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North Big Horn County Airport will receive a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to make much-needed improvements. The air strip in Cowley is one of eight airports in Wyoming that will be receiving a portion of the $10.4 million dollars administered by the Wyoming Department of Transportation’s Aeronautics Division. The money will be used…
Park County’s economy is making some global connections. Earlier this month, several businesses in Cody and Powell were visited by the State of Wyoming’s Asia Pacific Trade Office Director, Chester Chu. Chu was recently appointed to the role that intends to build trade connections between Park County businesses and the country of Taiwan. Amy Quick…
Wyoming State Treasurer Curt Meier last week announced that more than $6.8 million worth of unclaimed property was returned to businesses, citizens and former citizens of Wyoming during the fiscal year that ended June 30. Property is turned over to the state when a business, agency or governmental entity owes property, typically money or stocks,…
How many of us will take a taste here, a nibble there, and a bite over there, and soon realize that we’ve managed to eat our way through an entire dessert? I’m Wendy Corr, and in today’s wellness tip, I’ll tell you how you can help manage your weight using paper and a pen! Accounting…
A meeting in Cody tomorrow will address future highway improvement projects in northwest Wyoming. According to officials with the Wyoming Department of Transportation, a key part of the State Transportation Improvement Program, or STIP process, involves annual meetings with public officials and other individuals who play key transportation partnership roles in Wyoming. The STIP is…
U.S. officials are proposing to sell 10.5 acres of public land in Big Horn County to a Texas energy company. The Bureau of Land Management said the non-competitive sale of the property to Dallas-based Merit Energy for about $7,000 is needed to dispose of land that’s being used as an unauthorized landfill. Agency documents indicate the landfill…
A phone scam is circulating in Big Horn County by individuals impersonating the Social Security office. A post on the Bighorn County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page reports that residents in Big Horn County have been contacted by phone by individuals stating that their social security number has or will be suspended and asking them to…
Yellowstone Park continues to draw hundreds of thousands of visitors each month from all over the world. Park officials last week released their visitation report for the month of June, which notes that almost 782 thousand people came through the gates to the world’s first National Park. That’s the third highest number on record for…
Former U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis says she is hoping to become part of what she calls a “dream team” in Washington, in announcing her run for the United States Senate. Lummis is the first major Republican to announce her candidacy for the position being vacated by Republican Mike Enzi. Several other candidates are also considering…
An award-winning photographer, who is also a disabled veteran, is touring the country, creating portraits of veterans in all 50 states. Stacey Pearsall is a former military photographer and Air Force veteran who was wounded in Iraq. She says she found herself without purpose after her injuries, and while recuperating in a military hospital, came…