LOCAL NEWS
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Ben McDonald with the Park County Public Works Office announced that effective Thursday, June 1, 2023, the Monument Hill Road (County Road 7UH) from approximately 1.6 miles west of the Belfry Highway, has been opened for general use. Per the Road & Bridge Cody Assistant District Foreman, the road is rough but passable. At this…
The first Friday of June is a significant sign of summer. But Cody’s weather is determined to rain on everyone’s parade. Because of persistent and ongoing rain and thunderstorms, the Cody Nite Rodeo cancelled the first Friday of 2023. Tickets are not being sold at the Cody Stampede Rodeo Grounds or on the Cody Stampede…
The National Weather Service Office in Riverton has issued a Flood Watch for the Bighorn Basin and several other Wyoming communities. Portions of central Wyoming, north central Wyoming, and northwest Wyoming were placed under a Flood Watch at 9:57 p.m. on Thursday, June 1. The watch remains in effect until the afternoon of Saturday, June…
The Mineta-Simpson Institute at Heart Mountain has taken another step closer to completion with the awarding of a $149,646 grant from the National Park Service to help fund an exhibit dedicated to the lives and careers of Secretary Norman Mineta and Senator Alan Simpson. The grant, announced Wednesday, comes from the Japanese American Confinement Sites program,…
The Biden-Harris Administration is announcing a historic conservation proposal that will protect the most important water system in the western United States. The Department of the Interior is slated to enact efforts to protect the stability and sustainability of the Colorado River System now and into the future. As part of the Department’s continued efforts to address…
Singer Jillian Nordberg and her mom, Carolyn, spoke about when she first started singing at age 3, what kinds of songs she writes, and what she plans to do in high school. She will be a freshman next semester at CHS. Carolyn gave insight into how she and her husband navigate raising a child with…
Summer 2023 will be the first full summer season at Sleeping Giant Ski Area and Ziplines since the mountain’s ownership changed hands in 2020. Much of the activity underway this summer will improve the outdoor recreation experience for future winter seasons. For the first time since 2020, the Zipline Season at Sleeping Giant begins on…
After unexpected cancellations in May, two important meetings for the public to hear and speak on the proposed Cody Wyoming Temple have been rescheduled for June. The group Cody Wyoming Temple has rescheduled its community open house for Tuesday, June 6, from 7 to 8 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Church of…
Less than a week after the image of a man carrying a bison calf made national news, the man in the image has been identified and charged. On Wednesday, May 31, Clifford Walters of Hawaii pleaded guilty to one count of feeding, touching, teasing, frightening, or intentionally disturbing wildlife before U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephanie A. Hambrick…
Wyoming State Parks, along with the Bureau of Reclamation, is looking for the public’s opinions about the future of Buffalo Bill Reservoir and State Park outside of Cody. There will be several opportunities for citizens to engage with resource management with questions, comments, ideas and concerns to the consultant team as well as the staff…