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The new program – to begin in Fall 2023 – is structured as a practical hybrid approach unique to Northwest College, combining classroom learning with interactive experiences. Northwest College will begin offering a new Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.S.) in Criminal Justice Studies in the fall of 2023 after the degree plan was officially approved…
There is already some minor flooding in the region, which will continue and could increase as ice stays stubbornly wedged against the South Fork Bridge. The National Weather Service Office in Riverton issued a Flood Advisory for “areas from the 6Qs road Bridge near StageTrail road, south to just north of the junction of the…
Cody finished first on the Reader’s Choice Top 10 List of the Best Western Small Towns – adding to its growing list of USA Today accolades in the past several years. USA Today/10Best readers have placed Cody at the very top of the Best Western Small Towns list in the latest Reader’s Choice contest. The…
Money could grow on trees – that’s why Cody Yellowstone has money available for projects that will attract tourists to Park County and keep them in northwest Wyoming. A “tourist trap” is an establishment (or group of establishments) that has been created or re-purposed to attract tourists – and their money. While the phrase often…
Krist Ishikawa Jessup, Research and Editing Manager at the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center, spoke about the Mineta-Simpson Institute and how construction of the new building is coming along. Krist also spoke about the current exhibit called “Parallel Barbed Wire” that deals with the incarceration of Japanese Americans and the Holocaust in Europe.
The new methods of asphalt application developed by Stuart and Michael Frost are “the most significant innovations for the asphalt screed in almost a century” and will be exclusively available through Caterpillar. Stuart and Michael Frost are the owners of Mountain Construction Company in Powell. In addition to numerous other projects, they were responsible for…
The Wyoming Highway Patrol released details on the fatal crash on Highway 14-A near Powell after a pickup truck lost control, crossed five lanes, and collided with a tractor-trailer. The Wyoming Highway Patrol released details on a tragic traffic accident on the Powell Highway on Friday, Feb. 24. The accident occurred around 12:45 p.m. at…
There is allegedly two fatalities in a significant crash that occurred near the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center on Wyoming Highway 14-A. Details on the traffic accident are scant as of 2:00 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24. Images from the scene suggest at least two vehicles were involved, including a semi-truck and trailer. Multiple ambulances and a…
Tuesday’s snow fell fast and hard, quickly surpassing the anticipated two to six inches over the 24-hour period, which should build up the region’s slightly lower-than-normal snowpack. Before the first flakes fell on Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service Office in Riverton had already issued a Winter Storm Warning and told Bighorn Basin residents to…
Almost There: Draft of Park County Land Use Plan Available For Viewing & Comment
Andrew-Rossi
February 15, 2023
The Park County Land Use Plan is on track for completion in 2023, and now a draft of the all-encompassing plan is available online for another round of public input for the next few decades of growth in northwest Wyoming. On Monday, Feb. 13, the first iteration of the long-awaited Park County Land Use Plan…