Author: Andrew-Rossi
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The 23rd Annual Buffalo Feast is this Thursday at Northwest College. The event is structured to be an educational exposure to the culture of the Plains Indians tribes, and it’s always held during Native American Heritage Month. The feast includes buffalo brisket, Three Sister soup, Bannock bread and other foods indigenous to the Americas. Amy…
Cody’s Kampgrounds of America Holiday Campground has earned two national awards. In a ceremony during KOA’s Annual International Conference in Savannah, Georgia yesterday, KOA President and CEO Toby O’Rourke presented the Holiday Campground the President’s Award and the Founder’s Award. The KOA President’s Award is presented to campgrounds who meet and exceed KOA’s quality standards…
The WY Travel Industry Coalition and the WY Lodging and Restaurant Association are meeting in Cody for the Hospitality and Tourism Fall Advocacy Summit this Thursday. Both participating organizations work hard to promote the continued success of Wyoming’s second largest industry. This meeting will focus on fostering advocacy for tourism and the businesses that benefit…
A local student artist’s award-winning duck stamp will be on display in Powell beginning today. An exhibit showcasing the winning entries of the 2019 Wyoming Junior Duck Stamp Program opens today in Northwest College. There were 211 entries this year, all from student from kindergarten thru 12th grade. The 2019 “Best of Show” was awarded…
Yellowstone Forever raised $1 million in three days to help construction at the North Entrance of Yellowstone. The million in private funds raised by the Yellowstone education non-profit has been matched by federal funds from the National Park Foundation. The $2 million will go towards infrastructure at Yellowstone’s North Entrance at Gardiner, Montana to deal…
There may be over $100,000 of counterfeit $100 dollar bills circulating in the Bighorn Basin right now. Several counterfeit hundreds were reported in Thermopolis this past week and the same counterfeit bills were found in Red Lodge. Julie Matthews, Chief of Police of the Thermopolis Police Department says their scam is making purchases with the…
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission encourages public comment at its next meeting in Powell. The Commission will hold its meeting on November 18th and 19th at Yellowstone Conference Room at Northwest College. The meeting will cover a number of topics that Game and Fish is and has been prioritizing for several years – chronic…
Expect delays and altered traffic patterns if you’re going through the tunnels in the next few days. The Wyoming Department of Transportation will be evaluating the three tunnels by the Buffalo Bill Dam over the next two days – November 5th and 6th. They will be testing and relamping the lighting systems, looking at the…
Northwest College is requesting your input on its future. As part of its strategic visioning for 2020 to 2025, residents in the Bighorn Basin are encouraging to attend listening sessions that will be held in the surrounding communities this week. Powell, Cody, and Meeteetse will all host their own sessions. The goal of the sessions…
Educators around the country have a chance to apply for a series of workshops on the history of The Heart Mountain Internment Camp. The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation is now accepting applications for two week-long workshops for educators to be held at the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center next summer. The workshops, entitled “Heart Mountain,…