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State updates standards to lighten teacher loads

After receiving concerns about ever-growing teacher workloads, the State Board of Education has started to comb through and narrow the number of teaching standards instructors and students deal with … more

By Cassia Catterall, Gillette News Record Via Wyoming News Exchange | 1/17/23

A beaver makes its way along the river banks. The species of large rodent was nearly hunted out of Wyoming and some considered them extinct in the state in the latter portions of the 1800s. Game and Fish biologists are working to reintroduce the species in areas where their natural activity — building dams — will help the habitat.

Return of the ecosystem engineers

A giant rodent, identified in those words, won’t find a lot of love in many social stratospheres. Yet a Wyoming terrestrial habitat biologist has dedicated the past five years of his life to … more

By Mark Davis | 2/9/23

Park County could close its sewage lagoons and county residents use Cody’s facility if the two governments spend an estimated $4 million to upgrade the city's sewer lagoons. A federal grant they are seeking would pay half the total.

County to up contribution for sewer lagoon project

After coming up short on a previous grant request, Park County is trying again to receive some state American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for a joint sewer lagoon project with the City of Cody. The … more

By Zac Taylor | 2/21/23

John Wesley Powell Days Festival is Saturday at drive-in

The third year of the annual event to honor the town’s namesake is back in a new location and a new lineup of events. The John Wesley Powell Days Festival is Saturday afternoon at the … more

5/25/23

Portable planetarium to visit Park County libraries

Experience the night sky, see the Milky Way, and touch a meteorite. John Miller from Pearl Observatory will be visiting the Park County Libraries to help kickoff Summer Reading programs. His Starlab … more

5/30/23

The Bureau of Land Management is looking for public comment on a new environmental assessment of the Outlaw Trails north of Cody.

BLM seeks input on analysis of Outlaw Trails

CODY — The Bureau of Land Management Cody Field Office has released an environmental assessment that analyzes a trail system for the Outlaw Trails area, located north of Cody in Park County. … more

8/3/23

The cast of ‘The Rider of the Painted Horse’ stands for a picture.

Free talk, film screening: ‘Local Lore’ with Bob Richard

At his next “Local Lore” program, Bob Richard welcomes Robyn Cutter, archivist at the Park County Archives, to join him as the two briefly discuss early day western movies. Cutter then … more

10/12/23

From left, William Atkinson and Dawson George fish the bank of Beck Lake with the Powell Middle School fly fishing club.

Middle school fly fishing club ends the year with a lake day

The first fish of the day caught on a fly rod was released without a word. It was a sacred moment. It was eighth grader Emma Sapp’s first fish. The fly fishing club, which was started by … more

By Braden Schiller | 5/5/22

Tim Sapp goes for 24 years on council

After serving 20 years on the Powell City Council, no one can say Tim Sapp hasn’t given back to the community. As is the case for all three positions on the council that are up for election in … more

By Kevin Killough | 6/14/22

Park County School District 1 Board Chairman Kim Dillivan tours the recently renovated Home Ec Cottage which has been repurposed as the Special Services Cottage. The building is the second oldest in the district and still has the original wood flooring.

School board tours renovated facility, tackles budget

A tour of a recently renovated 70-year-old cottage kicked off Tuesday’s regular meeting of the Park County School District 1 board. Now dubbed the Special Services Cottage, the … more

By Braden Schiller | 7/5/22

Hay conditions vastly improved this year

As the sun ducked under the Bighorn Mountains and a golden glow took over the Friday evening sky in early July, hay broker Jason Watts was still in his tractor, making another pass on his hay field … more

By Ryan Hanrahan, Buffalo Bulletin Via Wyoming News Exchange | 7/19/22

Cody woman charged in September hit and run

A Cody woman has been arrested and charged in the Sept. 20 hit and run of 11-year-old Cody boy Parker DeFord. Jeniffer Phillips is currently out on a $6,000 PR signature bond on … more

By Braden Schiller | 10/4/22

Property taxes set to jump again, assessor warns

Unless state lawmakers take action, local homeowners could face another big increase on their property taxes this year, Park County Assessor Pat Meyer recently warned. Between inflation and … more

By CJ Baker | 2/1/24

The Junction Butte wolf pack, photographed from above during a wolf study in Yellowstone National Park, moves through the snow. Wolves crossing the park’s borders can be legally shot in bordering states, but management of the species is under scrutiny of federal agencies tasked with conservation of gray wolves.

Petitions to re-list gray wolf denied

After a peer-reviewed assessment, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday announced two petitions to re-list gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the Northern Rocky Mountains … more

By Mark Davis | 2/6/24

Richardson wins for Frannie mayor

Unofficial Tuesday voting produced a narrow win for challenger Steve Richardson seeking to become mayor of Frannie. Richardson, a sitting town councilman, received 26 votes to top present … more

11/10/22

Thora, the first foal sired by Thor, the iconic stallion of the McCullough Peaks Herd Management Area, was a favorite of fans of the approximately 175-horse herd at the Bureau of Land Management property between Powell and Cody. Thora was captured and moved to a holding facility in Rock Springs as part of an effort to bring the population back in line with the BLM’s management levels. Her capture and removal sparked public outcry.

Pleas for peace: Emotions over McCullough Peaks wild horse gather boil over

Officials with the Bureau of Land Management, Friends of a Legacy leaders and advocates of the wild horses at the McCullough Peaks Herd Management Area are calling for calm after highly charged … more

By Mark Davis | 3/5/24

Sweetwater County attorney to review fatal shooting

The Sweetwater County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has been assigned the duty of determining whether a Park County Sheriff’s deputy was justified in fatally shooting a Cody man in … more

By CJ Baker | 2/9/23

All-female hunters ed class doubles in size

Wyoming Outdoorsmen is sponsoring a special hunter safety course focused and designed for women of all ages who are new to hunting. A new feature of the class offers students a chance for indoor … more

By Mark Davis | 2/21/23

Park County municipalities celebrate state free fishing day with fun events for kids

Saturday, June 3 is free fishing day in the Cowboy State. Each year the Wyoming Game and Fish Department designates the first Saturday of National Boating and Fishing Week as a free fishing day … more

By Mark Davis | 5/25/23

A foal among the McCullough Peaks herd of wild horses takes a drink at a watering hole.

FOAL photo exhibit opens Wednesday in Cody Library

“Wild and Free – The Mustangs of the McCullough Peaks,” a photography exhibit organized by Friends of a Legacy, will open Wednesday, May 31, at the Park County Library in Cody. … more

5/30/23