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Manderson stabbing sends woman to hospital

By BRENDA TENBOER
A young mother was taken by ambulance to Washakie Medical Center after being stabbed at her Manderson home on Sunday evening.
Clarence Cliame, 35, of Manderson was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with intent to cause bodily harm in connection with the stabbing.

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Kost celebrates 90 years with family and friends

By KARLA POMEROY
More than 100 family and friends braved the blizzard to trek to First Baptist Church in Basin and wish Ned Kost a happy 90th birthday.

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Wrestlers fall to 3A Powell, but top field at Thermopolis tourney

By NATHAN OSTER
When Greybull-Riverside faced Powell Thursday night in Basin, it was a matchup of the top-ranked 2A and 3A teams in the state. The tilt lived up to the hype, as the teams squared off in 12 weight classes and all but five of them went the full three periods.

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Huskies continue dominance

By NATHAN OSTER
With the exception of the Greybull game, which was tight throughout, the Burlington Huskies have hardly broken a sweat during the month of January — and that is a concern heading into a key stretch of games this week.

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Many factors weigh in case selection for county attorney staff

By BRAD DEVEREAUX
After a 911 call is placed alerting law enforcement of a domestic dispute, police officers speed to the scene to respond to the situation. They enter the home with guns drawn, yelling at the violent man to drop to the floor as they storm in. 

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Gov. Freudenthal cautious about Wyoming’s economy

By BRENDA TENBOER
Wyoming didn’t feel the pain of the recession until about one year later and although the future looks bright by some accounts Gov. Dave Freudenthal is not ready to lift the caution flag.

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Groups differ on need for more wilderness

By KARLA POMEROY
Two Wyoming groups are battling for forest lands, one hoping to add wilderness area to the Bighorn National Forest and another hoping to prevent any further wilderness land.

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Kidney transplant brings new life to seventh grader

By KARLA POMEROY
Cloud Peak seventh grader Derek Sanders received his second kidney transplant in his 14 years and the best thing about his transplant is that he is no longer on dialysis.

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Rebels see positives in two losses
By KARLA POMEROY
Several positives came in two losses over the weekend for the Riverside Rebels including handling the pressure better against Greybull and scoring a season high 45 points against Tongue River.

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G-R claims victory at Don Runner

By NATHAN OSTER
Nathan Hetzel, Clay Cundall and Wes Ridgway won their weight classes while 11 of their teammates placed among the top six to lead Greybull-Riverside to the title at last weekend’s Don Runner Memorial.

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Lady Rebels beat rival Greybull; thumped by Tongue River

By MARLYS GOOD
In a game of height versus quickness, quickness paid off as the Riverside Lady Rebels dispatched the Greybull Lady Buffs 56-31 in a home stand Friday.

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Lady Huskies overpower Meeteetse, Dubois

By Marlys Good
The Burlington Lady Huskies, who have dominated 1A and 2A opponents thus far this season, kept up the pace last weekend with a 60-45 road victory at Meeteetse, and a yawner, 78-15, win over Dubois in Burlington Saturday.

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Huskies roll to opening conference wins
By NATHAN OSTER
In a stark contrast to their intense Jan. 9 game in Greybull, the Burlington Huskies got to ease into their Class 1A Northwest Conference schedule last weekend by playing Meeteetse and Dubois, both of which are struggling with numbers.

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Belts will be tightened even further this year

The town of Basin, and many other municipalities around the state have a daunting task ahead of them, trying to work with decreased funding from the state.

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Basin possible home to regional adolescent center

By BRENDA TENBOER
Lawmakers in Wyoming are eyeing changes to the way the state deals with juvenile offenders and it could mean a new regional adolescent center for Basin.

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Commissioners: No comprehensive zoning

By BRENDA TENBOER
The Big Horn County commissioners on Jan. 6 adopted the 2009 Big Horn County Land Use Plan by signing an official resolution.

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Cowboy poet, comedian or concert?

By Brenda TenBoer

The Big Horn County Fair comes and goes in just over a week each summer, but planning for the event is a year round project.

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Jacqueline S. ‘Jackie’ Marchant
July 28, 1935 - Dec. 27, 2009
Funeral services for Jacqueline S. “Jackie” Marchant of Mesa, Ariz. were held Jan. 9 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cowley. Jackie, 74, died Dec. 27.

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James ‘Jim’ H. Boland
Nov. 7, 1932 - Jan. 9, 2010

Funeral services for James “Jim” Boland of Basin will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church in Basin. Jim, 77, died Jan. 9 at South Big Horn County Critical Access Hospital.

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Lady Rebels on wrong side of lop-sided scores against Gillette, WIHS

By MARLYS GOOD
It was back to the court for the Riverside Lady Rebels last weekend, and Coach Mike McGuire saw some good things from his squad, despite the losses to the Gillette JV, 56-42 Thursday and a lop-sided loss to the Lady Chiefs in Ethete Saturday, 65-33.

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Rebels thumped by No. 1-ranked Chiefs, No. 4 Greybull next

By KARLA POMEROY
The Riverside Rebels struggled to keep up with the quick feet and the strong pressure by the No. 1-ranked Wyoming Indian Chiefs at Ethete last Saturday as they fell 106-30.
Coach Brent Winters said while losing by that much is never good, he saw some good things in his players in their first game back after a three-week break. “It was a good experience for us. I knew they were going to pressure us. They backed off the pressure in the second half. At times we were able to break their press,” he said.

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Huskies sweep county rivals, open conference play

By NATHAN OSTER
Burlington opened 2010 with a bang, crushing district rival Rocky Mountain 53-35 on Friday and then handing Greybull its first loss of the season with a 44-41 decision Saturday on the Buffs’ home floor.

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ady Huskies overcome poor play to beat Rocky Mtn. and Greybull

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Meadowlark Ski Lodge open for ski season, returns to roots

By BRENDA TENBOER
Six months under new ownership and Meadowlark Ski Lodge, formerly known as Big Horn Ski Resort, is up and running with countless improvements made to both the lodge and the lift areas.

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Debate over coroner’s records heads to state lawmakers

By BRENDA TENBOER
A debate over the public’s right to know versus the victim’s right to privacy is set to land in lawmakers laps during the 2010 Budget Session that begins next month.

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Formal complaint lodged on final plat decision

By KARLA POMEROY
In a rather brief first meeting of 2010, the Basin Town Council handled routine business, received an update on the Basin City Arts Center project and had an executive session regarding possible litigation.

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What’s next with safety measures?

Several years ago, post Sept. 11, a friend of mine traveled to Rome and back and for whatever reason was pulled aside at every airport for additional security checks. This friend is not of Arab descent, does not look threatening so why she was picked — it was the luck of the draw on the random checks, I suppose. She said on the final stop she said if they pulled her aside she was going to strip naked. Fortunately it didn’t come to that, but one wonders if that’s where we are headed after the attempted Christmas terror attack.

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Clara ‘Jo’ West

Oct. 16, 1916 - Jan. 1, 2010

On New Year’s Day, at the age of 93, Clara Josephine “Jo” West rejoined her husband Robert, whom she had married on New Year’s Eve 1934 in Pasco, Wash. They then moved to Greybull where they lived most of their married life.

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Debra Russell Bowland
Jan. 24, 1944 - Dec. 22, 2009

A memorial service for Debra Russell Bowland will be held in Basin in late May. Debra, 65, passed away Dec. 22 at home with her family by her side after a heroic fight with pancreatic cancer.

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