Speak Your Piece
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Adrienne Cronebaugh, Community Mental Health Coordinator for Park County School District Number 1, and Dan Cossaboon, Neuropsychologist and School Psychiatrist for Park County School District Number 6, spoke about how kids are going through a lot more and dealing with depression and suicide much more than other generations. They also talked about resources for adults…
Jennifer Just, program coordinator for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Park County, spoke about how this is National Mentoring Month and there is currently a need for eight male mentors needed for Park County. Pokey Heny, a Big Sister and mentor, spoke about how she has been an influence in Michelle Hedges life since they…
Brian Timmer, a local artist in Cody, spoke about how he became an artist after he got a masters in divinity degree, a new program at Cody High School where he will teach students not only about art, but the business of being an artist. He also spoke about inspiration as well as how small,…
Carey Miller, Communications and Marketing Director for Northwest College, Chris Dugger, Residence and Campus Life Coordinator for Northwest College, and Ken Straniere, PR and Marketing Director for the Center of the West, spoke about an event next Tuesday where college alumni and students from NWC can come and meet curators, museum employees and tour the…
Richard Jones, from Wyoming Citizens Against Normalization about the marijuana industry, spoke about the pending legislation in the upcoming Wyoming legislature, as well as the history of trying to legalize pot in our state. Richard also talked about the national trends for the pot business. Also, what is Delta 8 and how is this a…
Emily Reed, research scientist and communication specialist for the Wyoming Migration Initiative, spoke about how the migration of big game species is so important to our state. But also, how important it is for ranchers and people who own private land, to take on the responsibility to help these animals have clear, safe migratory patterns. …
Brad Cline, Veteran Service Officer for the Wyoming Veterans Commission, spoke about how the VA did in 2022, what’s in store for 2023, and what changes have happened lately for veterans. Some of the subjects that were touched on were the Pact Act, dependent/survivor benefits, pensions, and mental health claims and your rights.
Karen Horner, Park County Library Director, spoke about all the programs that are currently happening or will happen in 2023 at the library in Cody, Powell, and Meeteetse. Karen also spoke about the library foundation’s fundraiser which is happening in February. All the proceeds go to the Powell new library fund. The library system has…
Dossie Overfield and Scott Steward, Park County Commissioners, spoke about the Land Use Plan and where that project is heading, also they talked about going down to Cheyenne for the WCCA to discuss legislation with legislators. They also gave their assessment about Park County for 2023 as far as business and growth.
Jackie Hinther, Outreach Coordinator for the Park County Animal Shelter, spoke about how the animal shelter did in 2022. In fact, she spoke about how successful their TNR (Trap/Neuter/Return) program for feral cats was and what is coming up in 2023.