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Embattled Cody police officer reinstated

Following months of investigation and review, the Cody Police Department has reinstated an officer who was accused of being overly aggressive with a teen last winter. Longtime Cody Officer Blake … more

By CJ Baker | 10/10/23

Male greater sage grouse fight for territory at a lek in the Big Horn Basin. About 15% more grouse participated in the spring mating ritual this year, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

Sage grouse numbers up

Greater sage grouse lek attendance saw a 15% increase over 2022, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department reports. “The appearance of more birds at leks, or breeding grounds, is thought to be … more

By Mark Davis | 10/10/23

Ralph Brokaw, president of the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission (from left), Gov. Mark Gordon, Brian Nesvik, director of Game and Fish and wildlife biologist Tony Mong celebrate with Anne Young (center), owner of Sage Creek Ranch. Young and her late husband Jim Nielson were honored as one of the department’s landowners of the year.

Park County rancher honored as Landowner of the Year

When Anne Young and her recently departed husband Jim Nielson were named Cody Region Landowner of the Year recipients, she was surprised. She may have been the only one, considering the … more

By Mark Davis | 10/10/23

Powell continues to perform well on WY-TOPP testing

Powell schools continued to perform well on the state’s standardized test during the 2022-2023 school year. Several student cohorts saw double digit increases in the last three years on … more

By Braden Schiller | 10/10/23

Father Devin and daughter Charlotte Bair, of Lovell, both won gold medals as part of Team USA at an international arm-wrestling competition last month in Malaysia. The pair returned home to a celebration last week in Lovell.

Bair father-daughter pair wins world arm-wrestling gold

Few athletes can say they are world champions. Fewer still can boast having two family members with world titles. The latter rare feat was performed by the father-daughter duo of Devin and … more

By David Peck, Lovell Chronicle | 10/10/23

Next meeting on Rocky Mountain Power utility rate hike set for Oct. 12

CASPER (WNE) — Another public meeting on Rocky Mountain Power’s historic rate hike proposals is set for Oct. 12 in Casper. Rocky Mountain Power, Wyoming’s largest … more

10/10/23

Prep underway for next lodging tax

Preparations to sell the public on the renewal of the county’s lodging tax in 2024 are already well underway. At last week’s Park County Commission meeting, Cody Country Chamber of … more

By Zac Taylor | 10/10/23

For much of Cody’s early history the building housed the Cody Trading Company, which celebrated 52 years in 1948. The store sold just about everything the town’s early residents needed, from fresh produce and clothes to cars and tractors.

County historian to talk about history of downtown Cody building

Robyn Cutter with the Park County Archives will be hosting a program with Rev Realty on the History of the Cody Trading Company and what came afterwards. The program will be held Oct. 17 at noon … more

10/10/23

Northwest College Preview Day scheduled for Nov. 17

Potential Northwest College students are invited to attend NWC’s annual Preview Day, scheduled for Friday, Nov. 17, from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. The one-day showcase allows students who are exploring … more

10/10/23

Members of the East Yellowstone Chapter of Trout Unlimited and volunteers rescue trout from an area canal in 2022. The organization, which has been saving thousands of native trout a year since the 90s, is looking for volunteers to join the effort later this month.

East Yellowstone Chapter of Trout Unlimited announces annual fish rescue

Every fall in mid-to-late October the irrigation districts in the Cody/Powell area shut down the water flow into their canals. As this happens, fish are trapped in the decreasing water flows. The … more

10/10/23

Reps. Hageman and Hunt to headline GOP fundraiser

The Park County Republican Party is preparing to host its marquee fundraising event of the year, a Patriots’ Day Dinner. With a theme of “Diamonds and Denim,” the event will … more

10/10/23

Geology tour at Bighorn Canyon on Wednesday

Bighorn Canyon is hosting volunteer Greg Jones on National Fossil Day, Oct. 11. Jones will be giving a geology walk at Barry’s Landing along the fossil wall near the parking lot. The … more

10/10/23

Rock Springs members of the Wyoming Harm Reduction Collective put together kits with naloxone, masks, toothpaste and informational flyers.

Overdose prevention in Wyoming boosted by $2 million from CDC

Money to combat the nation’s opioid crisis continues to flow into Wyoming, recently in the form of $1.95 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s on top of the … more

By Madelyn Beck, WyoFile.com | 10/10/23

A pronghorn sizes up an intruder in its habitat within the confines of Jonah Energy’s Normally Pressured Lance gas field in August 2023.

Wyoming sides with industry, OKs ‘Path of the Pronghorn’ lease as-is

The fluid mineral industry’s immense influence in Wyoming was on full display Thursday as the state’s top five elected officials finalized a controversial gas lease in the pinch point of … more

10/10/23

Trumpeter legacy: Organization works to release iconic species in Yellowstone ecosystem

When Bill Long founded the Wyoming Wetlands Society in 1986, he did so as a precaution; “in case the trumpeter swan population in Yellowstone crashed,” he said. Trumpeter swans in … more

By Mark Davis | 10/5/23

Homeless students: Powell Schools to align policy with state’s latest updates

What qualifies a student as homeless? To answer this question and as a result provide more students with access to equal opportunity in education, the Wyoming Department of Education has suggested … more

By Braden Schiller | 10/5/23

Powell police to add second K-9 to force

The Powell Police Department plans to soon add another K-9 to its ranks. On Monday, the Powell City Council approved a $17,000 budget amendment that will allow the department to acquire a second … more

By CJ Baker | 10/5/23

More than 40 people gathered Tuesday afternoon to comment on a proposed new Park County Land Use Plan during a public hearing held by the Park County Commissioners in their temporary meeting room at the Cody Library. The vast majority of those present were concerned the plan would lead to regulations that would restrict property rights.

Commissioners look to change parts of land use plan after comments

Big game and agriculture overlays and 20 acre lot size minimums were top concerns of the vast majority of people who spoke Tuesday at a public hearing on the proposed Park County Land Use Plan. … more

By Zac Taylor | 10/5/23

Volunteer Anthony Lujan (left) and American Legion Auxiliary member Dorothy Gibson fill boxes with groceries donated by Albertsons. The auxiliary has partnered with Albertsons since February to provide people in need with food, including meats, fruits and vegetables.

American Legion Auxiliary partners with Albertsons to feed those in need

“Oh goody Mommy, we can have biscuits and gravy,” a young boy said after he and his mother received a box of free groceries. It was a remark a volunteer had heard after taking a box … more

By Braden Schiller | 10/5/23

From left, Powell Police Officer Matt Koritnik, Community Service Officer Steven Long and Powell Valley Healthcare Emergency Services Manager Scott Bagnell work the scene of a Tuesday morning accident at the Northwest College student center construction site. A Groathouse construction worker was life flighted to Billings after injuring himself.

Worker injured after fall from student center construction site

A worker for local contractor Groathouse Construction was life flighted to Billings after falling from the new Northwest College Student Center construction site Tuesday morning. And of Tuesday … more

10/5/23