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Students collect data from 2025 Lamb-a-Year lambs.

Wyoming Wool Initiative launches fifth annual Lamb-a-Year program

LARAMIE — The Wyoming Wool Initiative, in partnership with the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources, is now accepting applications for its 2026-2027 … more

9/18/26

UW Extension’s John Hewlett helps organize Federal Reserve Agricultural Roundtable in Cheyenne

A group of Wyoming farmers and ranchers will come together the morning of Sept. 24 doing something few producers ever get to do: communicating to the nation’s central bank, in their own words, the … more

9/18/26

Bill Dingus, owner of the ranch alongside his wife Mary Anne Duncan, showcases a solar-powered cow collar the ranch recently acquired to assist in pasture management. The new system allows ranchers to implement virtual fences so that they can control and track where cattle move.

TE Ranch: Conservation and cattle on the Absaroka front

To the southwest of Cody, 35 miles up the South Fork of the Shoshone River and flanked by Carter Mountain and the Wapiti Range, sits the historic TE Ranch. The ranch, established by Buffalo Bill … more

By Logan Stayton | 9/17/26

Dr. Aaron Billin (right) is recognized by county commissioners (from left) Scott Mangold, Kelly Simone, Dossie Overfield, Lloyd Thiel and Scott Steward on Tuesday afternoon. Billin recently announced he will be stepping down from the post of Park County Public Health Officer after roughly 11 years.

Billin, public health officer through Covid, to retire

Dr. Aaron Billin, who served as the Park County Public Health Officer for more than 11 years, most notably through the Covid pandemic, is retiring. Billin has been winding down his … more

By Zac Taylor | 9/17/26

Ron Niziolek poses with an elk he killed in the Sunlight area in September 2025. The photo was later published in a bowhunting publication and seen by a game warden, who issued citations. Niziolek was cleared by a jury last month.

Jury clears Cody bowhunter who was accused of wasting meat

A Cody bowhunter freely acknowledged to authorities that he took only the head of a bull elk that he killed in the Sunlight area last fall. But Ron Niziolek said he had good reason to leave the … more

By CJ Baker | 9/17/26

Cody Conservation District pushes for county funding

With tens of thousands of promised grant dollars slow in coming, the Cody Conservation District nearly had to close its doors earlier this month. A temporary shutdown of the district was only … more

By CJ Baker | 9/17/26

Powell district resumes sampling of impaired Bitter Creek

After going without a manager for five months, the Powell Clarks Fork Conservation District has been relaunching its efforts to assist landowners and promote conservation. “We’re rising up … more

By CJ Baker | 9/17/26

All of the golf course holes are sponsored by local companies and include features on the course to reflect that, such as the old cars players have to work around on the hole sponsored by Body & Paint by Tait.

Mini golf course to open next to drive-in theater

Powell fans of miniature golf will finally have a place to play locally this weekend. Dreamy Putz, located alongside the American Dream Drive-In, opens to the public Saturday morning at 11 … more

By Zac Taylor | 9/17/26

Three new businesses hold ribbon cuttings

Three new businesses on Mountain View Street will be celebrated for their recent openings this evening (Thursday). The Powell Valley Chamber of Commerce is holding ribbon cutting … more

9/17/26

Road closure to switch sides on U.S. Highway 14A

The construction on the western side of town and out to Ralston on U.S. Highway 14A is going to swap sides this week. Todd Frost, the Wyoming Department of Transportation’s resident … more

9/17/26

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Megan Davis (right) works with a behavioral health patient. She will begin providing service one day a month in Red Lodge under a new partnership.

Expanding behavioral health services in Red Lodge

CODY — Beartooth Billings Clinic is expanding access to behavioral health services through a new partnership with Cody Regional Health that will bring psychiatric care directly to patients in Red … more

9/17/26

Acclaimed children’s author coming to Cody

Mac Barnett, the bestselling children’s author and current National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, will appear at a free, family event in Cody on Monday evening. Barnett will talk … more

9/17/26

Wyoming Game and Fish reminds hunters to stop at check stations

CHEYENNE — With hunting seasons underway, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department reminds all hunters that stopping at check stations is required, regardless of harvest success. Check stations allow … more

9/17/26

BLM repairs John Blue Road for public safety

CODY — Heavy rain washed out portions of John Blue Road east of Lovell above the parking area, leaving that section passable only by utility terrain vehicles and all-terrain vehicles. The Bureau of … more

9/17/26

Running shoes cover a cross that marks the area where eight University of Wyoming cross-country runners died in a collision with another vehicle on U.S. Highway 287 on Sept. 16, 2001.

Sept. 16 marked 25 years since crash that killed eight UW runners

Whenever September comes around, Paul Rigsby thinks back to 2001. He was a student at the University of Wyoming, and on Sept. 16, five days after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, his roommate, … more

By Jonathan Gallardo, Gillette News Record Via Wyoming News Exchange | 9/17/26

This rendering shows how the front of the new Powell Senior Center could look if voters approve a temporary sales tax increase to pay for the project this fall. City officials and center leaders are hosting an informational session about the project from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Powell City Hall.

Senior center pushes for new facility on ballot

Steve Martin is quick to praise the staffers at the Powell Senior Center, but the building they work in is a different story. “They [the staff] do a lot of amazing things in there for what … more

By CJ Baker | 9/15/26

Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Cam Sholly is leaving after nearly eight years leading the country's first national park.

After nearly eight years, head of Yellowstone leaving Park Service

After nearly eight years helming the country’s first national park through a global pandemic, historic floods and spiking visitation, Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Cam Sholly is leaving … more

By Katie Klingsporn and Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com | 9/15/26

Shooting complex receives more than $1 million in fund commitments

The Wyoming State Shooting Complex has received commitments totaling more than $1 million in fundraising, a big milestone for a project relying on fundraising for a substantial part of the total … more

By Zac Taylor | 9/15/26

Northwest College enrollment on the rise

Fall enrollment at Northwest College is on the rise with a 4% increase in both total headcount and total credits enrolled, according to early numbers from President Lisa Watson. The number of … more

By Logan Stayton | 9/15/26

Fake name results in arrest for Cody man

Giving a fake name to police didn’t get a Cody man out of a $25 ticket, but it did result in a jail stint and additional trouble. After getting caught without a seat belt, authorities allege … more

By CJ Baker | 9/15/26