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Gillette group helps out-of-state family in search for missing woman

Stacy Koester and Melissa Bloxom carried the wire frames and waterproof yard signs to where the newly cut lawn met the overgrown yard next door. Placing the sign and frame in place, with a mallet … more

By Jake Goodrick, Gillette News Record Via Wyoming News Exchange | 7/12/22

WDH temporarily expands WIC to support ongoing infant formula shortage

TORRINGTON (WNE) — The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) has announced it updated income guidelines in hopes of helping more families become eligible for the Wyoming Women, Infants and … more

7/12/22

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, right, listens as Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Cam Sholly gives an update Friday at the Old Faithful Inn on efforts to repair road and infrastructure damage in the northern part of the park caused by severe flooding last month.

Haaland surveys Yellowstone flood damage

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said Friday she’s committed to helping Yellowstone National Park rebuild after historic flooding, but she hasn’t yet secured the funding to do … more

By Billy Arnold, Jackson Hole Daily Via Wyoming News Exchange | 7/12/22

A bull elk forages for a meal recently. Wyoming Wildlife Task Force met Thursday to debate six propositions for limited-entry license allocation and its impacts on hunters as part of an effort to develop a proposal for license allocation between resident and nonresident hunters.

Wyoming Wildlife Task Force debates license allocation

The Wyoming Wildlife Task Force met Thursday to debate six propositions for limited-entry license allocation and its impacts on hunters. These were considered as part of an effort to develop a … more

By Jasmine Hall, Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange | 7/12/22

(Left to right) Brenda and Don Reynolds and Jeremy and Kathy Reynolds and their two children Trinity and Ezekial honor a family member, Albert Johnson, at his gravesite at Crown Hill Cemetery July 2. The family secured a replica medal for his headstone to commemorate his Carnegie Hero Medal awarded posthumously in 1910.

Hero found: Sheridan family secures medal for former Powell farmer

It’s impossible to know if Albert E. Johnson and Frederick A. Herbaldsheimer were friends or just co-workers. But since Feb. 13, 1910, the two names, though not well-known, have been … more

By Mark Davis | 7/7/22

Community members filled the Grizzly Room at the Cody Library on June 22 during the Plan Park County meeting. The sessions to shape the future of the county’s land use plan are in their third phase, a first update since 1998.

Plan Park County holds meeting for community input on future land use plan

Park County community members gathered at a Plan Park County meeting at the Cody Library on June 22 to discuss their future goals for the county land use plan. This meeting was held to allow … more

By Lucy Jane Crimm | 7/7/22

All-class reunion to be held this weekend

Powell High School reunion weekend is upon us. It begins with the Panther Invitational Golf Tournament, which starts at 10 a.m. on Friday. The 108th annual all-class reunion will wrap up … more

By Braden Schiller | 7/7/22

Watson signs three-year employment contract

Northwest College President Lisa Watson signed a three-year employment contract with the board of directors on June 28. Under the terms of the contract, Watson will receive a salary comparable to … more

7/7/22

Deborah Carroll wants to bring experience to clerk of district court position

Deb Carroll is one of three candidates running for the Park County clerk of district court. Patra Lindenthal announced this year that she will not seek another term for office. Carroll has … more

By Kevin Killough | 7/7/22

Don Getty won first place in the wildlife category with his photo ‘Fly By.’

Gib Mathers Contest highlights best of local photographers’ images

Two regional photographers dominated the 2022 Gib Mathers Photography Contest. Don Getty of Wapiti, and Kinley Bollinger of Powell, were awarded five of the possible nine awards in landscape, … more

By Mark Davis | 7/7/22

Wyoming’s Superintendent of Public Instruction Brian Schroeder speaks during the annual Freedom Celebration at Veterans Memorial Park in Cody.

Freedom Celebration includes speeches from Schroeder and Halverson

Office holders and public figures from Park County and across Wyoming celebrated liberty and addressed some hot topics in the state during the Freedom Celebration hosted by the Park County Republican … more

By Braden Schiller | 7/7/22

Sen. Alan Simpson and the late Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta attending the 2018 Heart Mountain Pilgrimage.

Heart Mountain applauds Sen. Simpson’s award

The Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation congratulates former Wyoming Sen. Alan K. Simpson for being named as one of 17 Americans who will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joseph … more

7/7/22

Red Cross seeks volunteers to support flood recovery

The American Red Cross is actively seeking Event Based Volunteers in Carbon, Park, and Stillwater counties to help with ongoing disaster recovery. Opportunities specific to individuals who live … more

7/7/22

Meetings for mitigation scheduled statewide

Wyoming Office of Homeland Security personnel will be traveling throughout the state on a mitigation roadshow. WOHS personnel will host meetings in six locations and will focus on individual … more

7/7/22

Construction date eyed for new UW residence hall

LARAMIE (WNE) — After nine years of planning, a construction date is in sight for the new University of Wyoming residence hall project. The $250 million project promises to bring a new … more

7/7/22

Devils Tower visitors spend $40M

GILLETTE (WNE) — Devils Tower National Monument had a record-breaking year in terms of visitors in 2021, and that translated into an increase in local revenue. Visitors to Devils Tower spent … more

7/7/22

Lee Post, one of the world’s leading wildlife articulation specialists, works on the spine of a mountain lion for a display at the Draper Natural History Museum. The museum will soon display his and volunteers’ work in two displays, including a grizzly bear skeleton scratching its back on a tree. Visitors can watch the work in progress until July 7 at the museum.

Draper Natural History Museum brings in expert to build grizzly bear and mountain lion skeletal displays

It didn’t take long for Lee Post to develop a love for the natural world. He was a collector before he could walk — so much so, his parents were forced to check his pockets before he came … more

By Mark Davis | 7/5/22

Cody lawmaker authored anti-abortion trigger law

Wyoming’s trigger legislation to prohibit abortions was sponsored by a Park County legislator‚ Rep. Rachel Rodriguez-Williams of Cody. House Bill 92, passed in the budget … more

By Dave Bonner | 7/5/22

Untreated and stretched thin

For too long, Wyoming has had the dubious distinction of having the highest rate of suicide in the nation. Total numbers of deaths from suicide are among the lowest, owing to the state’s small … more

By Kevin Killough | 7/5/22

Yellowstone opens north loop, segments of Beartooth Highway

Yellowstone National Park opened the north loop on Saturday to all visitors and suspended the Alternating License Plate System on the same day. Hopefully, it is in time to help save the season for … more

By Mark Davis | 7/5/22