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The first football rankings of the season have arrived as Wyopreps has released its preseason football poll. The poll is voted on by coaches and media members around the state The Big Horn Basin sees plenty of teams make the top 5 in their respective class as Cody, Powell, Lovell, Meeteetse, Rocky Mountain, Burlington and…
A railroad restoration company’s C.E.O. will serve over two years in prison after defrauding the federal government and knowingly exposing his employees to hazardous material. Acting United States Attorney Nicholas Vassallo announced today (July 11, 2022) that John Eldon Rimmasch, 47, of Cheyenne, and his company Wasatch Railroad Contractors, appeared before Federal District Court Judge Alan…
With the complete closure of Yellowstone, the State of Wyoming encourages suddenly-stranded tourists to consider the many opportunities in Wyoming State Parks. After extensive damage and flooding in Yellowstone National Park, park officials evacuated the entire park to keep visitors safe. Many tourists suddenly found themselves stranded in northwest Wyoming with no contingencies. There is…
Even while extensive rockfall mitigation work continues in the Wind River Canyon, drivers need to stay on alert for falling rocks – large and small. W.Y.DO.T. project engineer Jordan Erz released a public message about the work in the Wind River Canyon. After a sudden rockfall last week, two contractors and dozens of workers immediately…
There is a flurry of activity in the Wind River Canyon as W.Y.D.O.T. moves up the timeline for essential mitigation projects after last weekend’s rockslide – which means 30+ minute delays this summer. Last Saturday’s rockslide closed the section of US20/WY789 running through the Wind River Canyon for four hours. Because of this, W.Y.D.O.T. isn’t…
A railroad restoration company owner has been found guilty of charges that could mean over 100 years in prison and millions of dollars in fines. 47-year-old John Eldon Rimmasch, the founder and C.E.O. of Wasatch Railroad Contractors, was found guilty of five counts of wire fraud and one count of knowing endangerment. His trial occurred…
The Wind River Canyon was completely closed for a few hours on Saturday after the weekend’s winter weather caused a large landslide. On Saturday, April 23, a significant rockslide occurred near the tunnels at the southern end of the Wind River Canyon around 6 p.m. The slide was large enough to close Wyoming Highway 120…
New districts and more people are changing representation in Cody and the Bighorn Basin as the lines of Wyoming House Districts 24, 28, and 50 are redrawn. As part of the 2022 Budget Session, the 66th Wyoming Legislature continues to grapple with the redistricting of the Wyoming House of Representatives. Any plan will redraw the…
The rosters for the 49th annuarl North-South Shrine Bowl have been released. The North Team, which is coached by Trent Pikula of Thunder Basin, features 14 area kids making up the roster. Cody’s own Chaz Cowie, Daniel Gorman, Drew Trotter and Jonny Williams are the four Broncs that will represent this summer in Casper. Below,…
Five Cody Bronc Football players have been nominated for Wyoming’s scholar-athlete awards given by the Wyoming Chapter of the National Football Foundation. This according to Wyoming-Football.com. Danny Becker, Kellon George, Drew Trotter, Jonny Williams and Nathan Wilson are the five Broncs who will have a chance to be one of the 10 that will be…
