Otto mulled as central site for solid waste

By BRENDA TENBOER
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality has sent a group of about 20 players back to the table and they are taking another hard look at Otto as a possible site for a regional landfill facility.

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One road issue resolved, another begins

By KARLA POMEROY
Big Horn County Road 330, an extension of Lane 36 1/2 between Basin and Greybull, will soon be a public county road.

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Tough Wind River 'D' stifles Rebels run game

By KARLA POMEROY
The Riverside Rebels hung close for three quarters but two fourth-quarter touchdowns spelled trouble as Riverside fell to the Wind River Cougars on the road last Thursday 28-7 to end the regular season 5-3 overall and 4-4 in the conference.

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Swine flu widespread, vaccine slow in coming

By KARLA POMEROY
With nearly 600 cases of the H1N1 influenza (swine flu) the Wyoming Department of Health is considering the strain widespread across Wyoming.
According to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) Web site, there has been high levels of reported illnesses over the last several weeks with activity levels at or above typical peaks seen with seasonal influenza. (Widespread means WDH has received sustained reports of increased influenza from across most or all of Wyoming at typical peak levels.)

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By MARLYS GOOD
The upstart Riverside Lady Rebels, forced to play a pigtail match to earn a fourth-seed berth in the 2A West Regional Volleyball Tournament in Lander last weekend, are on their way to the 2A State Tournament in Casper this weekend thanks in part to an upset of top-seeded Wind River in the tournament opener. Riverside then topped Kemmerer in a state-qualifying game Saturday morning.

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By NATHAN OSTER
Coach Jenn Simmons didn’t get the performances she was looking for from the members of her Greybull-Riverside swim team at last weekend’s Class 3A Absaroka Conference meet in Buffalo.

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Lady Huskies win regional championship

By MARLYS GOOD
Two down and one to go for the Burlington Lady Huskies. After claiming the conference championship at the conclusion of the regular season, and the 1A West Regional Volleyball Tournament championship with a three-set 25-23, 25-18, 26-24 victory over Cokeville Saturday in Lander, the Lady Huskies have their eyes set on the 1A state title in Casper this weekend.

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Huskies go down quietly

By NATHAN OSTER
Burlington’s season ended in quiet fashion Friday in Cokeville.
The Huskies made the long trip, needing a win to secure a berth in the Class 1A football playoffs. What they got was their worst defeat of the season, as the Panthers erupted for 31 second-quarter points en route to a 44-0 victory.

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Halloween: A fun holiday

By Karla Pomeroy

Fall is a wonderful time of year with cooler temperatures, football season, hunting season and one of the most fun holidays of the year — Halloween.
I know some people have certain beliefs that it is an evil holiday and they choose not to participate in it.

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Trucking owner wants salvage yard

By BRENDA TENBOER
Harold Sheppard, a trucking company owner and pilot from Riverton, has scrapped airplanes at the South Big Horn County Airport for the past three years and now he wants to permanently lease space from the county for further scrap operations.

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By KARLA POMEROY
The Wyoming Sugar harvest is back to near normal after halting harvest due to cold temperatures and wet fields.

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By NATHAN OSTER
Greybull-Riverside will head to its conference swim meet still in search of that one breakout performance.

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By MARLYS GOOD
There were cheers and tears in the Riverside gym at the conclusion of the 2A West Regional play-in volleyball match Monday night. The good news was the cheers were for the Lady Rebels who beat the Greybull Lady Buffs in three sets, 25-20, 25-23, 25-23 to advance in the West Regional Tournament in Lander this weekend.

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By NATHAN OSTER
Coach Mike Aagard called it a “must win” game — and his Burlington Huskies played like it.

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By MARLYS GOOD
The Burlington Lady Huskies head to Lander and the 1A West Regional Tournament as the top seed from the Northwest, and open play against Hanna Friday at 11:30 a.m. in the Auxiliary gym.

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Elsie Mae Zimmerman Michaelis
Jan. 30, 1922 - Oct. 13, 2009
The funeral mass for Elsie Mae Zimmerman Michaelis was held Oct. 16 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Greybull. Elsie, 87,died Oct. 13 at West Park Hospital in Cody.

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Elna Mae Cheeney
April 18, 1924 - Oct. 18, 2009
Memorial services for Elna Mae Cheeney of Torrington will be held Oct. 24 at 11 a.m. at the Colyer Funeral Home Chapel in Torrington. Elna Mae, 85, died at her home Oct. 18.

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Mildred Irene Chapman Dodge
Dec. 3, 1918 - Oct. 12, 2009

Memorial services for Mildred Irene Chapman Dodge of Greybull will be held Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 10 a.m. at Atwood Family Chapel in Greybull.

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Donald Morris

May 26, 1936 - Oct. 5, 2009

Funeral services for Donald Ray Morris were held Oct. 14 at the Lovell Community Center. Donald, 73, died Oct. 5 at Powell Valley Hospital.

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C. Virgil Jordan

Feb. 16, 1920 - Oct. 11, 2009

Funeral services for C. Virgil Jordan will be held Saturday, Oct. 17, at 11 a.m. at the Greybull Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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By Marlys Good
Last week was not a good one for the Riverside volleyball team as the Lady Rebels lost three straight conference matches.

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By KARLA POMEROY
The Riverside Rebels dominated the second half and dominated the line of scrimmage in its 27-6 conference win Friday night over Saratoga.

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By NATHAN OSTER
Coach Jennifer Simmons has spent the year focusing on individual improvements, but last week came a success story for her team.

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By MARLYS GOOD
The Burlington Lady Huskies swept two conference opponents in action last week, beating Meeteetse Thursday, 25-17, 25-16, 25-19 and Ten Sleep Friday, 25-10, 25-17, 25-23, and closed out action by sweeping 2A Shoshoni in four sets, 25-12, 24-26, 25-8, 25-5 on the Lady Blue’s home court Saturday.

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By NATHAN OSTER
Burlington ran into a buzzsaw Friday in Pavillion, falling to unbeaten Wind River 35-0 in a game that damaged the Huskies’ playoff hopes.

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By KARLA POMEROY
The H1N1 (swine) flu vaccine has arrived in Big Horn County and will be available free at the Big Horn County Public Health offices in Greybull and Lovell this Friday.

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By BRENDA TENBOER
A former Big Horn Rural Electric Company employee was arrested Friday and charged with embezzlement and falsifying invoices. 
Quinton Vavra, 38, made his initial court appearance in circuit court in the courtroom of Magistrate Randy Royal.

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By BRENDA TENBOER
The highly controversial draft Big Horn County Land Use Plan, with only a few minor changes, received a positive recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission Tuesday night.

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Huskies ride new-look defense to 22-7 win

By NATHAN OSTER

After being shellacked by Riverside, the Burlington Huskies went back to the drawing board on defense, revamping their scheme in the hopes that it would allow them to put more pressure on opposing quarterbacks.

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Rebels offense on a roll in win over Shoshoni

By KARLA POMEROY

The Riverside Rebels offense continued to roll, scoring nine touchdowns against Shoshoni Friday night on the road, while the defense allowed just one score, the first in eight quarters.

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Lady Huskies go 3-1 at weekend duals

By MARLYS GOOD

The Burlington Lady Huskies went 3-1 at the Greybull-Riverside duals last weekend, needing just six sets to defeat Saratoga, 25-15, 25-13, Lovell, 25-19, 25-18 and Moorcroft, 25-19, 25-15. Then they ran up against the fired-up Lady Eagles, whom they had beaten twice earlier this season. Tongue River was more than ready and stuck Burlington, 25-17, 26-28, 13-15.

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Swimmers struggle over weekend

By NATHAN OSTER

With the season’s finish line in sight, Coach Jennifer Simmons spent the first three days of last week pushing her Greybull-Riverside swimmers to the max in their evening workouts.

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Lady Rebels play inspired volleyball in weekend duals

By MARLYS GOOD

A tragic accident that left Riverside Lady Rebel setter Dakota Darling in the intensive care unit at a Billings hospital propelled her teammates on to an inspired performance at the Greybull-Riverside Dual tournament last weekend.

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Unpredicted emergencies may break town budget

By BRENDA TENBOER

More than $125,000 may be needed to replace a section of cracked water pipe on Big B Drive, but the town’s water replacement fund balance is roughly $75,000.

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Riverside senior expected to make full recovery

By BRENDA TENBOER

Riverside High School senior Dakota Darling is expected to make a full recovery after sustaining serious injuries in a one-vehicle rollover near Manderson on Sept. 29.

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Body of missing Shell man found near Lovell   

By BRENDA TENBOER

The family of Bobby Brinkerhoff is finally getting some closure after the Shell man drowned while boating on the Big Horn River in May. Hunters from Jackson were in the process of setting up a duck blind on the river about three miles south of Lovell when they discovered Brinkerhoff’s body on Saturday.

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Michael “Mike” Harry Peterson

March 1, 1965 - Oct. 3, 2009

Funeral services for Michael “Mike” Harry Peterson of Greybull will be held Thursday (today) at 1 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mike, 44, died Oct. 3 at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Family and friends are invited to celebration of Mike’s life  Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Greybull Elks Lodge from 4-7 p.m.

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Sharon L. Crichton

Oct. 28, 1942 - Oct. 3, 2009

Cremation will take place Sunday, Oct. 11, after a family viewing and a celebration of the life of former Greybull resident Sharon Lee Crichton of Worland will be held in the summer of 2010. Sharon, 66, died Oct. 3 of a heart attack while working in her backyard.

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Raymond “Ray” Albert Winkler

Feb. 12, 1914 - Oct. 3, 2009

Funeral services for Raymond “Ray” Albert Winkler of Greybull were held Oct. 7 at the Atwood Family Chapel in Greybull. Ray, 95, died Oct. 3 at the South Big Horn County Critical Access Hospital.

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P&Z mulls public comments on Land Use Plan

By BRENDA TENBOER

The Big Horn County Planning & Zoning Commission board of trustees voted to table any decisions concerning the future of the updated land use plan after hearing comments from nearly 30 people at a public hearing held Sept. 22.

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Banned Books Week brings awareness to dangers of censorship

By KARLA POMEROY

For the past 20 years Big Horn County School District No. 4 Librarian Val Roady observes Banned Books Week at Riverside High and this week is no exception.

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Multi-million dollar runway project moves forward

By KARLA POMEROY

A Lovell construction company got a boost during these tough economic times with the $7 million airport runway project at the South Big Horn County Airport.

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Banned Books Week brings awareness in another fight for freedom

The American Library Association and its Office for Intellectual Freedom point out through its annual Banned Books Week that attempts at censorship are alive and well in the 21st century and our technological world.

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Ellen Beryl West Loomis

July 6, 1916 - Sept. 22, 2009

Funeral services for former Greybull resident Ellen Beryl West Loomis will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Greybull. Ellen, 92, of Olmsted Falls, Ohio, died Sept. 22 at Kemper House in Olmsted Falls.

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Bettencourt shines in weekend action

Buffs drop dual to Powell, finish ninth at Worland Invite

By NATHAN OSTER

After a shaky performance against Powell Friday night in their home pool, the Greybull-Riverside swimmers were back on point at Saturday’s Worland Invitational, as all six team members cut time in individual events.

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Frederick P. Booth

Sept. 17, 1934 - Sept. 20, 2009

Former Greybull dentist, Frederick P. Booth, 75, died peacefully in his sleep Sept. 20, at his home in Lexexa, Kan.

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Rebels shut out Huskies as offense scores four TDs

By KARLA POMEROY

After scoring just one touchdown in its previous eight quarters, the Riverside Rebels came out of their offensive slump in a 28-0 thumping of county rival Burlington Friday afternoon on the Huskies home field.

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Lady Huskies on a roll; overpower four opponents

BY MARLYS GOOD

The Burlington Lady Huskies powered their way to four match wins last weekend, knocking off conference opponents Dubois and St. Stephens and tacking on victories over 2A Riverside and Rocky Mountain.

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Lady Rebels below par in three set loss to Burlington

By MARLYS GOOD

When the Riverside Lady Rebels went head-to-head with Burlington last Thursday night, Riverside Coach Lindsey Schaffner had looked at it as “a match where we could work on improving; it didn’t affect our over-all record,” but she probably didn’t expect quite the workout her team got.

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