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The sun will come up tomorrow: New study sheds light on seasonal depression

A new study by addiction recovery company Legacy Healing Center shows Wyoming sitting in a pretty good spot on the list of states most prone for residents to suffer from fall seasonal depression. … more

By Mark Davis | 10/2/25

Members of V Ranch and the Wyoming Stockgrowers Land Trust celebrate the preservation of nearly 7,000 acres in Hot Springs and Fremont counties.

Nearly 7,000 acres conserved in Fremont and Hot Springs counties

Jim and Terry Wilson of V Ranch have partnered with the Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust to place 6,800 acres into a conservation easement within Fremont County and Hot Springs County. This easement … more

10/2/25 | 1 comment

Traffic lines up at the mercy of a pair of bison as they saunter down the middle of the road Saturday near the Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park. The Interior Department announced on Tuesday that national parks will stay open during the shutdown.

National parks to stay open during shutdown

Hours before the U.S. Senate adjourned on Tuesday night, initiating a government shutdown, the Interior Department directed national parks to use entrance fees to remain open. Under the plan … more

By Christina MacIntosh, Jackson Hole News&Guide Via Wyoming News Exchange | 10/2/25

Cody Library to host Volunteer Fair in Grizzly Room next week

CODY — The Cody Library will host a Volunteer Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 7, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in Grizzly Room. The Volunteer Fair is designed to bring together local organizations to showcase … more

10/2/25

Campbell County Health CNA Gemma Monthey helps patient Maria Dias on June 22, 2020.

Wyomingites brace for spiking health insurance prices as marketplace changes loom

Lately, budget planning has been a source of uncertainty and dread for Laramie resident Jessica Brauer. The executive director of the Laramie Plains Civic Center gets her health insurance … more

By Katie Klingsporn, WyoFile.com | 10/2/25

Powell hospital cuts oncology, Cody clinic to improve finances

Powell Valley Healthcare is shutting down its oncology services and its internal medicine clinic in Cody within the next 60-90 days. Interim CEO Sean McCallister said the PVHC board made the … more

By Zac Taylor | 9/30/25

Moyer Animal Shelter volunteer Bill Willavize gets a kiss from one of his favorite dogs, Athena, in the shelter waiting for a permanent home. There are more than a dozen dogs waiting to be adopted at the shelter. Willavize, who is also a Powell police chaplain, said it is an absolute joy working with the animals and suggests other seniors look into volunteering at the shelter. ‘We have the time,’ the 84-year-old said.

Opportunity to be a hero: Moyer Animal Shelter looking for a few good volunteers

Nearly three decades ago, when Moyer Animal Shelter director Elfriede Milburn was a spry 60-year-old, she took on the city’s need for a proper shelter and founded what became a successful … more

By Mark Davis | 9/30/25

Proposed Powell rec center takes a step forward

Steady progress is being made in laying the groundwork for Powell’s proposed rec center. The rec department is still in the early stages and searching for funding. Some of the funding … more

By Braden Schiller | 9/30/25

PEP director to depart, search underway for replacement

After leading the Powell Economic Partnership, Powell Chamber and Powell Visitor Center over the past five years, Rebekah Burns is moving on. Though an exact departure date has yet to be … more

By CJ Baker | 9/30/25

Local health care leaders and community members discuss rural health care needs with Wyoming Department of Health officials during a Sept. 18 meeting at Powell City Hall. The department is seeking input as it pursues as much as $800 million worth of federal funding.

State ponders how it can transform rural health care

Congress has set aside $50 billion to transform rural health care, and the Trump administration is asking the nation’s governors to “think big and submit audacious proposals” for … more

By CJ Baker | 9/30/25

Hayden Watts (left) and Kadence Del Biaggio discuss their progress on what will eventually become a Stargate with Powell High School art teacher Jim Gilman. After years of building large scale art projects in the school’s breakout spaces, the class is now revisiting and adding to past works.

Deep space: Powell High School’s art students return to space themed exhibit

Nearly a decade ago Powell High School’s art students took on the final frontier — now they’re back, once again exploring what artistic inspiration they can gather from the great … more

By Braden Schiller | 9/30/25

Annual Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale totals just over $1.4 million

At the close of the 44th Annual Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale (BBAS), bidders raised their paddles for more than $1.4 million in artwork sales between the weekend’s live auction, … more

9/30/25

Heart Mountain board member Ann Burroughs to receive prestigious Pioneer Award Dec. 6

Ann Burroughs, president and CEO of the Japanese American National Museum and a Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation board member, will receive the Hon. Annice M. Wagner Pioneer Award from the Bar … more

9/30/25

Woman imprisoned for stealing Social Security dollars

A former Cody resident must serve nearly two years in federal prison and repay over $86,000 that prosecutors say she wrongly took from the Social Security program. Cassandra L. Corbin received … more

By CJ Baker | 9/30/25

Free clinical breast exams offered during October

Powell Valley Healthcare’s women’s health providers are again offering free clinical breast exams in October. The goal of the program is to reach women who don’t have a … more

9/30/25

Search for new travel council head slow going

The Park County Travel Council wants to take as long as it needs to find a new executive director, even if that means pushing back the original timetable. Ryan Hauck left the post in early … more

By Zac Taylor | 9/30/25

University Women host talk on stars

University Women will present an informative program Thursday, Oct. 2 at 5 p.m. at the Yellowstone Conference Center at Northwest College on exploding stars in the universe. The speaker is Deepthi … more

9/30/25

Major NPS grant provides boost for Heart Mountain museum

The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation (HMWF) has received a $776,775 grant from the National Park Service for “Exiled to the Rockies: Japanese American Incarceration During World War … more

9/30/25

Researchers surround the fully uncovered mammoth scapula, which is broken, in Natural Trap Cave in the Big Horn Basin.

A mammoth discovery in the basin

It was on one of the last days of the 2024 field season that a group of researchers got a hunch that they’d found something unusual at the bottom of an 85-foot cave in northern Wyoming. … more

By Maggie Mullen, WyoFile.com | 9/30/25

‘Wrongful death’ — Mother of Tranyelle Harshman sues local ketamine provider

Two weeks after Tranyelle Harshman killed her four young children and herself at their Byron home in February of 2025, friends and family members gathered to commemorate their lives. Nearly 300 … more

By Mark Davis | 9/25/25