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Flag Day is this Friday, and members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary in Cody will be conducting a flag retirement ceremony that day. When flags become worn out or soiled, rather than throw them in the trash, the proper way to dispose of an American Flag is to burn it. That’s according…
One of the more popular activities each year through the Meeteetse Museums is the Legend Rock Petroglyph tour. The staff at Meeteetse Museums invite you to join archaeologist Dr. Larry Todd this weekend for a fun and educational tour to Legend Rock State Petroglyph Site. That’s about 37 miles south of Meeteetse. Legend Rock is…
A $2.5 million pavement improvement project has resumed with about three days of chip sealing on Highway 120 between Meeteetse and Thermopolis. The chip sealing will take place between the intersection with Wyoming 431 and the Gooseberry Rest Area on Highway 120. Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer Kaia Tharp said motorists should expect traffic…
A road trip is a fantastic way to explore America’s vast scenery and attractions — and in Northwest Wyoming, the highways here have been proven to be very popular with drivers from around the country, and the world. A new study from Geotab has used data to rank 50 of America’s favorite road trips. A…
Drivers traveling north of Cody this weekend need to build some extra time into their plans. A $2.95 million pavement improvement project is scheduled to resume this month on Wyoming Highway 120. The project begins at the end of the concrete highway section on the north edge of Cody and extends about seven and a…
A popular trail in Yellowstone National Park will be closed to visitors later this summer. The Mount Washburn Trail and trailhead parking lot at Dunraven Pass will close for three weeks in August for improvements. The trailhead is located 4 and a half miles north of Canyon Junction. Park officials say the closure is necessary…
For the ninth year in a row, the community of Cody is gathering to shine a light on the issue of mental health. This Saturday, the Cody Medical Foundation and other partners are hosting the ninth annual Beck Lake Challenge. The event invites people of all ages to walk, run, bike, stroll, or otherwise move…
One man was injured in a crash that temporarily shut down the highway between Cody and Powell yesterday afternoon. Lieutenant Lee Pence with the Wyoming Highway Patrol says that the crash occurred just after noon yesterday near the Corbett Bridge, when an eastbound vehicle that was waiting to turn off the highway was rear-ended by…
It was another day of repairs yesterday on the Pat O’ Hara Creek bridge on the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway. The Pat O’ Hara Creek bridge is located north of Cody, just hundreds of feet off Wyoming 120. It was built in the 1960s, but extreme erosion, caused by a large rain event on May…
Many residents in communities throughout the Bighorn Basin are changing their shopping habits – and not voluntarily. With the closure of all the Shopko stores nationwide, many people in the rural communities in the Bighorn Basin are looking for ways to fill the gap left by the stores that they have relied on for everyday…