Fred Krieg received a call at 6:30 a.m. from a truck driver notifying him that his farm about two miles west of Lingle was under water as the result of a breach of the Interstate Canal. By later Friday morning, that breach threatened the small Wyoming town.
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Yellowstone National Park
A Boy Scout troop from Littleton, Colo., pets Mr. Bates, a dog owned by park visitor Mary Carbrey of Sacramento Calif., as they all wait for Yellowstone National Park to begin letting visitors in on Wednesday at the East Gate.
Yellowstone National Park
Visitors with qualifying license plates wait in line to enter Yellowstone National Park at 7 a.m. Wednesday at the East Gate.
Yellowstone reopening
Park visitors speak to each other outside of the Shoshone National Forest as their cars sit in line to enter Yellowstone National Park on Wednesday at the East Gate.
Yellowstone National Park
Tourists exit their vehicles and look at the line of cars behind them while waiting to enter Yellowstone National Park at 7 a.m. Wednesday at the East Gate.
Yellowstone National Park
Mountains are backed up by a blue sky on June 22, 2022 in Yellowstone National Park.
Old Faithful
A bison eats grass next to Old Faithful geyser on Wednesday in Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park
A ranger confirms that a truck can enter Yellowstone National Park on Wednesday at the East Entrance. The park used a license plate system to limit visitors as it recovers from last week's massive flooding. Wednesday was the first day that visitors were allowed to enter Yellowstone.
Old Faithful
Visitors stand in line at the information desk inside of the Old Faithful Visitor Education Center on June 22 at Yellowstone National Park. Park visitation was down significantly in June, when flooding closed Yellowstone for nine days.
Old Faithful
Park visitors watch as Old Faithful erupts on Wednesday in Yellowstone National Park. Crowds were relatively light on the first day of the park's reopening.
Rebecca Roland
Yellowstone Park Ranger Rebecca Roland stands outside of the East Entrance on Wednesday in Yellowstone National Park.
Yellowstone National Park
Visitors with qualifying license plates wait in line to enter Yellowstone National Park at 7 a.m. on Wednesday at the East gate. The park opened an hour later for the first time in nine days.
Nicole Heldt is a reporter with the Star-Herald, covering agriculture. She can be reached at 308-632-9044 or by email at nheldt@starherald.com.
