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Powell Valley Healthcare’s Chief Nursing Officer, Arleen Campeau and Cody Regional Health’s Chief Nursing Officer, Keith Ungrund were recently recognized for their efforts to make healthcare safer for everyone. At the Wyoming Hospital Association’s 2023 annual meeting, Campeau and Ungrund were awarded the inaugural Healthcare Leadership Award, along with 2 other Wyoming nurses –…
Cody, Wyoming was named one of the top 10 Best Places to Visit in the Fall in the latest USA Today/Reader’s Choice ranking. The Rodeo Capital of the World has also been lauded for having one of the country’s Top Small Town Arts Scenes, an honorable mention for the Best Small Town Library, and it…
Yellowstone National Park hosted 846,389 recreation visits in August 2023, a 45% increase from August 2022 and a 3% increase from August 2019. August 2023 visitations decreased compared to July 2023, as there was 969,692 recreation visits in July. Year-to-date, the park has had 3,313,244 recreation visits. Below is a list of statistics on yearly…
The United States Attorney’s Office, Wyoming District has released their recent sentencings. The United States Attorney’s Office is responsible for representing the federal government in virtually all litigation involving the United States in the District of Wyoming, including all criminal prosecutions for violations of federal law, civil lawsuits brought by or against the government, and…
The City of Cody has issued a building permit to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for the proposed Cody Temple on Monday, September 18. Mayor Matt Hall halted the issuance of the permit on August 8, but according to a press release from the City of Cody, the permit was issued to…
According to the Wyoming Department of Health and the Wyoming Livestock Board, there have been recent reports of a rare and serious bacterial infection called leptospirosis in Laramie County. This illness has been diagnosed in several dogs and one human. The human case of leptospirosis is reported to be the first recorded case in the…
The University of Wyoming has been ranked 91st on “Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2022”. The new list, published by the National Academy of Inventors, was created to highlight and celebrate American innovation and to showcase the universities that play a large role in advancing the innovation ecosystem within the U.S. and…
To commemorate Earth Science Week, the Wyoming State Geological Survey is distributing 50 complementary toolkits to science classrooms throughout the state. These toolkits, developed by the American Geosciences Institute, aim to enhance geoscience education. The toolkits will be made available to Wyoming teachers on a first-come, first-served basis through the Wyoming State Geological Survey’s website.…
In a surprise assembly, John Corbin, a dedicated social studies teacher at Cody High School, has been honored with the prestigious title of the 2024 Wyoming Teacher of the Year. With 15 years of experience as an educator in Wyoming, Corbin has shown a deep commitment to promoting civics education among his students. He firmly…
Chuck Gray, the Secretary of State for Wyoming, recently established a revised data sharing agreement with the Department of Health’s Vital Statistics Services that aims to speed up the process of removing deceased voters from Wyoming’s voter registry by reducing the time it takes to receive and process mortality records. Previously, it could take up…