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The election is over.
Now, it’s time for those we’ve elected, or who were elected in spite of our votes, to prepare for the work ahead.
An election doesn’t solve anything. …
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By Zac Taylor
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11/10/26
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Proposition 1, the measure to exempt 50% of the value of primary residential homes from property taxes and thereby giving homeowners more relief from the recent years of quickly rising rates, fell …
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By Zac Taylor
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11/5/26
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Hopefully by the time you’ve read this you have voted or preparing to, as today (Tuesday) is Election Day, one which will have some big implications for our community, the state and the …
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By Zac Taylor
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11/3/26
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Cody pediatrician Dr. Peter Sidor is Park County’s new public health officer, and I agree with the commissioners and public health staff in thinking he’ll be a good fit for our county.
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By Zac Taylor
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10/27/26
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Last week we wrapped up a three part series from Park County Assessor Terry Call on property taxes, including information on Proposition 1 on the November ballot, as well as publishing the last of …
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By Zac Taylor
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10/20/26
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Today (Tuesday) begins what could very well be the final stretch of time the county will accept comment — both via email and in person — regarding the county’s development standards and …
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By Zac Taylor
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10/13/26
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I’ve never been into the idea of “keeping up with the Joneses.”
Aside from the fact that I don’t live near any families of Joneses, I’ve never minded the oft repeated line that Wyoming …
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By Zac Taylor
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10/6/26
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Last Thursday night, leaving the hospital after listening to an interesting talk by Dr. Galen Mills about using a robot for knee surgeries, I drove down Tower Boulevard to U.S. Highway 14A, expecting …
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By Zac Taylor
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9/29/26
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With Park County Planning and Zoning’s public hearing last week on phase two of the county’s Development Standards and Regulations, the end is — potentially — in sight for a process that has …
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By Zac Taylor
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9/22/26
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It’s going to be a quieter fall politically in Park County, but the November election still holds some big decisions.
With the dust settled on the filings for special districts, the Park …
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By Zac Taylor
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9/15/26
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Why are some Republicans wanting to eat their own?
State Sen. Eric Barlow of Gillette handily won the Republican nomination for governor in the party primary election Aug. 18.
Handily won, …
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By Dave Bonner
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9/8/26
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To say that property tax relief is a big deal for Wyoming homeowners is an understatement.
It’s all about seeking redress to a general citizen complaint about escalating property taxes.
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By Dave Bonner
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9/1/26
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The sounds of Parkside’s fun intercom announcement once again carries over the breeze, kids fly by on bikes, kindergartners clutch hands of parents walking to school — the school year is …
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By Zac Taylor
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8/25/26
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Many are talking as I write this Wednesday morning about the massive changes statewide in this primary election, such as what happens to the Freedom Caucus after losing so many seats — statewide …
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By Zac Taylor
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8/20/26
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Hopefully most of those reading this have voted in the primary election by now, and if you haven’t, and it’s before 7 p.m. Tuesday, there’s still time. Go vote!
I’ve mentioned …
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By Zac Taylor
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8/18/26
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Those big and mostly colorful postcards in your mailbox in recent weeks are the new election billboards of the day.
They keep coming and coming, so somebody ponying up the production cost and …
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By Dave Bonner
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8/13/26
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Two sub-adult grizzly bears running through fields and yards north of Powell is just one more sign of how many of the big bruins there are in this region.
These bears were well outside of …
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By Zac Taylor
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8/11/26
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Every election season there are those who will say that this election is the most important in history. I know enough history not to go that far. (As one example, the presidential election of 1860 …
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By Zac Taylor
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8/4/26
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The Park County commissioners determined last week to ensure that, if a company wants to build a data center on private land in rural Park County, the community would have a say before any potential …
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By Zac Taylor
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7/28/26
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The Park County Fair opens fully today — some events have been going on since last week — and this year is even more special.
This year marks 100 years of the county fair being …
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By Zac Taylor
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7/21/26
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