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Scientists working with the University of Wisconsin head out in Yellowstone National Park to do research on the effects of fires in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The research has turned up scenarios due to changing climates that could change the landscape in the park.
Ecologist warns of changing Yellowstone ecosystem
A renowned landscape ecologist warns that longer wildland fire seasons and an increased number of incidents will likely significantly change the landscape of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem before … more
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From left, Powell Police Officer Matt Koritnik, Community Service Officer Steven Long and Powell Valley Healthcare Emergency Services Manager Scott Bagnell work the scene of a Tuesday morning accident at the Northwest College student center construction site. A Groathouse construction worker was life flighted to Billings after injuring himself.
Worker injured after fall from student center construction site
A worker for local contractor Groathouse Construction was life flighted to Billings after falling from the new Northwest College Student Center construction site Tuesday morning. And of Tuesday … more
The Northwest College Alumni Association second annual Trapper Classic Car Show is scheduled for Saturday, July 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Campus Mall.
Trapper Classic Car Show set for July 9
The Northwest College Alumni Association second annual Trapper Classic Car Show is set to take place Saturday, July 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Campus Mall. Registration will begin at 8 … more
Rick Johnson (left) and Kory Johnson pose beside their trucks, Bad Bowtie and Mr. Awesome, inside the Johnson Motorsports shop. The father and son travel East each summer to compete in truck pulls and have seen strong results.
Family’s love of motorsports reaches into fourth generation
When the Park County Fair truck pull rolled around in 1979, Rick Johnson’s father was vacationing in California. So Rick decided to go ahead and borrow his dad’s brand new GMC pickup for … more
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Game and Fish will focus CWD sampling efforts in the Big Horn Basin on adult mule deer bucks harvested from deer Hunt Areas 124 and 165 and adult elk harvested in elk Hunt Areas 41, 45, 47, 48 and 49 this fall.
Hunters, we need your help
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department needs help from hunters this fall to collect samples from mule deer and elk for chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing in target hunt areas.  In the Big … more
Dean Lavoy, oversnow guide for Gary Fales Outfitters, leads a group of 17 tourists on snowmobiles through Yellowstone National Park during a recent winter season. Outdoor recreation spending increased $2 billion in Wyoming from 2021 to 2022.
Outdoor recreation grows to over $2 billion in 2022
Wyoming’s outdoor recreation economy increased to $2.02 billion or 4.1% of the state’s GDP according to the latest report from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic … more
Sen. Barrasso blocks ‘assault rifle’ ban
Wyoming U.S. Sen. John Barrasso on Wednesday blocked an effort to revive the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer attempted to push the measure through by unanimous … more
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New Travel Council employee approved
The Park County Travel Council has authorized the hiring of a new brand content creator and coordinator with the hopes of saving money by trimming subcontractor expenses. The hire could save the … more
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School bus stops and sex offenders: Should they be at the same address?
After learning her children’s bus stop is directly in front of a registered sex offender’s house, Evanston resident Danielle White contacted law enforcement, Uinta County School District … more
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School district employees to see a nearly 1% pay increase
Due to budget increases and a continued rise in cost of living, Park County School District 1 has voted to increase employee salaries for the 2023-2024 school year. “We all have been made … more
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Delta-8 THC: legal to possess but unregulated
Signed into law by Gov. Mark Gordon on March 6, 2019, Wyoming House Bill 0171 — sometimes referred to as the ‘farm bill’ — allows persons or entities to apply for licenses … more
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Sex crime suspect to return to Cody
A Cody man will soon be returned to Park County to face allegations that he sexually abused a minor. Prosecutors charged 59-year-old Richard M. Perkins with a felony count of first-degree sexual … more
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Homeless students: Powell Schools to align policy with state’s latest updates
What qualifies a student as homeless? To answer this question and as a result provide more students with access to equal opportunity in education, the Wyoming Department of Education has suggested … more
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A Montana National Guard helicopter is used to transport stranded visitors out of the Gardiner area Tuesday. The Red Lodge airport is being used as a staging area for the operation.
Authorities help with evacuation
Law enforcement around Yellowstone National Park are focused on opening roads and helping people evacuate from the park as unprecedented flooding continues in the area Tuesday.   Officers … more
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Robbi Steinbach, service manager at Yellowstone Motors, has decades of experience in supply chain management. He said prior to the UAW strike he was ‘greenlighted’ by the owner to purchase additional parts prepping for the disruption in the parts shipments. ‘We ordered as many as we could, beginning August, and it was a hefty price tag. But it worked,’ he said.
The parts detectives
As United Auto Workers threatened and eventually went on strike, many realized buying a new car might be an even longer process than it already was, the industry not having fully recovered from … more
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Two hunters hike through the snow in the Big Horn Basin.
Hunters reminded of walk-in area, hunter management area changes in the Big Horn Basin
Hunters planning to use walk-in areas or hunter management areas (HMAs) in the Big Horn Basin this fall are encouraged to note recent changes made for the 2022 hunting season. Hunters should … more
Draft bill aims to make it easier to build accessory dwellings
Despite objections from some Republican lawmakers and local governments, a state task force is moving ahead with a draft bill to override local building regulations for accessory housing units like … more
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Montana to start trucking grizzlies into Yellowstone region to improve delisting prospects
Fresh grizzly bear bloodlines are expected to arrive in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem next summer, adding genetic diversity to a population of animals that’s been isolated for a century. … more
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In 2015 the Vali Twin showed the Western movie ‘Absaroka Sins,’ which was shot almost exclusively in Wyoming. On the trail of outlaws are from left, Howard Prescott (played by Rob Story), Lucius Blackledge (Patrick Mignano), Monty Wilson (Kyle Oliver) and Sheriff Wilbur Crowley (Clay Gibbons).
Travel Council working to attract filmmakers to Park County
The Park County Travel Council is making a push to attract more filmmakers to the area — and the council’s leader says the effort is already paying off. At a mid-December Park County … more
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Northwest college boasts highest completion rate on record
Northwest College’s efforts to help students finish the goal of completing their studies is coming to fruition. In nine years, the college has brought completion rates from a decade low of … more
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