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In 2018, local wildlife photographer Tim O'Leary photographed two cubs on the Chief Joseph Highway. The cubs had lost their mother in an illegal hunt and were left to fend for themselves before being captured and moved to a Nebraska zoo. Wildlife on our roadways is common in Park County. On Tuesday three cubs were killed in a vehicle strike, raising the number of grizzly bears lost on Yellowstone ecosystem roads this year to seven.

Three more grizzly bears killed on North Fork Highway

Tim O'Leary has a knack for taking unforgettable images of Yellowstone ecosystem and Big Horn Basin wildlife. His award winning photographs are his pride and his work in the habitat is his joy. Yet, … more

By Mark Davis | 10/1/26

Planning and zoning recommendation on county regs delayed

No need to rush. That was the message of multiple Park County commissioners on Tuesday, after some planning and zoning commission members voiced disagreements and concerns with the latest … more

By Zac Taylor | 10/1/26

Beets are unloaded at the beet pile west of town Wednesday as early harvest is in full swing in the Western Sugar Lovell factory district. First digging began Sept. 26 and, according to grower and Western Sugar Cooperative board member Ric Rodriguez, the sugar beets harvested so far have been 'excellent,' with sugar content averaging 17.77% across the factory area.

‘Late’ sugar beet dig starts early

The later-than-usual sugar beet harvest in Western Sugar’s Lovell factory district is off and running — in fact, a few days earlier than anticipated. Work at the factory in Lovell required a … more

By Dave Bonner | 10/1/26

Judge Simpson to retire in February

With his 70th birthday and mandatory retirement arriving early next year, District Court Judge Bill Simpson is preparing to leave the bench. The Wyoming Supreme Court announced Thursday that … more

By CJ Baker | 10/1/26

Standing alongside Garrett Rodriguez (center) and his mother, Pernille Rodriguez, Powell City Council President Tim Sapp (at left) presents a proclamation declaring September to be Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Garrett successfully underwent treatment for leukemia last year.

Nonprofit helps Powell family through child’s cancer treatment

After being diagnosed with leukemia last year, Garrett Rodriguez had to spend most of his spring, summer and fall at a Denver hospital. Between April and November 2025, the Powell preteen and … more

By CJ Baker | 10/1/26

Pink flamingos lined the walls of the Powell Valley Hospital conference room Monday night as the board was the first to be ‘flocked’ in the annual October fundraising campaign to raise money for the infusion department and raise breast cancer awareness.

Hospital foundation kicks off fundraisers

Amy Wells wanted to kick off the Powell Hospital Foundation’s next campaign in style, so she flocked the hospital district board meeting Monday night. Pink flamingos lined the walls, and … more

By Zac Taylor | 10/1/26

Local, state-wide elected officials unite against 'peculiar' Grand Teton baseball field pitch

JACKSON — When a reporter from The Washington Post called Teton County Commissioner Luther Propst to discuss the potential for construction of a baseball field in Grand Teton National Park, Propst … more

By Christina MacIntosh, Jackson Hole News&Guide Via Wyoming News Exchange | 10/1/26

Park County Walk to End Alzheimer’s slated for Oct. 3 in Cody

Loved ones, caregivers and supporters of Wyomingites living with Alzheimer’s disease will come together Saturday morning, Oct. 3, for the Park County Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Cody. One of … more

10/1/26

Wyoming Game and Fish is alerting hunters to changes to walk-in areas in the Big Horn Basin for this season.

Walk-in area and hunter management area changes in the Basin

CODY — Hunters planning to use walk-in areas or hunter management areas (HMAs) in the Big Horn Basin this fall are encouraged to note recent changes made for the 2026 hunting season. In the … more

10/1/26

"Windborne" is an art installation near Esterbrook created from a discarded wind turbine blade. It also serves as a snowfence.

Bucking the wind: Wyoming artists transform wind blade into snowfence

A collection of Wyoming artists is hoping for a few good, blustery snowstorms this winter in the Esterbrook community in the Medicine Bow National Forest — an opportunity to test a new art … more

By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile.com | 10/1/26

Less mule deer and pronghorn opportunities have resulted from a recent bad winter with record die-offs and chronic wasting disease. The decrease in opportunities has resulted in less revenue for the Game and Fish Department at a time when inflation is rising the cost of managing and conserving Wyoming's wildlife and habitat.

Dire financial warning

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department budget has jumped by its highest amount in years and the interim director is calling budget concerns "dire" as inflation, especially in transportation costs, is … more

By Mark Davis | 9/29/26

Mammoth Cave National Park Superintendent Barclay Trimble (center) visits with a park service employee and his son alongside then-VA Secretary Denis McDonough in 2022. Trimble is set to serve as Yellowstone's acting superintendent for the next few months.

Yellowstone gets temporary leader amid search for Sholly replacement

As the National Park Service searches for a permanent replacement for outgoing Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly, the agency has tabbed a veteran parks staffer to temporarily fill the role. … more

By CJ Baker | 9/29/26

The Cody Country Chamber of Commerce helped celebrate the summer's first departure for Chicago on May 23. By the time the season's final Chicago-bound flight left Cody on Sept. 19, some 1,740 people had used the service.

Cody-Chicago flight dubbed a success

While sky-high fuel prices made the flights more expensive than hoped, Cody airport boosters say this summer’s service to Chicago was a success. Flights between the two windy cities were … more

By CJ Baker | 9/29/26

This Ruger PC Charger (second photo) and this Davis D-32 Derringer handgun (first photo) are among nine guns that were previously turned in to the Powell Police Department and are now up for sale.

City selling off guns given to Powell police department

When Powell Police Chief Jim Rhea recently went through the department’s inventory, he learned the agency had accumulated “a lot” of civilian firearms over the years. Some were found … more

By CJ Baker | 9/29/26

UPDATE: Missing Powell woman found safe

A Powell woman who'd been missing since Saturday night was found safe in Big Horn County on Tuesday morning. more

9/29/26

New Park County regs proceed

After a final meeting last Wednesday to hash out changes to the adoption draft, a number spurred by a public hearing the week before, the Park County Planning and Zoning Commission recommended … more

By Zac Taylor | 9/29/26

Local virtual students tour Llamas Unlimited

Although Wyoming Connections Academy is a virtual school, that doesn’t stop students and staff from taking field trips in the real world. Six students with the academy from the Cody-Powell area … more

By Logan Stayton | 9/29/26

Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey's ‘Good Company’ was one of the many works up for sale in the Sept. 18 Live Auction.

Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale totals $1.3 million

At the close of the 45th Annual Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale (BBAS), bidders raised their paddles for over $1.3 million in artwork sales between the weekend’s Live Auction, Quick Draw and … more

9/29/26

UW’s first-time student enrollment grows 4.7%, new transfers up 6%

LARAMIE (WNE) — Driven by significant increases in students from outside the state, the University of Wyoming has recorded a 4.7% increase in its freshman class, while also seeing a 6% increase in … more

9/29/26

Eagle Point Area at Buffalo Bill State Park temporarily closed for maintenance

CODY — Buffalo Bill State Park temporarily closed the Eagle Point area to the public Monday, Sept. 28 through Thursday, Oct. 1, while crews complete scheduled maintenance and accessibility … more

9/29/26