From our files: ‘Enthusiastic crowds’ at 1925 district basketball tourney

100 years ago, 

Feb. 28, 1925

The Cowley Progress

The first district basketball tournament of northern Wyoming now on at Lovell is drawing huge and enthusiastic crowds. The tournament is being held in the Lovell High School gym, amply large, too, for any such occasion.

75 years ago, 

March 2, 1950

The Lovell Chronicle

The Lovell Bulldogs will play their first game of the 1950 basketball tournament at Powell this afternoon at 3:30 p.m. Lovell boosters have no doubt about the Bulldogs being in the finals Saturday night when tournament play is completed.

50 years ago, 

Feb. 27, 1975

The Lovell Chronicle

Dr. Henry Eskens, Lovell physician, today announced that Medex Galen Jones, a physician’s assistant, will join his staff as of March 1. Under Dr. Esken’s supervision, Jones will take patient histories, perform physical examinations, suture minor lacerations, make laboratory tests and complete many other medical tasks for which he has been trained. 

25 years ago, 

Feb. 24, 2000

The Lovell Chronicle

Wyoming farmers should not be left to suffer because a large agribusiness firm has filed for bankruptcy and is no longer honoring its contracts, U.S. Representative Barbara Cubin, R-Wyo., said this week.

U.W. Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., is actively seeking remedy to a potentially disastrous situation impacting Wyoming turf grass, alfalfa and clover seed farmers.

10 years ago, 

Feb. 26, 2015

The Lovell Chronicle

Seth Owens of GK Construction of Lovell gave Lovell Elementary School students Hugh Carpenter, Elias Mitchell, Payton Tillett and others a hands-on experience with one of the rigs owned by the company on Friday, during a special career day held at the school.