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The Cody Country Chamber of Commerce is asking all Bighorn Basin businesses to fill out a survey about how the Yellowstone National Park flooding has impacted them.Back in 2020, the park closed because of the pandemic and recently it closed for a couple of weeks due to historic flooding that ruined roads and bridges.

Tampon shortages, plus increasing costs for both tampons and menstrual pads, present growing challenges for those who have periods. Supply chain issues, hiring challenges and inflation all contribute, which will likely be the greatest burden for lower-income people.

Yellowstone National Park’s northern loop reopens on Saturday, July 2. The park initially said it may not open at all this season due to major destruction to roads and bridges from a historic flood. The park is also dropping its alternating license plate entry system that it put in mid-June. This means that 93 percent of the park will be open to the public.

Yellowstone Superintendent Superintendent Cam Sholly said part of the park's major northern road will remain closed indefinitely, raising questions about how the park will manage summer crowds.

People facing high wildfire risks are more likely to be white, live in pricier homes and have higher incomes. That’s according to new research published in Environmental Research Letters. It suggests that this wealthier group is more likely to face wildfire threats because many of them seek the beautiful views and amenities on the outskirts of bigger cities in the West.

Casper is hosting NASA, SpaceX, and Blue Origin, among other big aerospace and defense industry names. The companies are attending the second Aerospace and Defense Industry Conference in the city.

The Palms Casino Resort closed for two years after the COVID pandemic hit. The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians bought it last year and its reopening makes the Palms the first Las Vegas casino to be fully owned and operated by a Native American tribe.

Prices in the Mountain West are soaring. The Labor Department reported this week a year-to-year inflation rate of 8.5%, the highest rise in consumer prices since 1981. Broken down by region, the Mountain West stands out with a 10.4% spike.

Now flying over the majority of the city requires a special transmitter. To avoid this air space, companies have canceled flights when the wind may blow the them into restricted air space or they're launching outside the city.