LOCAL NEWS

If your phone rings once and then stops, think twice before returning the call. It may be a scam. Some cell phone customers are receiving calls from phone numbers with three-digit area codes that appear to be domestic, but are actually associated with international pay-per-call phone numbers. These calls often disconnect after one ring to…

Park County and Washakie County currently top the list for the state’s highest unemployment rates. According to the Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, most county unemployment rates changed very little from February to March. Washakie County’s rate increased from 4.4% to 4.9%, but unemployment rates fell in Park –…

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department says inspectors recently found suspected invasive mussels on a boat headed through the state. Zebra and quagga mussels, two invasive species that have devastated streams and lakes in other U.S. states, have yet to take hold in Wyoming waters. But department officials said Monday inspectors found mussels on a…

Minimal traffic delays are expected during a road project north of Thermopolis this week. Construction of a left-turn lane and mailbox turnouts is scheduled to resume this week. When complete, the project is expected to improve highway safety through the busy rural area in Hot Springs County. Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer Kaia Tharp…

The City of Cody is partnering with local organizations to bring art to public spaces. At last week’s City Council meeting, the Council voted to enter into an agreement with the Buffalo Bill Center of the West to display a bronze statue by T.D. Kelsey in the Bell Plaza area in downtown Cody. The bronze,…

Homeowners in Wyoming may be entitled to a partial refund of their property taxes. Park County Treasurer Barb Poley says the Wyoming Property Tax Refund program is back, after having been de-funded for two years by the Wyoming State Legislature. She says the program is available to homeowners who make less than three-fourths of the…

The Cody Stampede has made it into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame. Yesterday, officials announced the twelve inductees into the 2019 Hall of Fame, one of which is the Stampede Rodeo, which is celebrating its 100th year this summer. In a statement, Mike Darby, co-president of the Cody Stampede Board, called the honor, quote, “a…

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is reminding antler hunters that the gathering of horns or shed antlers does not begin until May 1 on public lands west of the Continental Divide. Antler hunting is prohibited in the area from Jan. 1 through April 30 on all state-owned lands as well as federal lands. The…

Wyoming gas prices have risen 7.2 cents per gallon in the past week. The average price at the pump in Wyoming is $2.66 today. That’s according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 494 stations. The Big Horn Basin is slightly above average, with gas prices at around $2.77 per gallon in most communities. According to GasBuddy…

Cody could be named the Best Historical Small Town of 2019. But that’s only if the town gets enough votes in USA Today’s 10 Best Reader’s Choice Awards for that category. Cody is currently ranked 13th out of 20, and is up against towns such as Abilene, Kansas; Deadwood, South Dakota; and Williamsburg, Virginia. The…