Cody merchants prepare for tourists with both Wyoming gates open to Yellowstone National Park
By Leo Wolfson Cody Enterprise Via Wyoming News Exchange CODY — With Yellowstone National Park’s recent opening limited to its Wyoming entrances in Cody and Jackson, it could be an opportunity for local businesses to benefit from a monopoly of…
Female visitor injured after approaching bison in Yellowstone National Park
On the afternoon of May 20, 2020, a female visitor was knocked to the ground and injured by a bison in the Old Faithful Upper Geyser Basin after approaching the animal too closely (inside 25 yards). Park emergency medical providers…
Art Association of Jackson Hole announces cancellation of July, August 2020 Art Fairs
The Art Association of Jackson Hole announced with “heavy hearts” the cancellation of the 55th Annual Art Fairs in July and August. The full statement was as follows: As we continue to follow the COVID-19 progression very closely, it is…
Glimmer of hope for oil and gas industry; a welcome reprieve midst an energy crisis fueled by pandemic
By Camille Erickson Casper Star-Tribune Via- Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — The price for a barrel of oil inched just over $30 Monday morning, a welcomed reprieve for oil and gas operators stuck in the midst of an energy crisis…
Western Wyoming Community College welcomes students to campus
ROCK SPRINGS (WNE) — Spring break lasted a little longer for some at Western Wyoming Community College. While classes that had been fully converted to online formats concluded May 11 and some students and staff started summer vacations, other Mustangs resumed their…
Transportation Commission awards $19 million in contracts in May
• Construction crews will make slide repairs to a section of WYO 296, Chief Joseph Highway, that will stabilize the area and repair a dip in the road. The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded Condon-Johnson & Associates Inc., of Oakland, California,…
Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office releases name of fallen deputy
This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission. The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the deputy who was killed Monday morning. Wyatt Maser, 23, was responding to the area of Bone Road and…
Yellowstone National Park reopens
Brian Perry, Yellowstone National Park’s East Entrance supervisor, greets a visitor at the gate on Monday morning. The park was set to open at noon, but opened a couple hours early after a line built up. Photo by Mark Davis,…
First Presidency provides guidelines for safely returning to church meetings, activities
A Latter-day Saint family hold their face masks in their hands while singing hymns during a Sunday worship meeting. The family is following local COVID-19 regulations by keeping distance from another family two rows behind them. © 2020 by Intellectual…
Police searching for missing 14-year-old
This story courtesy of EastIdahoNews.com. It is used here with permission. REXBURG — The Rexburg Police Department is needs help locating a missing 14-year-old boy. Colton Mcminn was last seen by his family at their Rexburg residence at approximately 10:30…