Bighorn Basin
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What started as a bit of haze and a whiff of smoke on Wednesday has smothered Cody, northern Wyoming, and several other states with the kind of hazardous conditions usually reserved for the worst days of summer. And it’s all billowing from the nation’s northern neighbor. The National Weather Service Office in Riverton has issued…
Washakie County Sheriff Austin Brookwell posted information on a recent incident on the Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. Human remains discovered between Worland and Ten Sleep have been identified as a missing person long suspected to be in the area. On May 16, the Washakie County Sheriff’s Office was notified that two individuals had found a…
Cody Regional Health (C.R.H.) and St. Vincent Healthcare, part of Intermountain Health, have partnered to launch Wyoming’s only hospital-owned flight program: First Flight of Wyoming. This joint venture flight program will serve the needs of the Greater Wyoming Basin Region with high-quality, cost-effective transport services. Cody Regional Health operates the largest E.M.S. network in Northern…
A “critical incident” occurred on Canyon Hills Road in Thermopolis. The Town of Thermopolis confirms there was an “officer-involved shooting” at approximately 12:37 p.m. Local sources say the incident occurred in a trailer park on Canyon Hills Road. The Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Office also confirms a “critical incident” occurred and has asked the public to…
This June, the Wyoming Dinosaur Center will host the first-ever “Jurassic Fest – Passion for the Past.” Headlining the two-day dino event is multi-award-winning British paleontologist, celebrated author, and TV host Dr. Dean Lomax from the UK. Lomax returns to Wyoming after first visiting in 2008, then just an 18-year-old teenager straight out of high…
The Cody-based Tanager Beverages has sold its assets and distributing rights, meaning the company that has served the Bighorn Basin with beverages since 1997 is no more. In a letter sent to all “valued vendors,” Tanager Sales Manager Joe Kondelis announced that the assets and distributing rights had been sold to three companies: Quality Brands…
The one-day drive raised thousands of dollars for campus projects and the ongoing commitment to providing quality educational opportunities to the residents of the Bighorn Basin. The Northwest College Foundation held its third annual Giving Day campaign Thursday, March 30, breaking its record for total dollars raised. During this 24-hour giving blitz, much of the…
The forecast stays snowy in northwest Wyoming, with a good chance of scattered snow showers expected for the next week – but at least it’ll be a bit warmer. The National Weather Service Office in Riverton has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for “the Western Mountains” of Wyoming. The outlook is in effect for the…
The Bureau of Reclamation, at the request of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and in coordination with Willwood Workgroup Two, has scheduled a flushing flow in the Shoshone River downstream of Buffalo Bill Dam. The flushing flow will begin with rapidly increasing flows on April 11 and conclude on April 14. During this time,…
From the State of Wyoming, 67th Legislature District 20 State Senator Ed Cooper and District 27 State Representative Martha Lawley were on Community Connections with LeAnn Baker. Both Senator Cooper and Representative Lawley just finished their session in Cheyenne and discuss Bills passing, Bills failing, Bills they supported, and ones they didn’t. Listen to the…