Author: Mac Watson
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To celebrate the brave men and women who have proudly served our country, SYP hosted four veterans to tell their story on Veterans Day. Brad Cline – Marines, Mike Arnold – Army, Dr. Steve Mainini – Army, and Jona Vanata – Marines, shared their story of service and what their service means to them in…
Phillip Bowman, Cody Public Works Director and City Engineer, spoke about the latest on the Big Horn Avenue project at Freedom Street. Phillip also spoke about why water rates in Cody will be going up eight percent on December 1st. He also explained how the City comes up with their rate for water usage.
Hunter Old Elk, Assistant Curator of the Plains Indian Museum at the Center of the West here in Cody, spoke about what programs are going on at the museum for National Native American Heritage Month. She also spoke about the Native Ways dinner happening in Powell next week, as well as the “Indian Education for…
Ken Jurecke, award-winning photojournalist whose work has appeared in the LIFE magazine, Time magazine and U.S. News and World Report, spoke about what makes a good picture, how his career has taken him all over the globe and what his non-profit magazine called the Curious Society.
November is National Child Safety and Protection Month. Brandi Gann, Director of CASA of the 5th Judicial District based here in Cody, and Mary Skalski, a former foster parent who lives in Park County, spoke about what court-appointed special advocate does for a child in the foster care system. Brandi talked about what is Wyoming’s…
Brian Ribera, founder of Military Mobility, spoke about how their 501(3)c helps vets who are having a hard time transitioning to civilian life by taking them off-roading and teaching them life skills through a five-day curriculum. Brian also talked about how his non-profit is one of five that is in a contest hosted by Land…
Doctor Aaron Billin, Park County Health Officer and medical director of the ER in Powell, spoke about COVID, whether another pandemic could happen and what lessons did we learn from living through the COVID 19 pandemic. He also spoke about this upcoming flu season. What precautions can be taken to help prevent or mitigate getting…
After getting a sneak peak at the design of the new license plate for Wyoming drivers, the public’s reaction is mixed, to say the least. The new plate goes for a more modern look and veers away from the more “traditional” Wyoming plate, according to the image posted on the Sweetwater County’s Treasurer’s…
Dan Schein and Joe Harper, co-chairs of the Cody Cupboard food bank, spoke about their food drive that is happening on November 5th from 10am to 2pm. The food bank wants to break the record that was established back in 2019 when they collected 15 thousand pounds of food. They also spoke about the need…
Jerry Lee Lewis, outrageous rock ‘n’ roll star, dies at 87 By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer Jerry Lee Lewis, the untamable rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose outrageous talent, energy and ego collided on such definitive records as “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” and sustained a career otherwise upended by…