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A man from Washington State is being sentenced to jail time for trespassing into a dangerous, and potentially lethal area of Yellowstone National Park. The Department of Justice (DOJ) press release states that the sentencing on June 13 of Lynwood, Washington, resident Viktor Pyshniuk was handed a seven-day jail sentence over the trespassing incident. Officials…
Northwest College in Powell is launching a new Associate of Science degree program in Software Development this fall, the culmination of a five-year process designed to build on the basics already being taught in Wyoming K-12 classrooms as part of the state computer science initiative passed in 2018. The program also accelerates Wyoming’s goal to…
On the last day of school, as the last bell of the semester rang out, signaling the end of another school year, kids from area schools raced to the library for a good reason. A hot air balloon was being inflated on the annex lawn of the Park County Library in Cody, kicking off the…
(Cody, WY) – Waking up to deer, seeing deer in town crossing streets, and feasting on the grass is a norm in Cody, Wyoming. However, on Saturday evening, people were pulling on the side of the road to view something lying in the grass. Near the new bus barn at a glance, no one would…
Joy Hill and Kim Dillivin from Park County Land Use Plan brought us up-to-date on the revisions to the Plan. The project, not updated since 1998, has taken two years to revise and as Joy Hill says, “get it right.” The county has hired a new consultant, Logan Simpson, to help with the next phase…
It is that time of the year again! We are gearing up to host the annual Home and Garden Show sponsored by REMAX Elevation. This year, we have made a few exciting changes. This year, the show will be held at a new location: The Park County Fair Grounds in Powell, Wyoming on Friday, April…
There is a movement here in Wyoming to stop the Federal Government, using the Bureau of Land Management, to attain over a million acres of land down in Sweetwater County and make it inaccessible to any one, persons, or companies. There is also a people’s initiative concerning property tax valuations and how much tax you…
Megan Degenfelder, the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the state of Wyoming, came to Cody High School on her “Tour of Excellence” and spoke with teachers, students and administrators. She also had a surprise announcement. Wyoming’s top educator announced the winner of Teacher of the Year for the Cowboy State. The honor went to John…
The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation is the recipient of another award. This time, the former Japanese-American concentration camp used during World War II, is being awarded the 2023 Traveler’s Choice award from Tripadvisor, the travel service and advice website. The award is given to sites rated in the top 10 percent of World Travel Destinations…
For the past three years, Ryan Brown makes numerous phone calls across the country to current and former professional athletes as well as celebrities. His message is simple and to the point: Come to Cody, Wyoming, right next to Yellowstone National Park, spend some time with the locals, put on some kid’s clinics, play some…