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The new Cody Region headquarters for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is taking shape north of Cody on Wyo. 120. Crews hope to get it under roof and enclosed and then spend the winter working on the interior. The facility is scheduled to open in late June or July.

The walls of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s new headquarters are finally going up, revealing a courtly structure in a new location north of Cody. At the site along Wyo. Highway 120, … more

By Mark Davis | 11/23/21

After leaving YNP boardwalk, one avoids jail time, another does not

After raising concerns about how her case was handled, a Connecticut woman who was caught walking on one of Yellowstone National Park’s thermal areas last summer won’t be going to … more

By CJ Baker | 11/23/21

Renee Hanlin (at right), the children’s librarian at the Powell Library, leads a group of children and their family members during a Story Time session on Oct. 26. It was one of roughly 1,000 images captured around the state on Wyoming Libraries Snapshot Day.

Wyomingites share their love for libraries on Snapshot Day

On Wyoming Libraries Snapshot Day, residents across the Equality State showed how grateful they are for their libraries. Snapshot Day — held Oct. 26 — was a day for libraries across … more

11/23/21

Cody Center for the Performing Arts will be ‘Taking Care of Christmas’ later this month in their sixth annual benefit for Cody Holiday Helpers.

Dance performance to benefit area families and seniors

“’Twas the night before performance when all ‘crost the stage, not a child was dancing, no matter what age. The costumes were ironed and hung with such care, in hopes that an … more

11/23/21

A children’s 1943 Christmas party at Heart Mountain is seen in this historic photograph. The Heart Mountain Interpretive Center, which tells the story of the people incarcerated at the relocation center during World War II, is hosting a pair of free holiday events.

Heart Mountain Interpretive Center to host holiday events with free admission

Heart Mountain Interpretive Center will host a free admission day on Saturday, Nov. 27 and a holiday open house on Saturday, Dec. 11. Both events are free and open to the public. On the Saturday … more

11/23/21

The Bureau of Land Management is inviting the public to check out a new bridge and picnic area in Rainbow Canyon east of Lovell.

BLM upgrades Rainbow Canyon area

The Bureau of Land Management is inviting the public to visit the colorful badlands of Rainbow Canyon east of Lovell to enjoy improvements made this fall. Hikers, picnickers and photographers alike … more

11/23/21

Instead of closing before Thanksgiving, the Carter Mountain area will remain open to motorized travel until nearly Christmas to accommodate the hunting season.

Carter Mountain to remain open to motorized travel through Dec. 21

The Bureau of Land Management Cody Field Office says that access to Carter Mountain will remain open through Dec. 21 to align with hunting season dates in the Carter Mountain Hunter Management … more

11/23/21 | 1 comment

Members of Park County 4-H show their sheep at the 2019 Park County Fair. 4-H members are well-represented among this year’s new students at the University of Wyoming.

Data shows many first-year students at UW were Wyoming 4-H’ers

More than 12% of first-year students at the University of Wyoming participated in the state’s 4-H program, according to the University of Wyoming Admissions Office. That number is 183 students, … more

11/23/21

A Wyoming Department of Transportation rotary snow blower encounters windy, snowy conditions at Observation Point on U.S. Highway 14-A on Friday morning. The conditions prompted the annual closure of the route between Lovell and Burgess Junction on Monday.

U.S. Highway 14-A closes for the winter

Due to high winds, drifting snow and blizzard-like conditions in the Bighorn Mountains, U.S. Highway 14-A between Burgess Junction and Lovell closed for the winter at noon on Monday. The Wyoming … more

11/23/21

Governor’s office mulling ‘big proposals’ for federal funds

Earlier this year, after Wyoming received the first installment of funds from the American Rescue Plan, Gov. Mark Gordon asked a Strike Team to work on big ideas that would help Wyoming drive towards … more

11/23/21

More than 200 pounds of pot, THC wax seized in stop

GILLETTE (WNE) — A traffic stop south of Gillette led to Campbell County sheriff’s deputies seizing more than 200 pounds of suspected marijuana and THC wax. A 43-year-old California … more

11/23/21

Man sought in Mississippi murder found in Shoshoni

CASPER (WNE) — Shoshoni police on Saturday apprehended a 19-year-old man wanted for murder in Mississippi, after learning the man had been living in a local motel. Kingduron Pyle Jr., … more

11/23/21

UW mask mandate to continue into December

CASPER (WNE) — The University of Wyoming will continue to require masks inside most of its buildings when social distancing isn’t possible, the school announced Thursday. The … more

11/23/21

Dave Eskelsen surveys the Unit 3 coal grinder at the Naughton Power Plant, a unit that shut down in January 2019. Last week, TerraPower announced it plans to build a nuclear reactor near the retiring, coal-fired plant.

TerraPower chooses Kemmerer for nuclear reactor

TerraPower, Bill Gates’ nuclear power company, announced last week that it has chosen Kemmerer as its preferred site for a planned nuclear reactor. The project, announced in June, will … more

By Hannah Black, Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange | 11/23/21

An October kitchen fire at the rural home of Mike and Jenny Stearns dealt substantial damage. A Friday night dinner will raise funds for the family.

Friday fundraiser to benefit family victimized by October house fire

Over the past 15 years, Jenny and Mike “MJ” Stearns have worked to pay it forward. Now, there’s an opportunity for community members to perhaps pay it back a little. A fire broke … more

By CJ Baker | 11/18/21

Another 10 COVID deaths reported

While the current COVID-19 situation in Park County continues to improve, the death count from the recent surge in infections continues to rise. On Tuesday, the Wyoming Department of Health … more

11/18/21

Thanksgiving community meal returns to Powell

The community Thanksgiving meal is a go again this year, which will be welcome news to the hundreds of people who attend the annual Powell event. A little more than a week before … more

By Kevin Killough | 11/18/21

A Park County radio repeater used for emergency communications sustained major damage due to the high winds in Clark Monday night.

County’s telecommunications equipment destroyed by Clark winds

A radio repeater operated by the Park County government to relay emergency communications in Clark was “obliterated” by Monday night’s high winds, said County Chief Information … more

11/18/21

Layla Bradley works a fire near Provo, Utah, with her ‘ever-present trash bag to pick up litter’ as she worked, said Dragon Fighters Inc., owner Mike Specht.

Dragon 61 fights her last fire

Like many young adults, Layla Bradley was struggling to find her place in the world. She was working as a bartender at Edelweiss Riverhouse, in Clark, when she finally found her place. But instead of … more

By Mark Davis | 11/18/21

Beau Peck, with Interwest Paper, holds up the award the company granted to Powell Valley Recycling. With Peck, from left, are the facility’s shop manager, Robert Taylor, and PVR board members, Gretchen Beerline, Marynell Oechsner, and Myron Heny.

Powell Valley Recycling seeing some better days

Things have been looking good for Powell Valley Recycling lately. The center is enjoying high commodity prices; it scored two balers for cheap, and signed a trucking deal that will save on shipping … more

By Kevin Killough | 11/18/21 | 1 comment