CJ Bigler Jones
April 26, 1977    Aug. 19, 2009

CJ Bigler Jones accomplished amazing things in his short life and was rocketed home to be with his heavenly father on August 19, 2009.

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Karla’s Kolumn
Battling flying ants and salt cedar

Last week I took a break from my newspaper profession and worked at my “other job,” co-owner of Headwater Weed Control Services.

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Robert ‘Bobby’ Merlin Brinkerhoff   A “Celebration of Life” of Bobby Brinkerhoff, 39, who has been missing on the Big...

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Cloud Peak Wilderness death under investigation

By BRENDA TENBOER
Bighorn National Forest rangers discovered the body of an unidentified man in the Cloud Peak Wilderness Area on Monday morning.

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Freshmen get oriented to high school as school year begins

By KARLA POMEROY
Twenty-two of 27 freshmen gathered in the Riverside High School Library Monday afternoon for an orientation session that ended with a tour and ice cream.

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Commissioners hears updates on road issues

By KARLA POMEROY
Last week’s meeting of the Big Horn County Commissioners provided a lot of information but few action items.

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Council votes against P&Z, supports Greyco Subdivision
Bertagnole threatens to pull plug on development

By BRENDA TENBOER

In a move that outraged some members of the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Basin Town Council voted to allow 3,500-square-foot lots in a mixed residential zone for duplexes in the Greyco Subdivision at 815 E. St.

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Margaret Elaine Randolph

Feb. 19, 1929 - Aug. 9, 2009

Funeral services for former Greybull resident Margaret Elaine Randolph will be held Thursday, Aug. 20 at 2 p.m. at Creel Funeral Home in Lewistown, Mont. Margaret, 80, died Aug. 9 in San Luis Obispo, Calif.

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Betty Ann Morris

Aug. 16, 1934 - Aug. 12, 2009

Funeral services for Betty Ann Morris were held Aug. 17 at the First Baptist Church in Basin. Betty, 74, died Aug. 12 at the Wyoming Retirement Center in Basin.

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  On hearing the news today that Wyoming will get $6.4 million in federal economic stimulus funding for projects aimed at restoring forest health and reducing fuels for wildland fires, Gov. Dave Freudenthal issued the following statement:

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By BRENDA TENBOER

The ancillary services suite at South Big Horn Critical Access Hospital is slated for completion on August 31, as scheduled.

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Esther Maxine Wieser

Feb. 2, 1922 - Aug. 6, 2009

Graveside services for Esther Maxine Wieser of Riverton were held Aug. 11 at Mountain View Cemetery in Riverton. Maxine, 87, died Aug. 6 at Wind River Healthcare.

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Andrew William Gifford

Sept. 6, 1921 - Aug. 6, 2009

Funeral services for Andrew “Andy” Gifford of Lovell will be held Thursday (today) at 2 p.m. at Haskell Funeral Home in Lovell. Andy, 87, died Aug. 6 at his home in Lovell.

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The state’s first human West Nile virus (WNV) cases have been reported to the Wyoming Department of Health and identified through lab testing in an adult female from Converse County and an adult male from Platte County.

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By BRENDA TENBOER

Folks dished out more compliments and fewer complaints about the Big Horn County Fair this year and board members are taking steps to see the trend continues.

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Council hears cat and dog issues
Electrical, raw water rates increase Aug. 15

By KARLA POMEROY
The Basin Town Council covered a busy agenda in just over an hour Monday night; an agenda that included dog and cat issues, rate increases and a master plan for the town.

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Greyco developer threatens to pull out of Basin

By BRENDA TENBOER
Long-time Basin dentist David Peterson attended the July 28 meeting of the Basin Planning and Zoning Commission to show support for the Greyco Subdivision and developer Karl Bertagnole.

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Fordyce returns to Big Horn County Fair, this time as judge

By KARLA POMEROY
Former Greybull resident Clay Fordyce returned to the Big Horn County Fair about nine years after winning the Grand Champion Market Steer as a Shell Rough Rider 4-H member.

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Safety needs to come first when boating

It’s been a devastating summer on the water in the Big Horn Basin. Since Memorial Day there have been three drownings, with another reported in Boysen Reservoir Tuesday.

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