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POWELL (WNE) – Federal law enforcement agents and officials have secured a site at the Buffalo Bill Reservoir to protect skeletal remains attributed to an ancient a mammoth, declared by one University of Wyoming scientist as “a very important discovery.” The site west of Cody is on Bureau of Reclamation land, and the Bureau of Land Management is assisting with security. “We don’t have a huge amount of mammoth finds in Wyoming. It’s a very important discovery,” said UW paleobiology Professor Mark Clementz. Rural Cody resident Todd Legler found...
WORLAND – Designated the state fish in 1987, the Yellowstone cutthroat trout, a native to Wyoming before settlement and once abundant, is scheduled to be reintroduced to the Absaroka, Beartooth and Big Horn Mountains, but ahead of the measure, Game and Fish officials have been taking public input from interested anglers and outdoors enthusiasts. Starting in February in Worland, a group of wildlife officials led by Cody Regional Fisheries Supervisor Sam Hochhalter met with a half dozen residents to take recommendations before holding similar m...
WORLAND - As a member of the Collaborative Task Force on Outdoor Recreation, State Sen. Wyatt Agar, R-Thermopolis, has become well versed in the topic. During the Worland-Ten Sleep Chamber of Commerce networking and awards luncheon Wednesday, Agar spoke on the task force's work and the importance of outdoor recreation. He said as a citizen legislator, one becomes fully versed in areas you never thought you would. "If you would have told me three years ago that I would be standing here today, spe...
CODY - The Worland Warriors soccer team took the No. 1-ranking last week and since then, coach Ron Overcast has reminded his team just because they are No. 1 it doesn't mean teams are going to roll over for them. Quite the opposite, now everyone is going to be gunning for them with every team out to take down the No. 1 Warriors. Knowing the targets are on their backs the Warriors (9-1) have trained harder to avoid any letdown and Thursday night, with the opportunity to clinch the 3A Northwest...