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Woman ordered to repay $21k stolen from employer

Published by admin on Thu, 11/20/2025 - 9:25am

Stephanie Wagner of Byron pled guilty and was sentenced on two counts of felony theft from her former employer, Sammons Excavation, in Big Horn County District Court on Tuesday, Nov. 18. 

When using AI, be sure to verify information

Published by admin on Thu, 11/20/2025 - 9:24am

Anthropic, developers of a large language model (LLM) framework, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform, recently released a study showing that it takes as few as 250 malicious documents to “poison” any AI LLM -- even the massive ones trained on billions of records.

The Week in Big Horn County

Published by admin on Thu, 11/20/2025 - 9:22am

Police Report

Weekend traffic stop leads to drug seizure, filing of charges

Published by admin on Thu, 11/20/2025 - 9:21am

A 39-year-old woman was arrested on drug-related charges Saturday, Nov. 15 after a Greybull police officer pulled her vehicle over because of a cracked windshield.

Laursen: U.S. must support Israel

Published by admin on Thu, 11/20/2025 - 9:20am

CODY — A Powell legislator was moved by testimony from a woman whose relatives were killed during the October 7 attacks in Israel in 2023.

State offers residents opportunity to buy a bison

Published by admin on Thu, 11/20/2025 - 9:19am

THERMOPOLIS (WNE) — Bids to buy any of the 18 animals from the state bison herd will be accepted at the Hot Springs State Park Headquarters Office in Thermopolis until 4 p.m. on December 8.

‘Trending in right direction’

Published by admin on Thu, 11/06/2025 - 8:00am

As shareholder meeting nears, Co-op leaders  assess progress

Boneyard planes get a new beginning

Published by admin on Thu, 11/06/2025 - 8:00am

Twelve items sold in Big Horn County’s online airplane auction last month, bringing in $53,660. This is slightly short of the projected $58,000, but with five items still unsold, there is potential for another auction to generate more revenue. 

Governor authorizes $10 million to feed Wyo. families

Published by admin on Thu, 11/06/2025 - 8:00am

On Oct. 31, Governor Mark Gordon authorized $10 million in state emergency funds to help feed Wyoming families that may be impacted by the government shutdown in Washington. 

Serviceman mourned in Basin

Published by admin on Thu, 11/06/2025 - 8:00am

Family members and friends gathered Saturday, Nov. 1 in Basin to celebrate the life of Anthony Robert Eibert, who died Oct. 15, 2025, while serving his country at Fort Carson, Colo.