Wapiti News

August 28, 2008 9 a.m. 866-588-5206 For Immediate Release Date started : July 26, 2008 Cause: Lightning Location: 30 miles west of Cody, WY Size: 59,147 acres Percent Contained: 13% Estimated Containment: ...

A bridge removal contract for $100,000 that was awarded before the Gunbarrel Fire destroyed Sweetwater Lodge will go forward.

Tuesday is primary election day with polls open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. across Park County.

The Gunbarrel Fire on the North Fork continues to burn within its boundaries. Forest officials estimate the fire to be about 41,000 acres.

Wednesday, August 13, 2008, 9:00 a.m. NEW PHONE: 1-866-588-5206 Websites: http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/shoshone/ http://www.inciweb.org/incident/1439 Incident Email: gunbarrelfire@gmail.com Community Meeting being ...

Sunday August 10, 2008 9:00 A.M. Fire Information: 1-866-588-5206 Websites: http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/shoshone/ http://www.inciweb.org/incident/1439 Incident Email: gunbarrelfire@gmail.com NOTICE: 1-866-588-5207 ...

The Gunbarrel fire has already covered more than 50 square miles, and with at least a month left in the region's typical fire season, it's likely to continue burning for weeks, spreading across more of the ...

A defunct, abandoned guest lodge between Cody and Yellowstone National Park burned in a forest fire earlier this month, but it might have been saved if long-needed road and bridge repairs had been made, said ...

In the Gunbarrel fire camp, located halfway between Cody and Yellowstone National Park, Melody Spoonhunter was wondering Thursday night when steak night would be.

Wyoming Hotshots firemen Beau Kidd and Dan Rowsom of Greybull keep watch below the Gunbarrel Fire after they started a burnout operation Saturday across from Blackwater Lodge.

August 3, 2008, 1:30 p.m. Residents, campers, and other people along the North Fork Highway between the east border of the Shoshone National Forest and Chimney Rock are encouraged to be prepared in case any new ...

Three guest lodges between Cody and Yellowstone National Park were evacuated Tuesday as lingering sections of the Gunbarrel fire again moved south through previously unburned trees.

A passing cold front and shifting winds pressed firefighters Monday to keep the Gunbarrel fire on the north side of Highway 14-16-20, the North Fork Highway.

August 1, 2008, 9:45 p.m. The Gunbarrel fire spread aggressively today. With that in mind, residents and campers on both sides of the North Fork Shoshone between Chimney Rock and Wapiti Ranger Station are ...

Guests from two lodges west of Cody were evacuated Friday afternoon ahead of a wildfire that was slowly moving down a canyon to within about half a mile of the buildings, fire officials said.

August 1, 2008, 4:15 p.m. Update: Evacuee Accomodations A checkpoint will open at about 4:30 p.m. today at Wapiti School, where all evacuees may talk with County emergency managers about overnight ...

The 7,800-acre fire had spread through mainly dead standing spruce and fir trees into the upper reaches of Newton, Moss and Clearwater Creeks, north of structures along Highway 14-16-20, or the North Fork ...

The Wyoming Supreme Court is allowing a group of homeowners west of Cody to appeal the approval of a planned subdivision.

“Something there is that does not love a sock.”

Baby, it's cold outside. Yeah, and it's even colder, I am learning, when most of your socks have gone missing in the washing machine and you're going through winter bare-ankled. Robert Frost had it all wrong. via The Cody Enterprise

“I treasure every second I'm here.”

Nancy Weibe knows the sting of rising taxes. Last year, the 75-year-old retired teacher was forced to borrow against her small home in Sublette County to pay the property taxes. via Casper Star-Tribune