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The Bureau of Land Management Worland Field Office has temporarily closed Cactus Drive. Located 4.5 miles east of Worland and 1.2 miles south of U.S. Highway 16, the road can no longer support vehicles cross the drainage culvert. The department says the road will remain closed until the damage has been assessed and repairs can…
On Saturday, August 19 the Buffalo Bill Dam & Visitor Center and Buffalo Bill State Park will be hosting Great Dam Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year’s event will be held at the Visitor Center, six miles west of Cody on HWY 14/16/20. Once a year, with cooperation with the Bureau of…
The Washakie County Sheriff’s Office has released an update about missing Worland woman, Breanna Mitchell. Despite the department and volunteers’ efforts in last week’s searches, Mitchell has not been located. On Friday, August 11, a total of 45 Search and Rescue personnel from Washakie County, Hot Springs County, Park County, Sheridan County, Johnson County, and…
Cody, Wyoming has been nominated for Western Horseman’s 2023 Best of Awards. “The Best of Western Horseman Awards aims to shine a spotlight on those companies and individuals that pioneer and shape the future of the Western industry,” said Western Horsemen’s Marketing Manager Nicole Speeding. “Nominees were selected based on a number of factors, including fan…
In the early morning hours of Friday, August 11, Park rangers responded to a report of a hiker who fell off of the west side of the Teewinot Mountain in Grand Teton National Park. When Rangers arrived, they found Joy Cho of Simi Valley, California who had succumbed to significant injuries from the fall. Cho…
The Wyoming Department of Health has reported that a “higher-than-usual” amount of mosquito pools are testing positive for West Nile virus. The department is encouraging people to remember to protect themselves. “Wyoming’s reported human West Nile virus case numbers have been quite low the past several years,” Courtney Tillman, epidemiologist with WDH, said. “But with…
The Bureau of Land Management’s Worland Field Office is will be hosting an early celebration of National Public Lands Day on Saturday, August 26 at the Gebo-Crosby Historic Mining District north of Thermopolis. Celebrating 30 years, National Public Lands Day has grown to be the largest single-day volunteer event for the celebration and maintenance of…
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department captured and relocated an adult female grizzly bear after consulting with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The bear was captured on August 6 due to “livestock depredation” on private land northwest of Cody. Wildlife officials relocated the bear to the area of the Five Mile Creek drainage,…
Nowoodstock Music Festival, Wyoming’s longest-running and most popular music festival, is happening this weekend, Friday, August 11 through Sunday, August 13 in Ten Sleep. Celebrating their 22nd year, the annual festival will feature musical talent, food vendors, and the local arts and crafts. Attendees from across the country will gather in Ten Sleep’s Vista Park…
Wyoming Hunter Education class enrollment is open and being offered in Cody and Powell. “If you’re a new hunter, now is the time to take a hunter education course,” said Tara Hodges, information and education specialist for the Cody region. “The earlier you sign up, the better. Classes can fill quickly and you do not…