LOCAL NEWS
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A local businesswoman has announced her bid for the Wyoming State Legislature. Sandy Newsome, who with her husband Bob owns several retail properties in downtown Cody, announced this week her bid for House District 24, which runs from the west half of Cody through to Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park. With experience in…
Wyoming just got a big boost in funding from the U.S. Department of the Interior to support state conservation and outdoor recreation projects. On Tuesday, the Department announced the grant of over $19 million dollars to Wyoming as part of $1.1 billion in annual national funding going to state wildlife agencies. The funds include over…
The board of trustees for Park County School District 6 have voted to pass on second reading a policy that would allow teachers and staff members to carry concealed weapons. Policy CKA now moves to the third and final reading, which is scheduled to take place on April 17th at the board’s next regular meeting.…
A long-awaited Wyoming state highway project will soon be underway. The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the Wyoming Department of Transportation a $16.6 million grant to reconstruct the final 1.6 mile segment of the Beartooth Highway. The grant will bring the entire stretch of US 212 up to modern standards and will complete the…
Now that it’s spring, burn season has begun for the Bureau of Land Management. Officials at the BLM Wind River/Bighorn Basin District say they have tentative plans to conduct four prescribed fire projects within the Cody and Worland field office areas this spring, as part of the BLM’s commitment to keeping public landscapes healthy and…
Yesterday was the first day of spring, and Wyoming Department of Transportation crews are preparing for the start of the highway striping season in northwest Wyoming. WYDOT’s urban striping crew is beginning its spring work today in Basin and Thursday in Manderson, according to crew foreman Joseph Keele of Basin. He says that weather permitting,…
The Casper school district says students who make threatening comments could now face expulsion. The Casper Star-Tribune reports the Natrona County School District is increasing the penalty for making threats after a third threat was reported in four weeks. District officials say the recent increase of threats paired with added concern for school safety has…
A company that breeds wild game birds has decided not to collect sage grouse eggs this year for an attempt to breed the species in captivity. Diamond Wings Upland Game Birds told the Wyoming Game and Fish Department about the change in plans last week. The Powell-area company is the only one in Wyoming certified…
Prosecutors in Cody have dropped animal neglect charges against two brothers after Park County officials learned the full extent of the efforts the men made to recover the horses that they said were spooked out of their hunting camp by a grizzly bear. David and Bradley Flint, who live near Cheyenne, were charged with abandoning…
No contracts have been signed yet for the construction project that will cause ongoing delays on the road between the East Entrance and Fishing Bridge for the next two years. However, Yellowstone Superintendent Dan Wenk says that all bids are in, and the Park Service expects to award the construction contract sometime this week. The…