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It’s official – beginning next school year, students in Park County School District 6 will have armed staff ready to protect them. Amid controversy, but after they say they explored the matter thoroughly, Trustees for the district voted 4-2 to pass on third reading Policy CKA, which allows for armed staff as a measure of…

Spring really is here, despite yesterday’s snow. In Yellowstone Park, beginning Friday, several roads and services will be open for the season. Beginning at 8 a.m. on April 20th, the north and west entrances to Yellowstone will be open to visitors, allowing access to Old Faithful, Norris, Canyon and Madison junctions. However, Park officials note…

After months of searching and wondering, closure has come to the family of a 19-year-old Lovell man. Authorities in Cache County, Utah, have identified the remains of a body found Sunday as that of Kyle R. Burton, originally of Lovell, who went missing last fall. According to an article in the Cache Valley Daily News,…

Consumers anywhere in the US are urged to throw away pre-chopped romaine lettuce. An outbreak of E. coli in 11 states, including Montana, has been linked to chopped romaine lettuce sourced from Arizona. That’s according to the Montana Department of Health and Human Services on Monday. KTVQ reports that confirmed and suspected cases have been…

A lawsuit filed against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would seek greater protection for the Pryor Mountain Wild Mustang Herd. According to an article in the Lovell Chronicle, the Friends of Animals advocacy group contends that the herd carries a unique genetic lineage dating back to historic Spanish heritage – and that the Bureau…

The Trustees for Park County School District 6 will make their third and final vote tonight on whether or not to allow for armed staff in schools. If passed, Cody would be the second school district in the state to allow for trained staff members to carry concealed weapons as part of a larger plan…

Fourteen days of continuous traffic delays started yesterday morning as a parking improvement project began near a popular climbing area west of Cody. Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer Todd Frost said prime contractor S&L Industrial of Cowley has a 14-day work window to remove the existing guardrail and replace it, and complete installation of…

Sen. John Barrasso has introduced legislation he says would protect ranchers, farmers, and rural communities from federal overregulation. The Republican says the proposed act would help defend agricultural industries from punishing federal rules and redundant permitting requirements. The bill also includes language supporting an efficient permitting process for predator control at the U.S. Fish and…

There are signs of improvement in Wyoming’s energy industry after a recent downturn. Wyoming state economist Jim Robinson says companies are spending more and adding jobs after a two-year downturn in coal, oil and natural gas extraction. The Casper Star-Tribune reports sales and use tax collections have grown by nearly 19 percent over the past…

The Bureau of Reclamation has scheduled two meetings in the upcoming weeks to discuss water supply conditions in the Big Horn Basin. This Thursday, a meeting is scheduled in Powell to discuss the Buffalo Bill Reservoir; next Tuesday, a similar meeting in Billings will focus on the Bureau’s proposed spring operating plan for Yellowtail Dam…


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