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A small step has been taken towards the opening of the East Gate to Yellowstone National Park. Annual spring opening road work on Highway 14/16/20 between Pahaska and the East Gate is complete, and that portion of the highway opened for the spring and summer on Wednesday morning, May 1st. This two-mile stretch of highway is closed…

After causing a stir when the plans were unveiled, not much has happened to move forward with the construction of a Hampton Inn on the West Strip in Cody. The City’s Planning and Zoning Board last met on the issue in January. The plans, as presented by John Koehler with Tucson Hospitality, call for a…

It’s going to be a busy weekend in Park County. Between Meeteetse’s May Day events, the Miss Cody Stampede Coronation, the Northwest Battle Buddies Gala, and Fire School, among other events, the local hotels and restaurants will be getting a taste of what our summer tourist season will look like. The Cody Fire School has…

Construction crews will resurface 6 miles of US 16 between Worland and Ten Sleep to improve the road’s surface. The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded Mountain Construction Co., of Lovell, a $3.5 million contract for surfacing and guard rail work in Washakie County. The commission awarded that and six other contracts totaling $14.4 million at its…

Thanks to a positive start to the year for the drilling industry, Wyoming appears to be on the cusp of an upswing in the state’s volatile economy, taking in significantly more money than it was projected to at the start of the year. According to a report released Monday by the Wyoming Consensus Revenue Estimating…

A Wyoming Department of Health official says increased cases of measles in some areas of the United States show why vaccination is important, but extra vaccine doses or boosters for state residents are not currently needed. There has not been a reported case of measles in Wyoming since 2010, according to Dr. Alexia Harrist, Wyoming…

The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission has decided not to try to enact a hunting season on grizzly bears. Last week, the commission considered a recent bill by the Wyoming Legislature that, at least in theory, gave the panel the authority to pass a hunting season despite a September ruling that reinstated federal protections for…

Yellowstone National Park encourages the public to get ready for boating and fishing season, which begins in less than a month. On Saturday, May 25th, the park will open its waterways to recreational boaters and anglers, who are encouraged to clean, drain, and dry all equipment prior to arriving in the park to minimize the…

If you’ve been traveling in the southern part of the state and purchased a WyoLotto ticket in Evanston… you may be a millionaire. One lucky WyoLotto player just won $1,516,599. The winning Cowboy DrawⓇ ticket was sold at Smoker Friendly at 1900 Harrison Drive in Evanston. The winning numbers are: 14   36   38   41   45…

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has 39 wildlife habitat management areas that provide big game winter range and other benefits – and several of these areas are opening for the season May 1st. Ray Bredehoft, Wyoming Game and Fish habitat and access branch chief, says seasonal closures minimize stress-causing disturbance to wintering deer, elk…