News Briefs

Book fair this week at LIE and online
Scholastic Book Fair will be open for students to view through Oct. 18 at Laura Irwin Elementary.
Purchases can be made Oct. 19 and Oct. 20 by contacting Mrs. Russell: cassie.russell@bgh4.k12.wy.us.

One Health awarded $583k grant
One Health has been awarded $583,547 from the Covid-19 Health Disparities Grant Programs.  
Wyoming has dedicated $8.1 million of federal funding to help eligible entities build up the health care infrastructure and address historical inequities in their communities.  The funding is part of Wyoming’s $38.8 million allocation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for its COVID-19 Health Disparities Grant.  The Align Team manages this portion of the COVID-19 Health Disparities Grant for the Wyoming Department of Health.
One Health plans to use this reimbursable grant to update flooring and paint at our Lovell site, produce an educational campaign surrounding services available to all community members of the Bighorn Basin regardless of their ability to pay, and assist in the architectural design of the new clinic space in Powell.

EMT class offered Nov. 14 - Feb 17
Northwest College and the University of Wyoming Extension are working together to bring an EMT class to Big Horn County that meets the schedules of farmers, ranchers and working individuals. Students who complete and pass the course will be eligible to take the National Registry EMT exam to earn their EMT certificate.
The non-credit class begins Nov. 14, 2023, and will run through Feb. 17, 2024. Instruction will be delivered via Zoom on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. For those who wish to attend in person, the class will meet at the Ten Sleep School.
Six Saturday classes for hands-on skills will be held at the Greybull Rec Center on Dec. 9, 2023; Jan. 13, 20 and 27, 2024; and Feb. 3 and 10, 2024. A skills test will take place Feb. 17. There will be no classes on Thanksgiving day or Dec. 22, 2023, through Jan. 8, 2024.
Tuition is $1,000 for the course, which includes the book, the required fingerprinting, and drug testing. If you have questions, contact University of Wyoming Extension Educator Melissa Cook at (307) 568-4160 or  mcook12@uwyo.edu.
To register, visit https://nwc.edu/learning/workforce/training, scroll down to Other Locations, and select the EMT class.

Prescribed pile burning planned in the Bighorn National Forest
Bighorn National Forest Supervisor Andrew Johnson is planning to burn piles in various locations across the forest this coming winter.  The piles are built from tree branches and limbs cut during fuels reduction and vegetation management projects.  These projects are designed to protect or reduce the risk of losing structures during wildfires and to foster diversity in forested areas.
Piles may be hand or machine built.  To inform people, specific pile locations will be posted on Bighorn National Forest social media platforms prior to ignition.  The piles may smolder for several days or weeks after ignition and will be monitored by fire specialists.  During this time, smoke may be visible in local communities or along highways.
Contact any ranger district office for more information. In Greybull, call the Medicine Wheel Ranger District at 307-765-4435.