Author: Andrew-Rossi
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The state of Wyoming filed a lawsuit challenging the moratorium on oil and gas leasing on federal land issued by President Biden and Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. The suit asserts that Haaland’s implementation of the leasing moratorium in Executive Order 14008 is invalid under federal law. “Following a careful review of not only…
Once again, big game is big money for conservation as Governor Mark Gordon celebrates another million dollars raised to support Wyoming wildlife. The Wyoming Governor’s Big Game License Coalition has finalized 2020 fundraising numbers and reports raising nearly $1.1 million for Wyoming wildlife conservation efforts. The funds were generated through the sale of the Wyoming…
Park County School District #6 has tough choices ahead, and Cody residents are encouraged to speak up before any sports or activities are eliminated. As the Wyoming Legislature continues its debates on funding public education, local districts are hoping for the best while bracing for the worst. In Cody, the Park County School District #6…
Winter weather has caused another delay on Sheridan Avenue, as construction workers are hoping and waiting for the ongoing project to start going downhill. WYDOT announced that the Sheridan Avenue rehabilitation project had encountered another delay. Due to the week’s winter weather, the massive concrete pour planned for this week has been postponed. 2021 has…
Park County continues to see a steady increase in vaccines and the vaccinated, with over 13,000 vaccinated residents and ample supply for more first-timers. The latest update from Park County Public Health Nurse Bill Crampton shows how many people are heading the call to get protection from the coronavirus. There were 10,000 people in Park…
In a first-of-its-kind exercise, multiple Park County agencies worked together to prepare for times when the team’s assets and attention must be divided. On March 18, 2021, the Park County Search and Rescue conducted an inter-agency training exercise on Sheep Mountain. The staging area was the south shore boat ramp off Stagecoach Road east of…
For the members of Cody the Band, their 24 years of touring and performing were “the best of both worlds.” Founding members Greg Pendley and Howard Thompson sat down Thursday morning to share stories and history of the now-defunct local group. What started as a four-man acapella rotary act became an in-demand band, touring around…
A project to increase public access to public lands along the South Fork Road has been selected as a short-list contender for $14 million of funding. Park County has been informed that its latest application for major South Fork roadwork has been accepted and shortlisted by the Wyoming Program Decision Committee. It is now under…
Park County may not see pre-pandemic tourism for a few more years, but there’s every reason to believe Summer 2021 will be full of tourists and revenue. As the nation and the world recover from the pandemic, Park County may be positioned better than many other places to recover quickly. Over one-third of the county…
Research suggests millions of years ago, migrating dinosaurs traveled to Wyoming on a full stomach of stones from hundreds of miles away. Research conducted by scientists at the University of Texas discovered new information on the life and times of Jurassic dinosaurs in Wyoming. But the discovery didn’t come from dinosaur bones – it came…