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Propane can be a clean and affordable option for homeowners looking for a more earth-friendly energy source.

Clean energy home upgrades make dependable environmental improvements

(Family Features) When you’re considering upgrades for your home, earth-friendly enhancements that impact your energy usage are smart investments. Energy-saving home upgrades can offer long and … more

4/27/23

Wapiti landowners can’t join cell tower suit, judge rules

Opponents of a proposed cell tower in Wapiti have been blocked from joining a pending legal battle over the project. Horizon Tower wants to build a 195-foot tower to boost cell service in the … more

By CJ Baker | 8/8/23

Former trout fishing guide Tim Wade fishes the North Fork of the Shoshone River, hoping to land a feisty trout. While Wade loves fishing, he refuses to harvest and eat fish.

Opening the flood gates

With its famous neon trout humming above the entrance, Tim Wade left his main street fly shop in Cody for the last time as owner on the ides of March. After nearly four decades running one of … more

By Mark Davis | 8/31/23

Suspect charged with murder in shooting

DOUGLAS (WNE) —- The Converse County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of the Wyomingoming State Crime Lab, is continuing the investigation into a shooting death which occurred inside … more

9/19/23

City clears the way for Cody temple construction to begin

After holding the project in limbo for more than a month, city officials have cleared the way for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to begin building its planned temple in Cody. … more

By CJ Baker | 9/21/23

Nora Hart (left) addresses her SLC class of 2023 as one of her class’s speakers while standing next to counselor Erin Curtis last May. Despite suffering a traumatic brain injury in the spring of 2022, Hart was able to graduate on time.

Alternative education thrives at SLC

At the Shoshone Learning Center, it’s a family thing, said Shannon Blackmore, the newly appointed SLC coordinator. This year, two seniors will graduate with their child in tow. The two … more

By Braden Schiller | 10/24/23

Emma Johnson competes in national speech competition

Powell High School sophomore Emma Johnson recently returned from Indianapolis after competing in a national speech contest. The American Legion National Oratorical Contest, established in … more

By Braden Schiller | 5/10/22

Party loyalty first? Legislative hopefuls share their thoughts at Powell candidate forum

Big Horn Basin legislative candidates shared their perspectives on a range of issues Wednesday at the 2022 Candidate Forums Wednesday. The Park County Republican Women, which hosted the event, asked … more

By Kevin Killough | 6/7/22

Cody hosts GOP candidates

The second Park County Republican Women Forum took place in Cody last week. Held at the Park County Library’s Grizzly Room, the forum offered local candidates for state and county offices … more

By Eric Gill | 6/21/22

Worland man alleged to have possessed illegal weapons

Federal prosecutors say a Worland man illegally possessed a pistol that had been made fully automatic, multiple devices that can convert rifles into automatic weapons and an unregistered … more

By CJ Baker | 12/19/23

Investigation of Cody woman’s disappearance could wrap up within weeks

Over the past four months, investigators have been trying to determine what happened to Cody resident Katie Ferguson, who went missing on a cross country trip with her ex-boyfriend. Authorities … more

By CJ Baker | 3/14/24

Kolarich joins Bighorn Forest on Wildfire Risk Team

Sheridan — Andrew Johnson, Bighorn National Forest Supervisor is temporarily filling in as the Deputy Lead on the Wildfire Risk Reduction Infrastructure Team within the Office of the Chief … more

12/13/22

As wedding styles change, Geysers on the Terrace adapts

The average wedding is more casual — think jeans over slacks, cowboy boots over dress shoes — than it used to be. And at Geysers on the Terrace, one of the area’s most known … more

By Zac Taylor | 1/26/23

In an effort to reduce the amount of sediment flowing into the Lower Shoshone River, Willwood Working Group 3 has built beaver-like dams on creeks that flow into the river upstream. The aim is to avoid the issues that led to the 2016 Willwood Dam sediment flush.

Fishery improving as Willwood groups continue work

The fishery below Willwood Dam is recovering from the load of sediment released in 2016 as two groups continue to work on ways to improve dam operations and reduce the sediment coming from … more

By Zac Taylor | 3/16/23

Upgrading Your Oasis

(Family Features) Picture this: You’ve purchased your home. You’re on the land you’ve dreamt about and you’ve got great ideas to turn your property into the personal oasis … more

4/27/23

A mule deer fawn hangs with his mother, afraid to get too far away while foraging near Cody. The prevalence of Chronic Wasting Disease is on the rise among bucks and does in several hunt areas around the state, concerning wildlife managers. The disease has been detected in 34 of 37 deer hunt areas and 15 of the state’s 36 elk hunt areas.

CWD increasing in state deer, elk herds

Sobering news resulting from a multi-year Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) surveillance program by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department between 2018 and 2022 shows significant increases in the fatal … more

By Mark Davis | 8/8/23

Cody legislator appeals to Supreme Court to uphold pro-life statute

Rep. Rachel Rodriguez-Williams, (R-Cody), has appealed to the Wyoming Supreme Court to be allowed to intervene in a Teton County District Court case challenging Wyoming’s statute banning … more

8/31/23

Northwest College basketball player Tayva Phillips listens to Taneya Carter at Parkside Elementary School. The young student chatted with Phillips while she and the rest of the team visited Parkside Elementary on the first day of school in August. Parkside Elementary is one of 12 schools in the state that received an exceeding expectations ranking on the annual school performance report for the past three years on record. The school’s mission is to be the kindest and highest achieving school in the state.

Parkside Elementary School exceeds all expectations

Parkside Elementary School Principal Jason Hillman said that the school’s two part mission is to be the kindest and highest performing school in the state and to be valued by its stakeholders. … more

By Braden Schiller | 9/14/23

Exploring options for brucellosis compensation fund

The East Yellowstone Collaborative (EYC) invites landowners and managers to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Kuiper Hall on Monday, Sept, 25 for a discussion that explores the possibility … more

9/19/23

County property taxes jump 22%

Thousands of property tax bills arrived in Park County mailboxes and inboxes earlier this month. Property owners and mineral producers within the county received bills totaling nearly $76.4 … more

By CJ Baker | 9/21/23