Park County
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Martin Kimmet, Park County Republican Party Chairman, and Vince Vanata, State Committeeman and District 5 Rep for the Wyoming GOP, spoke about the Freedom Celebration that recently took place in Cody, where the top 5 elected politicians from the state came to mix and mingle with people from all over Wyoming. Also, Rep. Hageman, Senators…
After consultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Wyoming Game and Fish captured and relocated two subadult male grizzly bears on June 28. The bears were captured and relocated as a preemptive move to reduce conflict potential where the bears had localized outside of suitable habitat in Park County near Heart Mountain. In…
Annual public meetings are scheduled in July and August to address future highway and bridge improvement projects in northwest Wyoming. The State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) process involves annual meetings with public officials and citizens who play key transportation partnership roles in Wyoming, said Wyoming Department of Transportation District Engineer Pete Hallsten, P.E., of Basin.…
Cody Regional Health has become a vital institution in northwest Wyoming. Now, the healthcare provider wants northwest Wyoming residents to share their thoughts and desires to build a healthier future. The leadership team at Cody Regional Health (C.R.H.) has partnered with Ovation Healthcare to develop a comprehensive strategic plan for the next three years. The…
59-year-old Richard M. Perkins was arrested in Oregon two weeks ago on a Park County Sheriff’s Office warrant. He is currently incarcerated in the Coos County Jail in Coquille, Oregon. The Park County Attorney’s Office charged Perkins with a felony count of first-degree sexual abuse of a minor. Perkins allegedly sexually abused a minor in…
The Park County Animal Shelter is a fantastic resource for strays and surrendered animals in northwest Wyoming and has expanded its capabilities since moving into its new location. But even if the staff of the Shelter has unlimited empathy and passion for their work, unlimited resources aren’t a reality. And in June 2023, that reality…
In many ways, Yellowstone National Park is spending this summer recovering from last summer. While much of the park’s infrastructure devastated in the floods of June 2022 has been rapidly restored, other projects are slowly but surely reaching completion. Xanterra Travel Collection is the resort management company that manages the hotels and lodges in Yellowstone…
For the very first time, the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation will open to the public a session of its workshops for teachers from around the country for a presentation on the mistreatment of German American war resisters in Montana during World War I. Dr. Keith Edgerton, a recently retired historian at Montana State University-Billings, will…
Cody Yellowstone has introduced a new TravelStorys audio tour of the Chief Joseph Scenic Byway. The tour – available for free through the TravelStorys app – follows the Chief Joseph Scenic Byway (Wyoming Route 296) as well as part of Wyoming Route 120 between the town of Cody and the 296 turnoff. The phone’s GPS…
The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reported today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 3.5% in April to 3.3% in May. Wyoming’s unemployment rate has decreased in each of the past four months and is slightly lower than the current U.S. unemployment rate of 3.7%. Seasonally…