Author: Andrew-Rossi
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While it’s difficult to make a cellphone call in the Wapiti Valley, a call for judgment will be heard loud and clear next year. A court date has been set to hear the cases for and against a new 195-foot cell tower in Wapiti. U.S. District Court Judge Alan Johnson scheduled a bench trial in…
On Friday, May 26, the City of Cody and Cody Police Department released a statement saying a Cody police officer was on “paid administrative leave” while a formal complaint against the officer is investigated. “The City of Cody and the Cody Police Department acknowledge its commitment to maintaining transparency, accountability, and the highest standards of…
The City of Cody takes great pride in its patriotism and the community’s support of its many veterans. While that patriotism is most overly displayed during the many Independence Day festivities, it is displayed more solemnly but no less genuinely on Memorial Day. Every year, two ceremonies are held on opposite ends of Cody –…
Grand Teton National Park staff will continue habitat restoration projects this summer as part of a multi-phase restoration effort to replace approximately 4,500 acres of non-native grass fields with native sagebrush habitat. A healthy sagebrush ecosystem in Grand Teton is vital for the diversity and abundance of native plants and wildlife species like elk, bison,…
The National Weather Service in Riverton has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Southwestern Big Horn County, Northwestern Washakie County, and East-Central Park County until 3:15 p.m. At 2:29 p.m. on Thursday, May 25, a severe thunderstorm was located over Meeteetse, moving east at 20 mph. Quarter-size hail has been reported. Damage to vehicles is “expected.” This severe…
Congresswoman Harriet Hageman joined 288 other congresspersons and voted in favor of H.R. 467, the HALT Fentanyl Act. The legislation would permanently place fentanyl-related substances (FRS) into Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. According to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the HALT Fentanyl Act would make the temporary class-wide scheduling order for fentanyl-related…
Wyoming Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis issued statements after the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision in the case ruling in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency(2023.) Chantell and Michael Sackett purchased a 0.63-acre vacant lot near Priest Lake, Idaho, in 2004. They began constructing their home in the spring of 2007 after obtaining building permits…
Wyoming State Parks, in partnership with the Bureau of Reclamation, is hosting several opportunities to engage with the resource management planning process for Buffalo Bill Reservoir and State Park. Three meetings have been scheduled between June 1 and 2 at various places in Cody. Each meeting will present ideas for balancing conservation and recreation at…
The top story of Yellowstone National Park this year is the unfortunate incident where an as-of-yet unidentified tourist attempted to “rescue” a baby bison. Unfortunately, in this case – as with many others – the well-intentioned act ended with rangers deciding to euthanize the calf after multiple attempts to reunite it with its mother failed.…
The Park County Sheriff’s Department, the Big Horn Basin Healthcare Coalition, and the Wyoming National Guard are planning a joint training at Northwest College on June 14, 2023. The Big Horn Basin Healthcare Coalition is a group of 33 agencies throughout the four counties in the Bighorn Basin. The purpose of the coalition is “to…