LOCAL NEWS

Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area is going against the trend that has seen an increase in fees at most National Parks. Beginning May 25th, Bighorn Canyon will no longer be collecting entrance fees. This comes after a cost benefit analysis completed by the Park Service showed that it wasn’t economically feasible – and that it…

An all-volunteer crew of Park County residents responded to two separate incidents that resulted in successful rescues over the weekend. Saturday morning at 6 a.m., Search and Rescue crew and Cody Regional Health ambulance staff responded to the Buffalo Bill Reservoir after a report that a Northwest College student had capsized his kayak, and was…

A new addition to the State Veteran’s Memorial Park is on track to be installed by the end of summer. Bill Sheets, speaking on behalf of the Veteran’s Memorial Park Foundation, gave an update to the City Council last Tuesday regarding the status of the War Dog Monument. The monument has been in progress for…

Fishing season in Yellowstone opens on Saturday, May 26th, and Park Staff want visitors to be educated about more than just how to fish before they enjoy the Park’s rivers and lakes. Yellowstone National Park staff is traveling to nearby communities to talk with anglers and other interested individuals about ongoing efforts to restore native…

The world’s tallest geyser has been quite active recently. In the last six weeks, Yellowstone National Park’s Steamboat Geyser has erupted three times – March 15th, April 19th, and April 27th. Steamboat can spout 300 feet of water in the air, but has no regular schedule like its smaller sibling, Old Faithful. Scientists have no…

A report by the National Education Association ranks Wyoming 16th in the nation in paying its teachers. Wyoming teachers are paid an average of $58,187 a year. Only 14 states and the District of Columbia pay their teachers more. The report also says that Wyoming has the fifth lowest student-to-instructor ratios in the United States…

Federal land managers are again seeking congressional backing to sterilize, euthanize or sell for slaughter tens of thousands of wild horses roaming public lands across the West. But the Bureau of Land Management, overwhelmed by what it calls a $1 billion problem, has added a new idea for culling overpopulated herds: $1,000 paychecks for those…

With the rise in school shootings nationwide, Cody High School principal Jeremiah Johnston says that he has confidence in the school’s ability to keep students safe. Earlier this month, the Cody School Board passed a new policy that would allow for teachers and other staff to carry concealed weapons as a defense measure in the…

A problem bear on the South Fork found a new home away from people last week. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department trapped and relocated a sub-adult male grizzly bear April 24th, after it had been reportedly frequenting residential areas and livestock calving pastures on private lands on the South Fork west of Cody. The…

More traffic delays for construction will begin next week – this time it will be for a project south of Cody. A Worland contractor is scheduled to begin a $3.6 million-dollar pavement rehabilitation project Monday that starts around 7 miles south of Cody and extends south about 11 miles. Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer…