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Town hall meetings for mental health in Powell, Worland

CHEYENNE — Gov. Mark Gordon is launching a series of town hall meetings on mental health start with an upcoming visit to the Big Horn Basin. The governor will host the first in … more

10/17/23

Powell man charged with embezzling $1.3 million

A Powell accountant is facing allegations that he embezzled more than $1.2 million from his employer over a 12-year period. Carl W. Wheeler, 74, was arrested by Cody police on Monday and charged … more

By CJ Baker | 10/12/23

A collared wolf is shown moving with its pack recently near the northern Yellowstone National Park boundary. Studying wolves and their role in the ecosystem has been made more difficult as Montana hunters, including Gov. Greg Gianforte, have recently killed several radio-collared wolves just outside the park in Montana.

Wildlife researcher on quest for answers

Coming to Cody to give a speech on the relationship between wolves and elk isn’t done so without first recognizing the subject will be debated with highly-charged emotions from both sides. … more

By Mark Davis | 10/12/23

From left: Isaiah Halverson, Mack Page and Tessi Thong

NWC students arrested for vandalism at old Byron school building

Authorities are alleging that a group of Northwest College students broke into a former school building in Byron last month and caused thousands of dollars worth of damage. According to charging … more

By CJ Baker | 10/12/23

Powell Middle School’s sixth grade class watches a tipi demonstration. The demonstration, carried out with the help of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, concluded a unit on the Crow Indians.

Students learn American Indian history with a tipi, a tv program and a little help

A tipi sat in the Powell Middle School gymnasium to be admired by all on Tuesday after Ty Fetter, a Buffalo Bill Center of the West maintenance tech, his daughter Addison, and two of her friends … more

By Braden Schiller | 10/12/23

Retired NFL star and Powell resident Chris Cooley will lead two classes Saturday on painting Heart Mountain as part of a fundraiser for Northwest Wyoming Realtors 4 Kids.

Realtors 4 Kids hosts canvas and cork fundraiser

Before he was drafted by Washington, former star NFL tight end Chris Cooley may have been headed for a career as an art teacher, his wife Madi said. The art bug never left, and the couple at one … more

By Zac Taylor | 10/12/23

Coach who won Supreme Court case on prayer to speak Sunday

In a 6-3 decision last year, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a high school football coach’s right to take a knee in quiet prayer after football games. On Sunday, that former coach, Joe Kennedy, … more

10/12/23

The cast of ‘The Rider of the Painted Horse’ stands for a picture.

Free talk, film screening: ‘Local Lore’ with Bob Richard

At his next “Local Lore” program, Bob Richard welcomes Robyn Cutter, archivist at the Park County Archives, to join him as the two briefly discuss early day western movies. Cutter then … more

10/12/23

Cheyenne vigil honors victims of Hamas-Israel war

Matani Ravenna, a 29-year-old Cheyenne resident who grew up in Israel, said he was speechless when he learned of the attack initiated by Hamas against his native land on Saturday. Ravenna … more

By Hannah Shields, Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange | 10/12/23

The Bureau of Land Management burns slash piles on Green Mountain.

BLM to burn slash piles this fall and winter

WORLAND — The Bureau of Land Management Wind River/Bighorn Basin District tentatively plans to burn slash piles within the Cody, Lander and Worland field office areas this fall and winter. … more

10/12/23

Embattled Cody police officer reinstated

Following months of investigation and review, the Cody Police Department has reinstated an officer who was accused of being overly aggressive with a teen last winter. Longtime Cody Officer Blake … more

By CJ Baker | 10/10/23

Male greater sage grouse fight for territory at a lek in the Big Horn Basin. About 15% more grouse participated in the spring mating ritual this year, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

Sage grouse numbers up

Greater sage grouse lek attendance saw a 15% increase over 2022, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department reports. “The appearance of more birds at leks, or breeding grounds, is thought to be … more

By Mark Davis | 10/10/23

Ralph Brokaw, president of the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission (from left), Gov. Mark Gordon, Brian Nesvik, director of Game and Fish and wildlife biologist Tony Mong celebrate with Anne Young (center), owner of Sage Creek Ranch. Young and her late husband Jim Nielson were honored as one of the department’s landowners of the year.

Park County rancher honored as Landowner of the Year

When Anne Young and her recently departed husband Jim Nielson were named Cody Region Landowner of the Year recipients, she was surprised. She may have been the only one, considering the … more

By Mark Davis | 10/10/23

Powell continues to perform well on WY-TOPP testing

Powell schools continued to perform well on the state’s standardized test during the 2022-2023 school year. Several student cohorts saw double digit increases in the last three years on … more

By Braden Schiller | 10/10/23

Father Devin and daughter Charlotte Bair, of Lovell, both won gold medals as part of Team USA at an international arm-wrestling competition last month in Malaysia. The pair returned home to a celebration last week in Lovell.

Bair father-daughter pair wins world arm-wrestling gold

Few athletes can say they are world champions. Fewer still can boast having two family members with world titles. The latter rare feat was performed by the father-daughter duo of Devin and … more

By David Peck, Lovell Chronicle | 10/10/23

Next meeting on Rocky Mountain Power utility rate hike set for Oct. 12

CASPER (WNE) — Another public meeting on Rocky Mountain Power’s historic rate hike proposals is set for Oct. 12 in Casper. Rocky Mountain Power, Wyoming’s largest … more

10/10/23

Prep underway for next lodging tax

Preparations to sell the public on the renewal of the county’s lodging tax in 2024 are already well underway. At last week’s Park County Commission meeting, Cody Country Chamber of … more

By Zac Taylor | 10/10/23

For much of Cody’s early history the building housed the Cody Trading Company, which celebrated 52 years in 1948. The store sold just about everything the town’s early residents needed, from fresh produce and clothes to cars and tractors.

County historian to talk about history of downtown Cody building

Robyn Cutter with the Park County Archives will be hosting a program with Rev Realty on the History of the Cody Trading Company and what came afterwards. The program will be held Oct. 17 at noon … more

10/10/23

Northwest College Preview Day scheduled for Nov. 17

Potential Northwest College students are invited to attend NWC’s annual Preview Day, scheduled for Friday, Nov. 17, from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. The one-day showcase allows students who are exploring … more

10/10/23

Members of the East Yellowstone Chapter of Trout Unlimited and volunteers rescue trout from an area canal in 2022. The organization, which has been saving thousands of native trout a year since the 90s, is looking for volunteers to join the effort later this month.

East Yellowstone Chapter of Trout Unlimited announces annual fish rescue

Every fall in mid-to-late October the irrigation districts in the Cody/Powell area shut down the water flow into their canals. As this happens, fish are trapped in the decreasing water flows. The … more

10/10/23