Author: Andrew-Rossi
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Drivers traveling north of Cody this weekend need to build some extra time into their plans. A $2.95 million pavement improvement project is scheduled to resume this month on Wyoming Highway 120. The project begins at the end of the concrete highway section on the north edge of Cody and extends about seven and a…
A popular trail in Yellowstone National Park will be closed to visitors later this summer. The Mount Washburn Trail and trailhead parking lot at Dunraven Pass will close for three weeks in August for improvements. The trailhead is located 4 and a half miles north of Canyon Junction. Park officials say the closure is necessary…
For the ninth year in a row, the community of Cody is gathering to shine a light on the issue of mental health. This Saturday, the Cody Medical Foundation and other partners are hosting the ninth annual Beck Lake Challenge. The event invites people of all ages to walk, run, bike, stroll, or otherwise move…
One man was injured in a crash that temporarily shut down the highway between Cody and Powell yesterday afternoon. Lieutenant Lee Pence with the Wyoming Highway Patrol says that the crash occurred just after noon yesterday near the Corbett Bridge, when an eastbound vehicle that was waiting to turn off the highway was rear-ended by…
It was another day of repairs yesterday on the Pat O’ Hara Creek bridge on the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway. The Pat O’ Hara Creek bridge is located north of Cody, just hundreds of feet off Wyoming 120. It was built in the 1960s, but extreme erosion, caused by a large rain event on May…
Many residents in communities throughout the Bighorn Basin are changing their shopping habits – and not voluntarily. With the closure of all the Shopko stores nationwide, many people in the rural communities in the Bighorn Basin are looking for ways to fill the gap left by the stores that they have relied on for everyday…
Cody High School’s graduation was Saturday, and rumors began swirling shortly afterwards that high school administrators were less than supportive of some of the graduate’s decisions to serve in the military after high school. However, principal Jeremiah Johnston says they are very proud of their students’ decisions to serve their country post-graduation. A social media…
Heavy spring rainfall in Wyoming has led to erosion, rock fall and mudslide issues around the state. A number of roads have been closed and reopened, and three areas currently still have travel impacts. The biggest travel impacts related to the spring weather are on the Chief Joseph Highway at the Pat O’Hara Creek bridge,…
An annual event that celebrates the relationship between Native Americans and the geological feature we call Heart Mountain will take place this weekend. Tony DeMars tells us about how we can learn more about the cultural history of the prominent peak. The 9th Annual Return to Foretop’s Father is coming up June 7th and 8th. Friday,…
The first injury inflicted by Yellowstone’s wildlife this summer was reported yesterday. A female concession employee was injured by a cow elk in the Mammoth Hot Springs developed area at about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to a Yellowstone National Park spokeswoman. The employee was transported to the hospital via ambulance but additional details about the…