Basin Republican Rustler

01/06/2026

***Update as of 7:00AM 1/6/2025***
The 911/phone outage is due to a cut fiber line in or near Casper, Wy. We have not received any estimate as of yet to when services may be restored.

We are also receiving reports of poor cellular network coverage within the Big Horn Basin.

If you have an emergency please dial 911. If your unable to get through on our administrative lines please dial 307-272-4826 as an alternate.

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The Big Horn County Sheriffs Office 911 and administrative phone lines are down. TCT West and LUMEN have been notified and are currently working on identifying and fixing the issue.

911 phone lines are currently being routed to and answered by the Washakie County Sheriffs Office in Worland.

During this outage if you need emergency services please dial 911 or dial 307-272-4826 for non-emergency administrative assistance.

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving! Here are some of our favorite recipes from Cindi Smith's kindergarten class to help you out with tonight's dinner.

10/27/2025

10/23/2025

We're thinking of joining up Smugmugs with the Greybull Standard so Basin folks can see and purchase their photos online, too. Check out this week's Rustler pics at:

This gallery hosted by SmugMug; your photos look better here.

09/26/2025

09/22/2025

Lacking 8 percent of the land acquisitions and easements required to start the Alkali Creek Reservoir project is preventing its kickoff, with the state standing to invest taxpayer dollars even if landowners do not buy-in.
Read the full story at: https://www.basinrepublican-rustler.com/content/state-offers-more-irrigators-hyattville-reservoir-so-far-no-bites

09/19/2025

Seeking groovy Big Horn County or
Big Horn Mountains fall photos for the paper. Please email to [email protected].

09/19/2025

John Gibler of Basin was asked to flip the coin at Riverside’s military appreciation game on Saturday. Gibler served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Read the full story at: https://www.basinrepublican-rustler.com/content/wwii-veteran-honored-military-appreciation-football-game

09/01/2025

The Tanner family moved to Basin in 2023. They dreamed of a community garden. Today, that dream is raising a lot of produce. It is also raising hope for those with food insecurity.
Read the full story at: https://basinrepublican-rustler.com/content/hope-reigns-community-garden-basin-raises-produce-and-fellowship

08/29/2025

When Basin was just a baby, not at its very beginning, but shortly thereafter a woman came to town. She had a team of mules and a buckboard. In 1905 she bought a piece of property in what would have been the southwestern outskirts of Basin. Then she set about to collect the materials to build her house. We know that her name was Ida Hand. We know that she cut and hauled all of the logs for her house down from the Big Horn Mountains herself. The county records show a structure on the property by 1910 and legend has it that it was completed in 1912.
Last year, Christie Christopherson, who was raised in Basin and admittedly would take a longer way home from school just so she could walk past the house because she loved it, bought the house with the intention of restoring it and either renting it out or living in it after retirement.
Read the full story at: https://basinrepublican-rustler.com/content/120-year-old-log-house-recently-brought-back-life

08/16/2025

Happy Relaxation Day! As you relax today, plan your weekend outdoor fun.

Our Events Calendar wyorec.info/events has the details for the events listed on our map, AND hiking, biking, trail running, water sports, and all things outdoor recreation. What are you waiting for? Get outside and pack in as much summer fun as you can. ☀️

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08/12/2025

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