Northern Wyoming News - Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years

Smoke fills the air on another August day. Fortunately, fires creating the smoke are in states to the West but any day it could be Wyoming's turn.

With the wonderful precipitation this year, grass is tall and has been green most of the summer. But - it is about to turn brown, creating abundant fuel. One lightning strike and the once lush hills could be ablaze bringing the threat of fire much c...