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It’s here. Photos courtesy of Ashley Trudo At 10 a.m. Tuesday morning, Cody Regional Health received its first shipment of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine – 975 doses that will be distributed to healthcare providers throughout Park County. Cody Regional Health, Powell Valley Healthcare, and Park County Public Health will receive doses of the vaccine and…
A four-legged local legend has passed away. 2020 has claimed another celebrity, as the Park County Animal Shelter announced Monday that their mascot and permanent shelter resident Skillet died Sunday morning. He was 13 years old. Skillet – full name Skillet McGillet – was the greatest living testament to the love and care shown to…
Generous donors have ensured no Cody students will go hungry for the rest of this unprecedented school year. Gen Sheets, Director of Food Services at Cody High School, announced Wednesday that the community has come together once again and supported their efforts to keep Cody’s students healthy and well-fed. That generosity has extended thru 2020…
There’s a light at the end of the COVID tunnel – but we’re not through yet. Dr. Aaron Billin, Park County Public Health Officer announced Sunday night that the first doses of the much-anticipated Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have been shipped and are making their way to Park County medical centers. He also posted a video…
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that canceled state regulator approval of mining on private land north of Yellowstone National Park. The unanimous ruling found that state lawmakers violated the state Constitution with a 2011 law that prevented district court judges from blocking projects approved by regulators, even…
Yellowstone National Park seems to be celebrating 2020 in its own way – a swarm of earthquakes concentrated under Yellowstone Lake. The United States Geologic Survey’ Yellowstone Volcano Observatory has been monitoring an earthquake swarm insider the Yellowstone caldera. Several dozen have been recorded in the same area – midway down the eastern side of…
Once a COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Wyoming, how will it impact Park County – and yourself? Cody Regional Health, Powell Valley Healthcare, and other Bighorn Basin healthcare providers are preparing for the imminent arrival of a vaccine for the virus that currently has Park County and the entire state under a mask mandate. Park County…
More Bighorn Basin residents have died due to COVID-19. The Wyoming Department of Health confirmed another 23 COVID-19 related deaths Monday afternoon, bringing the total number to 280 Wyoming deaths. Two older adult Big Horn County women died late last month. Both were hospitalized in states outside Wyoming. One woman had health conditions that placed…
The Park County Republican Party emblazoned its opposition to the recently extended mask mandate in Park County with a unanimous vote. In a Dec. 3 meeting — two days before the current mask mandate extension was announced — the party held a regularly scheduled meeting with its members. At the meeting, the Nov. 23 “Resolution…
Park County Health Officer Dr. Aaron Billin — with the support of the Park County Commissioners — applied for the extension of the county health order which has been approved by the Wyoming Department of Health. Dr. Billin explained his rationale in a Dec. 4 Facebook post announcing the extension. He acknowledges that the order…