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Crews battled 22 down poles from Ten Sleep to Shell after a wind and snow storm hit Thursday and Friday. (Courtesy/Big Horn Rural Electric Company)

Thu, 04/09/2026 - 8:00am

Storm knocks down lines from Ten Sleep to Shell

High speed winds and snow brought a roughly 30-hour power outage to some of the Big Horn Basin’s most rural communities over the weekend. Jeff Pillow, general manager at Big Horn Rural Electric...

Shell Canyon switchbacks during the original construction. (Courtesy photo)

Thu, 04/09/2026 - 8:00am

The most consequential vote in Wyoming history?

How a 1921 bond election changed the Big Horn Basin forever May 10, 1921 may be one of the most important dates in Wyoming history. On that day, voters approved a statewide road bond that would bring...

Burlington Sophomore Bradford Davidson sets his pace at a previous track meet. (Lisa Kunkel)

Thu, 04/09/2026 - 8:00am

Husky thinclads see improvements in Worland

Despite Burlington having just started Spring Break, they had almost their entire team competing in Worland at the D&D Invitational. They took fifth on both the girls and boys sides out of 10...

A legal controlled burn near Manderson darkens the skies on Monday, March 23. (Avery Howe)

Thu, 04/02/2026 - 8:00am

Fire update

The Big Horn County Sheriff’s report was filled with out-of-control controlled burns the past week, some over the course of a burn ban. “There were people burning everywhere,” Big Horn County Fire...

Hannah Stinson and Jalissa Olsen participate in the No Kings protest in Greybull on Saturday. (Avery Howe)

Thu, 04/02/2026 - 8:00am

Small-town voices join millions worldwide at No Kings demonstrations

Roughly 122 people attended Big Horn County’s first No Kings protest in Greybull on Saturday, March 28, contributing to an estimated 8 million attendees across all 50 states and a dozen countries....