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This Thursday, July 21st, 2022, the Park County Elections Office is holding a public test of the voting machines being used in the upcoming primary election. The testing will be open to the public and folks are encouraged to observe the certification process to better understand voting procedures, standards, and practices. The testing process begins…
UniWyo Credit Union has announced a proposed merger with Reliant Federal Credit Union “pending regulatory approval and a supportive vote from the Reliant membership.” These credit unions are both located in Wyoming and have a long history of community support and partnership. The merger would combine UniWyo’s 36,000 members with Reliant’s 13,500 members and would…
The Yellowstone Quilt Fest (YQF) takes place on Friday, July 29th, and Saturday, July 30th at the Riley Arena and Event Center in Cody, Wyoming. This will be the first time the Quilt Show has been held at Riley Arena, according to a recent press release. Admission is $5 per person at the door. Special…
Another grizzly has been captured and relocated to an area near Yellowstone National Park after getting involved with “anthropogenic attractants” elsewhere in Wyoming. After consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department relocated another grizzly in 2022. The bear in question, a sub-adult male grizzly, was captured on July…
Dan Schein and Joe Harper from the Cody Cupboard Food Bank spoke on SYP about needing volunteers who are willing to work one day a month to help their clients and their food needs. They also talked about the Wyoming Hunger Initiative, headed up by Governor Gordon’s wife, Jenni. They also spoke about their annual…
“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” This quote from Ernest Hemingway, one of the most influential American novelists and short story writers of the 20th century, is part of the understated wit that made Hemingway famous. Critics, scholars, and enthusiasts from around the world are…
The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office reports a wildfire detected in Bighorn National Forest was the aftermath of a fatal plane crash that left Powell on Thursday and killed two people aboard. On Friday, July 15, Bighorn National Forest shared information on the Willow Park Fire, which had been detected the previous day. Smokejumpers and forest…
One black bear is suspected of three separate break-ins in Bighorn National Forest – a reminder of how easily human-bear conflicts can start and how food needs to be secure in the wilderness. Human-bear conflicts are one of the realities of outdoor recreation in northwest Wyoming. Because of this, people need to take proper precautions…
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. prosecutors suspect a Wyoming company of potentially concealing problems with a pipeline that broke in 2015 and spilled more than 50,000 gallons (240,000 liters) of crude into Montana’s Yellowstone River, fouling a small city’s drinking water supply, court filings show. The government is suing Bridger Pipeline for violations of environmental…
A famous grizzly is gone. Yesterday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service confirmed that Grizzly 1057, an offspring of Grizzly 399, was euthanized on July 12. Wyoming Game and Fish requested authorization to remove the grizzly following 13 documented conflicts since May. Grizzly 399 became the most famous bear in the world when she successfully…