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Buffalo are dangerous
Tourist season has officially begun, here and around Wyoming. Nearly as soon as Yellowstone National Park (YNP) opened, reports began rolling in of...
School's out for summer
Some of you may remember jamming out to School’s Out by Alice Cooper to celebrate the end of a school year and the long anticipated start of summer...
Memorial Day ceremonies
On Monday, May 29, Memorial Day programs will be held at Monument Hill Cemetery, Riverside Cemetery and Park Street Bridge. The program at Monument...
Proud of all the high school graduates
The 2023 graduating class at Hot Springs County High School features 38 students with bright futures ahead of them. An insert in this paper is dedicat...
Hopefully YNP has successful year
by Amber Steinmetz, Cody Enterprise It’s that time of year once again. Last Friday, the East Entrance to Yellowstone Park opened for the season,...
Citizens go from shock and disbelief to an outpouring of support in a matter of minutes
Citizens in Thermopolis and Hot Springs county are not used to hearing or reading about shootings in our community and we find it shocking and scary w...
Educate yourself before jumping into animal ownership
After several years and the efforts of a number of community members, chickens and selected other small animals, are now allowed to be raised within...
Survival requires a leap of faith
by Stephen Dow, Cody Enterprise Meeteetse, like many Wyoming small towns, is on the verge of disappearing. It isn’t hard to imagine a near future...
Getting by with a little help from our friends, family and community
To say it has been a long winter would be considered an understatement by many. However, spring seems to have finally arrived and the weather was...
Preserve the unique nature of the Pryor horses
by David Peck, Lovell Chronicle Every now and then we human beings, as caretakers of the ecosystem around us, have a chance to do something truly...
Overwhelming support
Saturday’s fundraiser cookie jar auction for Tommy Sullivan packed the Hot Springs County Fair Building with auction items and generous community...
Legislature dodged property tax solutions
by Stephen Dow, Cody Enterprise The Wyoming Legislature took some meaningful steps toward long-term reform of the state’s property tax system...
Road deaths are spiking
Living in Wyoming requires an acceptance that simple tasks like driving to the store can be difficult or even dangerous during the winter months....
Spring ahead
With the first day of Spring right around the corner, this weekend marks the beginning of Daylight Saving Time on Sunday, March 12 at 2 a.m. Thanks...
Wolf in Lovell
by Zac Taylor If the groups now fighting an attempt to re-delist Yellowstone area grizzly bears need proof that their concerns state management will...
Credit where credit is due
Heading into this year’s legislative session, there were nearly a dozen bills that dealt with improving access to mental health care, increasing...
Bears need to be managed by states
by John Malmberg, Cody Enterprise Once again federal wildlife officials are considering surrendering management of grizzly bears to the states. The an...
A tip of the hat to school bus drivers
by David Peck, Lovell Chronicle This is the time of year when we doff our hats to the folks who take our school kids from event to event: our bus...
We enjoy receiving your letters to the editor
Our opinion page allows for letters to the editor, which we enjoy receiving, because we consider them an important part of our paper. We want our read...
Hitting the debt ceiling again
by Dave Bonner, Powell Tribune Here we go again. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen has advised Congress and the president that the debt ceiling...
Ed board right to revisit standards, reduce red tape
Late last year, the governor’s Reimagining and Innovating the Delivery of Education advisory group delivered its final recommendations to Gov. Mark...
Protecting the integrity of information
When our society finds a better way to archive public records for the people, it will have the full support of this newspaper. Public notices...
It is time to believe
by Jurri Schenck We have been here before and we are going to better places. It’s easy to take the black pill and only see the negative in our circu...
Welcoming in 2023
As we welcome in 2023, residents of Thermopolis and Hot Springs County have much to be thankful for and some interesting changes in local government...
Merry Christmas
Our community has a lot to be thankful for this Christmas. We may have more than some and less than others, but ultimately we all make a choice to con...
