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Three dogs provided and $72,000 raised for K9 Elite

Published by admin on Thu, 11/16/2023 - 11:07am

K9 Elite, a nonprofit created to raise, train and provide service dogs to veterans in need free of charge, continues to grow.
Case in point was the Veterans and First Responders banquet held on November 11 at the Heart Mountain Building in Powell.
Last year 250 attended the event, raising a total of nearly $60,000 toward training and providing dogs. This year,  only the second annual banquet, with the non-profit only in its fourth year of operation, 300 attended the banquet, raising $72,000.

The best way to greet flu season is a flu shot

Published by admin on Thu, 11/16/2023 - 10:56am

A Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) official says the most recent influenza season demonstrated the virus is likely back to more normal patterns following the pandemic and is expected to be a threat in the coming months for Wyoming residents.

Speech and debate dominates at Kelly Walsh

Published by admin on Thu, 11/16/2023 - 10:42am

The Lovell/Rocky Speech and Debate team placed first for 1A/2A schools on November 10 and 11 at Kelly Walsh. There were about 20 teams at the event and many were bigger 3A and 4A schools.
Three members placed individually. Peyton Hernandez placed second and Hudson Mickelson took third in the Lincoln Douglas debate. Bianca Krei placed fifth in original oratory.
Coach John Mickelson said that the event was a really well-run tournament.

Thong pleads not guilty in break-in

Published by admin on Thu, 11/16/2023 - 10:41am

Teslock Thong pled not guilty to felony counts of burglary and property destruction Tuesday morning after being charged with breaking into and vandalizing the old Byron High School in late September.
Thong was charged alongside former Northwest College students Isaiah Halverson and Mack Page for the Sept. 27 and 30 incidents which the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Department stated caused more than $200,000 worth of damage to the facility.

Sheriff’s report: Railroad crossing lights malfunction

Published by admin on Thu, 11/16/2023 - 10:40am

The Big Horn County Sheriff’s Department received the following calls for the week of ovember 6 to November 12:
Nov. 8: 4:25 p.m. - A grey Toyota was reported to be stopping at pastures with livestock on Lane 3 near Frannie.
4:33 p.m. - A vehicle with mechanical problems damaged a mailbox on Hwy 310 in Lovell.
Nov. 10: 11:37 a.m. - An officer initiated a traffic stop at milepost 222 on Hwy. 310. The driver was cited for not having insurance.

Police Report: An epidemic of fights in Lovell

Published by admin on Thu, 11/16/2023 - 10:38am

The Lovell Police Department received the following calls for the week of November 6 to November 12:
November 6: 3:30 p.m. - An older man driving a black Nisan was reported as appearing confused in the Red Apple Supermarket. Officers made contact, and the man said he was fine. He stated he had been confused because he was trying to communicate with his wife on the phone and pressed the wrong button.

Film and ski swap in Cody

Published by admin on Thu, 11/16/2023 - 9:49am

The Cody High School alpine ski team is hosting, along with Sunlight Sports and Cody Theater, the annual ski/outdoor gear swap and Teton Gravity Research film.
“We are thrilled to be part of the nationwide tour of TGR’s 2023 ski film “Legend Has It,” one of only a few premier stops in Wyoming,” said spokesman Yancy Bonner. “All proceeds from the film and ski swap go to help offset the team’s costs over the season.”

Commissioners get update regarding EMT class

Published by admin on Thu, 11/16/2023 - 9:48am

Melissa Cook, community vitality and health educator from the UW Extension Office in Basin, attended the October 17 meeting of the Big Horn County Commission.
Cook talked about an EMT class that runs from Nov. 14 until Feb. 17.
“I’m partnering with Northwest College, and, therefore, I’m not competing against them anymore,” she said. “It’s through them. However, I still am pretty much doing the class as far as everything else. People have to pay $1,000 to Northwest to pay
for the class I had set up to begin with.”

NBHH nurse Rita Unruh receives Face of Our Future Nurses award

Published by admin on Thu, 11/09/2023 - 2:59pm

North Big Horn Hospital nurse Rita Unruh has been recognized as one of the top young registered nurses in the state, receiving the Face of Our Future Nurses award in October.
The award is given to one nurse from each Wyoming region that has been licensed as a registered nurse for five years or less. According to the award description, the nominee will have become known in that time of practice since graduation for innovative practice, service in the community or a specific program that will serve the public in the area they practice.

Lee Hudon served in many branches of the military

Published by admin on Thu, 11/09/2023 - 2:52pm

It is important to honor veterans, said Lee Hudon, a local veteran who served in many branches of the military.
“This country is free because of the veterans. There’s a lot of guys (at the senior center) that are more heroes than I am,” Hudon said. “In Vietnam 58,000 people died. Some women, mostly men. Over 150,000 were wounded and still carry those wounds today.”
Hudon will be the guest speaker at the Veterans Day program at the North Big Horn Senior Citizens Center on Friday at noon.