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Martin Kimmet, Park County Republican Party Chairman, and Vince Vanata, State Committeeman and District 5 Rep for the Wyoming GOP, spoke about the Freedom Celebration that recently took place in Cody, where the top 5 elected politicians from the state came to mix and mingle with people from all over Wyoming. Also, Rep. Hageman, Senators…
Walgreens, a one hundred-and twenty-two-year-old nationwide international chain, has plans to close 150 stores in the United States, and 300 stores in the United Kingdom. Will the pharmacy chain close its only location in Cody anytime soon? That decision hasn’t been announced. Walgreens has yet to disclose which U.S. stores will be shuttered but has…
Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction, Megan Degenfelder, back in May of this year, came up with a strategic plan for Wyoming Department of Education for 2023-2027. The plan includes six key goals: parental empowerment, career and technical education, citizenship, efficiency, teachers and literacy. We spoke about all these things and more about how she plans…
A group of Yellowstone tourists were caught on camera on the side of the road in the park refusing to back away from a black bear, despite being told directly to do so by two Park Rangers. In a video shared to Tourons of Yellowstone, at least eight people were out of their vehicles with…
On Monday, July 3, a major windstorm and rain event impacted the southern portion of Yellowstone National Park, primarily in the Lake Village area. No fatalities nor severe injuries have been reported. Additionally, there have been no substantial disruptions to visitor services. “Monday night’s storm event hit the Lake area very hard,” said Yellowstone Superintendent…
While majority of people celebrate the 4th of July watching fireworks, one person decided to dress up as an animal and chase bison in Yellowstone National Park. The alleged incident occurred in Hayden Valley in the heart of Yellowstone National Park on Independence Day. Park tourist, Jeff Kingsbury posted about the incident in a Yellowstone…
Ben Williams, owner of the W Arena, and Albert Dines, a band member of the house band at the W, spoke about the history of the W Arena and how, as musicians, they’ve played all over the country, and now they’re hosting a house-band-session once a month where people can come with all levels of…
Janie Curtis, who is owner and director of the Cody Beer Mile, spoke about the event that will take place on July 21st at Mentock Park. She also spoke about why some of the proceeds will be donated to charity and how she got involved in event planning.
Usually, the Fourth of July is a day full of sun and fun, with parades, fireworks, maybe grilling and lathering on sunscreen to enjoy the outdoors. But not today in the Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Absaroka and Beartooth Mountains until 8PM on Tuesday night. Wet…
Annual public meetings are scheduled in July and August to address future highway and bridge improvement projects in northwest Wyoming. The State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) process involves annual meetings with public officials and citizens who play key transportation partnership roles in Wyoming, said Wyoming Department of Transportation District Engineer Pete Hallsten, P.E., of Basin.…