Yellowstone Gate

1 week ago | yellowstonegate.com | Ruffin Prevost

The head of Park County’s tourism marketing agency has been chosen to lead the tourism bureau for Fayetteville, Arkansas. Ryan Hauck, executive director of the Park County Travel Council, or Cody/Yellowstone, was selected Monday as new CEO of Experience Fayetteville. Hauck joined PCTC in June 2021 to replace retiring director Claudia Wade. He had previously worked as director of sales for Western Leisure, a Utah company that creates custom tours for tour operators.

1 month ago | yellowstonegate.com | Ruffin Prevost

CODY, WYO. — Alan K. Simpson—the former U.S. senator from Wyoming known for his outspoken directness, sense of humor and passionate advocacy for cherished causes—died early March 14 at 93 in Cody, Wyo. after struggling to recuperate from a broken hip in December. Family members said his recovery was complicated after a long-term wound on his left foot never fully healed following a frostbite incident approximately five years ago.

Oct 23, 2024 | yellowstonegate.com | Ruffin Prevost

A beloved female grizzly bear that has captivated crowds around Grand Teton National Park for years was struck and killed in a vehicle collision on Tuesday, according to a statement released by the park’s public affairs office. Arguably the world’s most famous bear, known as 399 for the number assigned her by researchers, she was hit by a vehicle on Highway 26/89 in Snake River Canyon, south of Jackson, Wyo. The bear’s identity was confirmed through ear tags and a microchip.

Sep 19, 2024 | yellowstonegate.com | Ruffin Prevost

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WYO. — The National Park Service has released a community briefing video that includes body camera footage from a July 4 incident at Canyon Village where law enforcement officers shot and killed a man who had threatened to carry out a mass shooting, and who fired at officers who were searching for him.

Aug 27, 2024 | yellowstonegate.com | Ruffin Prevost

CODY—A newly released public opinion study suggests a potential thaw in a long-frozen disagreement over winter access to the vast snowy playground around the Northeast Entrance to Yellowstone National Park. But working out a long-term compromise is likely to be difficult, time-consuming and costly.