Gillette
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…
Even though the weather indicates otherwise, construction season has arrived, which means the orange candlesticks and barrels will be blooming earlier than the tulips this year. Motorists traveling I-90 between the Wyoming/South Dakota state line and Gillette will be encountering several paving and bridge repair operations over the next several months. These projects will stretch…
Park County School District #6 alerted parents on Monday, April 3, to share information on what turned out to be a frightening morning at Cody High School. On Monday morning (April 3,) the Park County Law Enforcement Center received a call reporting a school shooting at Cody High School. After the call, the Cody Police…
Harvesting hay from Wyoming’s highways doesn’t just mean free forage for farmers but more safety for drivers and wildlife. The Wyoming Department of Transportation reminds citizens that they are free to harvest hay from the state rights-of-way. But to do so, they must first obtain a forage permit from W.Y.D.O.T. Allowing hay harvesting creates beneficial…
Special Olympics Wyoming is looking for inspired residents of 12 communities to “Be Bold, Go for the Cold!” at their local 2023 Jackalope Jump. Special Olympics Wyoming is hosting Jackalope Jumps across Wyoming in February, March, and April. “Individuals, athletes, businesses, schools, law enforcement, fire, military, and other clubs and organizations” that would like to…
The screenings are intended to help teenagers and their families recognize and not fall victim to the insidious cyber-sex crime, and learn how to report it to the proper authorities. The United States Attorney’s Office is partnering with the Governor’s Human Trafficking Task Force, Uprising, the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, and the Wyoming Division…
Costs add up, and a recent analysis of household expenses reveals the affordability of Cody and ten other Wyoming cities compared to the rest of the United States – and each other. On Tuesday, Dec. 20, the bill consolidation website doxo released its U.S. Utilities Market Size and Household Spending Report for 2022. The report…
The State of Wyoming, Japan Coal Energy Center (JCOAL), and Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance a Carbon Capture test project to be conducted at the Wyoming Integrated Test Center in Gillette. The MOU signals Wyoming’s intent to work with JCOAL and KHI on a joint project to…
Yesterday’s storm managed to cripple much of the Bighorn Basin as highways became too slick with snow to travel safely, shutting down many regional services. The National Weather Service Office in Riverton complied snow amount totals recorded by northwest Wyoming communities on Tuesday, April 12. Every Bighorn Basin location experienced at least half an inch…
W.Y.D.O.T. will soon have the resources needed to make Wyoming roads and highways more amendable to a future of electric vehicles. Wyoming will soon receive nearly four million dollars of federal money for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) formula. The funds will be expressly used to facilitate electric vehicle infrastructure development, especially charging stations,…