Author: Andrew-Rossi

There are perks to being a Smithsonian Affiliate. The Buffalo Bill Center of the West will host a screening of the new documentary, “The Day We Walked On the Moon,” on the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing. The Smithsonian original film will be shown in the Center’s Coe Auditorium tomorrow at 3 p.m. Levi…

A lawsuit that has been settled in favor of the state of Wyoming will benefit schools throughout the state. Secretary of State Edward Buchanan yesterday announced that his Office joined 50 other states in participating in a $26 million settlement with LPL Financial LLC. LPL, which has 37 broker-dealers in Wyoming, has now paid civil penalties…

The successful cleanup of an abandoned mine near Cooke City will be celebrated today. At 3 p.m. today, the Beartooth Alliance, along with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and the National Park Service, will host an event to celebrate the successful cleanup of the McLaren abandoned mine. The work resulted in the ecological restoration…

The City of Cody is helping to improve Old Trail Town. On Tuesday, the City Council approved the signing a Memorandum of Understanding – MOU — between the Friends of Park County History, The Museum of the Old West (Trail Town) and the City of Cody, that outlines expectations and procedures related to a proposed…

A historic lookout in Yellowstone has burned to the ground. Lightning struck the Mount Holmes Fire Lookout southwest of Mammoth Hot Springs Tuesday afternoon. The fire was spotted by the employee who staffs the Mount Washburn Fire Lookout in the late afternoon. As of today, the Mount Holmes Trail west of the junction with the…

A giant bear that was killed near Meeteetse will be remembered for years to come. The biggest grizzly most experts had ever seen in the Greater Yellowstone region has found a permanent home at the Meeteetse Museums. Nicknamed “Big Joe,” the bear weighed well over 600 pounds – and that was straight out of hibernation.…

Due to a decrease in projected revenue, the Park County Commissioners are taking steps to try to balance this year’s budget. The Commissioners sent out a letter Tuesday detailing their concerns about the $1.2 million dollar shortfall. The commissioners yesterday voted to tap into the county’s reserve account for the time being, but noted that…

A mountain pass is not the first place you’d expect an F1 tornado to touch down. But touch down it did, on June 19th, on Powder River Pass in the Bighorn Mountains. The National Weather Service office in Riverton says the thunderstorm began to develop on the border of Park and Big Horn counties around…

Next week begins the annual Heart Mountain Pilgrimage. The pilgrimage commemorates the incarceration of thousands of Japanese-Americans at the Heart Mountain Internment Camp between Cody and Powell during World War II. During the week of their annual event, the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation is inviting the local communities to take part in a number of…

Most dream about epic hunts; some go on them. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department announced the winners of its Wyoming Super Tag raffle on Monday, and two Wyoming hunters were among the lucky few. Created by Gov. Matt Mead and the Wyoming Legislature in 2013, the Super Tag raffle provides hunters opportunity and raises…