Wyoming News
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Joy Hill and Kim Dillivin from Planning and Zoning for Park County came on Speak Your Piece to talk about the recent meetings pertaining to the Land Use Project. Meetings were held in Cody, Meeteetsee, and Powell and what surprised officials were how different those towns’ needs and wants differed. Meeteetsee was concerned with connectivity…
Following the “thousand-year” flood event in Wyoming and Montana last week, the Shoshone National Forest has been able to reopen portions of the Wapiti Campground and Clearwater Campground. Damage to Sweetwater Road, Forest Service Road 423, has led to closure of that road. “As floodwaters have receded in some areas, all but four campsites within…
As news of the deadly airborne virus Covid-19 spread throughout the world, many analysts and scientists were surprised how quickly the threat became a “political dogfight” where “even a mask represented a political statement.” Now, after 1 million deaths and months of disagreement over stimulus aid, enforced social distancing, vaccine mandates, and compulsory masking wearing,…
A scheduled reading and book signing event at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, set for June 25th from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., has been postponed. The event, a reading of The History of Cody’s Volunteer Fire Departments by Park County Fire Protection District #2, was to feature special guest Alan K. Simpson,…
All three of Wyoming’s congressional representatives decry the lack of input from state, local, and federal agencies before the BLM purchase in a state that already has a vast amount of federal land. On Thursday, June 23, U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, and Rep. Liz Cheney, all R-Wyo., sent a letter to Department…
Laurel Thompson, Outreach Coordinator for the Wyoming Outdoor Recreation Office, came on SYP to talk about all the great things to do in the Big Horn Basin. From hiking trails to boating and fishing to dinosaur bones and tracks, there is something for everyone to see and do here in Park County.
The Department of the Interior is allocating over $31 million to all 23 Wyoming counties to maintain public lands as part of the annual Payments in Lieu of Taxes funding. The Department of the Interior announced that 23 local governments in Wyoming will receive $31.5 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (P.I.L.T.) funding for…
From Brian Schroeder, Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction: “On May 5, 2022, President Biden’s U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that all state and local agencies funded by its sub-agency, Food and Nutrition Services (FNS), ‘must’ update its non-discrimination policies to include new provisions for ‘gender identity and sexual orientation,’ or risk the loss of…
The City of Cody and the Police Department are anticipating nearly “500 Harley-Davidson” motorcyclists in the area for the Harley-Davidson Owners Group Kick’n It in Cody HOG Rally, which is a three-day event. The Cody Police Department is asking folks to “be aware that Sheridan Avenue from 11th Street to 15th Street” will be closed…
Jackson Schroeder clobbered two home runs, knocked in 5-RBI as the Cody Cubs knocked off the World, Wednesday night, by a final of 8-7. With the Cubs trailing 4-2 in the in the bottom of the fourth, Schroeder stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded and 1 out. With a 1-0 count Schroeder…