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Child abuse is a tough subject. It’s not enjoyable to talk about how there are more than 3 million child abuse cases reported in American every year. It’s not fun to discuss how abused and neglected kids are 11 times more likely to engage in criminal behavior as an adult. It’s not comforting to learn…
Stephanie Parker, director, and Andrew Rossi, acting coach of the Cody Theater Company, is producing Neil Simon’s play The Odd Couple. They spoke about why they chose to put on this play, the relevance of Neil Simon and why this play is still so popular. They also spoke about how deep and wide Cody is…
For the past 15 years, the Big Horn Radio Network has supported St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital with our annual radio-thon that raises money to support a world-class institution where kids with cancer and other diseases have a fighting chance. And the people across the Basin have been amazingly generous donating their hard-earned money…
Dan Schein and Joe Harper from the Cody Cupboard food bank spoke about the growing problem of hunger in Park County. They said that the stats are going up on the number of individuals and families who are being served in our area. They are in need of monetary as well as food donations to…
Wyoming’s unemployment rate has gone up from 3.o percent to 3.7 percent in the last six months. The total number of unemployed in the Cowboy State is over 11,000. There are help wanted signs popping up around Cody and that doesn’t take into account the hires from other parts of the county and the world…
Bruce Salzman and Tim Barry, both part of Wyoming Outdoorsmen, spoke about the club’s mission statement, their fundraiser that happens May 6th at Reilly Arena and what they hope to accomplish this year with programs aimed at getting people outside in the Cowboy State.
The forecast stays snowy in northwest Wyoming, with a good chance of scattered snow showers expected for the next week – but at least it’ll be a bit warmer. The National Weather Service Office in Riverton has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for “the Western Mountains” of Wyoming. The outlook is in effect for the…
The Bureau of Reclamation, at the request of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and in coordination with Willwood Workgroup Two, has scheduled a flushing flow in the Shoshone River downstream of Buffalo Bill Dam. The flushing flow will begin with rapidly increasing flows on April 11 and conclude on April 14. During this time,…
The much-anticipated temple will become an architectural landmark in Cody and northwest Wyoming is already a point of pride for the local church community. Anticipation and excitement are building in northwest Wyoming for the Cody Temple for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Now, local church members have an image of what…
As the winter’s snow begins to melt, there’s an increased risk of rock falls throughout northwest Wyoming, and one notorious spot in the Wind River Canyon is already causing problems. There’s always a risk of falling rocks in the Wind River Canyon. However, the transition from the cold of winter to summer heat tends to…