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Wildlife biologists will be baiting and trapping grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park from May 13 through July 31 as part of ongoing research. The research by the National Park Service and Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team is to monitor the population of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho.…

Another group of soldiers from Wyoming is headed to the middle east. At least 14 soldiers from Thermopolis, Worland, Lovell, Powell and Greybull will be deploying with the 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery. They are among the roughly 300 soldiers from six Wyoming Army National Guard units who have deployed to the Middle East since…

The Cody community is mourning today after the death of a teenager at the Buffalo Bill Dam Sunday. The Park County Sheriff’s Office yesterday confirmed that a 13-year-old deliberately jumped from the top of the dam Sunday afternoon around 4:25 p.m. According to a press release, the boy was visiting the Buffalo Bill Dam Visitor’s…

Travel matters. That’s the message from the Wyoming Department of Tourism as they celebrate the state’s second-largest industry, and the direct impact it has on national, state and local economies, during National Travel and Tourism Week. Claudia Wade with the Park County Travel Council says that much of Cody’s economy relies on tourism, in part…

This week, the entire state focuses on the travel industry, as Governor Mark Gordon has signed a proclamation designating May 5th through the 11th as National Travel and Tourism Week in Wyoming. Lisa Constantine is the director of the Cody Visitor Center. She says the benefits of the travel industry go far beyond the people…

The Bureau of Land Management last week released final Environmental Impact Statements for two projects in the Bighorn Basin. The Leavitt Reservoir Expansion Project near Shell is intended to provide late season irrigation and reduce flooding in the area of Shell while increasing recreation opportunities for visitors. Leavitt Reservoir currently has a surface area of…

A seven-year-old from Powell was the first through the East Gate of Yellowstone for the 2019 season. Grace McIntosh and her family were among those who passed through the East Gate on Friday morning, as the 2019 summer tourist season kicked off with a beautiful sunny day. Here in Cody, the Chamber of Commerce offered…

A new queen has been crowned. Saturday night marked the beginning of the reign of the new Miss Cody Stampede, Mackenzie Scott. Scott, a senior at Cody High School, has been active in Cody’s rodeo community for many years, and has been an ambassador for the rodeo queen program since being crowned as “Lady-In-Waiting” last…

It’s finally THAT day. The day that tourists coming to Yellowstone National Park can once again make that trek by traveling highway 14/16/20, entering the Park through the east gate just 53 miles from Cody. The opening of the east gate traditionally marks the beginning of the tourist season, according to Cody Chamber Director Tina…

A fundraiser Saturday night will raise money to provide needed comfort to combat veterans. The Northwest Battle Buddies Gala at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West tomorrow evening is intended to raise funds and awareness of the benefits that a canine companion can bring to a veteran suffering from PTSD. Shannon Walker is the…