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Firefighters respond to vehicle on fire near causeway
A fisherman was caught off guard when his 2008 Chevy Tahoe caught fire while he was fishing from the Kane boat ramp just off U.S. 14A east of Lovell. The vehicle owned by Moises Leal of Lovell was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived but was quickly extinguished. “When...
Edwards steps down as LHS head girls basketball coach
One of the winningest coaches in Lovell High School history is calling it a career after 14 years at the helm of the Lovell Lady Bulldogs girls basketball team. Chris Edwards announced his resignation in a letter submitted to the School District Two administration on Tuesday, April 2. His resignation was accepted by the Lovell School Board on April 15.
Grizzly thinclads compete well at Lovell Invite
As the regular season winds down, with just two weekends left before Regionals, the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies continue to produce strong performances for track and field and did so once again at the Lovell Invitational on Saturday. Though cool at first, the weather moderated into a nice day, coach Tobee...
Harvey celebrates 100 years with friends and family
New Horizons Care Center resident Pete Harvey has outlived his eight brothers and sisters, his wife of 47 years and all of his friends. The centenarian will celebrate his 100th birthday with his family at a private party held at the care center on Sunday, April 28. He said he’s related to “pretty much every Harvey in the area.”
Bulldogs win the team title at Lovell Invitational
Hosting the Lovell Invitational on Saturday, the Lovell Bulldogs impressed the home crowd with some strong performances on the home track and field facility, with the boys taking the team title. Though not as warm as the previous week in Powell, the meet featured very good weather, coach Joshua Sanders...
The saga of the Loynings’ Prudence 9035
The Loyning family knows their cattle. All 750 or so head of them. So, when a cow named “Prudence 9035” disappeared off the ranch’s winter range last fall between Warren and Bridger, it didn’t go unnoticed. “The last time I saw her was sometime around Thanksgiving,”...
Rocky Mountain Middle School’s Bassett, Moss break school records
Another meet, another school record. One week after Sawyer Bassett set a school record for the Rocky Mountain Middle School seventh-grade girls squad, Mason Moss broke a record Saturday for the eighth-grade boys as the Grizzlies competed at the Shoshoni Invitational. In Lovell on April 13, Bassett broke the seventh-grade...
Keeping North Big Horn Hospital in good repair top priority
CEO Eric Connell reported on the status of facility improvement projects underway at North Big Horn Hospital and New Horizons Care Center at the monthly meeting of the hospital board of trustees on April 16. Connell said a roofing project and work on the patio at the care center is...
Huskies hit homestretch of track season
The Burlington Huskies had a busy week with back to back meets in Shoshoni and Lovell. Coach Ryan Olson feels there are many benefits. “It’s always nice to give athletes more chances to prequalify for the state meet,” he said. “Meets held on consecutive days especially help our distance runners, who normally can’t compete in all of their events in one short meet and it’s always nice to give kids a chance to compete as much as they can. It brings out their best and lets them know where they can be most successful at the end of the season.”
GHS announces co-valedictorians, salutatorian
Caroline Boyer and Kelsie McColloch share valedictorian honors for the Class of 2024. Tyler Searfoss earned salutatorian honors. The three honor grads will address parents and friends during commencement exercises Sunday, May 19, at 3:30 p.m. in the Greybull High School gymnasium. Caroline, the daughter of Nate and Teresa Boyer,...
Competitive salaries remain a goal for BHCSD#2
While reviewing the school district’s financial reports at the April 15 monthly Lovell School Board meeting, business manager Lane Black-Partridge seemed hopeful that both the health insurance and the property/liability insurance policies that are up for renewal will drastically drop since the five-year anniversary of the hailstorm damage has passed.
Squeal Your Thirst an ‘Oinkredible’ time
The second annual Squeal Your Thirst fundraiser was “Oinkredible” according to primary organizer and Big Horn County Fair board member Tracy Haley. The money raised will go toward a new pig barn at the fairgrounds in Basin. This year the fundraiser raised over $8,000 between the silent auction, event tumbler sales and tickets. Over 90 tickets were sold. There were 47 silent auction items and many donated door prizes.
Freshman Henson AQs in triple jump
After enduring a cold, windy Friday in Shoshoni, Greybull High School freshman Marlee Henson took advantage of more favorable weather conditions Saturday in Lovell where she bettered the state qualifying standard in the triple jump. Henson’s leap of 32 feet, a personal record, was the best of the day by...
Hospital officials cite encouraging trends in patient numbers, staff turnover, morale
While its March numbers fell short of February’s, Three Rivers Health reports positive trends in several indicators that are key to its future success, including patient visits, staff morale and turnover. That was the theme that emerged from Wednesday night’s meeting of the board of directors, which began as...
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