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An Emblem woman died last week while driving her vehicle west of Greybull. 44-year-old Shelia Peters experienced a medical emergency while driving her GMC Acadia between Greybull and Emblem on Friday, April 12th. According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 10:30 a.m. at milepost 97 on Highway 14/16/20. The Patrol reports that…
Almost half of the people who have died on Wyoming’s highways this year were not wearing their seatbelts. That’s according to statistics from the Wyoming Highway Patrol, which reports that since the beginning of 2019, 40 lives have been lost on Wyoming’s roadways, and 18 of those motorists were not wearing a seatbelt. Sgt. Jeremy…
There are some exciting changes coming to the restaurant at Yellowstone Regional Airport. That’s according to Bob Hooper, manager of the airport in Cody. Hooper says that Cody Coffee Roasters will be taking over the restaurant in mid-May. Owner Jesse Renfors, who already operates a coffee shop and restaurant at the old airport, as well…
Not guilty by reason of mental illness. That’s the motion being put forth by the attorney for Kenneth “Val” Geissler, who is awaiting trial for soliciting prostitution to a female minor and other charges. The Cody Enterprise reports the motion for leave of the court was approved April 5 in Park County District Court, which…
April is distracted driver awareness month, and Park County Sheriff Scott Steward reminds everyone that distracted driving has become one of the leading causes of traffic crashes nationwide. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, between 2012 and 2017, nearly 20,000 people died in crashes involving a distracted driver. Steward points out that in…
Several highway projects are underway in the Bighorn Basin. A $1.6 million project has started directly south of Lovell on U.S. 310. Highway improvements on 5 miles of U.S. 310 directly south of Lovell include widening mailbox turnouts, asphalt pavement milling, and a pavement overlay. Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer Michael Miller of Basin…
Lead poisoning has killed a golden eagle in Yellowstone National Park. The raptor was found dead on December 6th, near Phantom Lake in the northern section of the Park. A lab necropsy found that level of lead in the golden eagle were extremely high and well over lethal toxicity. The adult female was the first…
With spring in full swing, the Bureau of Land Management encourages people to get out and enjoy their public lands – but reminds recreationists of annual seasonal closures in the Cody Field Office area. The Bald Ridge, Carter Mountain, Little Mountain and Twin Creek Trail areas remain seasonally closed to motorized vehicles. The closures are…
CenturyLink officials say they are making changes to ensure that a multi-state outage that disrupted some emergency services in Wyoming late last year won’t be repeated. Representatives from the company testified before the Wyoming Public Service Commission on Tuesday. Local Verizon customers, hospitals and emergency dispatchers in several states all experienced lapses in services December…
Scientists have discovered a new thermal area in Yellowstone National Park. The area is in the northeast corner of the park near West Tern Lake, and is about the size of four football fields. That’s according to Wyoming Public Media. Greg Vaughan, a research scientist with the United States Geological Survey, found the new hot…