Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Sorted by date Results 26 - 29 of 29
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Governor Mark Gordon, pursuant to President Joe Biden's Proclamation, has ordered both the U.S. and State of Wyoming flags be flown at half-staff statewide immediately to honor and pay our respects to the U.S. service members and other victims killed in the terrorist attack on August 26, 2021, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Flags should remain lowered until sunset on August 30, 2021. The Presidential Proclamation follows: HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE ATTACK IN KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - - - -... Full story
CHEYENNE - Upon learning that Rylee McCollum, a 2019 graduate of Jackson Hole High School, was one of the U.S. Marines killed in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow released the following statement: “Saying that I am grateful for Rylee’s service to our country does not begin to encapsulate the grief and sadness I feel today as a mother and as an American. My heart and prayers are with Rylee’s family, friends, and the entire Jackson community. “We will find many ways to honor Rylee for thi... Full story
An $8.78 million slide stabilization/rock scaling project is scheduled to begin Tuesday, Aug. 31, alongside US20/WY789 through Wind River Canyon between Shoshoni and Thermopolis. Prime contractor is Oftedal Construction Inc., of Casper, which will be hauling equipment into the area beginning Monday, Aug. 30. "The contractor plans to start slide stabilization work, with rock scaling, near the Upper Wind River Campground and the canyon tunnels," said Wyoming Department of Transportation project... Full story
August 26, 1944 – August 25, 2021 Ronald Dean Keller, 76, passed away at Billings Clinic in Billings, Montana on August 25, 2021, with his children and beloved Brigitte by his side. Ronald was born in Torrington, Wyoming on August 26, 1944. He was the oldest of two children born to Raymond and Darlene Helen (Schwindt) Keller. He welcomed little sister, Linda just a few years later. He received his education, graduating in 1963 from Torrington High School. He excelled in sports during his high s... Full story