Bighorn Basin
There’s a new business in town, as Wyoming Game and Fish released nearly 20 ferrets on the same Meeteetse ranch where the species “rose from the grave” after presumed extinction over 40 years ago. Eighteen black-footed ferrets were released on the historic recovery site near Meeteetse last week. Twelve male and six female captive-born ferrets…
The Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate juvenile runaway 15-year-old Katherine Wagler. She was last seen in Casper on Saturday, Oct. 1. Wagler is 5’05” and 105 lbs. It is believed she recently changed her appearance, dying her hair black and cutting it to shoulder length. Wagler was last seen wearing a…
Anyone with a big idea for a small business is encouraged to attend the Meeteetse workshop, where the Wyoming Small Business Development Center will share the specifics for a good start. The thought alone can be daunting for anyone contemplating starting a small business. However, advice and assistance are available thru a new workshop jointly…
The Bighorn Basin’s wing of the Civil Air Patrol invites residents to an open house – and encourages teenagers to consider volunteering to learn the skills the patrol uses to change and save lives. The Yellowstone Regional Composite Squadron of Civil Air Patrol will be hosting an Open House on October 11, 2022, at the…
U.S.D.A. Rural Development Wyoming State Director Glenn Pauley announced the Department is awarding $9.59 million to provide high-speed internet access for rural residents and businesses in Wyoming. The funding is part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to investing in rural infrastructure and providing reliable, affordable, high-speed internet. U.S.D.A. is making the investments through the third…
Campfires, smoking, and other fire-related activities are permitted on B.L.M. lands in western and central Wyoming, although wildfires can still grow out of control if flames are handled carelessly. Effective Friday, Sept. 16, the Bureau of Land Management lifted fire restrictions on all public lands administered by the Cody, Lander, and Worland field offices within…
Park, Big Horn, Hot Springs, and Washakie Counties are under a Red Flag Warning all afternoon on Monday, Sept. 19, due to a “perfect storm” of high temperatures, low humidity, and strong winds. The National Weather Service Office in Riverton issued a Red Flag Warning for the Bighorn Basin on Monday, Sept. 19. The warning…
The Sleeping Giant Ski Area is holding a job fair on September 23rd from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. at 348 Yellowstone Ave. in Cody, Wyoming. The Job Fair includes information about work as a Lift Maintenance Supervisor, Kitchen Supervisor, Kitchen Crew Member, Bartender, Front Desk Ticket Sales Team Member, and Ski/Board Instructor. Sleeping Giant,…
Winter forecasts call for below-average temperatures but different amounts of snow across the country – and the Bighorn Basin appears to be caught between two different winters. Fall hasn’t started yet – the season officially ends on Thursday, Sept. 22. But winter is coming . . . The Old Farmer’s Almanac has released its forecast…
The new platform gives patients and providers one place to easily access medical records in the Cody Regional Health system, anywhere in the Bighorn Basin and across the United States. Cody Regional Health is completing a system-wide launch of its new Electronic Health Record (E.H.R.) system called Epic. The simultaneous “go -live” will encompass all of…
