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Lovell man to be jailed for public sex acts

When a Lovell man publicly exposed himself in Powell and Cody last year, prosecutors said it was a continuation of a decades-long pattern of behavior. Charging documents say Dennis Thompson, 54, … more

By CJ Baker | 4/9/24

Heart Mountain Interpretive Center designated a Smithsonian Affiliate

The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation announced Monday the Interpretive Center has been designated a Smithsonian Institute affiliated museum, becoming only the second Wyoming museum to receive the … more

By Mark Davis | 4/9/24

Wyomingites encouraged to join organ donor registry

Right now in Wyoming, more than 100 people are waiting and hoping for a life-saving organ transplant. And amid National Donate Life Month, residents across the state and country are being encouraged … more

By CJ Baker | 4/9/24

Allie Gilliatt (center) was given a signing ceremony at Powell High School on March 28 surrounded by her family and friends. Gilliatt will be competing with Casper College for speech and debate on an all-tuition-paid scholarship. From left: Powell High School students Geo Dilworth, Mason Coombs, Gilliatt, graduate Liz Peterson and Paige McConnell.

Gilliatt to compete for Casper speech and debate

Powell High School senior Allie Gilliatt sat down in front of a background covered in the Powell Panthers logo with a smile on her face and a shirt that read “Casper.” She hand stitched … more

By Braden Schiller | 4/9/24

Recently a controlled burn north of Worland burned fence and may have damaged utilities inside the state right-of-way. WYDOT reminds people to check weather conditions prior to lighting the match on a controlled burn.

Plan ahead: Check the weather, avoid spring burning in state rights-of-way

Many ranchers and farmers head outside to begin their annual agricultural burns when the outside temperatures are warm. Each year, as the spring burning season gets into full swing, at … more

4/9/24

Game and Fish Director Brian Nesvik set to retire in September

CHEYENNE — Wyoming Game and Fish Department Director Brian Nesvik will retire in September after 29 years of dedicated service to conserving Wyoming’s wildlife, according to a Game … more

4/9/24

Park County Travel Council to again offer $200K grant

For the second year the Park County Travel Council will conduct a tourism-focused grant program for projects within the county that enhance the tourism industry through new outdoor … more

4/9/24

County population still growing

Since April 1, 2020, as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and its restrictions were starting to come to fruition, 1,460 more people had moved into Park County than have moved out by July 1, 2023. … more

4/9/24

Heart Mountain Interpretive Center will be able to offer information on people interned at Heart Mountain during World War II who were draft resisters.

WRA files of Heart Mountain draft resisters now available

Government records for the Heart Mountain incarcerees who resisted the draft during World War II are now available for family members, researchers and the general public on the Heart Mountain … more

4/9/24

Wyoming veterans enrolled in VA health care increased by 35.44% increase over last year

WASHINGTON, DC — The Department of Veterans Affairs has enrolled 745 Wyoming veterans in VA health care over the past 365 days — 35.44% more than it enrolled the previous year, … more

4/9/24

Wyoming job-stayers see 4.9% wage growth, new data from ADP shows

CHEYENNE (WNE) — New data shows workers in Wyoming who have stayed in their job for at least 12 months saw their wages rise by 4.9% compared to the same time last year, with a median annual … more

4/9/24

A wolf walks through the snow in Yellowstone National Park’s Hayden Valley.

Wildlife officials respond to alleged wolf abuse

Wyoming wildlife officials on Thursday released their first public statement about a wolf that was illegally taken captive and then subjected to alleged abuses that have generated outrage around the … more

By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com | 4/9/24

Inmate tests positive for drugs after drinking what she thought was Kool-Aid

GILLETTE (WNE) — The Campbell County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a woman tested positive for a controlled substance after drinking what she believed to be Kool-Aid. A … more

4/9/24

The Sage Creek Community Club has a long history of hosting events at its over 100-year-old clubhouse east of Cody.

Sage Creek Community Club to host program on coins

The mainstay of the Sage Creek Community Club has been the tradition of country dances, cake auctions, bingo and pinochle games along with carry-in suppers. In the club’s early history, … more

By Cheryl Darling, Sage Creek historian | 4/9/24

Woman imprisoned for crashing into Cody restaurant

A Cody woman has been sentenced to prison for drunkenly crashing into a building last year and injuring a person inside. Heather L. Johnson recently received a four- to six-year sentence on a … more

By CJ Baker | 4/4/24

No hand count: Commissioners stick with electronic vote tabulators for election season

Despite calls from some area residents and the Park County Republican Party for a hand count of the upcoming elections, local ballots will again be tabulated by electronic machines in 2024. … more

By Zac Taylor | 4/4/24

Pronghorn travel along Wyo. Highway 120 south of Cody. Herd numbers are either stagnant or declining in the northwest corner of the state and the proportion of wildlife killed by vehicles is increasing.

Highway crossing threatens unique pronghorn herd

In the rolling sagebrush flats east of Cody roams one of the most unusual pronghorn herds in the world, but rarity doesn’t spare its members from a familiar threat of the modern world. … more

By Christine Peterson, WyoFile.com | 4/4/24

Joint mass casualty training event on the Northwest College campus April 9

The Northwest College Nursing, EMS, EMT, Paramedic, and Criminal Justice programs will be participating in a joint training event on the main Powell campus on Tuesday, April 9. According to a … more

4/4/24

From left, WYDOT Director Darin Westby, Craig Brown, Fred Sherburne, Catarino Zapata, Logan Whipple and WYDOT Transportation Commissioner Mike Baker were recently honored for their life-saving heroism.

Basin maintenance workers honored for life-saving heroism

Four Wyoming Department of Transportation maintenance workers saved the life of a man Jan. 3 on U.S. Highway 14 east of Greybull in the Bighorn Mountains. Fred Sherburne, Craig Brown, … more

4/4/24

Lovell senior wins oratorical contest in Powell

It isn’t often that you meet a high school student who loves to talk about the U.S. Constitution or is as knowledgeable about it as Lovell High School senior Riley Laffin. Recently Laffin … more

By Patti Carpenter, Lovell Chronicle | 4/4/24