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Commissioners waive permit fees for irrigation district

By KARLA POMEROY

Editor

The Big Horn County commissioners handled road and airport issues during a busy meeting last Tuesday, Oct. 18.

The commissioners discussed waiving or reducing utility permits and cut fees for two entities. Mike Goggin of the Greybull Heights Water Users Association was on hand to discuss the cut across the county

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Legislators visits School District No. 4

By JENNIFER BUTLER

Staff reporter

Wyoming Senator Gerald Geis along with State Representative Lorraine Quarberg visited Big Horn County School District No. 4 last Wednesday, Oct. 19, for a tour of each school’s facilities and classrooms.

District Superintendant Mary Fisher said, “Our goal was to meet the legislators and be able to show them the

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Phyllis Letellier

June 7, 1931 – October 24, 2011

Funeral services for Phyllis Letellier will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Church of Latter-day Saints between Basin and Greybull. Phyllis, 80, died Oct. 24 in Billings.

She was born June 7, 1931, in Cheyenne, the daughter of Arthur Paul and Helen Carlson Mortensen. Her

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Lady Rebels No. 3 seed

By MARLYS GOOD

Staff reporter

“It’s a whole new season beginning today,” said Riverside Lady Rebel Coach Lindsay Schaffner Monday, as she began preparing Riverside for its opening match in the 2A West Regional Volleyball Tournament in Riverton Friday.

Unlike the past two years when the Lady Rebels had to play a pigtail match to

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Working toward a safer journey to school

By JENNIFER BUTLER

Staff reporter

The Safe Routes to School Committee is moving forward with their efforts to create a safer journey for students at Laura Irwin Elementary School.

The committee produced a summary of proposed changes to the Big Horn County School District No. 4 that describe a two-part plan to be spread out

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Working on redistricting

By KARLA POMEROY

Editor

Residents in south Big Horn County heard proposals from the Big Horn Basin legislators and the county clerks on redistricting area house districts during a meeting last Wednesday.

On Monday, the clerks and legislators met to iron out a few minor differences, centering around Manderson. The Big Horn Basin legislators’ plan

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Sports: Are the risks worth it?

When you start in a sport you have to find someone to root for. It makes it more interesting to watch.

Sure it’s easy when you live in Basin, Manderson or Hyattville to root for the Rebels or the Huskies if you live in Burlington or Otto. If UW is your alma mater, it’s easy

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County, fair board move forward with new budget, maintenance processes

By KARLA POMEROY

Editor

The Big Horn County Fair building and ground maintenance will be turned over to the county and the county will proceed with changing how it budgets for the fair after further discussion Tuesday at the regular commissioner meeting.

The commissioners and the Big Horn County Fair Board have met several times

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Huskies run over Grizzlies for Homecoming win

By KARLA POMEROY

Editor

The Burlington Huskies needed a win over the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies to qualify for this year’s playoffs. They won convincingly during Homecoming week last Friday, 34-6.

With both teams starting new quarterbacks for the game, the defense dominated the first quarter as they played to a 0-0 tie. Burlington Coach Mike

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Lady Huskies take No. 1 seed into West Regional; face Hanna Friday in Riverton

By MARLYS GOOD

Staff reporter

The Burlington Lady Huskies take their 8-0 record and conference championship into the 1A West Regional Tournament in Riverton this weekend, with eyes set on earning a regional tournament crown, or at least a berth and high seed in the 1A State Tournament in Casper Oct. 27-29.

It all starts

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