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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

Strategic planning sessions begin at hospital

Published by admin on Thu, 10/26/2023 - 2:08pm

Three Rivers Health officials have analyzed the input they received from a recent community health needs assessment and are developing a three-year strategic plan they hope to have in place by Jan. 1, 2024.
CEO Joel Jackson offered a preview on Wednesday night, sharing a draft version developed over five hours of internal discussions in mid-October.
Board members simply got their first look at it.  They along with staff members will have opportunities in the weeks ahead to suggest changes.

Halloween Happenings

Published by admin on Thu, 10/26/2023 - 2:07pm

Here’s what planned for Halloween over the next several days in south Big Horn County:
Thursday, Oct. 26
• Wyoming Retirement Center Halloween Carnival, 6 to 8 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 27
• The Greybull Elementary School Student Council is hosting a haunted house at the Big Horn County Fairgrounds in Basin, 7 to 10 p.m.  Along with a haunted house there will be a carnival for children who don’t want to go through. Cost is $5 if you want to be scared or $5 for 10 games at the carnival.
Saturday, Oct. 28

Big Horn County unemployment rate falls to 2.7%

Published by admin on Thu, 10/26/2023 - 2:04pm

The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported today that
The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged from August to September at 2.9%, according to the Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services
Wyoming’s unemployment rate was much lower than its year-ago level of 3.8% and lower than the current U.S. rate of 3.8%.

Tickets on sale Monday for fall musical

Published by admin on Thu, 10/26/2023 - 2:03pm

Aspiring actors and actresses are hard at work learning lines, songs and finding their footing on stage for the upcoming fall community musical “Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Crown Jewel.”
Tickets will go on sale Monday, Oct. 30. They can be purchased at the high school office in advance or at the door for $8 per seat or $7 for kids 10 and under and seniors over 60. Please bring exact change.
The musical will open for a three-night stand Nov. 16-18. Performances are at 7 p.m.

Fundraisers to help with local boy’s medical costs

Published by admin on Thu, 10/26/2023 - 2:01pm

Two-year-old Owen Kinane gets to come home on Sunday after a month-long stay at the Children’s Hospital Colorado following a leukemia diagnosis in late September.
“He’s tired, but on the whole, he’s doing as well as he can for the diagnosis he has and for the stage of the treatment he’s in,” said Rebecca Kinane, Owen’s mother.