- No filings for Lovell School Board as filing period nears its end
By David Peck Filings for the Nov. 4 General Election are still trickling in, although no one has yet filed for any of the four seats on the Lovell School Board, according to Annette Dillon, elections deputy ...
- Northwest surveys area residents
Northwest College used a spring 2008 survey to better understand how area residents view the college.
- Rec center busy with summer season
These are especially busy days at the Paul Stock Aquatic and Recreation Center as school winds down and summer gears up.
- Lady Cyclones finish sixth in 1A
Megan House was a part of two gold medals and a silver at the Wyoming State Track and Field Championships in Casper to lead the Southeast Cyclone girls to a sixth place team finish with 48 points.
- Commission OKs mayors' SLIB choices
"Those two applications will most likely move forward to the state for consideration out of more than $30 million in emergency funds"
The mayors of the nine incorporated towns in Big Horn County met Thursday in Lovell to review 36 project applications for $2.9 million in County-wide Consensus Block Grant money handed down by the state to be divvied up for this fiscal year.
Nine capital improvement projects totalling $2,530,063 were recommended for funding by the mayors, with another six projects submitted by special tax districts recommended for funding to the tune of $334,441.
The Lovell Canal District was recommended to receive $41,790 in grant funds for upgrades; North Big Horn Hospital $121,519 for a call system; County Weed and Pest District $21,000 for Americans with Disabilities Act improvements; Basin Recreation District $81,000 to repair the town swimming pool; Burlington Cemetery $53,200 for upgrades; and Big Horn County Fire District No. 4 $15,932 for generator housing. Read more
- Meeting examines why students drink
"I was appalled that we were the worst in Wyoming"
Perhaps the most useful information presented at Thursday night's Town Hall Meeting on Underage Drinking in Lovell was a survey of students taken just last week. via Lovell Chronicle Home Page
- Eleutian: expanding exponentially
"We really want to provide as much opportunity as we can here in the Basin"
Eleutian Technology opened an online teaching center in Lovell in July, and has recently expanded to a second building on Main Street to keep up with the demand of oversees students who want to learn English.
Eleutian Technology president and CEO Kent Holiday said the expansion increases the number of teaching stations in Lovell from four to 16, and he expects the company will continue to grow with no end in sight. The company currently employs 23 teachers in Lovell, and Holiday said they hope to employ 40 to 50 by the end of the year. Read more
- Local historian discusses early Torrington history
"Many of you have lived a part of this history"
Last night the second in a series of eight talks on the history surrounding Torrington was given at Eastern Wyoming College. via The Torrington Telegram
