Cody museum recognized with national service award

CODY - The Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody has won the National Medal for Museum and Library Service award.

The medal is given each year to five museums and five libraries that make their communities better places to live. The museum also will receive $10,000.

First lady Laura Bush will present the Cody center with the award during a ceremony scheduled for next Tuesday at the White House.

Buffalo field office plans prescribed burns

BUFFALO - The Bureau of Land Management Buffalo field office plans to conduct several prescribed burns in Campbell and Johnson counties this year, according to a BLM release.

Weather conditions required for burns vary, with some requiring snow cover and other requiring dry ground conditions. BLM may initiate the burns as soon as sometime this month, or when favorable weather and fuel conditions exist.

Prescribed burns are planned in areas including the Burnt Hollow management area north of Gillette, the Billy Creek Cabins area south of Buffalo, the Powder River properties in southwest Johnson County, and the Eagle Creek project area west of Kaycee.

For more information, contact Steve Hannan at the BLM Buffalo field office at (307) 684-1144.

Park County Promise scholarship announced

POWELL - Northwest College will begin giving scholarships to residents of Park County, the college announced in a release.

The scholarship is available to high school, GED and home-school students living in Park County who graduate with their class and enroll full time at the college the fall semester after graduating.

The amount of the scholarship varies according to the student's grade point average or other qualifying criteria. The amount is guaranteed for a second year if continuing eligibility requirements are maintained.

Students who receive athletic scholarships are not eligible for the scholarship.

Funds for the Promise scholarships are finite and will be awarded on a first come, first served basis until exhausted. The college encourages prospective students to apply as early as possible and no later than April 2, 2009.

To apply, students must first complete an online application for admissions at www.northwestcollege.edu/apply, and then an online scholarship application at www.northwestcollege.edu/scholarships.

50 cattle killed in semi crash

MURPHY, Idaho (AP) - Law enforcement officials in Owyhee County say about 50 head of cattle are dead after a semi-truck carrying more than 100 cattle crashed.

KTVB television in Boise reports that the crash happened Friday near Murphy's Hot Springs, not far from the Idaho-Nevada border.

Owyhee County Sheriff Gary Aman told the station that the semi driver was stopped on the edge of the road when the road gave way, causing the truck to overturn and land in the East Fork of the Jarbidge River.

Aman says residents in the region tried to help save all the cattle they could, but half the animals died. No humans were injured in the wreck.

The Idaho Hazardous Materials team, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the Elko County sheriff's office and the Twin Falls County sheriff's office all responded to the crash after an estimated 140 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into the river.

Aman says the crash was ruled an accident.