Cody Wyoming
James Klessens, CEO of Forward Cody has received the Linda Hewitt Memorial Community and Economic Development Award, for his work in leading Forward Cody’s efforts to attract new businesses and jobs to the community. The award is presented annually to an individual or organization that has made significant contributions to community and economic development in…
Cody, Wyoming was named one of the top 10 Best Places to Visit in the Fall in the latest USA Today/Reader’s Choice ranking. The Rodeo Capital of the World has also been lauded for having one of the country’s Top Small Town Arts Scenes, an honorable mention for the Best Small Town Library, and it…
Cody Craft Brewing competed in Wyoming’s first annual Craft Brewers Cup on Friday, September 8. Hosted at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne by the Wyoming Craft Brewers Guild, Cody’s hometown brewery represented by bringing home three medals. The competition had seven beer categories, with the top three in each category being awarded. Cody Craft…
Library Journal announced the Cody Library as an honorable mention for the Best Small Library in America for 2023. These annual awards were created in 2005 to showcase the exemplary work of libraries across the United States that serve populations under 25,000 people. Only two honorable mentions are selected in conjunction with the award winner.…
After being a fixture in the Cody community for over 30 years, Peter’s Café and Bakery is closing their doors. An announcement was made in the Cody Area Classifieds Facebook Group by Katie Riley on behalf of the owner. According to the post, the owner is retiring to care for their parent. On the post…
UPDATE: Superintendent Vernon Orndorff sent out an updated recorded call to middle school parents this morning. The Cody Police Department investigated the report of a possible school shooting at Cody Middle School into most of last night and found that the threat was non-credible. “After a through investigation, the Cody PD discovered that the two…
A new National Park Service report shows that 3.3 million visitors came to Yellowstone in 2022 and spent $452 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 6,234 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $600 million. National Park Service Director Chuck Sams said, “Since 1916,…
On Wednesday, August 30, Our Place Café in Cody, Wyoming announced it will be closing it’s doors for good. The hometown diner has been a staple in the Cody community for over 30 years. The café, which proudly served “home cookin’ and 25 cent coffee”, was selected as one of the top “can’t-miss spots to…
The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation has received its fourth consecutive Landmarks of American History and Culture grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The grant will be used for the “Heart Mountain, Wyoming, and the Japanese American Incarceration” program, which will bring 72 teachers from around the country to Heart Mountain to study the…
On Saturday, August 19 the Buffalo Bill Dam & Visitor Center and Buffalo Bill State Park will be hosting Great Dam Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year’s event will be held at the Visitor Center, six miles west of Cody on HWY 14/16/20. Once a year, with cooperation with the Bureau of…