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Construction near a popular rock climbing area will cause additional traffic delays for a couple of weeks this month just west of Cody. Work on the parking lot near the climbing area between the tunnels on Highway 14/16/20 is scheduled to begin next Monday, April 9th. Work includes replacement of guardrail, new curb and gutter,…

The former state secretary of the Wyoming Republican Party has pleaded no contest to misdemeanor simple assault stemming from an incident involving the party’s executive director. Christopher Humphrey, an attorney for Charles Curley, says in a statement that Curley decided to accept a plea agreement and pay a fine rather than go through the expense…

A National Park Service report says a 23-year-old Utah man who lost his life guiding kayakers on Yellowstone Lake last summer spent at least 30 minutes in the cold water before being pulled out by rescuers. The new report sheds light on a tragic incident that was the first fatality on Yellowstone Lake in 20…

U.S. government officials are moving forward with a plan to block new gold mining claims for 20 years on more than 30,000 acres of public lands north of Yellowstone National Park. The U.S. Forest Service released a draft environmental assessment on Thursday for the proposed withdrawal of lands in the Absaroka mountains from new claims…

The state Legislature this month approved a measure that would require Wyoming K-12 schools to provide all students with computer science instruction. Senator Hank Coe of Cody, who is chair of the Senate Education Committee, says the law will help prepare Wyoming students for the well-paying technology jobs of the future. Gov. Matt Mead signed…

The search is underway for a replacement for the Big Horn County Attorney. Kim Adams announced her resignation last week, which will take effect June 1st. That’s about seven months before her first term in office would have ended, according to an article in the Basin Republican Rustler. Leaders of the Big Horn County Republican…

It’s apparent from the numbers of people in the Big Horn Basin who continue to miss work and school that this winter’s deadly flu season isn’t over yet. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that while the season was mainly dominated by the H3N2 virus, an influenza A strain that is more severe…

A trustee for Park County School District #6 in Cody has unexpectedly resigned her position. Yesterday, the school district announced that Rebecca George had resigned from the board, effective Tuesday, March 27th. But despite the high-profile issues that have brought attention to the board in recent months, George says her resignation has nothing to do…

A Park County Legislator says that the state may need to dip into the rainy-day account to bridge the gap between the state’s budget and an almost one-billion-dollar deficit. Representative Scott Court says that Wyoming’s total budget for the next two years is $8.63 billion, but the state’s deficit is between $900 million and $1…

Brave bicyclists can now experience Yellowstone in a way that few others can. Beginning yesterday, bicyclists willing to brave the unpredictable elements of spring can cycle select roads in Yellowstone National Park. Road segments include Mammoth Hot Springs to Willow Park and the West Entrance to Roaring Mountain. But Park officials say that until conditions…