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Twelve pronghorn illegally shot and left to waste

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is seeking information on 12 pronghorn illegally shot and left to waste north of Kemmerer in antelope Hunt Area 93. Kemmerer Game Warden Alex Poncelet received a … more

5/6/25

Staff, parents and students gather for the ribbon cutting of Innotech Studios.

Sunset Elementary opens new collaborative space

Cody's Sunset Elementary School, in partnership with community organizations and state initiatives, recently held a grand opening of a new collaborative space, Innotech Studios. These active learning … more

5/6/25

Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame announces Class of 2025

CASPER — The Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame (WCHF) has selected 23 inductees for the Class of 2025. The WCHF State Board of Directors voted on the nominees from across the state during its annual … more

5/6/25

Veterans invited to health, benefit claims clinic May 14

CODY — The Cody VA Clinic, in partnership with the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) and Wyoming Veterans Commission, invites veterans, their family members and caregivers for a VA Health … more

5/6/25

Fishing and watercraft on May 8 agenda

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Cody Region invites the public to a meeting to discuss the Chapter 22 watercraft regulations and Chapter 46 fishing regulations. The meeting will … more

5/6/25

Bighorn sheep are one of the species in Wyoming's alpine area listed as one of the mammals of greatest conservation need in the 2017 State Wildlife Action Plan. The process has begun to work on a 2027 plan.

Comments requested for State Wildlife Action Plan

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has initiated the revision process for Wyoming’s State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP), which is updated every 10 years. The department is currently soliciting … more

5/6/25

Derrick Shreve started his YouTube channel just six months ago, but has already built a community of hundreds eager to learn more from the Powell resident with 20 years combined military and law enforcement experience. He mixes shooting sports with fitness to help others stay prepared for an uncertain future.

Targeted audience: Local YouTuber aims to build a community around outdoor sports and fitness

Sunday after church Derrick Shreve met Lovell shooting sports enthusiast Tayton Hodges at the local range to run drills and work on perfecting proper techniques. As a former military and law … more

By Mark Davis | 5/1/25 | 1 comment

Seaton Smith (at left) and Leo Chen (center), co-founders of LEO Verification Systems, explain their portable gluten-detecting devices and their company as Wyoming Business Council Northwest Regional Director Kristin Bonk Fong (at right) looks on during a September meeting at Smith’s rural Powell warehouse. The company recently began selling its testers to the public.

Powell-based start-up creates new, convenient way to test for gluten

The deep dish pizza delivered to Seaton and Jill Smith last fall looked delicious, and the folks in the kitchen insisted it was gluten free. But the couple needed some more assurance. Both … more

By CJ Baker | 5/1/25

Back to Boston

More than 31,000 racers converged on Boston to take part in the 129th Boston Marathon on April 21 — among those competing was local runner Kinley Bollinger, making her second appearance at the … more

By Seth Romsa | 5/1/25

NWC works with other community colleges on gun policy

The Wyoming community colleges have been working together on a policy to handle no longer being, for the most part, gun free zones, in the wake of legislation that eliminates the bulk of them as of … more

By Zac Taylor | 5/1/25

The Northwest College Class of 2023 stands during the commencement ceremony. This year's event is Saturday, May 10 at the Cabre Gym.

Northwest College Commencement scheduled for Saturday, May 10

Commencement exercises at Northwest College are scheduled for Saturday, May 10, beginning at 10:30 a.m. in Cabre Gym. The ceremony will be live streamed on the NWC Facebook page and YouTube, or … more

5/1/25

Southside Elementary School music teacher Kati Sears celebrates with students after being named the North Big Horn Basin Music Educator of the Year earlier this month.

Sears named North Big Horn Basin Music Educator of the Year

Highlighting her years of hard work in the classroom, veteran music teacher Kati Sears has been named the North Big Horn Basin Music Educator of the Year. “Southside Elementary School and … more

By Braden Schiller | 5/1/25

Teen crashes after high-speed chase

A 16-year-old Powell girl is alleged to have fled from the Wyoming Highway Patrol late Monday night, touching speeds as high as 137 mph before crashing on Wyo. Highway 294. The girl received … more

By CJ Baker | 5/1/25

WYDOT's new ‘Bicycle in Tunnel’ sign was dropped to the ground from its mounting bracket and was damaged, and a ‘When Flashing’ sign was stolen.

Safety signs vandalized, stolen near tunnels west of Cody

A pair of safety signs valued at more than $1,000 were vandalized/stolen this past weekend east of the big tunnel west of Cody on U.S. Highway 14/16/20W. "Stealing and vandalizing signs is … more

5/1/25

Current SNOTEL reports show slight improvement over 2024

While the Big Horn Basin has been blessed with some welcome precipitation recently, the area (including the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem) is still abnormally dry or worse as dry or drought … more

By Mark Davis | 5/1/25

Northern Arapaho school administrator to talk at Cody Library

Sergio Maldonado calls himself a pragmatic, positive optimist. The director of Northern Arapaho Tribal Education on the Wind River Reservation is set to speak Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Cody … more

By Zac Taylor | 5/1/25

Groups host community Fly Fishing Fair

Fishing season has arrived and if you are interested in learning the basics of fly fishing, East Yellowstone Trout Unlimited, Wyoming Outdoorsmen and North Fork Anglers are hosting a Fly Fishing … more

5/1/25

Livingston Elementary teacher named North Big Horn Basin Young Music Educator of the Year

Livingston Elementary School’s music teacher has been honored for her work. Ari Joskow was recently selected as the North Big Horn Basin Young Music Educator of the Year. This … more

5/1/25

Wyo. Highway 296 winds through mountainous country northwest of Cody, including near Pilot Peak.

Chief Joseph Highway improvements begin

A $9.8 million highway improvement project beginning this month will improve highway pavements on Wyo. Highway 296 (Chief Joseph Scenic Highway), and includes rehabilitation of the Crandall Creek and … more

5/1/25

Wyoming Game and Fish urges public to help protect outdoor access from vandalism

ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is calling on hunters, anglers, and all outdoor recreationists to be on the lookout and promptly report vandalism in public … more

5/1/25