Park County

Park County School District #6 is partnering with businesses in the Cody community to create career pathways. The newest partnership is with the Buffalo Bill Center of the West.

Since the pandemic, more people are roadtripping and many are driving through Yellowstone National Park. One of the main ways to get to the park is the Chief Joseph Highway, which is a 47-mile top scenic byway that starts just outside of Cody.

Park County now has a community-led land trust. Park County Open Lands is a nonprofit that works with willing landowners to place private lands under conservation easements, which are agreements that put certain restrictions on that land. The group is a regional program of the Jackson Hole Land Trust.

When a grizzly was shot and killed on the North Fork of the Shoshone Forest on May 1, this year, Cody wildlife photographer Amy Gerber saw the carcass about thirty yards off the highway that same day. She said she spoke to regional and national news outlets about it. She didn’t know why someone would shoot the 530-pound bear.

Anyone who did not vote in the past general election needs to respond to their local county election offices for their registration to stay active. People must reply within 20 days of the notice being sent out. Otherwise, those records will be purged from the county election office records.

Park County’s population is projected to increase by at least 4,000 people in less than 20 years. This, along with a recent spike in population during the pandemic, has brought the county’s land use plan to the county commission's attention.

Running for office is more expensive than ever, and candidates at every level are raising more money to keep up.

Park County is offering adults the opportunity to become certified in Youth Mental Health First Aid. While this training has been offered in years past, this one will include a faith-based mental health component.

A new website meant for Park County teenagers is designed to help address some of their questions about growing up.

A company based on blockchain has purchased 40 acres in Clark in northwest Wyoming.