Former U.S. Sen. Al Simpson of Cody has been tapped by President Barack Obama to help lead a new commission to address the mounting federal deficit.
Today (Thursday), Obama will sign an executive order creating the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Simpson traveled to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to be on hand for the formal ceremony at the White House.
Park County’s budget for paying employees’ health insurance claims has run dry.
In December, the county had a roughly $232,000 shortfall between its insurance revenue — such as employee premiums — and costs — such as pay-outs. In January, additional losses topped $225,000, all but tapping out insurance reserves.
Around mid-March, 2010 Census forms will begin turning up in the community.
Some households will receive their forms via mail; questionnaires will be dropped off at other locations.
How a household receives the census form is not important. But Amy Bittner, an economist with the State Economic Analysis Division, said the numbers collected by the census have significant implications.
Jessee Craig makes the first move in his match with Worland’s Jared Leithead last week. The two 119 pounders will likely meet again this weekend during the West Regional Tournament in Jackson as the Powell Panthers try for their third consecutive regional championship. Tribune photo by Don Amend
It’s all been practice so far as the Powell Panther wrestlers head for Jackson for the West Regional tournament.
Twenty-five wrestlers will take the mats for the Panthers during the two-day event, vying for medals, but more importantly, for spots in the Wyoming State Finals as the Panthers go for their third straight state team title. Powell will have all weight classes filled and will enter two wrestlers in all but three weights.
The Northwest College men’s basketball team set a high-water mark for the season, dishing out 35 assists on Tuesday night as part of a 110-64 victory at Little Big Horn College. The victory improves the Trappers to 20-5 overall, keeps the team undefeated in sub-region play and ends a nearly month-long road trip.
“It was an important game, being a sub-region contest,” said Trapper head coach Andy Ward. “Any time you go on the road, you never know what’s going to happen. We came out, played hard and did what we needed to do to get the win.”
Martin Barnett (left) of Golden, Colo., eases a stretcher down ice falls for vertical ice evacuation training as Travis Hannon of Cody repels Sunday as part of the 12th Annual Water Fall Ice Festival in Cody. Tribune photo by Carla Wensky
A dizzying ice fall was the Sunday venue at the 12th annual Water Fall Ice Festival in Cody, supported by stout ropes, a spirit of adventure and community spirit.
On Sunday, search and rescue and emergency medical responders underwent vertical ice evacuation training on a frozen falls glaring at the South Fork of the Shoshone River valley.
Powell council wants county to start transportation
Members of the Powell City Council would like to see Park County’s landfill system develop into a county-wide collection and transportation system as the Cody site becomes the county’s only landfill for household waste.
The consolidation is part of meeting state Department of Environmental Quality regulations, and will involve closing the landfills in Powell, Clark and Meeteetse to household garbage over the next year or so.
Powell council wants county to start transportation
