LOCAL NEWS

The National Weather Service yesterday released the May water supply outlook for Wyoming, which reports that April precipitation was 115 to 120 percent of average. That percentage is identical to the current water year precipitation across Wyoming. Precipitation numbers varied between 160 percent of normal over the Snake and Upper Green River Drainages to near…

For a community like Cody, it’s fitting that both National Travel and Tourism Week and Small Business Week are celebrated at the same time. Small businesses are the lifeblood of any community, and this week the Cody Chamber of Commerce is celebrating the individual shops, restaurants and other businesses that help Cody to thrive. Chamber…

Governor Mark Gordon signed a proclamation this week that encourages all citizens to observe and take steps to better prepare their communities and households from wildfires. Wyoming is continuing to experience an increase in the number of human caused wildfires throughout the state, increasing wildfire risk to property, infrastructure, and communities. The wildland-urban interface has…

The National Park Service says that weather-permitting, the South Entrance & select roads in Yellowstone will open Friday, May 10th. The South Entrance to West Thumb, Lake Village to West Thumb, West Thumb to Old Faithful, and Tower Junction to Tower Fall will open Friday, May 10, at 8 a.m. to public motorists. Additionally, the…

The staff of Bonner Law Firm in Cody is coordinating donations for the Kalenak family, whose son died Sunday at the Buffalo Bill Dam. Allyx Krause, a paralegal at the law office, says that Krause says that their office has received many phone calls from the community asking how they can assist the family during…

Three young men from Livingston, Montana, have been convicted of violating the Lacey Act, which prohibits hunting in the park. Austin Peterson, Trey Juhnke, and Corbin Simmons were charged with illegally hunting a male mountain lion in the northern section of the park, north of the Yellowstone River, on December 12th of last year. According…

Governor Mark Gordon yesterday asked for Wyoming people who have an interest in big game migration to come together to develop recommendations to improve the state’s policies related to these lands. Wyoming leads the nation in research on the migration of deer, elk and pronghorn and in establishing policies for conserving them. In a press…

$2.5 trillion dollars was generated from travel and tourism nationwide last year. That’s according to numbers compiled by the U.S. Travel Association, which notes that $418 million of that was spent in Park County alone. And National Travel and Tourism Week celebrates the importance of those dollars, and those visitors, to our local economy. Rebekah…

Get your donation ready! The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is on May 11. Organizers of the Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive say the event is the outgrowth of the National Association of Letter Carriers’ tradition of community service. Residents can leave a bag of non-perishable food by their mailbox on Saturday, May…

Monday is the 68th annual Parks Day. The Cody Community annually celebrates its relationship with the nearby national parks by inviting the leadership from Grand Teton, Bighorn Canyon, and Yellowstone to spend a day in town with Cody Chamber members and get acquainted with the Cody people, as well as shop and go sight-seeing. Tina…