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A cluster of COVID-19 cases has been confirmed on the Northwest College campus, prompting more isolation during an overall successful plan to keep students and staff safe. In an email distributed to students and employees Wednesday afternoon, NWC President Stefani Hicswa confirmed: “a cluster of positive COVID-19 cases was identified among a group of epidemiologically…
The Park County Search and Rescue Team was at it again, as a helicopter was used for an overnight effort to save an injured hunter on the Shoshone Plateau. On Oct. 9, The Park County Sheriff’s Office Communications Division received an InReach SOS activation via International Emergency Response: a 38-year-old man had been hunting in…
Meeteetse wants your skulls – and the older, the better. This isn’t a ghoulish Halloween plot, but rather an attempt to better understand the history of America’s most iconic big animal in the Bighorn Basin. The Meeteetse Museums are asking for residents throughout northwest Wyoming to participate in the Bison of the Bighorn Basin project.…
The Wyoming Department of Health has released the latest coronavirus-related deaths for the state, including one Park County man who passed away earlier in October. The department’s details say the man was not hospitalized at the time of his death. It’s unclear if he had any health conditions that worsened the virus’s effects. This is…
Park County’s 4% Lodging Tax is up for renewal in the upcoming election, and its potential benefits extend well beyond the hotels and RV parks in Cody and Powell. Claudia Wade, director of the Park County Travel Council, presented the case for the tax’s renewal during the Cody Club meeting yesterday. She took time to…
The local outdoor retailer is the latest Cody business to voluntarily close after an employee was exposed to a confirmed case of COVID-19. The temporary closure was announced on Saturday morning after an unidentified employee had a “COVID exposure.” The employee in question did work a shift 48 hours after the exposure but does not…
Extensive vandalism was discovered in a private warehouse in Ralston, the result of two young troublemakers. On Oct. 4, a Park County Sheriff’s deputy responded to a call of vandalism in the “old Coors Warehouse” alongside the Ralston railroad tracks. The warehouse is currently owned by a private individual, who was not identified by the…
Wednesday’s drive-thru flu shot clinic at the Cody Stampede Rodeo grounds saw a healthy number of healthy-minded people attend to get their seasonal flu vaccine throughout the day. Flu vaccines were offered at $25 per person for adults and $20 for children, with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance all accepted. 340 people made their way…
As of October 1, Cody Regional Health is credentialed thru the Veteran Affair’s new community care network, which means veterans treatment at the hospital will be covered. For veterans’ care to be covered at Cody Regional, the facilities and providers need to be accredited thru the VA’s community care network. TriWest Healthcare Alliance was recently…
Two Cody High School students are amongst many Park County individuals and entities to receive awards from the Wyoming State Historical Society. The historical society hosts an annual awards program to recognize individuals and entities who contribute to the field of Wyoming history. The awards were presented during the historical society’s annual meeting in September.…