Author: Andrew-Rossi
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One of the last public measures to combat COVID-19 is gone after a federal judge overturned the last federal mask mandate for public transportation. Reuters reports U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle of Florida overturned the mandate requiring masks on all public transportation. The mandate includes buses and planes. Last week, the C.D.C extended the…
Wyoming’s unemployment numbers continue to lower as the state follows seasonal trends and more recovery from the hits of COVID-19. The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 3.6% in February to 3.4% in March. Wyoming’s unemployment rate is slightly…
The Cody Stampede Parade Committee officially announced Yellowstone star Cole Hauser as the grand marshal for Cody’s Fourth of July Parade. Committee president Mac Frost announced Monday that Grand marshal Cole Hauser will be carried down Sheridan Avenue in the Cody Stampede Parade on July 4. 47-year-old Cole Hauser is best known for his roles…
There were more deaths, suicides, and overdoses in Wyoming in 2021 due to several different factors – and COVID-19 is only third on the list of common causes. Official records filed with Vital Statistics Services (V.S.S.), part of the Wyoming Department of Health (W.D.H.), show another sharp increase in deaths last year. However, the 2021…
Cody leader and former US Senator Al Simpson has a few words for his fellow Park County Republicans, questioning their motives as they push for election reform. On Friday, April 15, Simpson penned a letter to the editor and submitted it to the online publication WyoFile. In his letter, Simpson addresses the recent push –…
Yellowstone National Park may be opening up, but vast areas of the park are and will remain closed until May or later due to dead animals and hungry grizzlies. Beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, April 15, select roads in Yellowstone National Park will open to the public for the summer of the park’s 150th anniversary…
Park County Sheriff Scott Steward will end his 30+ years with the Sheriff’s Office after four terms – but he isn’t quite ready to stop serving the county. On Wednesday, April 13, Park County Sheriff Scott Steward announced that he would not seek election to a fifth term as Park County Sheriff in the 2022…
The B.L.M. is reevaluating its long-term assessment of the Bighorn Basin and asks the public for their opinions on managing the region’s bountiful resources. The Bureau of Land Management Cody and Worland field offices seek input as they evaluate the 2015 Bighorn Basin Resource Management Plan (R.M.P.). It’s the first time the plan has been…
Yesterday’s storm managed to cripple much of the Bighorn Basin as highways became too slick with snow to travel safely, shutting down many regional services. The National Weather Service Office in Riverton complied snow amount totals recorded by northwest Wyoming communities on Tuesday, April 12. Every Bighorn Basin location experienced at least half an inch…
Cody residents will find themselves slowing down while traveling north of town, as WYDOT breaks out the orange cones for a short but important project. This week, W.Y.D.O.T. will resume crack sealing north of Cody on Wyoming Highway 120. The sealing will occur near the Montana state line between mileposts 118.5 and 137.53. Z&Z Seal…