News

02/12/2026 - 8:00am
Big Horn County Commission hears concerns over potential ICE agreements
On Feb. 3, Valmore Gibson addressed the county commissioners with his concerns about ICE. Gibson said he had never appeared in front of a board like this. He told the commission he had read in the newspaper about a proposal the county had received...
Winter Festival brought families together for old fashioned fun
Dellos caps 40-year career at Basin newspaper
Community weighs in on four-day school week
Community Calendar
Wyoming Food Bank distribution set for Saturday

Obituaries

02/04/2026 - 2:13pm
Robert Thomas Urbach
Robert Thomas Urbach, 76, passed away Jan. 27, 2026, at Banner Wyoming Medical Center in Casper.  Cremation has taken place.  Services will be held at a later date.
Darlene Rose Pearce
Jack Douglas Ford
Patsy Ilene (Mills) Webb
Claudia Lynn (Mace) Trumbull
David (Dusty) Dennis Williams

Opinion

02/12/2026 - 8:00am
“I don’t want to say goodbye…”
There is a 100% guarantee that when Pam Dellos reads this headline, she will sing “for the summer.”  The line is from the Brian Hyland song “Sealed with a kiss.” It came out in the 1960s. The first line of the song is “I don’t want to say goodbye...
Pages of the Past
Letter to the Editor: Constitutional violations should concern us all
Letter to the Editor: Don’t ICE agents have the right to protect themselves?
Letter to the Editor: Local law enforcement should partner with ICE
Letter to the Editor: Thrift shop contributes to community in many ways