Cody Regional Health is pleased to welcome Eric Porritt, D.O., a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with more than 15 years of experience specializing in hip and knee replacement, orthopedic trauma and general orthopedic care.  Dr. Porritt joins Cody Regional Health with a philosophy that closely aligns with the organization’s commitment to expanding access to advanced, person-centered care throughout the Big Horn Basin: patients should have access to exceptional orthopedic expertise without traveling farther than medically necessary.  “One of the things that drew me to Cody Regional Health was the opportunity to provide specialized orthopedic care in a community like this,” Dr.

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Shell, a town of just 42 residents, could see its population increase 10-fold this weekend. The annual Fall Festival, hosted by the Old Shell Store owners Kevin and Emily Clark, has consistently drawn between four to five hundred visitors.  This year’s event, occurring Saturday, October 10 from 3-7 p.m., will offer a range of activities, including hay rides, live music, and axe throwing. The Clarks began the Fall Festival in 2020, in an attempt to fill the dearth of community gatherings caused by the Pandemic.  It was an immediate success. “It’s funny, the pandemic feels like it was just yesterday,

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CODY, Wyo., Sept. 28, 2026 – Cody Regional Health is pleased to welcome Dr. Kyla Carlson, a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist, to its Women’s Health team. Dr. Carlson will join the organization in October, strengthening access to comprehensive OB/GYN care for women and families throughout the Big Horn Basin.  Dr. Carlson’s arrival strengthens Cody Regional Health’s established Women’s Health & Nursery team and supports the organization’s commitment to providing experienced women’s healthcare close to home. Her clinical experience includes routine and preventive women’s healthcare, pregnancy care and deliveries, gynecologic care and minimally invasive surgery.  “Dr. Carlson brings extensive experience, a

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The Big Horn Basin Cancer Center has welcomed a new radiation oncologist to its ranks. Flip Troicki, MD, first studied economics and biology at Dartmouth College, before launching a successful healthcare marketing company in New York City. After a few years in business, he felt it was time to pursue a career in medicine. “My wife and I were just married and we didn’t have any kids yet, and it was just go go go,” Troicki said of his time spent in New York City. “I had this kind of epiphany moment, where I said, ‘I’d really like to help

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Beartooth Billings Clinic is expanding access to behavioral health services through a new partnership with Cody Regional Health that will bring psychiatric care directly to patients in Red Lodge while providing additional support for Beartooth’s primary care providers.  Beginning this fall, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Megan Davis, employed by Cody Regional Health, will provide in-person behavioral health services at Beartooth Billings Clinic one day each month. In addition, Cody Regional Health’s behavioral health team will offer telemedicine consultation services to Beartooth Billings Clinic primary care providers, strengthening collaboration and enhancing care for patients with behavioral health needs.  The partnership addresses a

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30 years ago, Mike Martin organized a car show and fly-in for a group of friends.  Year over year, that event has slowly grown into one of the highlights of the summer and lures thousands of visitors to Powell. This year’s Wings and Wheels, occurring August 14-15 at the Powell Municipal Airport, promises to be a well attended event, with last year’s event drawing a crowd of around 4,000 attendees.  For an entry fee of $10, attendees will be able to enjoy a day of drag racing, fly-ins, and aerobatics. Two sets of bleachers will be set up for viewers

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Scott Steward is one of two incumbent candidates in the crowded race for just three open seats on the Park County Board of Commissioners. After first being elected to the board in 2022, Steward is now seeking reelection in a field of nine Republican candidates.  Prior to his time on the commissioners board, he spent more than 30 years with the Park County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO). Steward gradually rose through the ranks at the PCSO, starting off as a dispatcher, before ultimately spending his final 17 years with the PCSO as sheriff.  In 2022, before retiring from law enforcement, he

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