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The following calls were received by the Basin Police Department last week (Persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, and charges made upon initial arrest may be amended or dismissed as determined by the County Attorney):
April 15 —  A Basin school zone patrol was done.
Extra patrol was done at the boat ramp.
April 16— Lost dogs reported on Matteson Ave.
Officer initiated an agency assist at South Seventh Street.
Scam call occurred on South Fourth Street.

Evelyn won the competition for the number one female name among Wyoming’s new babies in 2023, with Henry topping the race among male names, according to Vital Statistics Services (VSS), part of the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH).
For girl newborns in Wyoming for 2023, Evelyn led Amelia, Olivia, Harper, Charlotte, Hazel, Eleanor, Lainey, Oakley and Aurora to round out the top ten on the list.

The Basin Town Council voted to get a Code Red, also known as reverse 911, system at its April 11 meeting.
Chief Kyle McClure told the council he was an administrator for the program when he worked at the Big Horn County
Sheriff’s Office and that the company would reinstate him as one for the town.
He explained that if there were a power outage, water leaks or a flood warning, the system would allow him to select the impacted areas specifically. Those impacted would be the only ones the system would call.

Officials encouraged by reduced turnover, patient visits
 
While its March numbers fell short of February’s, Three Rivers Health reports positive trends in several indicators that are key to its future success, including patient visits, staff morale and turnover.
That was the theme that emerged from Wednesday night’s meeting of the board of directors, which began as they typically do, with a report from finance department manager Michael Garza.