Author: Andrew-Rossi
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There are ways to save more wildlife. Slower speed limits aren’t doing it. A new, first-of-its-kind study released by the Nature Conservancy refutes the commonly-held belief that lowering speed limits lowers the fatalities. The study, undertaken in conjunction with the Wyoming Department of Transportation, chose six highway crossings along mule deer migration routes and winter…
The Wyoming Business Council is now looking to help you preserve the past. The Council is accepting pre-applications for anyone who owns a historical, commercial building located in downtown districts to see if they qualify for the Historic Architecture Assistance Fund. There will be no funding available for physical repairs or the purchase of buildings…
There’s a different kind of weather forecast for 2020 available. The Bureau of Reclamation Office in Billings has released their snow-melt predictions for the entire Bighorn River Basin. The report lists the forecasted acre-feet of water for six major bodies of water in the Basin – Bighorn Lake, Boysen Reservoir, Bull Lake Reservoir, Bull Lake…
Why does Park County suddenly need a coroner’s office? Actually, it’s needed one for years – we’ve been lucky enough to avoid the cost so far Recent news that the Park County Commissioners are now constructing a coroner’s office has rankled some in the county, but Commissioner Lloyd Thiel says that this is a addressing…
We might call it Rattlesnake Mountain, but several organizations spent 2019 making it a lot less deadly for Cody’s wildlife. It doesn’t just serve as one of the iconic peaks of Cody – Rattlesnake Mountain is considered high-quality year-round habitat for elk, moose, mule and whitetail deer, black bear, grizzly bear, blue grouse and turkey.…
Cody Fire Department rapidly responded to a fire at a historic home last night. Shortly before 8 pm last night, a fire broke out at 1037 Rumsey Avenue. The Cody Fire Department and dozens of volunteers responded to the fire almost immediately – luckily the home was only two blocks away from the station. There…
The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) is reminding Wyoming families to test their homes for a dangerous gas. Radon is an invisible, odorless, tasteless and dangerous gas thar can be found in many places, including your homes. Radon occurs naturally as a radioactive gas released from the element radium and is found in rocks, soil…
After a quarter of a century, Yellowstone celebrates one of the most significant and controversial decisions in its history. 2020 is the 25-year anniversary of the reintroduction of wolves to the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The decision came after Yellowstone’s wolves had been hunted to regional extinction almost a century prior. The first truck carrying wolves…
The two men who trespassed on Old Faithful have faced justice. Eric Schefflin of Colorado and Ryan Goetz of New York, both in their twenties, plead guilty to the violation of thermal trespass at the Yellowstone Justice Center in Mammoth Hot Springs. Both men walked across the incredibly fragile thermal surface around Old Faithful to…
The Powell Economic Partnership wants you to participate in a very important economic conversation. The Partnership, in conjunction with the Powell Visitor Center and Powell Chamber of Commerce, has announced a panel discussion to be held later thus month. The topic of this “robust discussion” is how Wyoming will be paying its bills today, tomorrow,…