Author: Andrew-Rossi
Page: 95
The Buffalo Bill Reservoir will not reach capacity this year, as the Bighorn Basin continues to endure drought conditions and less snowpack runoff in 2021. On June 22, the Bureau of Reclamation released its snowmelt forecast for Bighorn River Basin. Across the board, forecast volume for reservoirs throughout the Bighorn Basin are below the 30-year…
Another grizzly has been captured and relocated within Park County in the ongoing effort to ensure humans and bears can comfortably coexist without conflict. On June 21, a sub-adult male grizzly was captured in Park County within Shoshone National Forest. Apparently, the bear had been a frequent visitor of a guest ranch located in the…
After 54 years lost in Laos, a Wyoming veteran will find a final resting place in his hometown of Worland. According to Northern Wyoming News, the remains of Worland native and Vietnam veteran Alva “Ray” Krogman will return to Wyoming later this year. Krogman was a football center and President of the Class of 1959…
One man is dead and another injured after two vehicles collided on WY Highway 20 just south of Thermopolis – the state’s 41st highway fatality in 2021. The latest fatality on a Wyoming highway occurred near Thermopolis. According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 5:45 p.m. on Friday, June 18. A Ford…
The Cody Stampede Rodeo is “riding high” thanks to the influx of summer tourism and is on track to break its own rodeo records for attendance in Summer 2021.During the latest Cody Club lunch on Monday, Jun. 21, the day’s topic was the rodeo. It seems Summer 2021 is already looking promising for the Rodeo…
In two weeks, the fire danger in Yellowstone National Park jumped from Low to High – a foreboding sign for an increasingly hot and dry Summer 2021. June 2021 has been hot and dry throughout Wyoming, and Yellowstone is no exception. As a result, much of the state has become a tinder box waiting for…
The Robertson Draw is far from contained, but its growth has slowed – and now the fight to stop its spread is more directly affecting Cody and Park County. As of Sunday, June 20, the Robertson Draw Fire has grown to 29,437 acres and is 13% contained. InciWeb confirms the fire is “human-caused,” but the…
19-year-old Lovell resident Dominic Hunder drowned while visiting the Bighorn National Recreation Area – a tragic development after an intense search. Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area announced that Dominic Hunder was missing on Saturday, June 19. A few hours later, it was confirmed that Hunder was found dead and his body recovered. According to the…
While many people are aware and alert to avoid hitting elk in Yellowstone, park officials are keen to make sure nobody runs over or is run over by an elk. Summer tourism continues to swell in Yellowstone National Park. With the park on track to reach record-high attendance, people and vehicles flood the park’s literal…
The new public plaza – adjacent to By Western Hands – occupies the spot of the original home of the Cody Enterprise and the beginning of an iconic Western city. After a year of fundraising, the formal dedication and ribbon cutting for the new Enterprise Plaza was held on Thursday, June 17. Local officials and…