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Gordon stands with Wyoming beef producers

SHERIDAN (WNE) — Gov. Mark Gordon noted recent discussions regarding the potential increase in beef imports from Argentina has generated understandable concern among Wyoming cattle ranchers and … more

10/28/25

Buffalo Bill Center of the West debuts ‘Spur of the Moment: Iconic Styles of the American West’

CODY — The Buffalo Bill Center of the West is opening its newest exhibition, “Spur of the Moment: Iconic Styles of the American West,” which is on display in the John Bunker Sands … more

10/28/25

Cody’s Eastside Elementary School fifth grade students got a glimpse into what Park County Search and Rescue does for the community recently during a field trip to the SAR headquarters in Cody. Pictured from left: Jameson Tinney, Daymien Perry, Thorbin Philipson, Ezekiel Mabe, Carter Marsh, Maddie O’Rourke, Khloe Toot and Liliana Dzikowicz.

Eastside Elementary students learn from Park County Search and Rescue

CODY — Eastside Elementary School students in Cody had a unique chance to learn some skills from Park County Search and Rescue — bringing an idea first hatched last spring full circle. … more

10/28/25

Laramie and UW rank highly on Best College Towns in America list

The home of the University of Wyoming continues to receive recognition as one of the best college towns in the country. Laramie ranks as the nation’s fifth-best small college city in a new … more

10/28/25

A ranger looks out over the land in Grand Teton National Park.

Interior layoffs appear to mostly spare Wyoming

Headlines flooded media outlets around the country last week detailing the Trump administration plans to permanently “abolish” 2,050 jobs at the U.S. Department of the Interior, but how … more

By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com | 10/28/25

A bull elk searches for food beneath the snow at higher elevation, but will move to lower locations as the snow deepens and temperatures drop this winter.

Chronic Wasting Disease found in one of Cody region’s gems

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department confirmed Monday the presence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) for the first time in elk Hunt Area 61 in the Cody Region. Surrounded by CWD positive Hunt … more

By Mark Davis | 10/23/25

This curb behind the Cody Boot Barn was one of several places that were tagged by a Cheyenne man last fall. He recently received a felony conviction for the vandalism.

Vandalism in Cody results in probation

Over the past decade, Marc Meadowcroft vandalized buildings from coast to coast with graffiti. But since being arrested for tagging multiple buildings and fences in Cody last year, Meadowcroft said … more

By CJ Baker | 10/23/25

Blair’s Super Market is once again providing the food for Powell Christmas Baskets this year, including a turkey, sides and a pie.

Powell Christmas Baskets returns for season of giving

Applications are available starting Nov. 1 for Powell Christmas Baskets, the nonprofit organization that works to ensure families in need have a good Christmas meal and, for the kids, presents under … more

By Zac Taylor | 10/23/25

Park County Elections Deputy Katie Johnson (at right) showcases some screenshots from an electronic pollbook software program that the clerk’s office plans to use in next year’s elections, as First Deputy Clerk Hans Odde and Clerk Colleen Renner look on at left.

Park County switching to electronic pollbooks

The Park County Clerk’s Office plans to switch to electronic pollbooks for next year’s elections, believing the change will slash wait times at the polls, reduce the workload for poll … more

By CJ Baker | 10/23/25

Annex renewal lease denied for Northwest Healthcare

Northwest Healthcare needs to begin looking for a new Powell location after Park County commissioners voted to deny a lease renewal for the health care organization, which had been renting a small … more

By Zac Taylor | 10/23/25

Building phase: New teacher looks to build program, provide welcoming environment

Powell High School’s new family and consumer science teacher hopes to build her program while also providing an environment students want to be in. “I don’t turn on the big … more

By Braden Schiller | 10/23/25

The historic Cassie's Supper Club has been a fixture in Cody since it first opened in the 1930s. Now, a new group of business owners in Cody is working to open it once again.

Cody restaurateurs take over Cassie’s

CODY — A new era is beginning for one of Cody’s most historic landmarks. Cassie’s Supper Club, first opened in 1933 by the legendary Cassie Waters, is officially under new … more

10/23/25

Powell attorney named to Wyoming State Bar board

Attorney Scott Kolpitcke of Powell has been tabbed to represent the Big Horn Basin on the Wyoming State Bar’s governing board. As a bar commissioner, Kolpitcke will help oversee all of the … more

10/23/25

Woman alleged to have battered, stabbed boyfriend

A woman is alleged to have attacked her boyfriend with an iPad and a knife on an early morning in Cody last week. Joy E. Haskell, 44, is facing a felony count of aggravated assault and battery … more

By CJ Baker | 10/23/25

The Irma Hotel was completed in 1902 in the still young town of Cody after town founder Buffalo Bill made a deal with the Burlington Railroad to build a hotel to get a rail line to Cody.

Irma Hotel holds free program on building’s history

Robyn Cutter, archivist at the Park County Archives, local historian Bob Richard, and Mike Darby of the Irma Hotel will be presenting a program on the History of the Irma Hotel at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday … more

10/23/25

After five years of legal wrangling, the U.S. Supreme Court backed a lower court ruling allowing public access to public land in the checkerboard landscape of Wyoming and five other states.

Corner crossing remains legal across much of the West after Supreme Court rejects appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Carbon County ranch owner Fred Eshelman’s appeal of a lower-court ruling that corner crossing to reach public land is legal. The decision … more

By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile.com | 10/23/25

Northwest Wyoming Board of Realtors wins cybersecurity competition

The Northwest Wyoming Board of Realtors recently won a cybersecurity award. On Oct. 3 at the Cyber Cheyenne conference at Laramie County Community College, Northwest Wyoming Board of … more

10/23/25

Dove and pigeon disease found in Wyoming

The detection of avian paramyxovirus, a viral disease that often affects doves and pigeons, was recently found in Wyoming. Eurasian collared-doves from Casper, Green River, Riverton and Rock … more

10/23/25

A doe whitetail deer approaches a ridgeline while migrating into the Absaroka Range in June 2023.

Whitetail deer, not known for migration, spotted traversing Yellowstone region high country

A state biologist who maintains a network of remote trail cameras along known ungulate migration routes in the Absaroka Mountains has been detecting a new cervid species that isn’t exactly … more

By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com | 10/23/25

‘No Kings’ protesters hold handmade signs and cheer on motorists who honked in approval Saturday afternoon in Cody. The protest was peaceful, though one man wearing three sidearms heckled the opening speeches, reportedly saying he brought his guns for protection because ‘liberals killed Charlie Kirk’ and singing ‘Ice, Ice Baby.’

Hundreds protest ‘dictatorship’

With handmade signs, American flags and a cheerful spirit, hundreds of area protesters took to downtown Cody to let all passersby know they do not want a king leading the country. Organized by … more

By Mark Davis | 10/21/25