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Parts of Park County got over 6 inches of snow as a weather system makes it’s way from the Pacific Northwest all the way across the state. Meteorologist Don Day said it would be “the first winter storm of the season” as places at higher elevations like Wapiti and Yellowstone got significant snowfall.  Cody was…

The Bureau of Land Management Cody Field Office has released an announcement about an upcoming event in celebration of National Public Lands Day. This is one of the events going on in the Big Horn Basin to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the largest single-day volunteer event for the celebration and maintenance of our public…

While it’s difficult to make a cellphone call in the Wapiti Valley, a call for judgment will be heard loud and clear next year. A court date has been set to hear the cases for and against a new 195-foot cell tower in Wapiti. U.S. District Court Judge Alan Johnson scheduled a bench trial in…

Wyoming Republican Party national committeewoman and former Wyoming House of Representatives candidate Nina Webber has had her day in court. And it went just about as well as she could hope for. On Wednesday, May 17, Park County Attorney Bryan Skoric dismissed the misdemeanor charges of reckless endangering while hunting with prejudice. This means the case…

On Thursday, May 11, Wapiti resident Patrick M. Gogerty was charged with a misdemeanor count of taking a trophy game animal without the proper license or authority by Park County Attorney Byran Skoric. But this is only the beginning of what could be a very costly ordeal related to the discovery of a dead grizzly…

A dead grizzly bear was discovered along the Northfork Highway 14 miles east of Yellowstone National Park on Monday, May 1. Wyoming Game and Fish is investigating the incident as a case of poaching. The bear was discovered along the side of the Northfork Highway between Wapiti and the East Entrance of Yellowstone National Park…

If you’re looking to enjoy a camping adventure, start planning with this list of the six best campgrounds between Cody and Yellowstone. 

After the Park County Commissioners unanimously denied a request for a tower company to build a new cell tower outside of Cody in February, the company sued. On March 9th, Horizon Tower LLC sued Park County, asking that a U.S. District Court for Wyoming to give them a special-use permit so they could build the…

Shoshone National Forest officials are planning to burn thousands of acres in the northern half of the forest this spring. While exact times and dates aren’t avaialble, regional residents night see some smoky skies earlier than they might anticipate. Weather will dictate when and where fire management personnel complete the prescribed burns. During these yet-to-be-determined…

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…


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