Tag Archives: Park County

North Entrance Slated For Infrastructure Improvements

Roosevelt Arch

Construction is slated to begin on infrastructure improvements around the North Entrance to Yellowstone.

Read More »

Yellowstone School District Change Under Consideration

Children living in Mammoth Hot Springs may find themselves in a new school district by next fall.

Read More »

Missing Couple Found on Beartooth Highway

Beartooth Highway

They’re lucky they’re not dead: a couple leaving Yellowstone National Park ignored or missed road-closed signs and ended up stuck in the snow on the Beartooth Highway before a rancher found them.

Read More »

Cooke City/Chief Joseph Hwy. Plowing Discussions Brings Passion, No Facts

Cooke City

Cooke City

A meeting designed to address the possibility of plowing Hwy. 212 between Cooke City and the Chief Joseph Highway, allowing winter access to Cody and better Yellowstone National Park access, didn't accomplish much as the facts needed to make an intelligent decision -- like the cost of plowing or the potential economic impact -- weren't presented.

Read More »

Judge Halts Yellowstone Bison Grazing in Gardiner Basin

Yellowstone Bison

Yellowstone Bison

A Park County judge has issued a temporary restraining order against two Montana state agencies, preventing them from allowing Yellowstone National Park bison from grazing in the Gardiner Basin, pending a full hearing.

Read More »

Cooke City Plowing Could Boost Yellowstone Wintertime Access

Cooke City

Cooke City

A proposal to plow U.S. Hwy. 212 between Cooke City and Pilot Creek would open Yellowstone National Park to the east -- providing alternative access from Cody and Billings -- but snowmobilers oppose the move.

Read More »

Two Roaming Yellowstone Bison Killed Near Gardiner

Yellowstone Bison

Yellowstone Bison

Four Yellowstone National Park bison were shot and two were killed by someone seeking to haze roaming bison from Gardiner, the day after Interagency Bison Management Plan (IBMP) officials met with locals to discuss a plan to allow bison grazing in the Gardiner Basin.

Read More »

Legal Challenges to Yellowstone Bison Accord Possible

Yellowstone Bison

Yellowstone Bison

Park County and Montana stockmen may legally challenge the agreement reached by the eight Interagency Bison Management Plan (IBMP) participants opening the Gardiner Basin to winter grazing by Yellowstone National Park bison.

Read More »

Hiker Killed by Grizzly Near Yellowstone

Yellowstone Grizzly

A man well-aware of the risks of hiking in an area inhabited by grizzly bears was mauled and killed by one Thursday near the Yellowstone National Park East Entrance -- hours after U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service workers had outfitted the bear with a radio collar.

Read More »

Beware Flooding Risks in Greater Yellowstone Area

Yellowstone National Park

Rains and spring runoff is causing flooding throughout the greater Yellowstone region, causing officials to warn the public to be careful as they travel through the area.

Read More »