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of Land Management
outlines guidelines that
would prioritize physical
characteristics over genetic
factors and possibly greatl
lower the size of the herdf
Nancy Cerroni, director of
the Pryor Mounain Wild
Mustang Center, said the
elements of the new plan
may not only disrupt the
current social structure of
the herd but may also risk
bloodlines in the future.
A local man was found
dead Sunday morning after
an alleged drunken scuffle
took place between himself
and a com anion. Edward
Diaz, 49, 0 Byron was ar-
rested by Lovell Police on
a charge of manslaughter,
Lovell Police Chief Dan Laf-
fin said. Accordin to the
affadavit of probab 6 cause,
the victim was Simon Bra-
camontes of Lovell.
Rocky Mountain High
School seniors Aubrianne
Crosby, Caden Welling and
Justin Dausman will gradu—
ate at the top of their class
in May, whatever form that
ceremony takes.
Based on current pro—
jections, local hospitals will
likely not face overwhelm—
ing numbers of COVID—19
patients within the re-
gion, the North Big Horn
Hospital Board of Trust—
ees was told Tuesday night
during the board’s regular
meeting.
Legislative leaders vot—
ed unanimously on Thurs—
day to pursue several piec—
es of emergency legislation,
all but guaranteeing the
Wyoming Legislature will
meet in its first special ses-
sion since 2004.
Four Fremont County
residents have died due to
complications of the coro-
navirus. They are the first
confirmed deaths from the
global pandemic in Fre-
mont County. The fatalities
tripled Wyoming’s previous
COVID—19 death toll, which
now stands at six.
A series of new
public orders
issued by
Governor Mark Gordon to
take effect Friday will ease
restrictions on gyms and
personal care services.
The case of Edward
Diaz, charged with man—
slaughter for the death of a
Lovell man, has been bound
over to district court.
Hospital officials con—
firmed Wednesday
positive
the first
COVID-19 case
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through car show at the LHS Gym parking lot Friday evening, June 26, during
Mustang Days.
tested at North Big Horn
Hospital, bringing the to—
tal count to two Big Horn
County residents, who have
tested positive for the novel
coronavirus.
Big Horn County School
Districts No. 1 and No. 2
have closed their schools
for the remainder of the
school year.
North Big
tal received a loan of $2.37
million Friday to fund the
hospital’s pa roll following
a rule clari ication issued
by the Small Business Ad—
ministration which allowed
community hospitals to be
eligible for resources pro-
vided in the CARES Act, in—
cluding loans from the Pay—
check Protection Program.
The population of
North Big Horn County
will soon look fit and
well groomed as, after six
weeks of closure due to the
COVID—19 crisis, personal
care service businesses and
gyms were allowed to open
on May 1 due to a slight
relaxation of restrictions
under a new order issued
last week by Gov. Mark
Gordon.
Amid the chaos, fear
and danger of the COVlD—19
crisis, a Lovell native, Jer-
iLynn Tippetts Angal, has
plunged into the heart of
the pandemic, taking a po-
sition as a traveling nurse in
New York.
Horn Hospi-
More than 4,000 meals
were delivered weekly by
District 2 bus drivers.
Lovell High School will
honor three outstanding
graduating seniors during
a non—traditional com-
mencement on May 18 and
a traditional ceremony to
be planned for a later day
in the summer, if possible.
Lauren Mitchell is the vale-
dictorian and Merisa Col—
lins is the salutatorian. The
Class of 2020 honor student
is Rabiah Khan. '
The, Big Horn
County Health
Officer issued a
variance to the COVID—19
Order #2 on May 8 allowing
religious organizations
to gather for worship
with certain provisions,
such as the six—foot social
distancing, to be enforced
by organization leaders.
Local churches are
reopening in various stages.
After the hair 'salons,
barbershops and gyms got
the go-ahead to welcome
back customers last week,
Big Horn County restau—
rants, bars and church—
es have now received their
own OK to open up their
doors.
Either in person or vir-
tually, Wyoming lawmak-
ers will come together lat—
er this week to discuss how
best to distribute the $1.25
billion that is coming the
state’s way in the federal
coronavirus relief bill.
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shutdowns have produced
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on local recreation during
the coronavirus pandemic:
increased visitation at the
Bighorn Canyon National
Recreation Area.
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Fireworks light up the sky Saturday night, July 18, above
Cowley to wrap up the 2020 Pioneer Day celebration.
are now being resumed at
North Big Horn Hospital.
The strangest school
year in living memory end—
ed with graduation ceremo-
nies as unique as the year
that came before. This held
especially true for Lovell
High School, where se—
niors pulled up to the front
of the high school in their
vehicles, and one by one,
got out to pick up their di-
ploma, before getting back
in their car and letting the
next vehicle pull up. Rocky
Mountain High School held
an outdoor ceremony the
following night at the foot—
ball field.
A multi-sport athlete
who has excelled on and
off the court was recent-
ly named the winner of the
Wilford Mower Award as
the top female athlete in the
Big Horn Basin for Class 1A—
2A. Rocky Mountain High
School graduating senior
Aubrianne Crosby won the
award for her performanc-
es on the hardwood and on
the track.
Certified nurse prac—
titioner Ali Wagner joined
the medical staff at North
Big Horn Hospital in April.
Wagner brings a wealth of
experience to the job in pe—
diatrics, women’s health
and family medicine.
While it still ranks
near the bottom in
confirmed cases
of COVID—19, Big Horn
County saw its total double
over the Memorial Day
weekend, growing from
two to four following the
positive tests of two women
who contracted the virus
while working outside the
county.
The Board of Trustees
for North Big Horn Hospi-
tal accepted a request from
CEO Rick SchrOed'er: toas—
lay his retirement indefi-
nitely last week in their May
19 regular meeting.
Local high school offi-
cial Chris Edwards has been
selected by the Wyoming
Sports Officials Association
as the football official of the
year for his 21 years of ser-
vice to the sport.
Hunter Harris and Pat-
ti Sanders were named top
senior athletes at LHS.
June,
The ballot is set for the
2020 Primary Election
in Big Horn County,
and there are few contested
races at the local level.
Filing for office ended on
Friday.
Outdoor gatherings of
up to 250 are now allowed
by the state, rekindling
hope for public celebrations
within Big Horn County.
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