Meeteetse News

The Park County communities of Meeteetse and Clark were eclipsed in population this week as a temporary town of nearly 400 cyclists camped around Cody and the Bighorn Basin as part of the Tour de Wyoming.

Collection of the capital facilities tax to raise $13.2 million is ahead of projections.

The Historic Furnishings of Meeteetse exhibition opens June 14 at the Meeteetse Museum.

Work on the new Cody branch of the Park County Library is proceeding on budget and according to schedule, but with mixed results when it comes to the weather.

“If you lose a female calf and you only get paid for her that fall, and she might have been a replacement, you may have lost a productive female. It's hard to calculate.”

One morning Joe Thomas sat atop a hill with binoculars, scanning his pasture land, when he spotted two wolves coming down from the timberline. via Casper Star Tribune

“The tank level barely changed, and my boys were yelling, 'Mommmm.'”

Sometimes hand-in-hand with being an elected official comes the heart-wrenching responsibility of making decisions that can have long-term impacts on many people. via The Cody Enterprise

Usually it's OK if grizzly bears fail to come inside the Cody city limits, where they can do destructive things and at the same time frighten the wits out of old ladies and small children. via The Cody Enterprise

A Black Powder Shoot will be held at the Meeteetse Shooting Range, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Feb. via Billings Gazette

“The goal of the meeting was to tell jurisdictions for each landfill what will occur”

Planning has started for an estimated $2.7 million lined landfill in Cody that could be completed in two years. via The Cody Enterprise

“We've reduced the number of plastic bags we buy 30-40 percent”

The county made big strides in 2007 after public complaints about litter blowing from the county landfill across the Meeteetse Highway into the nearby Sage Creek area. via The Cody Enterprise

“It would be too hard to deliver to Cody and Powell.”

Meeteetse Future Farmers of America members will cut and deliver Christmas trees to Meeteetse people Sunday. via The Cody Enterprise

From BillingsGazette.com -- MEETEETSE - Kenneth Allen, 18, has wanted to be the president of the United States since he was in the fourth grade and is already knee deep in politics, having helped draft a bill ... via Julia Havey-Ediets.com's Master Motiv...

“Without their help (the turkey) probably wouldn't be here.”

The turkey is one of the most revered - and eaten - birds in the U.S. If founding father Ben Franklin would have had his way, it would be the turkey, not the bald eagle, that inspires patriotism in Americans. via The Cody Enterprise

“It (the shed) had to go at least 10 feet in the air not to move anything in there”

Clay Lynn and Ray Fisher use a chain saw to clean up a downed tree on the front lawn of Donna Lynn's home at 2128 Peake Ave. via The Cody Enterprise

With funds from the city and 15 private donors in hand, a feasibility study for an events/convention center in Cody is moving forward. via The Cody Enterprise

“I was feeling pretty sure about my abilities”

A quartet of singing horsemen might seem like a predictable band to perform in a town that has seen more than a century of ranching, riding and roping. via A Cappella News

“Well, imagine their surprise when they finally got to Red Lodge and walked into Fat Jack Dunnaven's saloon, only to find Landon sitting there”

One wild town: Arland saw murder, mayhem during its brief existence MEETEETSE -- The tiny town of Arland existed only for about 13 years, but it saw enough bloodshed and mayhem in that time to etch a place of ... via Casper Star-Tribune

“I looked at the data over the years, and what happens is we have some packs that chronically, year after year after year, cause problems”

Although September can mark a busy time for wolf and livestock conflicts, Wyoming had a quiet month, ending a relatively quiet summer in the wolf world. via Casper Star Tribune

The approval of the one percent capital facilities tax by Park County voters last fall is beginning to pay real dividends. via The Cody Enterprise

Many people agree with one facet of the proposed Grizzly Bear Overlay Zone being part of new county development standards. via The Cody Enterprise