News

12/11/2025 - 8:00am
Fairgrounds closed to equines due to EHV-1
Citing the desire to protect the public and their horses, the Big Horn County Commission has closed the fairgrounds to all equine use due to a nationwide outbreak of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1). The outbreak has been linked to barrel racing and...
Santa’s Bazaar, Little Shoppers this Saturday
Rep. Lawley to Commission: ‘If local government is always having to beg for money, we kind of become a ward of the state’
Report attempts to answer question: ‘Who is the Freedom Caucus?’
The cheese is Smokin’ Good
Community Calendar

Obituaries

12/10/2025 - 5:47pm
Retta June Harley
June 1, 1934- Nov. 29, 2025 Retta June Harley, 91, passed away Nov. 29, 2025, at the Wyoming Retirement Center in Basin, Wyo. She was born on June 1,1934, to Elihu R. Wiestling and Viola (McCleary) in Harrisburg, Pa.  Retta grew up in the Harrisburg...
James Leonard Brown
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Judy Louise Emmett
Mack Jones Wardell

Opinion

12/11/2025 - 8:00am
Come to the fairgrounds this Saturday for Christmas shopping fun
If you keep doing the same things, you won’t get a new year. You’ll just get another year. — UnknownSanta’s Bazaar and Little Shoppers are this Saturday; both start at 9 a.m., Little Shoppers ends at noon. Children 10 and under may shop for up to 10...
Holiday wishes to all from BHCSD #4
Seasonal Affective Disorder: Understanding a common winter struggle in our community
Letter to the Editor: Readers say they are enjoying ‘Murder and Mob Law’ series
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Letter to the Editor: Only in America