top story
The U.S. Senate successfully passed the Respect for Marriage Act — a bill requiring all states to recognize legal same-sex marriages — on a 61-36 vote Tuesday, Nov. 29. The bill divided Wyoming’s delegation with Sen. Cynthia Lummis for it and Sen. John Barrasso against it.
top story
When it comes to summer tourism in Park County, “unconventional is kind of the new normal,” said Cody Country Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Tina Hoebelheinrich.
featured
breaking
Park County saw the second-highest increase in Wyoming county unemployment rates during the month of October, according to recent statistics from the state’s Department of Workforce Services.
top story
Cody Regional Health is once again rethinking its hospitalist employment model after two years of contracting with Sound Physicians Group of Tacoma, Wash.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will hold a public information gathering meeting in Cody to discuss Chapter 3, black bear hunting seasons. All interested parties are encouraged to attend.
John and Kim Hollander have taken over the operations of Roger’s Sport Center from longtime owners Dustin and Jenni Rosencranse.
breaking
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed the presence of chronic wasting disease in Elk Hunt Area 59. The disease was detected in a cow elk in early November according to a department press release.
top story
Returning to civilian life is never an easy journey for veterans: there’s the struggle to settle into a new routine and the post-traumatic stress that can manifest itself in nightmares, angry outbursts and countless other forms.
top story
A Clark resident who lost his wife in the Clark Fire in November of last year has filed a wrongful death suit in Park County District Court against the local power company and the tree trimming company.
breaking
The most recent $5 storm drainage monthly fee that began showing up on residential utility bills in September has a good chance of not increasing until at least 2025, after the city and its consultant have completed a Storm Drainage Master Plan and Rate Setting Study.
top story
The Park County commissioners got their first look at a proposed “big game overlay” for the county’s land use plan on Nov. 15, but while they agreed the map should be included in the new plan, there was no consensus on how the new map should influence county policy.
featured
The Cody man who was arrested and charged on Sept. 21 for the alleged assault and battery of his pregnant girlfriend pleaded not guilty during his arraignment in Park County District Court on Nov. 15.
top story
Michele Robles and her husband Braden Barkman thought long and hard when selecting a new family dog earlier this year.
featured
top story
Cody School District candidate Bob Berry was far and away the biggest spender in the Park County general election cycle, with over $14,000 spent on his campaign.
breaking
Park County is still spending its last round of American Rescue Plan Act dollars, but more funds are on the way.
breaking
The city of Cody and Stantec received 250 responses to the Big Horn Avenue Corridor Study survey they provided at last month’s public information meeting.
featured
Yellowstone National Park hosted 232,117 recreation visits in October 2022.
featured
top story
After being convicted for stalking in 2021, a 75-year-old Cody man was arrested Oct. 21 for allegedly stalking his original victim again. He pleaded not guilty during his arraignment in Park County District Court on Nov. 18.
breaking
Cody Regional Health will soon be receiving over a million dollars in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for new and previously budgeted purchases.
breaking
Christopher Wayne Gum, 42, who was charged in October with failing to register as a sex offender and who fled from Cody police during a traffic stop after giving the police a fake name and date of birth, pleaded not guilty during his arraignment in Park County District Court Nov. 15.
Privately owned electric vehicle charging units could be making their way to Rumsey Avenue next year, if the Cody City Council approves Scott Richard’s request to install one or two charging stations on the right-of-way in front of The Thistle.
The Park County Travel Council is on the hunt for a new office space.
top story
Jim Nielson, a major figure in local nonprofit organizations and former president of Husky Oil Company, passed away Nov. 17.
featured
breaking
Wyoming Attorney General Bridget Hill has provided an answer to Park County residents’ requests regarding the hand counting of ballots from prior elections.
top story
After nearly four hours of public comments and discussion, the Park County Planning and Zoning commission voted unanimously to provide a negative recommendation to the Park County commissioners regarding a proposed cell tower in Wapiti valley.
top story
A Powell man was charged with aggravated assault and battery with a deadly weapon on Nov. 11 after he allegedly attacked his cousin with a meat shredder, causing multiple face and head lacerations that had to be closed up with staples.
breaking
A fatal accident occurred on WY 120 between Cody and Meeteetse on Nov. 18 around 1 p.m., with the driver of the vehicle succumbing to his injuries while on the scene.
The Washakie Ranger District of the Shoshone National Forest has closed most of the Loop Road, FSR 300, for the winter season.
Dozens of Park County residents — from legislators and county commissioners to curious citizens — packed into the expansive meeting room of the new Wyoming Game and Fish regional office building last week.
The Cody man who was charged with five counts of public indecency pleaded not guilty to all five counts during his arraignment in Park County Circuit Court on Nov. 4.
breaking
Yellowstone National Park announced last week that the human foot found in Abyss Pool, located in the West Thumb Geyser Basin, belonged to Il Hun Ro, a 70-year-old male from Los Angeles.
breaking
The new $9.6 million Game and Fish building boasts much larger square footage, plenty of office space, a public meeting room, an AIS station, a wildlife check station, a shop space, a large carnivore bay, conference rooms and ample storage space. There’s even a library.
featured
featured
top story
The Cody School Board on Tuesday voted unanimously to uphold an earlier decision by the KEC committee to keep a book causing a bit of a stir on the library shelf at Cody High School.
top story
Steve Justin Novakovich, 47, pleaded not guilty to one count of aggravated homicide by vehicle during his arraignment on Nov. 16 in Park County District Court.
The former Carquest Auto Parts, at 2013 Bighorn Avenue, has a new sign and is now Advance Auto Parts.
Treated and raw water rates are officially set to increase by 8% on Dec. 1, with the city council giving final approval of the ordinance at its Nov. 15 meeting.
top story
It was a new world for Helias Gifford, 1 and half years old, as he roamed around his new home on New Hope Drive on Friday, Nov. 11.
featured
There’s no place like home for the holidays, as Perry Como once crooned, but for local nonprofit Holiday Helpers, home has always been in flux.
breaking
Counsel for Carolyn Aune, who is one of the defendants charged with first degree murder of 2-year-old Paisleigh Williams, filed a motion Nov. 8 objecting to co-defendant Moshe Williams and his counsel’s motion to exclude Aune from accessing his competency evaluation report.
featured
breaking
The Heart Mountain Interpretive Center located between Cody and Powell will more than double in size, following the approval of a special use permit by the Park County commissioners.
Multimedia
featured
featured
featured
breaking featured
Commented