash, according to the WHP.

Free mental health sessions available to county residents

Published by admin on Thu, 11/02/2023 - 5:40pm

Big Horn County Prevention Specialist Travis Sylvester appeared before the commissioners via Zoom on October 17.
He explained that through the Wyoming Department of Agriculture, nearly every person in BHC qualifies for six free mental health sessions. This is through the Wyoming Department of Health. It is targeted for the ag, farming and rodeo communities. Vouchers are provided by Grace for 2 Brothers. Those interested may call 307-256-3344.

Class action TCT lawsuit tossed by Supreme Court

Published by admin on Thu, 11/02/2023 - 5:26pm

POWELL —- The Wyoming Supreme Court says a judge was right to throw out a lawsuit that challenged the 2014 sale of a Big Horn Basin telecommunications company.
A pair of former Tri-County Telephone Association board members alleged that leaders conspired to sell the business for much less than its worth, but District Court Judge Jason Conder tossed the class action suit last year.
 “... The undisputed facts demonstrate that no civil conspiracy existed,” Conder concluded.

News Briefs

Published by admin on Thu, 11/02/2023 - 5:25pm

Farmers market moves indoors
The Basin/Greybull Farmer’s Market will hold indoor farmers markets for the winter/spring season.
Starting in November, each market will take place the first Saturday of the month from 10 a.m.-noon at the Basin Chamber Office at 407 C Street in Basin.

GHS releases first quarter honor roll

Published by admin on Thu, 11/02/2023 - 5:23pm

Greybull High School has released its honor roll for the first quarter of the 2023-24 school year.
A HONOR ROLL
Freshmen — Sy Schlattmann, Wyatt Whaley, Perla Rodriguez-Davila, Bennett Sanford, Kalli Russell, Casey Reed.
Sophomores — Shayne Cheatham, Carter Jacobs, Lucian Hoffman, Caden Hunt, Vanessa Vicencio, Dakoby Bentley, Bradin Ewen, Jack Pharaoh, Corrie VanderPloeg, Camila Acuna Vaquera, Yandel Hernandez, Caiden Sorenson.
Juniors — Ashtyn Chapman, Fatima Chavez, Aleksey McColloch, Caden Reed, Julie Lopez.

Downtown storefront boasts two new shops

Published by admin on Thu, 11/02/2023 - 5:23pm

Jessica Johnston and Thia Stanzione celebrated the grand opening of their new downtown storefront at a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday morning.
Mama Tried Boutique and The Broom Closet Metaphysical Store share the space, which proffers unique clothing and accessory pieces alongside metaphysical and holistic lifestyle supplies.

Storm produces record October snowfall

Published by admin on Thu, 11/02/2023 - 5:17pm

South Big Horn County, and in particular Greybull, Basin and Shell, appeared to get the worst of last week’s storm that brought an abrupt end to the fall.
Adam Dziewaltowski, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Riverton office, said weather observers in both Shell and Basin recorded 10 inches of snowfall between Wednesday, Oct. 25 and Friday, Oct. 27.

Runway damage threatens ‘24 race season

Published by admin on Thu, 11/02/2023 - 5:15pm

Speaking at the Oct. 17 meeting of the Big Horn County Commission, Kip McIntosh of Cloud Peak Drags/KCT Racing and County Airport Manager Paul Thur agreed that the damage to the runway sealant was nobody’s fault.
Cloud Peak’s last race at the South Big Horn County airport was in August. A test double coating had been put on the runway. The goal was to get more years out of the surface.

Patrick takes over as new director of The SHACK

Published by admin on Thu, 11/02/2023 - 4:12pm

Jenn Patrick will serve in a new joint-position at The SHACK, continuing as the nonprofit’s program director in addition to taking over as executive director after David Bottom stepped down on Wednesday, Nov. 1.
Patrick was first approached to take over the CEO position at the beginning of the year. She brought a fair amount of experience to the role, having served as program director for 12 years.
“For us, Jenn was a natural first ask,” Bottom said.

Community effort turns vision into reality in Shell

Published by admin on Thu, 10/26/2023 - 2:13pm

New signs expected to go up next spring