Author: Andrew-Rossi
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As part of ongoing efforts to monitor the population of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department will conduct capture operations in northwest Wyoming beginning this spring and continuing through early fall. Established in 1973, the I.G.B.S.T. monitors and researches grizzly bears in their ecosystems as part of a…
Brian Schroeder led Wyoming’s school as the interim State Superintendent of Public Instruction a year ago. A year later, he’s not even in Wyoming. Benchmark Preschool and Elementary School in Phoenix, Arizona, has announced Schroeder as its new principal. He will assume the helm of both schools after their previous principals were suddenly dismissed. Schroeder…
To mark Public Service Recognition Week, the U.S. Department of Education announced it has approved nearly 616,000 borrowers nationwide for approximately $42 billion in Public Service Loan Forgiveness (P.S.L.F.) since October 2021. P.S.L.F. covers public employees—such as teachers, firefighters, and members of law enforcement, as well as those who work for a non-profit organization—in various…
A 35° Fahenrheit morning surrounded by mist and snowcapped mountains hardly seems like the first day of the summer season, but that didn’t deter a long line of locals and visitors eager to enter Yellowstone National Park on Friday morning. The East Entrance of Yellowstone was scheduled to officially open at 8 a.m. on May…
The summer season for Cody and northwest Wyoming starts this Friday with the opening of the East Entrance to Yellowstone National Park. But the entrance could close on the same day – temporarily. Weather permitting, the road from the East Entrance to Fishing Bridge Junction (Sylvan Pass) & Canyon Village to Lake Village will open…
What’s in a name, or in this case, a designation? A new collaborative study suggests a proper designation would improve wild horse management on public lands – and it might be the only foolproof solution to a persistent problem. According to a new paper by researchers at the University of Wyoming and Oklahoma State University,…
Five Powell students are taking their talents to southern California for the Western Edge FIRST LEGO League Open. They’ll be competing against teams from across the world in a unique robotics competition – open by invitation only. FIRST promotes itself as the world’s leading youth-serving non-profit advancing STEM education. Their mission is to “engage young…
Wyoming residents face another active year of wildfires. The American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming is urging everyone to get ready now – and consider going a step beyond to help others when needed. Despite a record-breaking winter, parts of Wyoming are drier than normal. The Wyoming Drought Monitor reports at least half of…
Scientists from the Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have launched a collaborative effort to collect a large swath of geophysical data in central Wyoming to better understand the area’s geologic framework for critical and other essential mineral resources. The geophysical survey will focus near South Pass at the southern…
Cody Regional Health (C.R.H.) and St. Vincent Healthcare, part of Intermountain Health, have partnered to launch Wyoming’s only hospital-owned flight program: First Flight of Wyoming. This joint venture flight program will serve the needs of the Greater Wyoming Basin Region with high-quality, cost-effective transport services. Cody Regional Health operates the largest E.M.S. network in Northern…