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Civic-minded citizens are encouraged to participate in an eight-week program showing how each department of the City of Cody operates, taught by City employees. The City of Cody is seeking interested citizens to participate in its 4th Citizen Academy. The Citizen Academy has four main goals: Allow participants to experience the inner workings of City…
It was an offensive onslaught Wednesday night as the Cody Cubs dismantled their Park County Rivals, Powell, and sent them packing with a lopsided 16-3 victory. Cody got on the board early and never looked back. After Powell scored the first 2 runs of the ball game, the Cubs responded by scoring 16 unanswered. The…
Verizon-Cellular Plus in Cody and Powell, WY, are giving away free backpacks filled with school supplies on Saturday, July 30, from 10 am to noon. The Cody and Powell locations are participating in a company-wide giveaway facilitated by Cellular Plus. The company hopes the giveaway will benefit kids and relieve some stress for their adults.…
Ryan Hauck and Mike Darby from the Park County Travel Council came on SYP to discuss tourism not only in the state of Wyoming, but specifically in Park County. They talked about how the flooding of Yellowstone has affected Park County as well as downtown Cody and how they had to pivot to get the…
Park County Attorney Bryan Skoric is running for re-election. We talked about how his office is dealing with a number of issues including our aging population and how scams are becoming more sophisticated. We also talked about juvenile delinquency and how his office has set up a program that works to deter kids from becoming…
W.Y.D.O.T. is traversing the Bighorn Basin to get public input on its ongoing plan to improve over 1,300 miles of highway in northwest Wyoming over the next several years. The Wyoming Department of Transportation has finished its yearly update for its Wyoming Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. S.T.I.P. is a six-year, fiscally constrained program representing the…
Once again, the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reports the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate continues to decline after the pandemic peak. On Monday, July 25, the Wyoming Department of Workforce Service released the unemployment numbers for June 2022. Wyoming’s unemployment rate peaked at 8.6% in May 2020 and has been gradually falling since then.…
As concerns over COVID-19 begin to ease, Park County Emergency Management officials are looking to revitalize community engagement by rebuilding normal continuity with local partners. Geoff Weimer, the new Park County Public Health Response Coordinator, works closely with Jeff Martin who is the Emergency Manager and Director for the Office of Homeland Security. Their focus?…
Effective July 28, every county in the Bighorn Basin – and several others in western and central Wyoming – will be under Stage One Fire Restrictions due to high fire danger. Due to dry conditions and high fire danger, Stage 1 Fire Restrictions will begin July 28 on public lands administered by the Bureau of…
Northwest College and the University of Wyoming are partnering for a first-of-its-kind science program to promote medical research and education for more students throughout the state. Northwest College is proud to be the first community college in the state to partner with the University of Wyoming in a new science initiative funded by the Howard…