U.S. Senator John Barrsso (R-WY) recently introduced the Repealing the Ill-Conceived and Problematic Book Minimum Tax Act. Barrasso said the legislation would repeal the largest tax hike from the Democrats’ tax and spending bill. Senator Barrasso This legislation is supported by the American Petroleum Institute, the National Mining Association, the

The Big Horn Rams haven’t faced a tough test since their season opening loss vs. Lovell. On Friday (October 14th), they’ll get that test right where they want it…on their home field. Since the loss, BH has outscored their last 5 opponents by a combined score of 239-53, which is an average score of about …

The weather on Friday (October 14th) should be good for playing football, but there’s going to be a lot of thunder activity in southern Sheridan County. Tongue River and Big Horn meet at 2pm, in a game where the winner secures the #1 seed out of the 2A East for the playoffs. It’s a rivalry …

The Johnson County Clerk’s Office will close to non-election business on election day this year, after the county commission approved the request from Clerk Vicki Edelman. According to discussions at the last commission meeting, the clerk’s office will still do recording but will not process titles that day to concentrate on election business. The

During their regular meeting this week, the Johnson County Cemetery District Board voted to accept and approve a new agreement with Chanda Rule to continue providing bookkeeping services to the board. She explained the need for the new contract. According to Rule the remainder of the contract will be exactly as before, with the billing …

The Johnson County School Board, during their meeting this week, discussed the recent Right Road program at Buffalo High School, and praised those who organized, volunteered, and participated in the program. The Right Road, formerly known as Freshman Impact, is a program that gives students information and real life experience to make good decisions

The House Committee that’s investigating the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, voted unanimously Thursday to subpoena former President Donald Trump for relevant documents and testimony under oath in connection with the attack on the Capitol. Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) is Vice-Chair of the January 6 Committee and

Formerly known as the One-Cent Optional Sales Tax, the General Purpose Excise Tax is returning to the ballot this year.  The one-cent sales tax is levied on sales in the city with the exception of food. The money raised from the GPET goes to pay for projects that may not otherwise be funded by the …

The Wyoming Department of Transportation and its contractor Joint Venture, Reiman Corp. and High Country Construction are a month into phase two of the reconstruction of the Ranchester Bridge.  Traffic was switched to the new eastbound lane of the bridge after Labor Day weekend. Paving is being completed from the I-90/US14 Interchange to Main Street

An environmental group filed a lawsuit Tuesday (October 11th) against U.S. Forest Service officials that alleges they polluted waterways during their campaigns against wildfires by inadvertently dropping large volumes of chemical flame retardant into streams. Government data released earlier this year found aircraft operated or contracted by the Forest