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HUBZone trainings next month in Lovell, Powell, Cody

Published by admin on Thu, 03/14/2024 - 12:42pm

The U.S. Small Business Administration, in partnership with the Wyoming SBDC Apex Accelerator, will hold trainings next month to help businesses in Big Horn and Park counties take advantage of the SBA HUBZone program and assist them with federal contracting.
HUBZones (Historically Underutilized Business Zones) are determined by either governor designations or census tracts and are a great avenue for small businesses to win government contracts to help their businesses grow.  Big Horn County is now a fully designated HUBZone. 

Veterans Welcome Home Day events planned for next Saturday

Published by admin on Thu, 03/14/2024 - 12:41pm

Big Horn County veterans and their families are welcome to attend Welcome Home Day events scheduled for Saturday, March 23 in Cody and Powell.
The events will be hosted by Wyoming Veterans Commission District 5, which includes Hot Springs, Washakie, Big Horn and Park Counties.
Governor Mark Gordon, Major General Greg Porter and Wyoming Veterans Commission Chairman Kenneth Persson are expected to deliver remarks.

GHS Speech shares state runner-up honor State

Published by admin on Thu, 03/14/2024 - 12:40pm

The Greybull High School speech team faced two definitive tournaments that brought its 2023-24 season to a close this past weekend. While the team met unfavorable results at the Wind River District qualifier, Greybull returned from Wyoming State Speech with a second-place trophy in 1A/2A and a host of special awards.

Library to hold Easter drawings

Published by admin on Thu, 03/14/2024 - 12:39pm

The time is ‘March’ing on. This month at the Greybull Public Library, we are having an Easter drawing for the adults/young adults/youth and the preschool – third Grade. For the kiddos, there is an Easter Basket drawing. They can come in, check out some books and put their name in for the Easter Basket. For the older group, we have a jar full of Hershey’s chocolate eggs. After checking out a book, you can make a guess as to how many eggs are in the jar; closest guess wins the jar of eggs.

Science team reigns at State

Published by admin on Thu, 03/14/2024 - 12:38pm

Five Greybull High School students traveled with their research projects to the 2024 Wyoming State Science Fair in Laramie and returned home with a collection of special awards, category awards and the team title in the Senior division.
Greybull was the top school at the competition with 40 points, narrowly beating Laramie with 36 points. Cheyenne Central came in third with a distant 19 points.

Briefs

Published by admin on Thu, 03/14/2024 - 12:36pm

WHP steps up patrols for St. Paddy’s weekend
The Wyoming Highway Patrol will participate in the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) – Crash Awareness and Reduction Effort (CARE) Section, a national traffic-enforcement initiative aimed at improving highway safety during high-risk periods.
As part of this concerted effort, law enforcement agencies across the nation intensify their presence on interstate and U.S. highways to mitigate traffic accidents during specific holiday and seasonal events.

GHS student qualifies for National STEM Challenge

Published by admin on Thu, 03/14/2024 - 12:35pm

Greybull senior Tyler Searfoss will be competing at the US National STEM Challenge in April in Washington DC. Tyler was selected through a series of applications and judgings to make the final group to compete at the national level.
The National STEM Challenge is a new competition that brings together the top applicants from all 50 states to share their research, meet science experts and compete for additional recognition and awards.

100 Years Ago: Pool hall operator faces gambling charge

Published by admin on Thu, 03/14/2024 - 12:35pm

100 years ago
March 14, 1924
County Attorney W.C. Snow filed information in the district court on Tuesday charging Chas J. Shirran of the Ideal pool hall of Greybull with gambling. He appeared in court yesterday and gave bond.
The Greybull basketeers were eliminated by Mountainview in the second game played by a score of 19 to 7. Details of the game have not been received by the time of going to press.
90 years ago
March 22, 1934

Council considers request to take over Shell water system

Published by admin on Thu, 03/14/2024 - 12:30pm

The Shell Town Water Improvement District has asked the Town of Greybull to take over its water system.
Dave Boettel spoke on its behalf at Monday’s town council meeting.  He said the district is an “island within an island,” noting that the Town of Greybull is already responsible for the water line leading into and out of Shell and recently installed a new line for the Shell bar that’s under construction.

Emotions over McCullough Peaks wild horse gather boil over

Published by admin on Thu, 03/14/2024 - 12:24pm

POWELL — Federal officials and wild horse supporters are calling for calm after highly emotionally charged threats were made to Bureau of Land Management employees over the removal of wild horses in the agency’s efforts to reach appropriate management levels within the McCullough Peaks Herd Management Area.