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Elder K. Brett Nattress, General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and his wife, Shawna, prepare to lead journalists on a tour of the Cody Wyoming Temple on Monday, August 24, 2026. Courtesy photo, The newly completed temple stands against the foothills west of Cody. The temple opens to the public for tours beginning Aug. 27. Courtesy photo, The Celestial Room inside the temple was described as a place for quiet reflection and prayer. Courtesy photo
08/27/2026 - 8:00am
After 130 Years, an LDS temple comes to the Big Horn Basin
For generations of Big Horn Basin Latter-day Saints, temple worship required traveling hundreds of miles. Now, more than a century of waiting, traveling and praying has finally brought a temple here.   Nearly five years after members of The Church...
District No. 1 honors Parker and Arnold for service, leadership
Logan named School District No. 2 Teacher of the Year
Smoking Aces to highlight Search and Rescue fundraiser Friday
Multiple write-in nominations possible
The Week in Big Horn County

Community / People

02/03/2026 - 10:57am
Local charities we can help
Lovell Food Pantry – P.O. Box 324, Lovell, WY 82431 Located in the Lovell United Methodist Church, the pantry provides year-round food assistance. Donations of canned goods, basic staples or monetary contributions help keep shelves stocked for local...
Celebrating 50 years of Wyoming high school girls basketball
26 years of impact: Rocky Mountain celebrates Coach Tim Jones
From our files: Cowley grade school starts lunch program in 1926
Grammy nominated Michael Mayo to headline NWC Jazz Festival
From our files: Glass plant sale to add 100 families

Obituaries

08/26/2026 - 5:48pm
Justin Leon Harris
Sept. 5, 1977 – Aug. 17, 2026 It is with deep sorrow we announce that Justin Leon Harris, a master mason, laid down his working tools for the last time on August 17, 2026. Justin was born to Walter “Leroy” Harris and Connie Diana Hendricks in Tulsa...
Ronald Paul “Ron” Ferguson
Merrilyn Loreen Asay Tippetts
Cameron Nielson
Raymond Lamar Snell
Frankleen Jensen Cozzens