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Headless, Pawless Grizzly Bear Carcass Has an Interesting Story
A river guide came across something she didn’t expect to see in the Yellowstone River near Gardiner, Montana earlier this week—a headless, pawless grizzly bear carcass. Her photo of it in the river has caused quite a stir. And you can imagine all the questions people have. Turns out, there’s a logical explanation for this morbid scene.
National Chain Bails in Helena, Great Falls Safe for Now
National Chain Bails in Helena, Great Falls Safe for Now. In a kind of good news, bad news kind of way, Big Lots has started to close stores across the United States. That would be part of the bad news. The other part is that one of those stores is located in Helena, Montana.
2,577 horses rounded up in BLM North Lander horse gather
CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Bureau of Land Management’s efforts to control horse populations in the North Lander Complex is complete, with 2,577 total horses rounded up. According to a BLM Facebook post, the creatures were gathered from BLM-managed public lands and adjacent private lands where they had moved outside of the complex.
On the ground in Milwaukee: Chair of BHC Republicans says party energized following RNC
Following the recent assassination attempt on former President Trump, the eyes of the nation were fixed on Milwaukee, Wis., last week during the four-day Republican National Convention. Among the thousands who filled the Fiserv Forum each day were two residents of Big Horn County. Sharon Hall of Lovell and Roxanne...
Anderson represents LHS in North-South All-Star basketball game
Recent Lovell High School graduate Parker Anderson was selected to compete for the North team in the annual Wyoming Coaches Association North vs. South All-Star boys basketball game held at Casper College on Saturday as the North defeated the South 80-69. After a week full of practicing and team bonding activities to get to know one another, the graduated seniors from around the state took the court on Saturday for one final game of their high school careers.
Mustangs finish third at district tournament, clinch state berth
Playing some of their best baseball of the season, the Lovell Mustangs punched their ticket to the state tournament with a 3-1 record at the Class A West District Tournament in Green River over the weekend. The Mustangs edged tournament host Green River Friday evening, fell to Cody Saturday 12-2,...
Mustangs C squad competitive at state tourney
The Lovell Mustangs C all-star team played strong baseball as host of the American Legion Class C State Tournament in Cowley over the weekend, although they didn’t put a check in the win column, dropping two close games. Thursday night, the Mustangs fell to a strong Laramie team, 3-1,...
Asay, Wambeke win Pioneer Day Fun Run races
A pair of local high school track and field competitors captured the two individual titles at the Pioneer Day Fun Run in Cowley Saturday morning. Lovell High School incoming senior Stetson Asay easily won the 5K race in a time of 21:35, while Rocky Mountain High School sophomore-to-be Dalan Wambeke defended his title in the mile, winning the race in a time of 6:37, 30 seconds faster than his time a year ago.
Ace Holes win Cowley Pioneer Day volleyball tournament
Nine teams competed on Saturday afternoon at the Cowley Pioneer Day volleyball tournament. In the championship, the Ace Holes matched up against Air Traffic Control in an exciting three-set match to determine the winner. In the best two-out-of-three games, the Ace Holes edged out the first set 25-23 before falling...
Cowley Riding Club’s Pioneer Day Rodeo saw it all
Great stock, great athletes, hot temperatures, torrential rains, ravaging winds and a big day of rodeo is how organizers described this year’s annual Pioneer Day Rodeo, held Saturday. This was the 75th year the rodeo has been held at the Cowley Rodeo Grounds. The Cowley Riding Club organizes the...
Thousands of Customers Still Need Power After Montana Storm
If you're still in the dark today, you're not alone. Northwestern Energy and other local utilities are waging a massive battle to repair millions of dollars in damage following Wednesday's big storm. Judging from the damage we've seen, some of those repairs may still take days. Northwestern Energy estimates as...
Montanans Voice Anger Over Possible Planned Outages.
Montana is currently in the middle of a heatwave. Folks from all over the state are doing their best to stay cool, especially those without air conditioning. While many folks are rushing out to buy portable ACs, fans, and other devices that might help them take on the heat, recent news from NorthWestern Energy raised more than one eyebrow when the company said they're preparing for the possibility of planned outages.
Man Found ‘Passed Out’ in Car While Driving in Missoula
Missoula, MT (KGVO-AM News) - On July 19, 2024, a Missoula Police Department Officer was dispatched to the area of 1215 Phillips Street regarding a man who appeared to be passed out in his vehicle while driving. When the officer arrived, the complainant pointed him toward a vehicle that was parked at the intersection of Sherwood Street and Shakespeare Street.
County residents among attendees at historic RNC convention in Wisconsin
Following the recent assassination attempt on former President Trump, the eyes of the nation were fixed on Milwaukee, Wis., last week during the four-day Republican National Convention. Among the thousands who filled the Fiserv Forum each day were two residents of Big Horn County. Sharon Hall of Lovell and Roxanne...
Thousands of Customers Still Need Power After Montana Storm
If you're still in the dark today, you're not alone. Northwestern Energy and other local utilities are waging a massive battle to repair millions of dollars in damage following Wednesday's big storm. Judging from the damage we've seen, some of those repairs may still take days. Northwestern Energy estimates as...
Red Cross Operates Shelters During Busy Fire Season
Residents of Oregon and SW Washington are in the middle of a busy wildfire season as the climate crisis threatens to upend more communities. The American Red Cross Cascades Region opened our first shelter in La Pine on June 25th due to the Darlene 3 Fire and we have not stopped since. We are currently operating in 4 different locations in our region plus we are helping support or neighboring Red Cross regions in Washington, Idaho and Montana.
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